Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Monday, August 5, 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 SacBee: The California Legislature returns this week. Here are 3 things you should know SacBee: Park Fire still growing with containment at 30% as temperatures expected to hit triple-digits SJMN: Drunks, arsonists, firefighters — even a country star — linked to California blazes AP: Cooler weather helps firefighters corral a third of massive California blaze SDUT: ‘This thing doesn’t happen overnight’: San Diegans push for reparations for Black Californians OCReg: Coming to your electric bill: Monthly charge to extend Diablo Canyon’s life Saturday Headlines Sunday Headlines 1 San Jose community service officer killed, another injured: police SFC: Thieves smashed displays, stole merchandise from Stonestown Galleria, police say Target announces upcoming closure of its only East Palo Alto location SacBee: After declaring his bid for governor, Antonio Villaraigosa’s campaign cleared $1.5 million LAT $: The Hollywood production collapse’s latest victim: Why the reality TV bubble finally burst LAT $: This California COVID surge is stronger, longer-lasting than expected, surprising experts NR: How Covid-19 Restrictions Created Winners and Losers NR: ChatGPT Is a Standard-Issue Left-Winger SFC: ‘I never called anybody’: Nancy Pelosi on role in Biden’s exit, advice for Kamala Harris LAT $: After half a century of grievances, veterans’ housing demands on West L.A. VA campus go to trial CG: Ballot Initiatives Become Pawns in Democrat Schemes CG: Cancel Culture Comes for California’s Sutter Buttes Mountain Range NR: The Teleprompter Campaign SJMN: ‘Living in absolute squalor’: Mental health group homes go unregulated in Santa Clara County SJMN: Restoring ‘an icon’: Crews begin Pigeon Point Lighthouse restoration Fresno businesses struggle to stay open due to heat, high PG&E bills Pushback grows as Fresno's plan for cleaning up encampments approaches CalCoast: Judge orders Santa Barbara ship captain to pay $32,000 restitution LAT $: ‘Pendulum has swung’: Supervisors signal shift on Men’s Central Jail closure plan County demands refund of millions OC supervisor awarded to his daughter’s group VOC: Los Alamitos-Rossmoor Library to Reopen this Summer After a Year of Renovations OCReg: Orange County’s charitable food network shifts into new, streamlined era SDUT: New marine protections could help wildlife thrive — but also squeeze San Diego fishermen 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