Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, October 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 CG: How to Kill a State in 5 Easy Steps: Gavin Newsom’s California SFC: S.F. to pay drug users up to $100 a week for sobriety under new ‘Cash Not Drugs’ program AP: Residents of landslide-stricken city in California offered $42M in buyout program SJMN: After seeking homeless spending cuts, Newsom announces $170 million to bring Bay Area residents off the street SDUT: San Diego region’s getting $58.8M from the state for homelessness. How long can that aid last? LAT $: No “pattern of corruption” in contracts inked during Ridley-Thomas’ tenure, probe finds SFC: USAA to hike insurance rates by double-digits for 265,000 California homeowners CalM: Catholic hospital agrees to provide abortions after California sues over miscarriage care 127,542 fewer Californians departed last year, biggest dip in US CalM: Bird flu jumped from cows to people. Now advocates want more farmworkers tested CG: Congressman Valadao, Salas Remain Neck and Neck in Close Race LAT $: How California’s Portuguese community may tip the balance of power in Congress Stanislaus County water rights, law enforcement, and job creation among local priorities for Duarte and Gray SFC: Reports of S.F. coyote encounters exploded this year. What should the city do about it? SacBee: UC Davis can officially become a Hispanic-serving university. What does that label mean? SJMN: Man who attacked Paul Pelosi sentenced to life in prison in state trial CalM: California’s transition off carbon fuels could upset gasoline supply, prices SacBee: One Sacramento mayoral hopeful has raised twice as much as opponent. Who’s funding both? SFC: Oakland Unified faces school closures again — three years after they sparked bitter fights SFC: S.F. approves $700-a-month sleeping pods in former bank. Now the operator has plans for more SFC: Here’s why so many Black and Latino voters are backing Breed for mayor SFC: Billboards about crime and politics pop up — again — in this quiet S.F. neighborhood SFC: Tech exec sues journalist for $25M for publishing his sealed arrest report FresBee: Milk plant in Los Banos to shut down after nearly 100 years of making dairy products To avoid state intervention, Stanislaus County OKs plan to reduce groundwater pumping CG: Gascón’s Harassment, Discrimination, and Vindictiveness is Costing Taxpayers Hundreds of Million$ LAT $: L.A. moves to prohibit landlords from evicting tenants in order to remodel units LAT $: When should a candidate apologize? The question roils an L.A. City Council race OCReg: Orange County judge accused of killing his wife is free again, this time on $2 million bail VOC: Disney Spends Nearly $1 Million in Anaheim 2024 Election OCReg: Signatures filed to repeal Huntington Beach children’s book review board law CalM: She fights for affordable housing in the Inland Empire. Now she’s fighting to keep a roof over her head SDUT: City campaign says stormwater infrastructure ‘needs significant investment,’ echoing sales-tax push SDUT: Port of San Diego to get $58.6M from feds for zero-emission infrastructure SDUT: El Cajon allocates $1.1 M for local projects 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