Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Friday, August 5, 2022 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 Watchdog: Milpitas councilmember hired 14-year-old campaign treasurer, gave them $43,000 in a shoebox FPPC fines Councilmember Anthony Phan $15,000 for improperly reporting loan and other violations CG: Ousted SF DA Chesa Boudin Announces He Won’t Run for DA in 2022 AP: Ousted prosecutor Chesa Boudin won’t run for his old seat CG: Average Pay for Manhattan Beach Firefighters is $328,000 Per Year CalM: Wrangling over renewables: Counties push back on Newsom administration usurping local control LAT $: Column One: Abortions are widely available in California, but not for these women LAT $: City attorney proposes new law to strengthen reproductive rights in Los Angeles LAT $: Thunderstorms and mudslides hamper firefighters’ battle against deadly McKinney wildfire AP: Fire victims seek over $85 million for Tamarack Fire damages CalM: Force multipliers: How one donor network is pushing the envelope on California campaign money SFC: Attorney who defended Arizona election officials confirmed to Ninth Circuit, where she’ll be its first South Asian judge CG: San Bernardino County Board Approves Measure of Possible Secession on November Ballot AP: California county’s secession measure will be on 2022 ballot LAT $: History of DDT ocean dumping off L.A. coast even worse than expected, EPA finds SacBee: Should California set wages in fast-food restaurants? State bill would make it happen CG: Gov. Newsom Releases Variety Ad Attacking Georgia, Oklahoma SBSun: Redlands breaks ground on 99 units of housing for homeless residents LAT $: Chabria: These families are flaming the ACLU as California debates mental health care SFC: Meeting over 2-person Fairfax encampment highlights complexity of homelessness in Marin OCReg: OC monkeypox cases rising fast, though still fewer than neighboring LA AP: Fiery Southern California crash kills 5, including baby AP: Bus in California goes off highway and crashes, injuring 24 AP: Robbers ambush armored vehicle in California, shoot guard OCReg: Deadly Aliso Viejo day spa bombing case goes to jury LAT $: Saltwater toilets, desperate wildlife: Water-starved Catalina Island battles against drought FresBee: District attorney exposes her political bias by putting target on Fresno city councilman OCReg: Assembly Bill 587 risks opening a door to Texas-sized political litigation Reason: California's Drought Is an Infrastructure Problem NR: The Leader of the Opposition SacBee: Asian American residents sue Siskiyou County and its sheriff. Here are the allegations SacBee: Jury rejects claim against Elk Grove police after wrong-way driver on meth died during arrest SJMN: Oakland high school teacher charged with molesting student in 2004, remained with school for 17 years after alleged crimes despite warnings AP: UC Berkeley: 7 arrested at Berkeley’s People’s Park SFC: Security officers clash with protesters occupying closed Oakland school SFC: One group of tourists hasn’t returned to S.F. It’s costing city billions Stanislaus animal shelter suspends intake due to outbreak of highly infectious illness FresBee: In telling councilman to ‘f--- off,’ Fresno mayor simply expressing how many feel FresBee: As gas prices surge, are more Fresno drivers going electric? What the sales numbers say CalCoast: First case of monkeypox confirmed in Santa Barbara County LADN: LA County remains in high COVID-19 transmission; officials hopeful that won’t last much longer LAT $: L.A. community colleges seek voter OK for $5.3-billion building bond, its largest ever LADN: Proposed mega Home Depot fuels opposition in Granada Hills LAT $: Outspoken prosecutor who clashed with D.A. Gascón now target of internal investigation VOC: OC Spends a Third of Mental Health Outreach Money on Sports Teams: Is It Working? VOC: Santa Ana Steers Millions of Federal Bailout Money to Community Services OCReg: Proposed changes to Costa Mesa’s Measure Y will be on November ballot SBSun: Long-awaited passenger service takes flight at San Bernardino airport SBSun: San Bernardino puts Carousel Mall redevelopment in hands of Dallas firm PE: Riverside police video backs council member’s account of courthouse vandalism SDUT: San Diego police finish investigation into SDSU gang rape allegation, submit case to prosecutors VOSD: Mobile Homeowners at Risk of Eviction Petition Imperial Beach for Help SDUT: Should San Diegans eliminate free trash pick for single-family homes? SDUT: Sempra boss says company is OK with San Diego City Council plan to eliminate natural gas VOSD: Officials Upset to Learn of City Attorney Deal with Broker Accused of Conflict in Hotel Purchases Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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