Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, May 5, 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: LAT $: Newsom seizes on the fight over abortion as a key part of his reelection campaign AP: Newsom: Democrats need counter-offensive in culture wars CalM: California Democrats lean into abortion rights as ‘defining issue’ LAT $: Patrols, fines, altered landscapes: How severe SoCal water restrictions will roll out SBSun: Cities that failed to meet California’s housing deadline seek rezoning extension CG: Little Scrutiny Two Years After Gov. Newsom’s Odious $1B China BYD Mask Deal AP: California moves to embrace cryptocurrency and regulate it LADN: DA Gascón won’t bargain because of recall support, prosecutors union says CalM: Bill would put homeless courts where the unhoused live EdS: Lawmakers want strict rules so students avoid no-credit remedial courses FresBee: California voters agreed to give prisoners shorter sentences. Did they mean violent ones, too? CapWkly: In a wobbly cannabis market, complaints intensify AP: Abuse-clouded prison gets attention, but will things change? CG: Online Sports Betting Initiative Receives Enough Signatures To Be on 2022 Ballot OCReg: John Doerr gives $1.1 billion to Stanford for new climate school; largest gift in Stanford history LAT $: Art burned at Sonoma State president's home tied to scandal SFC: Is this the world’s last ‘affordable’ city for home buyers? And how the Bay Area compares LAT $: L.A. city attorney race features a couple of ex-Republicans. And the Daffy Duck factor LAT $: Arellano: We watched all of Rick Caruso’s campaign commercials so you don’t have to LAT $: Orange County deputies in standoff with man at Foothill Ranch In-N-Out parking lot SFC: Investigators can't fully exonerate officers in pinning of Mario Gonzalez CalCoast: Judge selected in Kristin Smart murder trial, to be held in Salinas SacBee: From Hollywood lawyer to Democratic fundraiser: Doug Emhoff dives into party politics Reason: Was Censorship the Greatest COVID Threat to Freedom? PayPal's IndyMedia Wipeout LAT $: Skelton: Supreme Court gives Democrats a leg up in elections OCReg: It’s time to fix rising gas prices NR: Republicans Must Stop Biden’s Student-Debt Transfer AP: Prosecutors charge 3 with murder in Sacramento mass shooting SacBee: Good news for Sacramento homebuyers: This key real estate measure is finally improving SacBee: Yuba City homes evacuated as firefighters respond to natural gas leak; shelter opened SFC: More police or more alternative responses to 911 calls? Berkeley leaders clash SFC: Teacher got paid $0 in April. Principal loaned her $4,500 for rent amid payroll debacle SFC: With abortion rights in danger, some S.F. companies will pay for employee access SJMN: Hangar One revamp led by Google gets into full swing SJMN: New “restaurant row” could emerge in downtown San Jose with fresh lease deal Oakdale will tear up a downtown street. Eateries and other businesses will stay open FresBee: Fresno Unified’s new school board trustee takes oath of office ahead of first meeting Modesto City Schools approves $2.15M settlement after first-grader alleges abuse FresBee: Fresno’s new sister city is Guadalajara. What the relationship could mean for city residents VCStar $: In housing crisis, Ojai city councilwoman risks loss of seat VCStar $: Oxnard adopts rent-control program, tenant protections LAT $: Third official disputes Sheriff Villanueva in jail cover-up OCReg: Election 2022: DA incumbent Todd Spitzer battles 3 challengers calling for reform VOC: Mission Viejo Resident Looks to Stop City Council’s Second Term Extension VOC: Jewish Hate Spiked Across Orange County and Long Beach in 2021, Audit Finds OCReg: Tale of two cities: While Cypress leaders decided in private to fight district elections; La Palma did the opposite in public SBSun: San Bernardino schools Superintendent Harry ‘Doc’ Ervin to retire SDUT: U.S. steps up deportations at San Diego border SDUT: Candidates for San Diego Council District 6 clash over street racing, vaccine mandates, leadership styles VOSD: Campaign Spending in Race for San Diego Unified Coastal District Surprisingly Competitive 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!