Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, March 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 CG: Homeless Voucher Scheme: 2 Sex Offenders Accused of Raping Minor Girls at El Cajon Motel SDUT: ‘I am completely done’: El Cajon may crack down on hotels after two sex offenders are arrested LAT $: Deadly ‘bomb cyclone’ storm slams California, toppling trees and causing blackouts Live updates: At least 2 dead after powerful storm slams Bay Area AP: Spring brings more wind, rain and snow to soaked California OCReg: Potential 2024 presidential hopeful implores GOP not to overlook California SJMN: Drag performance opens San Jose City Council meeting Reason: Teachers Union Closes L.A. Schools Yet Again LAT $: LAUSD strikers call for raises, respect as schools close and parents scramble OCReg: School Shutdowns 2.0: LAUSD school strike harms children (again) VOC: Federal Judge Denies Huntington Beach’s Requested Injunction Against State Housing Law OCReg: Surf City council balks at approving state-mandated housing plan KQED: Newsom Doubles Down on Naloxone Distribution in New 'Master Plan' to Curb Overdose Deaths SFC: Retaining wall of Interstate 580 at Altamont Pass collapses down hill OCReg: 5 Freeway in San Clemente reopens after sinkhole scare FoxLA: Suspect arrested after attacking, robbing man outside of meat market in San Fernando SFC: S.F. estimate to end street homelessness drops to $1B as officials clash SJMN: Will San Jose take a harder stance on homeless encampments? VOSD: Balboa Park Groups Opposing Potential Safe Campground FresBee: Homeless housing could be coming to your Fresno neighborhood. Here’s the mayor’s plan CG: Rep. Khanna Under Fire Over Fundraiser By GOP Backer NR: Bay Area Gas-Furnace Ban Expected to Gouge Residents, Strain Ailing Electric Grid CalM: A boom for concealed carry classes, but long waits for permits SDUT: Thinking of installing rooftop solar? Deadline is fast approaching before state’s new rules kick in SFC: Math Wars return to S.F. school district amid lawsuit, new Stanford study SFC: Court: Landlords can ask applicants for criminal history SBSun: Inland state Senate candidate hopes to be California’s first openly transgender legislator SFC: Here’s why a union is protesting outside this popular S.F. restaurant OCReg: Susan Shelley: Why does California continue to waste much needed water? CG: OPINION: UC Davis Chancellor Schooled in Freedom of Expression, Diversity of Thought, and Inclusion OCReg: Larry Elder: Learn from past mistakes to make better decisions moving forward CalM: Third time possibly the charm for Newsom’s campaign to limit oil profits OCReg: With first veto, President Biden fails to learn from California SFC: San Francisco Mayor London Breed wins $25M in police overtime SFC: S.F. D.A. tells tourism conference the city ‘will be enforcing our laws’ SJMN: This Bay Area city ranked high in livability; other local cities move up SFC: S.F.'s Third Street bridge damaged after multiple barges crash into it SFC: Newsom approves S.F. housing tower that the Board of Supervisors delayed FEMA assistance denied for Stanislaus County households stricken by January storms Modesto’s mayor wants a second term, cites progress with city finances, police reform CalCoast: SLO County Administrative Officer Wade Horton resigns CalCoast: SLO County moves forward on changing campaign donation limits VCStar $: Port Hueneme moves closer to Styrofoam ban VCStar $: Rice Avenue bridge over railroad tracks to open in 2028, cost $117M LAT $: Amid threatened state intervention, L.A. County OKs steps to reform probation department FoxLA: LA police commissioner frustrated over publication of officer data SBSun: San Bernardino fires Violence Intervention Program manager after 5 years SDUT: San Diego poised to settle with Jason Hughes, consultant who made millions off Ash Street, Civic Center Plaza leases SDUT: Poway’s only hospital to close its labor and delivery unit in June VOSD: City Likely to Settle with Ex-Real Estate Adviser For $9.4M SDUT: UC San Diego to spend $1.1 billion to build huge student center and campus housing SDUT: Independence inquiry: New analysis seeks to answer many questions about possible La Jolla cityhood 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!