Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Tuesday, June 18, 2024     Dear John, CLICK HERE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE FR MAIN PAGE [Note: The above link takes you to the current page. You would have to toggle the date on the site if the headlines below have cycled out.] The FlashReport Main Page has been updated with all of the big stories in California...The FlashReport Blog is constantly updated with over 24 different correspondents penning items of interest to those who follow California politics and policy. THE HEADLINES California Democrats divided over push to get increased drug and theft penalties off November ballot SacBee: California Democrats break from leaders’ push to repeal retail theft bills over Prop. 47 changes Secret Service agent robbed during Biden trip to California LAT $: Secret Service agent robbed at gunpoint on night of glitzy L.A. fundraiser for Biden LAT $: 2 women are brutally attacked on Venice Canals, focusing debate on crime, homelessness CalM: Track California Fires 2024 AP: LA’s Post Fire hampers firefighters working in sweltering conditions and steep terrain CG: CA Senate Passes Bill to Replace Parents with State School Employees for ‘Gender Confused’ Students CalCoast: More people plan to leave California in 2024 than any other state Lisa fire near Moreno Valley stalls — as firefighters have it 50% contained Sonoma Co. declares local emergency for Point Fire AP: Convicted killer of California college student Kristin Smart ordered to pay $350k in restitution CG: National Opposition to CARB Rail Rule Growing SDUT: Prosecutors still reviewing cases, weighing possible charges for UC San Diego protesters LAT $: Cal State L.A. encampment is shut down days after takeover of building with administrators inside LAT $: Hotel and Airbnb price tags may soon spike. For travelers, that’s a good thing SFC: S.F. officials push for homeless housing with a novel rule: No drug use SJMN: San Jose weighs sanctioned encampments for 500 homeless people living near waterways LAT $: Only 8% of California rivers and streams have gauges measuring flow, study finds SFC: S.F. prosecutor: David DePape wanted to kill Nancy Pelosi’s husband in ‘reign of terror’ A Voter Revolt Grows in California CalM: In rain, snow and drought, California’s fights over water rights, supplies persist OCReg: Democrats’ cynical crime package is backfiring OCReg: More than 14,000 California high school graduates can’t work: This is a tragic waste of talent SacBee: Sacramento City Unified is ‘failing its most vulnerable students,’ grand jury report says SFC: Prominent S.F. landlord facing eviction from its Financial District office space Richmond could vote to tax Chevron refinery this Nov. SJMN: Santa Clara was ‘outplayed’ by the 49ers; council has ‘irreconcilable differences,’ according to new grand jury reports Kings Co. Farm Bureau suing state over Tulare Lake subbasin probation VCStar $: Port Hueneme budget zapped by cannabis, Amazon hits CG: LAUSD Vote Tuesday for District-Wide Student Cell Phone Ban LAT $: When prosecutor is defendant: L.A. D.A. George Gascón’s legal battles with his own staff OCReg: Santa Ana Main Library to close for $34 million in renovations on June 19 OCReg: Dana Point City Council to hear appeal of proposed apartment complex in Doheny Village OCReg: Mission Viejo rejects plans for a new DMV over safety and traffic concerns OCReg: How Disneyland passholders can get their share of $9.5 million Magic Key settlement CG: Roman Catholic Diocese Of San Diego Declares Bankruptcy SDUT: Carlsbad desal plant gets $19.4 million for new seawater intakes Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site!     Sincerely, FlashReport Editors FLASHREPORT | Website FlashReport | 4040 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 20 | Newport Beach, CA 92660 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice