Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Saturday, March 11, 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 LADN: State won’t release documents on battle for rail funds, keeping process hidden LAT $: Inside the financial ties between a controversial housing nonprofit and Kevin de León OCReg: Legislator proposes California law to protect renters from becoming homeless SFC: Rent control applies to converted Berkeley apartments, court rules CG: California Trucking Company Workers Win Freedom from Unwanted Teamsters Union Officials LAT $: California Politics: State GOP starts convention with no prominent Senate candidate FoxLA: LA County eases some COVID rules as emergency declarations end BreitbartCA: Carney on ‘Kudlow’: Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure Signals End of ‘Cheap Money Ecosystem’ LAT $: Hiltzik: The Silicon Valley Bank collapse is Silicon Valley’s problem, not yours LAT $: Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse sparks mad scramble and fears of wider chaos OCReg: Reports: Tom Girardi gave over $1M in gifts, payments to influence State Bar LAT $: Tom Girardi gave $1 million in payments, gifts to top state bar investigator, probe finds SFC: Three juveniles, one adult arrested in string of Oakland armed robberies FoxLA: 'Like a war zone': Suspect inside police cruiser engages in shootout with Ontario officers LADN: Parolee who shot 3 LAPD officers in Lincoln Heights was wanted in extortion probe Reason: Is This the Year California's Development-Killing Environmental Review Law Sees Serious Reform? SacBee: Protesters, counter-protesters square off in Sacramento over gender-confirming healthcare CalM: State water agency rescinds controversial Delta order that put fish at risk Governor Newsom's executive order allows storing water underground amid heavy precipitation FresBee: A South Valley resident’s morning commute amid raging water and flooding near her home SJMN: Oroville Dam floodgates opened as storms fill massive reservoir LAT $: Roads wash out, rivers flood as deadly storm pelts California and forces evacuations FresBee: Rainfall totals ‘impressive’ in Fresno, Valley as storms cause flooding and evacuations SDUT: Column: Coronado mayor sells the illusion of eliminating homelessness CalCoast: Paul Flores sentenced to 25 to life for Kristin Smart murder LAT $: California ‘Teacher of the Year’ hit with 14 charges in child sexual abuse case OCReg: America has lost its historic free-speech consensus CG: The Pat Brown Republicans Reason: Democrats Deride the Twitter Files Reporters as 'So-Called Journalists' OCReg: Sen. Scott Wiener’s second attempt to pull the wool over the eyes of tax-weary voters OCReg: It’s time to make a realistic transit plan for California What You Can't Say on YouTube SFC: Workers at luxury Wine Country hotel are unionizing. Here's why SFC: S.F. and Bay Area unemployment rates jump amid relentless tech layoffs SFC: Will S.F. Mayor Breed's police overtime funding win support? SFC: Controversial Mayor Breed nominee withdraws after pushback over improper spending FresBee: Madera Community Hospital files for bankruptcy as no potential buyers make an offer CalCoast: SLO County crashes, river rescue, flooding – photos VCStar $: Oil firms in settlement talks with county over general plan LADN: LAX tops out Tom Bradley Terminal Core as mammoth airport facelift continues OCReg: Water district is monitoring South Laguna slope where sinkhole swallowed a Range Rover Big Bear Lake businesses grapple with tourism wipeout Eastvale still pushing for its own ZIP code SDUT: ‘This is the right time’: Push for a city of La Jolla is reborn with new analysis, fundraising VOSD: VOSD Podcast: Downtown Is Poppin’ Well, Sort of SDUT: In discrimination suit, county says doctor fired for improper texts, attempt to get friends early vaccines 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!