Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, August 9, 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 CG: Democrat State Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil Switching to Republican Party Democratic California State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil is switching parties AP: California lawmaker switches party, criticizes Democratic leadership CG: Labor Sec. Julie Su Forgives $32.6 Billion in EDD Debt Newsom tells cities clear homeless encampments or lose state funding AP: California governor vows to take away funding from cities and counties for not clearing encampments SFC: S.F. cracks down again on RV encampment that moved from Stonestown to zoo area OCReg: Orange County Board of Education mounts legal challenge to California’s new gender identity law FresBee: Will Kamala Harris, Tim Walz boost Democrats in close California congressional races? FresBee: High-speed rail agency in California gets new CEO. What experience does he bring? CG: If Sac State’s Audit of CapRadio Isn’t a Cover-Up, Then Name Names and File Appropriate Charges SacBee: A timeline of turmoil surrounding Capital Public Radio. ‘Total financial mismanagement’ LAT $: Who is running for California governor in 2026? Meet the potential candidates OCReg: Knife-wielding man fatally shot by Irvine police after stabbing his mother to death, authorities say LAT $: City Council boosts copper wire theft crackdown with $200,000. Critics call it a waste LAT $: Willie Brown says Trump claims of helicopter trip, Kamala Harris confessions are false SFC: Donald Trump says he ‘went down in a helicopter’ with Willie Brown. Former S.F. mayor says it never happened CG: AG Bonta Declines to Prosecute Former LA Supe Sheila Kuehl, Giggans SacBee: Does California’s high school ethnic studies requirement need ‘guardrails’ against antisemitism? SJMN: Lofgren warns SJ against supporting recognition for Muwekma Ohlone tribe LAT $: California’s earthquake revolution: Early-warning systems make strides, issuing more than 5 million alerts NR: The Rise of the Completely Wrong ‘Expert’ CalM: California’s great debate resumes about how to cope with volatile swings in tax revenues OCReg: Restore Education Now: A California mom’s back-to-school agenda NR: Tim Walz’s Military Service Deserves Scrutiny CG: San Francisco Mayor London Breed Gains Ground In Mayoral Race SFC: Why London Breed is doing better in the polls — and what it means for the San Francisco mayor’s race SFC: Feds charge S.F. towing company owner with money laundering, fraud as FBI raids site CG: Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Faces Growing Calls To Resign SFC: Ex-Antioch police officer convicted of fraud after paying person to get him a college degree FresBee: Community Health System sued in Fresno over alleged misuse of Medi-Cal money LAT $: A train from LAX to the Hollywood Bowl? Metro to approve K Line extension routes this fall LAT $: Lawsuit claims LAPD commander tried to ‘discredit’ police union. Is it part of a broader rift? LAT $: ‘We just can’t afford to live here.’ Housing costs are driving people out of Orange County, poll says VOC: Should Costa Mesa Float The City’s Business Promotion Group to the Tune of $123K? Forest Service orders Arrowhead-brand water bottler to cease operating in San Bernardino Mountains Murrieta police captain will become department’s next chief A Murrieta school bond won’t be on the November ballot, board decides SDUT: Police commission hears from San Diegans on ‘pretext’ stops. ‘I know what it means to be profiled.’ SDUT: Oceanside reverses denial of high-density development SDUT: Coastal Commission OKs land use changes for National City tourism opportunities 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