Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Monday, July 8, 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 CalCoast: Lake Fire in Santa Barbara County burns more than 12,000 acres LAT $: 19,000-acre wildfire in Santa Barbara County prompts evacuations near vineyards, Neverland Ranch Lake Fire grows to more than 16,000 acres in Santa Barbara County SacBee: Thompson Fire near Oroville destroyed 13 homes, is 86% contained after burning 3,800 acres SacBee: ‘Rapid’ vegetation fire burning in Tahoe National Forest near Soda Springs, officials say SFC: S.F. is facing a $790 million deficit. Supes still want to hand out new pension benefits like Tic Tacs LAT $: L.A. Olympic organizers about to face their toughest task: Delivering on promises Saturday Headlines Sunday Headlines LAT $: Students scoff at a school cellphone ban. Until they really begin to think about it CalM: Hundreds of deaths, thousands of injuries, billions of dollars: The cost of extreme heat in California SFC: Rep. Adam Schiff says Biden must ‘win overwhelmingly’ or ‘pass the torch’ LAT $: Rancho Palos Verdes landslide is creating a new beach. ‘It’s unreal’ SFC: Conservatives stormed their way onto California school boards — but are facing backlash OCReg: Summertime blues over bad bills out of Sacramento OCReg: Dems can redeem themselves on crime NR: The Latest Sign That California Is a Fiscal Basket Case OCReg: California employers pay the price for state negligence NR: ‘Read My Lips: I Lied’ Pilots scramble to save planes at Placerville Airport threatened by Pay Fire, airport remains closed SFC: ‘Oakland is in a crisis’: Residents say it’s worst they’ve ever seen — and want change CalCoast: The house that San Luis Obispo Councilwoman Jan Marx built LAT $: A wildlife crossing is proposed for Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains LAT $: ‘Bringing a gun to a knife fight’: LAPD continues to shoot people holding ‘edged weapon’ during mental crisis, analysis shows SDUT: San Diego’s proposed warehouse shelter would be one of the largest nationwide. How do the others work? SDUT: For years, these neighbors fought plans for a fire station. Their new worry? Floods. 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