Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Saturday, March 19, 2022 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: Why is Legislation to Correct a Serious Legal Loophole Getting Stonewalled in the Assembly? SDUT: State lawmakers introduce bill to protect inmates in San Diego sheriff’s custody LAT $: ‘The law that swallowed California’: Why the much-derided CEQA is so hard to change OCReg: Billionaire vs. Newport Beach apartments an ‘abuse of CEQA,’ housing advocates say LAT $: Ex-staffer said she didn’t want to ‘bring down’ Garcetti over harassment claims, lawyer says SJMN: Google hired Black woman to boost Black recruitment, fired her for fighting ‘systemic discrimination’: lawsuit LAT $: L.A. homeless encampment is cleared amid taunts and shoves LAT $: California slashes State Water Project allocation as year begins with record dryness SacBee: As drought deepens, California reverses course and orders cutback in water deliveries SFC: California to drop proof of vaccination or negative test for large indoor events LAT $: California moves to lift vaccine, test verification at sizable indoor events LADN: LAUSD students can unmask indoors starting next week CalM: California intensfies rivalry with Texas, Florida SFC: Man fatally shot in Vallejo’s 8th homicide of 2022 CalM: Overdue: State owes community clinics millions for COVID vaccinations OCReg: Will surging gas prices put a U-turn on a return to the office? SFC: Almost every congressional earmark funded. Not two for a San Jose Planned Parenthood LADN: 55 candidates qualify for LA’s city elections, including a dozen running for mayor LAT $: Latino voters can’t be ignored. L.A. mayoral candidates are working to earn their votes LAT $: Video game workers found their voices in the pandemic. Could unions be next? LAT $: California lost $8 billion from runaway productions, report estimates LADN: Study finds state’s tax credit created $22 billion in economic output over 5 years SacBee: Here’s how much it cost to suppress Dixie Fire, other major 2021 wildfires in California OCReg: Peter Pan medicine CG: Socially Responsible ‘ESG’ Investing and Public Sector Unions OCReg: Lesson from COVID: Everyone thinks they’re right, no matter what CG: Woke: The Final Frontier OCReg: The abysmal state of state education Reason: NIH Awarded More Than 56,000 Grants in 2020. Just 2 Percent Were for Studying COVID. SacBee: Sacramento councilwoman Katie Valenzuela served with recall notice. What’s behind campaign? SacBee: How Sacramento families are preparing for another school strike: ‘A lot of growing angst’ SJMN: A’s ballpark plan jeopardizes Oakland Port future growth SFC: How the Bay Area’s 25 largest cities rank on ‘quality of life’ metrics SFC: Applications to SFUSD schools stagnate, a worrying sign as district struggles SJMN: Apple lost $10 million to long-time worker who took kickbacks, stole parts, diverted cash, feds allege FresBee: When Fresno’s Politician Who Cried Wolf raises legitimate questions, few care to hear FresBee: Sexual abuse survivor sues Fresno’s Saint Agnes Medical Center for trauma during procedure CalCoast: Oceano officials take another run at implementing a fire service tax LADN: LA County’s COVID-linked hospital numbers keep falling OCReg: Newport Beach man accused of brandishing gun at BLM protest is granted request for diversion program VOC: Senior Anaheim Police Detective Says Sergeant Tampered With Sex Offender Database to Sabotage Her PE: Plan to create an Eastvale downtown spurs concern over housing VOSD: Thousands of Childcare Slots Were Lost in Pandemic; As Need Increases, Many More Are in Danger SDUT: Proposals for San Diego’s sports arena site now headed for elimination phase 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!