Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, February 17, 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 SFC: S.F. City Hall trying to ramp up oversight of nonprofits California AG's wife to lead committee that oversees his budget Lawmaker Mia Bonta should not oversee the budget for the CA attorney general — her husband Poll: Is it ethical for Assemblymember Mia Bonta to oversee her AG husband's budget? FresBee: Costly California bullet train will be billions more due to inflation, says board CalM: Who draws the lines? A big push for independent local redistricting SDUT: Del Mar Union school board member resigns after arrest during human trafficking operation in Florida CG: Data Indicate That Zero Bail Results in More Crime FoxLA: 2 Jewish men shot leaving synagogue in 24-hours in Pico-Robertson area SJMN: Half Moon Bay mass shooting: Suspect enters plea in deadly killing spree LAT $: Chilly California weather could stave off snowpack loss LAT $: California lawmakers take aim at social media role in youth fentanyl use and sex trafficking CalM: California homelessness: Where are the state’s billions going? Here’s the new, best answer SDUT: Number of newly homeless people again outpaces those who found housing SacBee: Gavin Newsom called for a homelessness accountability bill. But he isn’t supporting one yet SDUT: To boost housing for homeless veterans, a new bill aims to pay providers more LAT $: Huntington Beach vows to continue housing fight, despite state warnings VOC: Will Builder’s Remedy Create Housing Without Local Approval in Orange County? LAT $: Opinion: Can California’s top-two primary handle the race for Feinstein’s seat? Don’t count on it SFC: Another company leaves S.F., blaming ‘the most onerous regulations’ in the world CG: San Francisco Public Health Dept. Announces End to COVID-19 Emergency Order LAT $: Decades after California’s affirmative action ban, legal debate stalls funding for Black students SFC: Low-income renters could get help paying security deposits under new bill in Congress WashTimes: Hunter Biden Laptop Deniers Try To Rewrite History OCReg: Empty-homes tax is simply empty-headed Reason: Businesses See Political Advocacy As a No-Win Situation Reason: 980 New York Times Contributors Want To Sacrifice Free Inquiry to Ideology Some levees in Sacramento County will cost millions to fix after storms. Why hasn’t FEMA helped? CG: SF Mayor London Breed Proposes $27.6 Million In Funding For SFPD Overtime SFC: This Bay Area man has become the face of California’s latest housing drama SFC: Exclusive: S.F. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins shrank the unit investigating police SJMN: Bay Area’s largest state park in debate over off-road vehicles SFC: Fired Oakland police chief weighs legal options as community rallies CalM: Silicon Valley’s vast wealth disparity deepens as poverty increased Why did county know about Modesto’s IT meltdown days before city informed public? Modesto JC announces ‘dramatic’ progress to bring college classes to local high schools FresBee: Former Kingsburg City Council member settles misdemeanor DUI case, gets alcohol program FresBee: Fresno mayor promised safer Woodward Park streets. Here’s what changed a year later | Opinion CalCoast: SLO County supervisor’s widow claims he was murdered VCStar $: Santa Paula council chooses shape of new city districts LADN: Dodger Stadium gondola may get shot down by city of LA, Homeboy Industries LADN: Assemblymember Chris Holden to challenge Kathryn Barger for LA County Board of Supervisors seat FoxLA: 'LA has outgrown its fire department': LAFD's 4K personnel struggle to serve population of 4M LAT $: As Hollywood invades Culver City, some residents push back against gentrification LADN: Former LA Councilman Paul Koretz fined by Ethics Commission VOC: Latino Health Access’ Weekly Distribution Feels the Squeeze Ahead of California’s Food Cliff OCReg: Mission Viejo City Council removes term limits for city commissioners OCReg: 78-year-old man convicted of Orange County triple murder granted release due to cancer diagnosis Racial issues persist in southwest Riverside County Video shows 5 Riverside County deputies firing on suspect accused of ambushing their colleague VOSD: Multiple CSU San Marcos’ Citizen Councilmembers Resign Over Building Name Removal 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!