Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Tuesday, February 14, 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 CalM: With a guaranteed income, you can buy precious time with your family, say California parents CalM: More than 12,000 Californians are getting cash from guaranteed income experiments CalM: How much is a living wage in California? CG: Open the Books Exposes the ‘Legalized’ Pay-to-Play Scheme by ‘Newsom Inc.’ LAT $: Utah governor tells Californians to ‘stay in California instead of coming as refugees’ VOC: Democratic Consultant Who Admitted Trying to Bribe Irvine Councilmembers Worked All Over Orange County AP: Bid to keep California reactors running faces time squeeze AP: California will try to enshrine right to same-sex marriage SFC: S.F. may repeal or amend its boycott of states with conservative laws LAT $: California’s snowpack is melting faster than ever, leaving less available water LAT $: Leaving prison for many means homelessness and overdose. California hopes to change that SFC: S.F. could kill plan for tiny homes for homeless due to ‘overwhelming’ backlash SDUT: County begins vaccinating homeless residents after increase in hepatitis A cases Oakland restaurant worker calls for action after smash-and-grab theft SFC: BART police arrest teen in pepper spray robbery of passenger AP: Man suspected of shooting at cars near California highways 17-year-old arrested in shooting death at Montclair Place mall LAT $: Ex-worker says Shake Shack told him to ‘explain his gender’ to colleagues. He’s getting $20,000 FoxLA: Winner of California's $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot comes forward OCReg: New bill would extend controversial California housing law SJMN: ‘We are short millions of homes:’ New bill would extend controversial California homebuilding law CG: New Bill Would End the Use Of Police K-9 Units SJMN: Prop 28 promises $1 billion for arts education. Will it be enough to fix a “decades-long problem”? SDUT: Encinitas to consider citywide, outdoor smoking ban VCStar $: Simi Valley man sentenced to prison in COVID business loan case OCReg: Irvine man sentenced to seven years in prison for COVID business loan scheme SFC: COVID in California: Virus seen spreading again statewide Sudden Dominance of the Diversity Industrial Complex CG: Unions Are Behind California’s Latest Wealth Tax Proposal Reason: The Shameless Attack on a Climate Change Dissenter CalM: COVID-19 effects on California will linger for years SFC: S.F. D.A. seeks exceptions to sanctuary city law for two men. Here's why SFC: S.F. inches closer to creating public bank SJMN: After mass shooting, new Bay Area task force to crack down on unpermitted farmworker housing KQED: Did Chevron Fire Workers in Richmond for Going on Strike? SJMN: Google reassesses downtown San Jose village timing City moving forward on years-dormant plan for soccer fields in underserved community Stockton Unified had a truancy problem. Then it brought students back to class with home visits CalCoast: Central Coast umpire pay dispute may impact prep baseball games VCStar $: Sewage spills totaling 14M gallons under investigation VCStar $: Ojai's Thacher School releases delayed sexual misconduct report FoxLA: California lawmaker proposes bills to help decrease LAFD ambulance response times OCReg: $35.5 million pledge is largest alumni gift to UCI VOC: Sacramento Tells Huntington Beach To Back Off Housing Fight Against Builders’ Remedy VOC: How Much Taxpayer Money Should a Public Agency be Able to Spend Without a Public Vote? OCReg: Medieval Times workers launch unfair labor practice strike SBSun: San Bernardino to discuss using ranked choice voting to determine elections Riverside County sued for over $10 million after woman’s death at sobering center SDUT: As San Diego’s cannabis tax revenue plummets, officials blame illegal market, new competition 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!