Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, March 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 AP: California bill to protect doctors who mail abortion pills Newsom plans to transform San Quentin into rehabilitation center AP: California will remake San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab CalM: California bill would fund deportation defense for all immigrants, including those with felonies AP: Newsom pledges 1,200 tiny homes for California’s homeless FoxLA: Newsom pledges 1,200 tiny homes for California’s homeless SJMN: In Pajaro Gov. Gavin Newsom said $42 million was available for flood relief. The real amount is just over $300,000 OCReg: Counties unveil statewide ideas to reduce and address homelessness VOSD: Mayor, Downtown Councilman Pushing Homeless Camp Crackdown SBSun: 76-unit Step Up in San Bernardino opens for chronically homeless seniors SDUT: San Diego city officials call for ban on homeless encampments. ‘They cannot say no to leaving the sidewalk.’ CalM: Student housing: State’s promise to build more dorms hits setbacks OCReg: The debate over California’s landmark environmental law hits new venue FoxLA: 4-day workweek bill reintroduced in California SDUT: California Public Utilities Commission to investigate this winter’s natural gas price spike AP: Floods fill some of California’s summer strawberry fields Two dead, two injured in south Modesto shooting. First homicides in city this year LADN: On 3-year anniversary of LA County COVID shutdown, pandemic isn’t over, but pressures are easing SFC: Why California taxpayers could get an unpleasant surprise if they file for this deduction NR: Biden Family Members Received $1 Million in Chinese Funds through Hunter Biden Associate CG: Gov. Newsom’s ‘Stronger Proposal to Hold Big Oil Accountable’ is Full of Organic Matter SVB Prioritized Virtue-Signaling Over Sound Banking CG: California Teachers Association or Cover Their…? OCReg: Stanford University administrators wrong to uncritically defend DEI Dean Tirien Steinbach SFC: Yosemite will reopen to public but with limited service and hours Oakland ransomware attack: Leaked data has 3.1K+ views on dark web SFC: Bay Area housing project battle lasted 12 years. It’s finally getting built SJMN: Tech layoffs: Fremont company cuts more than 100 jobs Newsom order eases groundwater recharge amid deluges. Stanislaus already does plenty CalCoast: Friends of Oceano Dunes wins another victory against Coastal Commission VCStar $: Lake Piru spills for the first time since 2006 VCStar $: Ojai starts process to restrict apartment rent increases OCReg: LAX catering workers vote to authorize a strike for higher pay FoxLA: LAUSD parents prepare for looming 3-day strike CG: New Shuttle Service For LA DA’s Office Employees Sparks Criticism In Los Angeles OCReg: Irvine approves plan for 4,536 new apartments SBSun: Jury finds accused ringleader of brazen 2016 Orange County jailbreak guilty OCReg: Newport Beach house red-tagged after landslide is demolished as soil continues to move VOC: The Push For More Hotel Worker Protections and Pay Knocks on Anaheim’s Door SDUT: San Diego’s City Hall was built in 1965 and it shows. Is it time for a new one? 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!