Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, August 14, 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 SFC: Prop 5 ballot label doesn’t have to mention 2/3 voter approval rule SJMN: San Jose is sending four of its city councilmembers to Ireland despite budget woes AP: California Gov. Gavin Newsom nudges school districts to restrict student cellphone use California teachers, parents weigh in on Governors call for cell phone ban in schools CG: Gov. Gavin Newsom Pushes for Cell Phone Restrictions In Schools CalM: California is giving schools more homework: Build housing for teachers SJMN: Why the $20 billion Bay Area housing bond could be cut from the ballot CalM: Billions more for California housing? Why some construction unions aren’t sold yet CG: Republicans Supporting California’s $10 Billion School Building Bond on Nov. Ballot LAT $: Human Rights Watch slams L.A. and state for criminalizing homelessness Chino Valley schools’ lawsuit over transgender law broke open-meeting law, activist alleges Stanislaus Democrats and Republicans react to Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil’s party switch SacBee: Several California Democratic lawmakers break with Gavin Newsom, endorse Proposition 36 OCReg: Christopher Dorner’s gun turns up in robbery of $1 million watch in Beverly Hills, police say LAT $: Woman violently attacked at Pasadena Metro station faces ‘long-term disfigurement,’ officials say Copper wire thefts continue to cost victims thousands of dollars SDUT: Survey: Decrease in violent crime reported in 3 major Bay Area cities AP: Death Valley’s scorching heat kills second man this summer CG: Bill to Give Early Release To Prisoners Serving Life w/o Parole Removed From Inactive File SacBee: Park Fire containment increases slightly as crews keep wildfire’s flames within its footprint CalM: Californians: Your rent may go up because of rising insurance rates LAT $: Judge orders UCLA to ensure equal campus access to Jewish students after pro-Palestinian protests OCReg: Tim Walz makes his pitch to working class voters at AFSCME Convention in L.A. OCReg: Gov. Tim Walz, VP Kamala Harris’ running mate, introduces himself to donors in Newport Beach LAT $: Poll: Harris and Walz build huge lead among likely California voters OCReg: Newsom boosts his own image on taxpayer’s dime with $200,000 photographer CG: One Weird Walz OCReg: No excuses for homeless policy failures CalM: California commissioner faces criticism as he tries to solve crisis in home insurance coverage Vote Integritys Nitty-Gritty: The Battle Lines of 2024 SacBee: Sacramento cleared homeless camp in 2019. Four years later it wrote checks to 3 of the evicted SFC: S.F. owns hundreds of acres of ‘beautiful’ land it’s not using. Here’s what could happen to it SJMN: Silicon Valley home prices top $2 million as California has 8 of 11 costliest US metros FresBee: Can Fresno Unified achieve double-digit proficiency gains? Interim superintendent has a plan FresBee: Can Central California become an agave hub? Take a peek inside this farmer’s big bet Former Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama launches new business FresBee: Central Valley farmers like Donald Trump on water. On California’s Kamala Harris, less so CalCoast: Support investigative reporting in San Luis Obispo County VCStar $: CSUCI Provost Mitch Avila resigns suddenly OCReg: Second class of OC Hall of Fame inductees announced What do you want to know about the Nov. 5 election in the Inland Empire? SDUT: San Diego might expand its safe sleeping sites. Other cities are taking note. SDUT: Seaport San Diego project gets 3-year extension to secure government approvals 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