Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, September 19, 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 SJMN: Poll shows runaway support for Prop. 36 measure to toughen theft, drug crime penalties CalM: Californians back measure to crack down on crime despite Newsom’s opposition CalM: CalPERS CEO to earn more than $1 million for the first time thanks to a big performance bonus CG: Huntington Beach Sues State Over New Law Requiring Schools to Hide a Child’s Gender Transition from Parents OCReg: Huntington Beach sues California over school gender identity law Unsavory former legal clients resurface for Michelle Steel's opponent in toss-up House race CG: Orange County Prosecutors Charge 10 UC Irvine Protestors With Misdemeanors OCReg: 10 protesters at pro-Palestinian demonstration at UCI will face misdemeanor charges LAT $: Barney’s Beanery valet who was beaten unconscious is improving as attacker remains at large Small Calaveras County post office hit by burglars, investigators offer $100K reward for arrest SacBee: $7.8 million in stolen items recovered, over 1,000 arrests by California retail theft task force SFC: Four arrested after burglars drive truck into S.F. Richmond District market LAT $: Man who took an ax to a fruit stand in a ‘reign of terror’ is ordered to pay vendors $2.8 million LAT $: $46,000 in stolen copper and aluminum found at recycling center, L.A. police say SDUT: Supervisor Desmond, former San Diego Border Patrol chief testify at House hearing CG: Testifying in D.C. on Open Border Policies and San Diego’s Border Crisis LAT $: Will Gov. Newsom’s gasoline storage plan really prevent price spikes at the pump? SacBee: Environmentalists file lawsuit against Port of Stockton over ‘dirty’ hydrogen project OCReg: 18% of California households enjoy mortgage-free living OCReg: Any hope for accountability in the Airport Fire? LAT $: Skelton: California voters are fed up with crime and, apparently, inaction by Democrats SacBee: Residents beg for road funding as Sacramento leaders weigh declaration over deadly crashes Mark Farrell asked for special favor to rush his home renovation permits, mayor says SFC: S.F. Zoo’s embattled CEO keeps job after months-long internal investigation CG: S.F. City Attorney Files Preliminary Injunction Against Oakland Airport Name Change Stanislaus leaders OK conservative budget. Will county get potholes fixed more quickly? LAT $: ‘It’s really sad’: River dries up abruptly in Bakersfield, leaving thousands of dead fish FresBee: Storms ravaged aging and already damaged SLO County pier. Now it’s finally getting fixes VCStar $: Former Oxnard police leader returns for City Hall post OCReg: Santa Ana City Council continues discussion of 3,750-home Related Bristol project to October VOC: Bringing Sand Back to San Clemente’s Beaches VOC: Santana: OC Supervisor Andrew Do’s Political Journey That Ended in FBI Raids Riverside won’t fly pride flag, other commemorative flags at City Hall Judge grants $5.8 million judgment against man who sold fatal fentanyl dose to Temecula woman SDUT: Lamont Jackson says he ‘emphatically’ denies sexual misconduct allegations SDUT: In first mayoral debate, Gloria, Turner clash on housing, homelessness and infrastructure 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