Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, April 14, 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 OCReg: Edison monthly bills could change for many customers due to new state law SFC: Electricity bills could see huge change if PGE proposal goes through SJMN: Bay Area exodus: Wealthy resident departures worsen ‘doom loop’ fears CG: CA State Capitol Evacuated Following ‘Credible Threat’ by Known Shooting Suspect AP: Police: After shootings, man threatened California Capitol AP: Why Sen. Feinstein’s absence is a big problem for Democrats LAT $: Feinstein’s absence puts focus on Newsom’s promise to appoint a Black woman as senator SFC: Is sexism driving calls for Sen. Dianne Feinstein to resign? CalM: Stockton guaranteed income study finds pandemic dampened positive results California Parks Department violated state environmental laws, lawsuit alleges CalCoast: SLO Mayor, League of Cities ask California for $3 billion for homeless services FoxLA: Homeless encampments in Beverly Grove impacting business for some SDUT: Proposed homeless encampment ban advances to San Diego City Council SFC: S.F. cuts Bayview homeless organization out of $10M in city contracts Apartments made of shipping containers? Turlock OKs controversial plan for homeless CalM: California cities are cracking down on homeless camps. Will the state get tougher, too? Homeless encampment ban passes committee Man arrested in fatal stabbing of Cash App's Bob Lee: police SFC: S.F. D.A. Jenkins slams Musk for ‘reckless’ comments about Bob Lee killing FoxLA: Man arrested following 3-hour standoff at bank in Koreatown LAT $: Man fatally stabbed on Metro Blue Line train in Long Beach AP: Gushing groundwater swamps Southern California neighborhood AP: Drought dwindles to less than 9% of California New to Sacramento, Bill Essayli and Corey Jackson aren’t taking it slow SDUT: ‘Long overdue’: Atkins proposes sweeping changes to local jails, citing deaths, lapses in transparency and insufficient oversight VA tolerates hostile work environment at Loma Linda hospital, Obernolte says CalM: Tobacco sales phaseout withers in California without support from anti-tobacco advocates OCReg: Federal officials get up-close look at coastal erosion threats to key rail line SDUT: Federal railroad official tours at-risk rail line in Del Mar, San Clemente. ‘It’s just a matter of time’ LAT $: State agency asks court to order Tesla to cooperate in discrimination investigation Hill: Newsom Launches Campaign for Democracy BreitbartCA: Americans to Spend Billions on Biden’s Obamacare for DACA Illegal Aliens OCReg: Susan Shelley: The ‘housing first’ approach is a failure in California for obvious reasons Reason: Ax Government Funding for NPR OCReg: To make real improvements in road safety, California needs autonomous trucks Reason: The EPA's Ban of Gasoline-Powered Cars Will Actually Slow Development of Electric Cars NR: The California Agency That Has Gone So Rogue Even Newsom Can’t Control It CG: Julie Su Stoppers Turn Up the Pressure Robberies are up in Sacramento. See where they have increased, and why SFC: Oakland struggling with $7M in road damage from winter storms, report says SJMN: New text messages show Antioch gang unit boasted about injuring suspects, kicking heads like a ‘field goal’ CG: First Amendment Group Lambasts SFSU Over Campus Mob Ambush of Riley Gaines SFC: Salesforce to vacate downtown S.F. office building as downsizing continues SFC: This is what BART’s new fare gates will look like. Can they end fare evasion? SFC: Map shows how far Bay Area refinery's toxic dust may have traveled Judge orders San Jose church to pay $1.2 million fine for defying pandemic mask rules Streets in Stanislaus County are riddled with potholes. The numbers may surprise you VCStar $: Ventura County school enrollment drops again VCStar $: Investigation continues into supervisors campaign finances FoxLA: 3 college students accuse LA County deputies of racial profiling in viral TikTok video LAT $: Judge declares mistrial in bribery case of former L.A. Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan LAT $: Torrance police officers indicted in 2018 killing of Christopher Deandre Mitchell LAT $: State regulators give L.A. County more time to fix dysfunctional juvenile halls LADN: Port of LA commissioners approve extension, update to plan that provides money for waterfront access VOC: Irvine Delays Controversial Great Park Olympic Aquatics Center OCReg: OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer receives raise OCReg: District Attorney clears Orange Unified of Brown Act violations, except for 1 trustee VOC: Lawsuit Against District Attorney’s DNA Program Revived, Raising Constitutional Concerns SBSun: 55-hour closures of 210 Freeway between Redlands and San Bernardino start this weekend SBSun: John Guttierez named Cal State San Bernardino police chief SDUT: San Diego pulls in $24M in federal cash to upgrade Palm Avenue bridge in Otay Mesa SDUT: San Diego&s downtown Ritz-Carlton hotel site VOSD: San Diego Unified Is Vacating All Its Area Superintendent Positions VOSD: Two Retaliation Cases Against MTS Have One Lawyer in Common 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!