Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Friday, May 31, 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 OCReg: Former President Donald Trump found guilty in hush money trial Trump Guilty Verdict Rocks 2024 Presidential Campaign OCReg: Former President Trump’s guilty verdict elicits strong reactions from Southern California lawmakers OCReg: Following conviction, Trump still on for Beverly Hills, Newport Beach fundraisers next week Trump Guilty Verdict a Dark Day for America A Trial - and Now An Election - Rigged From Beginning to End CG: Democrats’ Payback to Republican Assemblyman Bill Essayli for Supporting Parental Rights AP: California governor criticized for proposal to eliminate health benefit for some disabled immigrants OCReg: OC new Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs kicks off work CalM: California spent nearly $1 billion to boost arts education. Are schools misspending it? AP: California advances measures targeting AI discrimination and deepfakes CalM: California sides with big utilities, trimming incentives for community solar projects SJMN: ‘Biggest heat event of the year’ about to settle into Bay Area SDUT: Michael Smolens: San Diego’s homeless efforts left Walton feeling angry, betrayed SJMN: Investigation underway into daytime robbery of East Bay jewelry store AP: 8 Northern California middle school students arrested for assault on 2 peers SJMN: Median home price surpasses $2 million in these two Bay Area counties SFC: Angry homeowners in affluent California city demand faster action on insurance crisis AP: Judge to consider recalling death sentence of man who killed 12-year-old Polly Klaas SacBee: California inmates fight wildfires — but if prisons can’t supply enough crews, what’s next? CG: Burn Back Better? USFS Chief’s Letter of Intent Provokes Revolt in the Firefighting Community CalM: Raising kids in California? They may have college savings accounts you don’t know about. CG: The ‘Wrongful Conviction’ of Donald J. Trump CG: Intentional Denial: California Has Become a ‘De Facto’ State OCReg: Remember Bill Walton, basketball great and homeless policy expert CalM: Inflation hits California families hardest. It’s shaping their views on the economy CG: The Big Green of Money Against the Farmers and Ranchers of Solano SFC: How far did favoritism go in S.F.’s notorious permit process? Battle over one chimney reveals tangled web Few farmers opted for excess river water to reduce well pumping east of Modesto area. Why? CalCoast: Grover Beach approves recall petition, signature gathering begins LAT $: Police move into UC Santa Cruz encampment, order protesters to disperse VOC: Stanton City Leaders Dream of a New Downtown VOC: Spending Rockets in Anaheim City Council Recall Ahead of Election Day Top Redlands Unified administrator placed on leave, district mum on reason More than $143,000 raised in Temecula school board recall fight SDUT: San Diego County faces new lawsuit from UCSD professor in wake of Nathan Fletcher allegations SDUT: San Diego officials misled the public on Chollas Creek flood-control work, new suit alleges 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