Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, January 19, 2023     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 OCReg: Melahat Rafiei, who was central to the FBI’s Anaheim investigation, takes plea deal VOC: OC Democrat Power Broker Accepts Plea Deal In Wake of Anaheim Corruption Probe CG: Former Top LA Democratic Fundraiser Dixon Slingerland Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement, Filing False Taxes LADN: LA city council approves $50M emergency fund for Bass to use at her discretion FoxLA: Biden to visit devastated areas of California on Thursday Biden to tour storm damage in Santa Cruz Co. on Thursday AP: Biden to tour California storm damage, see recovery efforts Exclusive: A Sacramento nonprofit pulled in millions to house the homeless. Did it lose its way? SJMN: San Mateo County could soon expand direct cash payments to some of its poorest residents SFC: SF Mayor Breed: Nonprofits can manage supervised drug use sites alone SDUT: 500 mudslides, flooded communities, broken bridges: California faces long, costly storm recovery CG: Silicon Valley Has 20-40 Inches of Rain, Flooding, But Clings to ‘Severe Drought’ AP: California storms feed systems set up to capture rainwater LADN: Official: LA County storm recovery may cost $100 million We Need Answers on Biden Classified Docs Laptop-Denying Intel Officials Try To Rehab Images BreitbartCA: Hunter Biden Lived in Wilmington House with Classified Documents OCReg: Police investigate back-to-back shootings in Huntington Beach, two arrests made OCReg: Four men arrested in connection with Fountain Valley home invasion robbery LAT $: Man kills 2 dogs at relative’s Sun Valley home in possible break-in LAT $: San Francisco police arrest gallery owner who sprayed homeless woman with hose LAT $: Prosecutors sought 33 years to life, but Mongols biker who killed cop may be freed by March FresBee: Judge slashes bail for Fresno defendant accused of murdering Hoover High teen in DUI crash VOC: Huntington Beach Continues Fight With Sacramento Over Housing Mandates SJMN: ‘Nine months to a year’: Cupertino lags behind on housing plans for coming years LAT $: A new California housing law has done little to encourage building, report says SF reparations committee proposes $5M payment for Black residents Reason: San Francisco Sits on Carry Permit Applications As Legislators Consider New Gun Restrictions CalM: Gun talk in Washington, gun bills in Sacramento VOC: Fullerton and Orange County Might Open Temporary Homeless Shelter Without Walk-ins FoxLA: Third homeless person found dead in front of Sherman Oaks businesses SDUT: The trend continues: More falling into homelessness than becoming housed in San Diego County NR: Eric Adams Declares NYC Has ‘No More Room’ for Illegal Immigrants LAT $: California vs. Florida: A tale of two Americas AP: California oil regulator leaves job amid drilling fight OCReg: Dave Min, tool of the California prison guard union, runs for Congress Biden Proposal: Increase Debt by 57.8% NR: DeSantis: AP African-American Studies Program, as Written, Violates Florida Law SFC: High-speed rail to downtown S.F. is back on track — but price tag keeps going up SFC: Oakland’s ex-Mayor Libby Schaaf finally lays out her next moves SFC: Laney College journalists sue Peralta College District over public records SJMN: Microsoft cuts Bay Area jobs as layoffs begin for tech titan SFC: Court reconsiders order involving San Jose school district, Christian group VCStar $: Ventura Pier remains closed after damaging storms LADN: At Metro town hall, callers cite crime, safety and bad service on transit LADN: Attendance data shows growing pains for LAUSD ‘acceleration days’ LAT $: LAPD tased Keenan Anderson 6 times in 42 seconds, bringing scrutiny to Taser policies LADN: LA City Council committee sends package of renter protections to full council OCReg: San Clemente hires new city manager with beach town experience VOC: Santa Ana Officials Vote to Dissolve Downtown Business District After Latino Stores’ Outcry LAT $: Disneyland workers laughed before disabled woman was injured on ride, lawsuit alleges VOC: Major OC Republican Group Lost on 96% of its Big Local Bets in Latest Election OCReg: Mater Dei, Diocese of Orange won’t release report on school’s athletic culture Riverside power lines could be buried – if panel finds federal, state dollars Contentious Temecula school board meeting ends abruptly Second vigil for slain Deputy Darnell Calhoun is held in Murrieta SBSun: Rialto city manager departs after 18 months SDUT: Frustrated with its ambulance service, San Diego explores adding second provider, triage changes SDUT: 500,000 gallons of raw sewage fouls San Diego Bay after broken sensor shuts down pumps SDUT: New wrinkle adds to delay for San Clemente railroad repairs and restoring passenger service to and from S.D. 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