Email from FlashReport Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, December 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 CalM: Number of registered lobbyists jumps to a record high in California CG: Number of Registered Lobbyists in California SacBee: California state auditor urges departments to tighten accounting controls 117 arrested, $38K in goods recovered in statewide retail theft operation that included Woodland AP: From AI in movies to rapid-fire guns, these new laws are coming in 2025 CalM: Get up to speed fast on these new California laws taking effect in 2025 CalM: 2024 in California photos: Campus protests, floods, election shifts and more CalM: Gavin Newsom faces national spotlight: 2024 year in review CalM: Legal battles and funding woes: California housing 2024 year in review OCReg: California has 15 of 25 priciest places to live in US SacBee: Will Trump’s proposed tariffs cause gas prices to go up in California? What experts say LAT $: How homes for quadriplegics lost out on a raise after Californians passed Prop. 35 SacBee: California AG to investigate fatal shooting involving parole officer. Parolee killed is ID’d SFC: S.F. pushes back launch date for first-in-the-state speed cameras These California homeowners paid millions to have ADUs built. The best they got were permits or port-a-potties CG: Sen. Scott Wiener Uses his Platform to Accuse Elon Musk of Using his Platform to Attack Wiener SJMN: Bay Area parent sues California company for selling illegal e-bikes OCReg: Michelle Steel: Only in America CG: LA Times Angles for High-Speed Rail As ‘Jobs’ Program SFC: Barbara Lee talks legacy, regrets and unpopular opinions as she leaves Congress CG: Lyft Sues San Francisco Over Alleged Tax Overcharge Of $100 Million SFC: Incoming Mayor Lurie names five new staffers including key S.F. City Hall insiders SJMN: Santa Clara County child welfare official resigns a year after infant’s fentanyl overdose rocked community SJMN: San Jose school district latest to announce school closures amid budget crisis FresBee: Fresno Unified uses cash rewards to entice attendance. How much do absences cost district? LAT $: Destructive waves keep thrashing Santa Cruz: ‘Mother Nature holds the cards’ SJMN: Why Santa Cruz Harbor was so devastated by storm surge VCStar $: Oxnard's legal battles with new councilman aren't over OCReg: Oversight of Visit Anaheim is wise, but the city should just scrap all subsidies instead OCReg: Orange County legislator pushes for statewide access to treatment courts under Prop. 36 OCReg: OC Supervisor Sarmiento proposes voucher program for homeless families during extreme weather OCReg: Newport-Mesa Unified looks to fill empty seat on school board Menifee accepting applications for open City Council seat 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