Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, December 20, 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: California nets large population increase in 2024 — nearly returning to pre-pandemic level SJMN: Homeowners insurance company to pull out of California condo, rental markets CG: Suspicious Minds: Gov. Newsom’s Fishy ‘Bird Flu’ State of Emergency AP: Amazon workers are striking at multiple delivery hubs. Here’s what you should know CalM: ‘I have no safety net’: Mental health patients anxious as Kaiser SoCal strike hits week 10 SFC: Daniel Lurie off to good start, helps end S.F. Marriott strike CG: San Francisco Department Of Public Health Hires Weight Based Discrimination Activist As A Consultant A ‘sweeps-free’ encampment popped up at City Hall. Two days later, cops swept it Homelessness charges spiked in Modesto before court ruling. What’s behind the increase? Mendota Mayor switches part affiliations FresBee: CA Democrats lose another Latino leader to the GOP. Is Golden State turning red? | Opinion LAT $: ‘It’s going to be pretty messy.’ Atmospheric storms in California could complicate holiday travel LAT $: CPUC approves $723 million in ratepayer costs to extend life of Diablo Canyon nuclear plant SDUT: State approves higher SDG&E rates OCReg: Investigation continues into death of troubled passenger on cruise ship out of Port of LA OCReg: U.S. Postal Service supervisor in Costa Mesa accused of stealing over $280K in checks AP: Activists sue federal government for images of dead orcas entangled by fishing boats California Rep. Kevin Kiley says he's not happy with leadership as government shutdown looms LAT $: How to revive California’s downtowns? This Assembly member is looking for answers LAT $: Battle over luxury Verdugo Mountains housing development spills into court CalM: How far Northern California counties are creating more jobs for young people CalM: Tax loopholes cost California and its cities $107 billion but get little scrutiny CG: Gov. Gavin Newsom and AG Rob Bonta are Playing Political Theater with Illegal Immigration OCReg: $30 minimum wage would be an Olympian error for Los Angeles OCReg: Regulations’ enormous costs and DOGE’s enormous upside SacBee: Sacramento officials announce city manager’s last day. ‘I have done my very best’ Operation Ugly Sweater Sacramento Sheriff deputies already putting people in jail under Prop 36 KCRA Investigates: Sacramento Co. CPS records reveal warning signs before baby died CG: SF Mayor London Breed Appoints Office Of Innovation Director Stephen Sherrill Next District 2 Supervisor SFC: Bay Area bridge tolls to rise by up to $4.50 over the next five years SFMOMA contemporary curator fired amid claim of workplace misconduct SF is losing a generation of Black men to overdoses. It’s worse here than anywhere FresBee: Fresno cop won’t face charges in killing of man with replica gun, CA DOJ says. Here’s why VCStar $: Thousand Oaks OKs nearly $6M for new civic plaza design LAT $: LAPD investigates scores of bomb threats a year. Was one sent by the deputy mayor? OCReg: Signal Hill police chief, former OC sheriff’s commander, dies while working OCReg: Donald Trump had his narrowest defeat yet in Orange County. How 2024 compared to elections past VOC: Anaheim Publicly Grills Tourism Bureau CEO For Wanting to End Oversight OCReg: With $88.5 million real estate deal, City of Hope eyes bigger future in Irvine 3 newcomers on San Bernardino City Council promise positive change Redlands settles lawsuit for $1 million in fatal police shooting Riverside approves 347 apartments for vacant Kmart site SDUT: County homelessness programs sometimes don’t track key information, report finds 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