Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, September 27, 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: Bill to Increase Penalties For Child Sex Buyers Signed by Governor Newsom Gov. Newsom signs bill making it a felony to purchase a child for sex in California AP: California governor signs law increasing penalty for soliciting minors to a felony LAT $: How a conservative won on sex trafficking in California’s deep blue legislature LAT $: Dodgers follow a different path in capturing their 11th NL West crown in 12 seasons CalM: Economists like Newsom’s plan to help control gas prices. Refiners don’t. NR: Kamala Harris Won’t Say Where She Stands on Trans Issues — but Her Record Is Clear What (Little) We Can Learn From a Softball Interview CalM: Gavin Newsom is vetoing 1 of every 5 bills. Here’s why How the alliance behind California’s Prop 36 fractured AP: California to apologize for state’s legacy of racism against Black Americans under new law VCStar $: 100-plus public employees topped $100K in overtime VCStar $: Health care execs get most of Ventura County's top government salaries SFC: Cheech and Chong sue California over new marijuana regulation SFC: Breed wooed SF tech leaders on zoo pandas by pitching AI and potential naming influence AP: Ex-Chili Peppers guitarist denies a manslaughter charge in the death of a pedestrian SDUT: Hilton San Diego strike enters 4th week as union ponders a walkout at the Hotel Del CG: COVID Tyrants: Governors Responsible for Deadly US Nursing Home Data CG: Ballot Measure To Rename Kelseyville In Lake County Heats Up A Month Before The Election SacBee: Sacramento State to build new football, multi-use stadium | Sacramento Bee SJMN: Oakland A’s goodbye party a final message to John Fisher SFC: S.F. schools face new challenge: Fiscal fallout from hiring fiasco SJMN: AI cluster sprouts in downtown San Jose as leaders eye tech growth FresBee: Union spells out grievances behind push for Fresno State president’s resignation OCReg: How will LA Metro pay for more buses, operators, for a no-car 2028 Olympic Games? LAT $: Metal recycling plant accused of exposing Watts high school students to explosions, toxic waste LAT $: L.A. County reports first West Nile virus death this year VOC: OC Supervisors Help Fund Crossing Guards in Orange Amid City Budget Cuts VOC: The Race for Santa Ana Mayor Heats Up OCReg: OCVibe to be new downtown for county, its developers say, will bring back Golden Bear nightclub OCReg: Cal Fire worker charged with arson was an inmate firefighter serving time for San Bernardino fatal DUI crash Court dismisses Moreno Valley mayor’s restraining order against critic SDUT: $1 million from a little-known lawyer could upend the San Diego mayor’s race and more SDUT: Encinitas may pick tribal name for its recently purchased coastal property 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