Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, January 25, 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 CG: California Voters Approve Over $3.0 Billion Per Year in New Local Taxes AP: Californians will vote on whether to overturn fast-food law SFC: Oakland police investigate gang connections in mass shooting that killed 18-year-old SFC: S.F. police release video showing attack on elderly man Sacramento prowler arrested after series of disturbing crimes spanning years LAT $: Why police took hours to warn public that Monterey Park mass shooter was on the loose AP: Suspect in shootings at Half Moon Bay farms was employee OCReg: Retired San Gabriel cop injured in Monterey Park mass shooting called one of the best OCReg: Monterey Park massacre puts new LA County sheriff on global stage What we know about Half Moon Bay mass shooting suspect AP: ‘It’s insane’: California copes with 3rd massacre in 8 days SFC: S.F. school board progressive majority regains control after split vote CalCoast: Regulators reject Diablo Canyon power plant’s renewal request AP: Regulators nix proposal on California’s last nuclear plant AP: McCarthy says he’ll block Schiff, Swalwell from Intel panel SDUT: San Diego declares ‘housing as a human right’ but does it mean anything legally? SDUT: County to begin tracking homeless population by name LADN: LA County’s pivotal 2023 homeless count is launched by Mayor Bass VCStar $: Ventura County counts its homeless residents SDUT: San Diego police release footage of officers fatally shooting man in East County SFC: Federal judge slams Oakland police amid alleged misconduct scandal LADN: LAPD to consider adding a ‘cooldown’ to Tasers preventing multiple shocks after death of Keenan Anderson CG: Gov. Newsom Calls 2nd Amendment a ‘Suicide Pact’ Following Mass Shooting SFC: Newsom, California leaders demand federal action on assault weapons SBSun: Judge allows almost all charges in deadly El Dorado fire to go forward SDUT: San Diego repeals controversial COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city workers Union wins a toehold within Peet's Coffee LAT $: Magnitude 4.2 earthquake, aftershocks off Malibu rock Los Angeles OCReg: José Huizar pleaded guilty. Is this as high as public corruption in Los Angeles goes? It's Official: Fauci Leaves NIH How 'The Twitter Files' Undermine the J6 Report Team Biden's Appalling Use of Big Tech To Censor CalM: Add another to list of California’s botched projects CG: Are Wasteful California Rail Projects Falling Out of Fashion? Reason: Government Watchdog Finds $60 Billion in Pandemic Unemployment Fraud, Suggests Maybe Doing Something About It OCReg: Santa Ana police union thugs up to their old tricks against Councilmembers Lopez and Phan OCReg: Katie Porter’s bizarre endorsement of prison guard union puppet Dave Min SFC: East Bay district investigating after video appears to show teacher attacking student SFC: S.F. middle school blasted for ‘staffing chaos’ in legal complaint SJMN: Google layoffs: 1,600 in three Bay Area cities Storm damage estimated at $15 million in Stanislaus County. That’s likely to rise FresBee: Clovis schools begin search for new superintendent but is the deadline ‘too fast?’ MID brings back its ex-attorney 2-plus years after settling harassment, discrimination suit Council approved rental inspections in 2019 but Modesto never started program CalCoast: SLO County estimates storm damage at more than $100 million CalCoast: California employee reports misspending and malfeasance at Oceano Dunes VCStar $: Ojai families turn out to protest school district in turmoil LAT $: January storms leave L.A. County flood-control dams at risk of overflowing LADN: Former Long Beach police chief, LA County sheriff Jim McDonnell joins USC VOC: Questions Swirl Over Former Irvine City Councilmembers Discussing Accepting Bribes With Cannabis Lobbyist OCReg: Before and after images of Irvine Lake with a billion gallons of new water VOSD: San Diego Community Power OKs Electricity Rates Cheaper than SDG&E SDUT: After hourslong interviews, Chula Vista City Council postpones District 3 seat appointment SDUT: Janitors and home care workers demand better pay, labor protections from county VOC: Limited Weekend Train Service Between San Diego and OC is Expected Soon; No Weekday Trains Yet 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!