Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, January 26, 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 VOC: Former Irvine Councilwoman Says Democratic Consultant Tried Defrauding Her, Not Bribing OCReg: Consultant Melahat Rafiei’s council connections won’t be investigated by Irvine VOC: Irvine Won’t Investigate Attempted Bribery of Councilmembers, Waits on FBI LAT $: San Francisco judge orders release of 911 call, body camera footage in Paul Pelosi attack CalCoast: SLO County Supervisors move forward with plan to raise salaries Joaquin Arambula mulls bid for California Assembly LAT $: L.A. schools learning loss days cost $611 per student a day LAT $: Teachers at elite UCLA Lab School strike, saying model campus culture is changing SacBee: Proposed bill would ban homeless people from schools, parks California bill empowers counties to create homeless death review committees SFC: California law that targets COVID misinformation halted by court AP: Suspect in Half Moon Bay farm killings faces 7 murder counts OCReg: Vice President Harris visits Monterey Park; meets with victims’ families AP: Chief defends delay telling public of mass shooter at-large LAT $: In death, Monterey Park shooter’s motives prove elusive as detectives struggle to connect him to victims SJMN: ‘Oh my God, he killed him!’ Farmworkers share firsthand account of start of Half Moon Bay rampage AP: Sheriff: Gunman who killed 11 didn’t know dance hall victims Shasta to become 1st California county to drop Dominion voting machines CalM: Would a wealth tax actually drive the rich out of California? CalM: California Toxics: Out of state, out of mind SJMN: One shot during Campbell camera store armed robbery SFC: S.F. police say suspect in shooting incidents fired on them before arrest AP: US: 5 species on California island no longer endangered FoxLA: LA Supervisors ban County departments from auctioning off old guns, ammo LAT $: California Republican hopes to oust the GOP’s national leader SDUT: Transgender woman defended at Santee council meeting 2 weeks after girl said she felt unsafe in locker room OCReg: Climate grade: Orange County and all of its cities are failing CityJrnl: California Has Become a Predator's Paradise Hill: Classified Documents Scandal: Biden Knows Better Reason: Biden Wants Schools That Please Politicians, Not Parents Elk Grove zoo relocation bid receives $800k infusion from city leaders SJMN: Oakland’s new school board voted not to close schools — but at what cost? SFC: Why attorney for S.F. officer charged with manslaughter wants case dropped SFC: Suit against 2018 transit measure rejected. Bay Area projects will benefit SFC: Why Lowell isn’t the SFUSD school with the highest UC admissions rate FresBee: New Fresno program reduces sports costs, offers free Fresno State tickets to kids Modesto Council OKs Beard Brook Park, Gallo land swap to build walk along Tuolumne River FresBee: Why one trustee calls hiring of new superintendent in Fresno County district ‘unethical’ Modesto targeting illegal dumping, helping apartment residents dispose of junk CalCoast: SLO County’s new board majority launch their agenda VCStar $: Developers get second shot to pitch fairgrounds stadium VCStar $: Studies will address noise at Camarillo, Oxnard airports LAT $: Release of 64,000 gallons of untreated sewage prompts beach closures in L.A. County LAT $: L.A. County extends eviction moratorium by 2 months VOC: Anaheim Appoints Another Resort Ally Amid Fallout From FBI Corruption Probe OCReg: 11 dumpsters set on fire in Anaheim and Fullerton Riverside County stages 2023 homeless count SBSun: Felicia Alexander appointed to San Bernardino school board, effective Feb. 7 SDUT: San Diego settles with surfer whose lawsuit led to new beach-safety law VOSD: North County Report: Encinitas Already Bars Gas Stoves in New Homes CG: San Diego Moves Closer To Bringing In Sweeping Parking Changes 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!