Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Monday, May 16, 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: OCReg: Churchgoers hogtie gunman after 1 killed, 5 wounded at Laguna Woods church LAT $: A church shooting met with ‘exceptional heroism’: What unfolded in Laguna Woods AP: Parishioners subdue gunman in fatal California church attack California Controller's $600 Million Mask Deal Scandal Explained PE: Homeowner shot during apparent break-in at Riverside residence VOC: Tackling Catalytic Converter Theft: Some Orange County Cities Now Require Proof of Ownership SJMN: Health insurance can now help some Californians find housing FRBlog: Saturday Headlines FRBlog: Sunday Headlines SFC: ‘Democrats had better get their act together’: Efforts to combat inflation aren’t resonating with Latino voters SFC: As inflation spikes, Oakland reconsiders a record 6.7% rent hike NR: California Environmentalists Move to Kill Massive Reservoir Project as State Faces Record Drought LAT $: With COVID cases rising, how close is California to new mask rules and restrictions? LAT $: In rural California, Republican Brian Dahle plants the seeds of a campaign for governor AP: California Republicans see chance to unseat Democratic AG FresBee: Meet the Socialist Workers Party candidate running in California to be a US senator SacBee: Sacramento County names potential sites for homeless shelters, from downtown to suburbs PE: Chino man pleads guilty to schemes costing taxpayers more than $25 million VOC: Orange County Taxpayers Keep Paying Millions for Costly Computer Glitches, Year After Year SacBee: $2.7 billion settlement in CalPERS long-term care insurance lawsuit is canceled AP: California getting new state park, first in 13 years FresBee: California’s primary election is on June 7. Here’s what Fresno voters need to know now SJMN: Election 2022: 7 things to know for California’s primary election LAT $: Garcetti’s nomination remains stalled in Senate, with no vote expected soon SDUT: Offers to prostitutes in ‘Fat Leonard’ case raise question: Can witnesses be paid to testify? SFC: Bay Area cities where homeowners save up to $30K on property taxes vs. newer neighbors SDUT: Column: Rep. Issa creates fiction about Biden and Roe v. Wade protests Reason: Bad Policy Creates Inflation and Opens the Door to Even Worse Ideas OCReg: Endangering democracy for lawmakers’ convenience CalM: Newsom’s electric car nirvana collides with reality OCReg: Betty Yee’s involvement in sketchy no-bid contract raises questions OCReg: Measure B is the right move for Newport Beach governance LAT $: I covered the first $3-billion budget in 1963. Now Newsom could crack $300 billion The Cycles of Revolutions in Our Midst LAT $: Column: A decade ago, California adopted a strange top-two primary system. How’s it working out? SacBee: Who will become Sacramento County’s next DA? Election puts career prosecutor against reformer SFC: San Quentin site could go from guns to affordable homes, with state support SJMN: ‘It woke up something in the community’: After destructive fire, San Jose Jewish community close to new site purchase FresBee: Three educators want to be Fresno County schools superintendent. Here’s who to vote for VCStar $: Gloves off in race to lead Ventura County Sheriff's Office LAT $: Supervisor's race expected to be tighter in District 3 than District 1 NR: Rick Caruso’s Campaign Is a Sign America’s Political Ground Is Shifting VOC: Mission Viejo Halts Controversial Six-Story Development, Keeping Small Town Landscape SBSun: Crews knock down 3-alarm fire at Carousel Mall in downtown San Bernardino PE: Moreno Valley Mall makeover would add eateries, hotels, housing SDUT: Gifted education has been shrinking in San Diego and California SDUT: E-bike injury rate increasing in some locations with scooter trauma expected to spike again this summer 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!