Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, March 24, 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 FoxLA: Closing arguments heard in Mark Ridley-Thomas corruption trial LAT $: Ridley-Thomas trial draws toward end with sharply conflicting portraits of politician CG: Coming to Sacramento: 350 Tiny Homes for 11,000+ Homeless VOC: Trench Foot & Infections: Street Medics Treating Homeless People Brace for Storm Aftermath LAT $: LAUSD strike ends without a pact; classes to resume Friday CG: LAUSD School Workers Strike Ends With No Deal SFC: Oakland educators plan walkout on Friday CG: Gompers Prep Academy Teachers Begin New Effort to Oust SDEA Labor Union FOX: Steel, Cotton introduce bill to stop spread of CCP logistics software in America and abroad KQED: Silicon Valley Bank Pledged to Invest $11 Billion in Underserved Communities. Will Its New Owners Honor That? CG: Psychedelic Drug Decriminalization Bill Passes Senate Public Safety Committee CG: California EDD Deemed ‘Non-Responsive’ by Congressional Committee LAT $: Why is Pajaro not deemed a FEMA disaster after massive flooding from storms? SDUT: Oceanside declares local emergency, will seek state & federal funding for storm response LAT $: Former California chief justice joins private mediation firm after criticizing industry LAT $: Signatures of hundreds of dead people were found in D.A. Gascón recall petition CG: Reservoirs, Snowpack Levels Continue To Rise Across The State Following Latest Atmospheric River Event CalCoast: Lopez Lake overflows for first time in 25 years CalCoast: Heres how much rain fell on SLO County during latest atmospheric river OCReg: Ex-LA Mayor Eric Garcetti to be sworn in as US ambassador to India on Friday You can’t use accents on California birth certificates. This proposal would change that SacBee: Gavin Newsom’s oil penalty blazes through California Senate — some lawmakers say it’s too rushed SFC: Pelosi reignites feud with S.F. archbishop over LGBTQ rights SDUT: ‘I’m just fed up,’ some consumers tell regulators who will decide SDG&E’s proposed rate hike LAT $: Scientists uncover startling concentrations of pure DDT off L.A. coast OCReg: Abuses of CEQA continue to mount. The time for CEQA reform is now. LAT $: Column: California's population is on the decline, and high-income earners have joined the exodus OCReg: Senate Bill 44 by Sen. Tom Umberg will put more people at risk of overdosing from fentanyl SJMN: ‘What if he did it?’: Judge throws out controversial plea deal for man accused of three Oakland killings SFC: Mayor Breed may have a challenger in next year’s election. Here’s who’s looking to run SFC: Self-driving cars tangled in Muni lines had no passengers, company says SJMN: Why were San Jose firefighters at a strip club? Still no answers on Poodlegate SFC: San Jose police shoot man accused of taking hostages, wielding machete CalCoast: Paso Robles candidates split on social justice, discipline CalCoast: What is San Luis Obispo doing to its streets? FoxLA: Suspect gets sweater bitten off by K9 after police chase across LA, Ventura counties LAT $: L.A. Metro looks at creating own transit police force VOC: Santa Ana Eyes Using a Firehouse for Police Program, Some Residents Want Library OCReg: OC offering resources fair for those impacted by loss of pandemic-related assistance OCReg: UC Irvine investigating water polo player for inappropriately touching opposing players Temecula schools’ critical race theory meeting has debate, picketers San Bernardino leaders to discuss Carousel Mall redevelopment law violations SDUT: Downtown San Diego apartment boom: Roughly 1,500 new apartments opening this year VOSD: San Diego Unified’s Chronic Absenteeism Crisis Is at its Worst in Lower Grades SDUT: Jason Hughes, broker at center of Ash Street debacle, gets $400 fine, one year summary probation after guilty plea SDUT: Taxi union president sues San Diego police alleging no basis for gunpoint stop 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!