Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, February 10, 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 AP: Companies agree to pay $45M over California oil spill SFC: ‘We’re not victims of circumstances’: How Mayor Breed plans to revive S.F. CalM: ‘No light at the other end’: Impending loss of pandemic CalFresh boosts could trigger hunger spike SBSun: 8 arrested for alleged involvement in California thefts targeting Apple stores, other retailers SJMN: Eight charged with felonies for role in organized retail theft ring that targeted Apple stores in Bay Area SFC: Oakland baker dies after brutal car break-in 5 killed after hit-and-run crash, carjacking and pursuit in Sacramento County, officials say SFC: Two men sentenced in 2021 Union Square burglary rampage FoxLA: Woman brutally yanks, drags puppy in broad daylight in LA's South Gate neighborhood SFC: Bay Area college system sues contractors, alleging huge pay-to-play fraud LADN: Officials celebrate opening of new housing for homeless in Skid Row CG: Sacramento Sued in Class-Action Lawsuit by Disabled over Sidewalk Homeless Camps FoxLA: Following cry for change, LA launches unarmed response to non-violent 911 calls involving homeless LAT $: ACLU alleges new California corrections grooming policy discriminates AP: California health program successfully cut hospital visits CalM: Gimme Shelter: Can an obscure law unleash a lot more housing in California? Oakland officials, lawmaker to discuss alleged sex workers near school EdS: CSU asks: What do you want in the next systemwide chancellor? CG: Gov. Newsom ‘Humbly’ Soliciting Contributions to Defeat ‘Big Oil’ Ballot Initiative LADN: LAUSD board takes stand against gun violence, again Reason: The New York Times Warns That Freedom of Speech 'Threatens Public Health' and 'Democracy Itself' FoxLA: Orange County sheriff's deputy killed in Lake Elsinore crash OCReg: Have you heard about the state agency that serves itself rather than California taxpayers? OCReg: Fiscal mismanagement drives escalating debt ceiling fights OCReg: Oil company profits and the ‘invisible hand’ of the market Sacramento's rat problem met with urban ratters and their dogs, working to clean the streets SacBee: Sacramento County settles lawsuit over woman who said deputy badgered her for sex CG: SF City Supervisor Hillary Ronen To Submit Prostitution Legalization Proposal SFC: S.F. may have found way to help fund the city’s stalled housing projects SFC: SF Mayor London Breed proposes business tax breaks to revive downtown SFC: S.F. Supe Walton apologizes for making obscene gesture at rally SFC: D.A. Jenkins wants to end prosecution of an S.F. officer. She says it’s Boudin’s fault SJMN: Silicon Valley developer vows hunger strike ‘until death’ if city won’t let him build SJMN: Stolen San Jose statue found in lobby of metal scrapyard cited for illegal activity SJMN: San Jose real estate eyesore threatened with foreclosure may become housing site FresBee: Clovis West had 4 threatening calls in 1 week. Why is the school a target of ‘swatting’? FresBee: Fresno will hire 24 new firefighters. Here’s how the city will pay for them CalCoast: SLO developer sentenced to four years in prison CalCoast: State to layoff more than 300 California Men’s Colony staffers VCStar $: Ojai to let barred councilwoman participate in meeting OCReg: Laguna Beach city manager’s home smeared with feces or sewage FoxLA: Autopsy of Orange County lawyer found dead in Mexico released VOC: Calls Intensify for Anaheim’s City Leaders to Keep Promises to Root Out Corruption OCReg: Huntington Beach stops allowing virtual public comments VOC: Orange Unified School Officials Hit With Brown Act Complaint After Superintendent Firing VOSD: Grant Hill Residents Kinda Confused, Kinda Excited About the New Green Bins SDUT: Encinitas lifts no-clapping ban. ‘Applause does not equate to disruptive behavior’ SDUT: Santee YMCA to limit public nudity in locker rooms amid fallout over rules for transgender people 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!