Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, August 25, 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 AP: California poised to phase out sale of new gas-powered cars OCReg: California to ban sale of all new gasoline-powered cars starting in 2035, a “historic turning point” SDUT: California to ban sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035 Reason: Forgiving Student Debt Without Abolishing the Federal Loan Program Is Morally Wrong NR: Joe Biden’s Legal Argument for Student-Loan Transference Is Cynical and Ludicrous BreitbartCA: Carney: Biden Pours Student Debt Gasoline on Inflation Fire NR: Majority of White House Staffers Eligible for Biden’s Student-Loan ‘Forgiveness’ NR: ‘Slap in the Face’: Republicans Enraged over Biden’s Student-Debt Move SFC: Frustrated Castro merchants threaten to withhold taxes unless city tackles drugs, litter Should Noncitizens Vote In California? SJMN: San Jose’s proposal to allow non-citizens to vote could be in trouble after San Francisco ruling SFC: State lawmakers aim to strip nonprofit status from groups in Jan. 6 riot PE: Some homeless people in Santa Ana River bed will soon have to leave SJMN: Bay Area awarded millions in Project Homekey grants for new homeless housing LADN: LA may turn downtown’s 600-unit Cecil Hotel into permanent housing for homeless SacBee: Emotion, tears, guitar: See what happened at city, county hearings on homeless camps SFC: Why fires at the Bay Area’s largest homeless encampment are so tough to fight VCStar $: Thousand Oaks awarded $27M for homeless facility AP: Police: California man shoots, kills burglar in gun battle SJMN: Even conservative parts of California overwhelmingly support abortion ballot measure BreitbartCA: California Democrats Vote Down ‘Alexandra’s Law’ to Charge Drug Dealers with Murder CG: Amendment to Hold Drug Dealers Accountable for Fentanyl Deaths Rejected by Senate Democrats SacBee: California opens new investigation into Kaiser mental health as complaints surge in strike SFC: California congressman’s wife died after taking herbal remedy, report shows AP: Water deliveries halted to farmers in Oregon, California VCStar $: 9 local water agencies meet 15% conservation goalnews OCReg: LA County ordered to pay $31 million in damages for sharing of Kobe Bryant crash photos by first responders LAT $: California rejects bill to extend bar hours to 4 a.m. in 3 cities CG: Wild Pig Hunting and Control Bill Passes Assembly, Senate CalM: Why Cal State struggles to graduate Black students — and what could be done AP: Cosmetics giant Sephora settles customer data privacy suit OCReg: Orange County reports 1st monkeypox case in child LAT $: State Bar, under scrutiny for Tom Girardi, gives director $43,000 raise LADN: Jury awards former Pasadena special-needs student $26 million for sexual assault by classmates SDUT: Citing ‘a crisis with child care,’ officials urge more subsidies, training SFC: Yosemite has stopped selling camping-stove propane cans. California may follow SacBee: IRS will refund penalties to California taxpayers who filed late in early COVID years CalM: When employers steal wages from workers Biden's Student Loan 'Forgiveness' Is an Abuse of Power Eric Adams Is All Talk When It Comes to 'Open' Borders CG: How Many States are Still Under Public Health Emergency Orders & Covid-19 Related Restrictions? Reason: Elementary School Calls Cops on 4-Year-Old for Violating Mask Mandate 87,000 IRS Agents Set to Become Dems' Woke Army CDC Back Channel to Censorship SacBee: Sacramento region to test mass notification system Thursday. Here’s what to expect SFC: ‘Wine tech is a graveyard of failure’: Napa startup lays off almost entire staff SFC: Is Lowell segregated? Here’s how S.F. schools score on a racial ‘divergence’ index SFC: Hump on a S.F. slow street landed at least two bicyclists in the hospital SFC: 49ers make ‘best and final offer’ to settle lawsuits with Santa Clara Faced with 18% job vacancy rate, Stanislaus County gives employees raises and bonuses Scrum inside Modesto theater spills outside, where deputies were arresting someone else FresBee: Fresno councilmember blames GOP politicians for safety concerns that led to restraining order CalCoast: Paso Robles school board votes to protect gender-specific names CalCoast: California allocates $14.7 million for Pismo Beach infrastructure improvements LADN: Measure to fast-track LA’s mobility plan headed to ballot in 2024 AP: $1.5 billion Port of Long Beach bridge finally has a name LADN: Two San Fernando Valley transit projects are up for votes at LA Metro board on Thursday OCReg: San Juan Capistrano leaders appoint 2 unchallenged incumbents back to City Council VOC: County Demands Investigation of OC’s New Green Power Agency, Under Threat of Withdrawing VOC: “Little Arabia Exists”: Anaheim Officially Recognizes America’s First Arab American District OCReg: Hoornstra: Angels’ next owner faces a tall task – creating an identity AP: $480K to inmate who miscarried after stop for coffee SBSun: San Bernardino greenlights long-awaited State Street extension SBSun: 10 Freeway lanes closed after damaging flash flooding in Riverside County desert SDUT: Midway Rising’s affordable housing proposal makes it clear choice for sports arena site, city says VOSD: With State Ban Set to Expire, Local Police Could Bring Back Facial Rec SDUT: Long-stalled, ambitious upgrades of Otay Mesa’s Brown Field just got a major boost 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!