Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, August 30, 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: California to pay $350K to settle case accusing Treasurer Fiona Ma of sexual harassment LAT $: California lawmakers pass bill allowing Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes LAT $: California’s legal weed system is broken, while Michigan’s is thriving. What gives? CG: Gov. Newsom’s Venezuela-Like Price Control Proposal on Oil Industry CalM: A stunt or first step? Inside California’s last-minute effort to cut electric bills and streamline clean energy SacBee: California lawmakers plan to give out $500M in electric bill refunds, streamline clean energy CalM: Health insurers hit with California’s largest-ever penalty over gender-affirming care denials CG: Gov. Newsom’s Office Insists Budget is ‘Balanced’ – No Deficit SJMN: 1 in 6 CHP jobs are vacant — despite historic raises and Gov. Newsom’s hiring campaign SFC: California finally begins to detail why it is booting some police officers out of the profession SJMN: California adds 24,000 EV charging stations in the first half of 2024 OCReg: Allstate gets California OK to raise home insurance rates 34% in wildfire areas Burglars emptied safe at Mikuni in Midtown, taking thousands of dollars LAT $: Shakedown or ‘cheap spy novel’: What did L.A. investigators do for a Chinese millionaire? CG: Bill to Free California’s ‘Worst-of-the-Worst’ Murderers is Dead for the Year CalM: California’s big AI regulation bill is headed to Gavin Newsom CG: Social Services Child Care Transparency Bill Passes Senate in Unanimous Vote LAT $: Los Angeles unveils reparations report on Black residents’ experiences since 1925 SDUT: Michael Smolens: State lawmakers push to expand fertility insurance coverage for same-sex couples LAT $: Will a Vietnamese American candidate help Democrats win a congressional seat in Little Saigon? Edited, Packaged Sit-Down Was a Dishonest Trainwreck CalM: In Los Angeles County and San Francisco, government reform is on the ballot OCReg: Kamala Harris is wrong. The ‘California Way,’ not corporate greed, hikes grocery prices CG: CA Legislature Promoting Illegal Immigrants Over California’s Taxpaying Citizens Mark Farrell defends Democratic cred after website claims he’s gone full MAGA SFSU to divest from weapons manufacturers in deal with students New Fresno City ordinance can have squatters removed from rentals SJMN: Statewide ‘Operation Sticky Fingers’ cannabis retail theft case lands in Santa Cruz County VCStar $: RAIN center for homeless families closes near Camarillo LAT $: Los Angeles to get $21.8 million in federal money to help shelter migrants LAT $: Regulators say Chiquita Canyon has made ‘no meaningful improvement’ to odors OCReg: 15 female patients allege doctor at UCI, Hoag-affiliated clinic sexually assaulted them OCReg: Four incumbents on Orange City Council face no challengers in November’s election OCReg: 3.5 acre Newport Beach estate of GOP donor Buck Johns sells for $23 million Temecula school board meeting ends after 2 trustees walk out SDUT: In latest example of deteriorating public discourse, San Diego County seeks restraining order against ex-employee SDUT: Overdose deaths in San Diego County decrease, but fentanyl and meth remain key culprits SDUT: San Diego Congress members want the State Dept. to do more to stop record-breaking Tijuana pollution SDUT: Investigation finds no crime committed when migrant groups approached school buses near Dulzura 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