Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, May 23, 2024 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 SFC: Exclusive: CEO of S.F.’s waterfront aquarium resigns amid concerns about lavish spending SJMN: Why “paper or plastic?” may be coming to an end at California grocery stores CG: UCLA Police Chief Reassigned Day Before Chancellor Testifies in of Congress LAT $: UCLA Chancellor Gene Block to tell Congress ‘we should have been prepared to immediately remove the encampment’ CG: It’s UCLA’s Turn in the Hot Seat: Chancellor to Appear before Congress Thursday AM LAT $: Traveling for Memorial Day? Expect 3 million on the road and gas over $5 a gallon Fresno woman fined $88K after kids collect clams from Pismo Beach LAT $: Ex-Metro security chief says police patrols were so lax, they didn’t notice a dead man at station AP: California advances legislation cracking down on stolen goods resellers and auto theft FoxLA: LA restaurant worker brutally attacked by customer over food order CG: Bill to Create New Reparations Agency Passes Senate In Divisive Vote LAT $: California could boot thousands of immigrants from program that aids the elderly and disabled SDUT: What should public schools tell parents about LGBTQ students? San Diego lawmaker’s bill would ban ‘forced outing’ policies SDUT: San Diego leaders respond to ‘promising’ and ‘troubling’ report showing a continued rise in homelessness FoxLA: LA's homeless crisis extends to Sherman Oaks SFC: Homelessness in S.F.: These are the neighborhoods where tents and vehicles are rising OCReg: UCI Divest group says students suspended, calls for walkout after encampment protest SJMN: FEC complaint filed against Sam Liccardo, Super PAC that funded the Congressional District 16 recount SJMN: PG&E customers face more increases in monthly utility bills: new state proposal SJMN: Alameda County DA sues Farmers Insurance over ‘widespread scheme’ to underinsure homes LAT $: Hijacked: A renter turned L.A. home into an illegal Airbnb from 5,000 miles away, lawsuit says SacBee: Delta pumps likely killed over half a million fish in two decades. This year was extra deadly LAT $: Good news for desert tortoises: Stretch of Mojave Desert gets federal protections LAT $: In striking before-and-after photos, a parched Lake Shasta is transformed LAT $: Newsom turns to suburban moms to bankroll Arizona abortion plan OCReg: Did Mike Feuer tell investigators the whole truth? CG: Does AI Carry Potential to Destroy Democracy? OCReg: Court rebukes Huntington Beach City Council’s housing stunt Yale Tells Hopeful Scientists: You Must Commit to DEI OCReg: Ron Paul: The Vietnamization of Ukraine CalM: California Supreme Court weighs two cases that could limit the ballot initiative process CG: Is Prescribed Burning Oversold? SacBee: Sacramento school district adding bond measure on November ballot. Will your taxes go up? SacBee: Man arrested for second week in a row during Sacramento City Council meeting Escaping The Blade: KCRA 3 Investigates documentary details dire Sacramento sex trafficking problem SFC: S.F. sued for millions by owner of shuttered Fisherman’s Wharf restaurants SFC: Oakland reaches landmark deal to sell Coliseum site to developers, ending decades of ownership Oakland will sell its half of Coliseum to group looking to redevelop Modesto settles lawsuit in crash that injured mom and her two kids for $16.5 million Modesto is one of the most expensive cities in the US, Consumer Affairs says. This is why VCStar $: Ventura County isn't renewing health officer's contract OCReg: Santa Ana raises pride flag to support LGBTQ+ community OCReg: Cal State Fullerton’s new president will come from University of Southern Indiana OCReg: Huntington Beach must release air show settlement, judge rules Eric Trump blasts Democrats, promises his dad will win election during Temecula speech SDUT: San Diego council members agree to move forward with affordable housing plans on former luxury hotel site SDUT: After a contentious search, county supervisors have chosen a new top executive. But who is it? SDUT: County formally asks state to petition CDC to investigate cross-border sewage crisis and its impact on public health 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 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice