Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Saturday, August 27, 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 LAT $: LAUSD teachers vote to boycott extra learning day LADN: UTLA members vote to boycott LAUSD’s optional school day aimed at helping students catch up CalM: ‘Close to the line:’ California’s top campaign finance watchdog wants a deeper look at donor network AP: California budget to cover some out-of-state abortion travel FresBee: Fresno mayor vetoes $1 million for Planned Parenthood. Will City Council override it? FresBee: Republicans push Fresno-area Democrats to return TJ Cox campaign donations after indictment SFC: Real estate mogul with political ties found guilty of bank fraud SJMN: Kaiser nurses to picket over short staffing, safety concerns CalM: Rival fast-track housing bills? California lawmakers pick both SJMN: Palo Alto focusing future housing at edge of town near highway, not Caltrain corridor Reason: Environmental Lawsuits Tried To Block 50,000 Homes From Being Built in California in One Year As CARE Court faces key vote, counties say Newsom’s proposal adds burden to overtaxed behavioral health departments FresBee: Gavin Newsom ‘cannot support’ UFW-backed farmworker union bill, calls for negotiation SacBee: Thousands join California farmworkers as UFW completes its 335-mile march to the Capitol LAT $: Chabria: Farmworkers didn’t get what they wanted from Newsom — this time California labor leaders made a pact at a ‘bizarre place.’ Will it revive a storied union? SFC: 2 shot to death, cyclist fatally struck during West Oakland chaos SFC: Woman held in People’s Park attack; police call it an anti-trans hate crime SFC: SFPD chief supports officers who didn’t arrest suspect in catalytic converter theft SFC: Shooting on BART train leaves person wounded AP: GOP leaders want to untie Virginia from California EV rule AP: California chief justice nominee to go before voters in fall SFC: Judge rules state agency can evict 200 people from Bay Area’s largest homeless camp KQED: Caltrans OK to Clear Oakland's Largest Homeless Encampment, Federal Judge Rules SDUT: Advocates call for creation of San Diego Homeless Commission SDUT: Study: Increased — but still low — levels of water radiation around the San Onofre nuclear plant AP: Decision on California’s last nuke plant could be postponed KQED: ICE Overusing Solitary Confinement in California, Lawmakers Worry SacBee: Land Park Starbucks first in NorCal to close over neighborhood safety concerns OCReg: How California’s drought compares to others around the world and some water saving tips SFC: Why California’s largest reservoir in nearly 50 years may be derailed by water shortages AP: Federal report boosts plan to remove 4 dams on Calif river CG: Sen. Wiener’s Bill to Strip Nonprofit Status from Groups that Participated in Jan. 6 ‘Insurrection’ SacBee: Just days before end of session, California lawmakers resurrect, amend bail reform bill CG: Bill To Give Resident Classification For Team USA Athletes Training in CA Passes Assembly Zuckerberg Colluded With FBI To Rig 2020 Election OCReg: Huntington Beach man who allegedly bragged about breaching the Capitol is arrested, charged NR: Hypocrisy for Dummies Reason: California Lawmakers Are Being Hypocritical About 'Harm Reduction' Policies LAT $: Column: What we lose when California bans gas-powered cars OCReg: Why the state is stuck with utility giant NR: How Ron DeSantis’s Big Gamble Paid Off SacBee: Sacramento Kings finalize deal to purchase Minor League Baseball’s Triple-A River Cats SFC: Embattled supervisor candidate Leanna Louie barred from election in wake of investigation SFC: Critics call her corrupt. Supporters say she’s a savior. Who is the real Brooke Jenkins? SJMN: In-N-Out Burger with 29-car drive-through proposed near San Jose mega malls SJMN: VTA backs new, massive San Jose BART tunnel as advocates push for more entrances FresBee: Millions could have helped downtown Fresno hospital. The money went to Clovis instead Keeping patriotism alive as Stanislaus-area scholarship contest fades away FresBee: Adventure Church asks for lawsuit dismissal. Is fight for Tower Theatre over? Modesto to move forward on police reform with discussion of oversight panel, auditor SJMN: Santa Cruz judge sentences Steven Carrillo, a member of the anti-law enforcement “Boogaloo” movement, to life without parole for killing a deputy sheriff AP: Mountain lion killed by vehicle in Southern California VCStar $: Camarillo to limit outdoor watering to 10 minutes a weeknews LAT $: L.A. County deputy reportedly found at home after going missing following crash LAT $: George Gascón recall failed, but had a chance of winning LADN: LA County District 3 supervisorial candidates Hertzberg and Horvath divide over governing styles LADN: LA City Council may tussle over the push for Heather Hutt to replace Mark Ridley-Thomas LAT $: L.A. City Council splits on how to fill indicted Councilman Ridley-Thomas’ seat CG: Bass Leads Caruso By 12 Points According to Latest LA Mayoral Election Poll AP: Pipeline operator agrees to guilty plea in California spill SBSun: State investigators won’t probe fatal police shooting in San Bernardino parking lot AP: Officials hope to reopen flood-damaged LA to Phoenix highway PE: Hemet’s treasurer resigns, criticizes city and council SDUT: Homegrown Medi-Cal plan misses out in state’s new contracting program VOSD: VOSD Podcast: The Electric Slide SDUT: Judge won’t block city’s Ash Street plans but says taxpayer has ‘reasonable probability’ of winning at trial 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!