Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Tuesday, August 16, 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 SacBee: California state agencies free to delete emails after legislators kill retention bill AP: Recall election aimed at LA prosecutor fails to make ballot BreitbartCA: L.A. Claims 27% Error Rate in Recall Signatures; < 1% Error Rate in 2020 Mass-Mail Voting CG: Gascón Recall Effort Fails as LA Registrar Recorder Denies 200K Signatures OCReg: Campaign to oust Gascón fails to secure enough signatures for recall vote SacBee: California lawmakers use secretive process to kill would-be laws: ‘Where good bills go to die’ CG: Psychedelic Drug Decriminalization Bill Gutted Before Crucial Assembly Vote CalM: Supervised drug injection sites could soon pop up in California. How will they work? LAT $: L.A.’s back-to-school challenges: low test scores, scramble for teachers, missing students SFC: Data shows severity of S.F. teacher shortage, absenteeism, low reading scores LADN: Nearly 50,000 students absent on first day as LAUSD deals with chronic absenteeism FresBee: ‘We started a movement.’ Fresno Unified’s plan to end achievement gap for Black students LADN: 4 million LA County residents asked to not water outdoors for 2 weeks beginning Sept. 6 CalM: Four things to know about Colorado River water in California SBSun: Amazon workers at San Bernardino airport stage walkout LAT $: Two more California Starbucks stores go on strike, joining Santa Cruz workers at the picket line AP: Starbucks asks labor board to halt union votes temporarily FresBee: Not easy being green: Newsom clashes with with CA environmentalists on climate, water FresBee: $7B road tax measure moves to Fresno County’s fall ballot for one reason: Job creation VOC: Westminster Sales Tax Proposal Heads to November Ballot After Several Tries SDUT: Column: Programs big and small are targeting homelessness — but where’s the ‘moonshot’? SJMN: Palo Alto forging ahead with Project Homekey homeless shelter proposal as leaders await state grant SacBee: If moving one homeless Sacramento man is this hard, how can we help 9,300 unhoused people? SDUT: County considers plan to track homeless by name, not number SDUT: Faced with overwhelming demand, UC San Diego cuts freshmen admission offers by 9,500 OCReg: Rehab doctor Randy Rosen pleads guilty to insurance fraud AP: California surgeon pleads guilty in sober living fraud case OCReg: Inland candidate isn’t registered to vote in Assembly district he wants to represent CalM: A state program to provide children’s hearing aids for uninsured families falls short SacBee: LulaRoe has faced complaints and lawsuits. Will CA plaintiffs follow through with their case? OCReg: Ex-fire captain says he has little memory of Kobe Bryant crash site AP: Student disarmed after pulling out gun at California school LAT $: Homeowners are backing out of a slowing housing market SDUT: California car sales are down 18% but not for all — electric vehicles are hot sellers CG: CPUC Set to Strip CA Residents of Subsidized Broadband Service Who Will Be Held Accountable for CDC Dishonesty? NR: What If the Law Treated All Politicians the Same? CalM: Newsom’s climate change agenda lacks specifics The Compliant College Classroom GOP Must Continue To Fight for Election Integrity How To Empower Families When Public Schools Are Failing NR: Merrick Garland Is on a Path to the Abyss Reason: Something Upon Which Americans Can Agree: The FBI and the IRS Suck SacBee: Exclusive: Sacramento police arrested man brandishing gun at city councilman’s house SFC: New York wants to charge up to $23 to enter parts of Manhattan. What happened to S.F.’s congestion pricing plan? SFC: Where do S.F.’s Millennials move to the city from? Here’s what the data says SFC: Privacy advocates challenge S.F. police use of cameras during BLM protests SFC: As Facebook pulls pro-settlement ads, Santa Clara to weigh 49ers’ offer SJMN: Multiple building demolitions loom in downtown San Jose Google village footprint SJMN: Palo Alto, Mountain View focusing future housing along this corridor. But can it handle the pressure? SFC: Apple to mandate three days in a week in the office by Labor Day Who is running for Stanislaus County offices in the November election? Here’s a list Update: Modesto suspect in custody after hours-long standoff and multiple shots fired FresBee: Students, parents sound off on cell phone ban at Bullard High. ‘Taking away our voices’ CalCoast: Lawsuit blames SLO officers in death of suspect and officer Luca Benedetti VCStar $: Thacher head resigns amid sexual misconduct fallout LAT $: Op-Ed: L.A. is spending tens of billions of dollars to make climate change and traffic worse LAT $: Caruso touts support of Hollywood, while his firm battles studio expansion near the Grove LADN: Santa Susana activists, residents slam Regional Water Board’s agreement with Boeing: ‘Huge tragedy’ VOC: San Juan Capistrano Considers Subsidizing Security Cameras For Downtown Businesses VOC: Anaheim Council Members Head Into Election While Investigating Campaign Contributions OCReg: Candidate filing extended in several local council, school board races OCReg: Saddleback Valley Unified students move on to the business of learning SBSun: Here’s who’s on Nov. 8 ballot in San Bernardino County, Pomona and Claremont SBSun: Fontana Unified School District names Juan M. Lopez interim superintendent PE: Here’s who’s on the Nov. 8 ballot in Riverside County VOSD: Why Your Energy Bill Is High and Explaining the New CCA Charge SDUT: County lifts ocean contact closure for part of Coronado beach; water to the south still unsafe VOSD: Did Oceanside’s Treasurer Lose the City Millions of Dollars? It’s Complicated 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 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!