Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, February 22, 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 LAT $: Ex-deputy mayor accused of taking bribes as L.A. City Hall graft trial opens LADN: Trial begins for former LA deputy mayor Raymond Chan on corruption charges CalM: Is California breaking its promise to cut health care costs? LAT $: Californians, brace for another bill increase: your car insurance CalM: In California Legislature, 500 bills beat the deadline BreitbartCA: Gavin Newsom Underestimated CA Deficit by $7 Billion CG: The Latest In Woke Hysteria: California Bill Claims Police DOGS Are Racist! LAT $: L.A. promised to stop wasting so much stormwater. But progress has been painfully slow SJMN: Over $10,000 in handbags stolen from Palo Alto home SJMN: Fremont man charged with chasing down victim with large rock, stabbing him to death AP: Alleged gang member pleads not guilty in California killings FresBee: Police chief’s warning for catalytic converter thieves in Fresno. ‘You will be arrested’ LADN: Charges expected Wednesday in killing of beloved LA bishop SacBee: Rewarding incompetence? Why Kevin Kiley is fighting against Julie Su as U.S. labor secretary AP: California beach city OKs balloon ban to protect coast SJMN: High winds topple tree on Bay Bridge as PG&E prepares for next Bay Area storm FresBee: Live storm update: Power still out by Fresno State, plus new area of Clovis hit with outage LAT $: Frigid storm to slam California: Blizzard warning for local mountains, snow at low elevations AP: Guns, ammunition seized from man with mental health ban FoxLA: Exclusive Look: Inside LA County's largest concentration of homeless RVs SFC: Mayor Breed’s picks for S.F.’s new homelessness department oversight board NR: Biden’s Plan to Battle Homelessness Has Already Failed SDUT: New scholarship fund for homeless youth aims to give them ‘a brighter path’ AP: Democratic governors form alliance on abortion rights LAT $: Border Patrol investigating after boat with 11 passengers washes up in Huntington Beach AP: Rep. Barbara Lee joins race for California US Senate seat CG: Rep. Barbara Lee Announces Run For Senate In 2024 Reason: To Increase Equity, This California High School Is Eliminating Honors Courses AP: Southern Baptists oust Saddleback Church over woman pastor CG: OPINION: The State Of Downtown Sacramento If Biden Can Visit Ukraine, Buttigieg Can Go to Ohio OCReg: Labor unions, workers and the need to think outside the box I've Been Removed From CEO and Board of Project Veritas OCReg: Stop Sacramento from overriding local control over planning and zoning CalM: Is ending homelessness just a matter of money? SacBee: Downtown Sacramento: What are the challenges and successes? Business leaders discuss. El Dorado County considers changing implicit bias training requirements SJMN: East Bay council member proposes ban on new liquor stores Controversy over barricades at SF red-light district SFC: A 16-year-old girl was found dead on a S.F. street. How it happened remains a mystery SJMN: Google development partner trims staff as tech titan recalibrates SJMN: Silicon Valley chef accused of sexual harassment by female server ‘half his age’ Mayor Zwahlen thanks voters for tax increase, vows better Modesto in state of city address FresBee: Fresno State sexual harassment task force issues final report, recommendations TID farmers will get full water allotments, and then some, thanks to wet weather CalCoast: Downed trees, power outages as winds rip through SLO County LAT $: Conflict brews over governor’s student transfer guarantee plan for ultracompetitive UCLA LADN: LA City Council votes to explore ways to implement new Measure ULA tax LAT $: Supervisors reject call by female, minority firefighters to look outside for new chief VOC: Huntington Beach Officials Ban Pride Banner at City Properties Under New Flag Restrictions VOC: Gov. Newsom Criticizes Huntington Beach’s Proposal to Limit Granny Flats VOC: Irvine Councilwoman Reverses Course, Plans to Stay in Controversial OC Green Power Agency OCReg: Dana Point wants public input for what the coastal town should be like in the future OCReg: Irvine to continue deal with Live Nation for Great Park concert venue 5 students, teacher treated after fire at Moreno Valley middle school SDUT: Genentech expands in Oceanside with $450M biotech manufacturing facility and 150 jobs SDUT: Sheriff’s Department won’t ban ‘maximum restraints’ but alters training following lawsuit 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!