Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, March 2, 2023     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 FoxLA: California Snow: Newsom declares state of emergency for 13 counties, including LA and San Bernardino Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency for LA, San Bernardino counties due to severe winter storms FresBee: How many people will use California’s bullet train? Planners lower ridership estimates NR: Nearly Three-Quarters of Californians Don’t Want Newsom to Run for President FL Gov. DeSantis coming to CA as new poll shows him leading Trump CG: San Francisco Reparations Committee Admits $5 Million Payment Has No Basis OCReg: Rep. Michelle Steel speaks in House panel on U.S.-China relations, calling it ‘personal’ SacBee: California construction unions split on housing labor bill VOSD: City Plans to Eventually Shutter Golden Hall Shelter OCReg: Homeless advocates pitch igloos to offer warm shelter during cold snap CalCoast: Arroyo Grande considering expanded homeless parking program AP: California bill would help protect nannies, house cleaners AP: California bill could mean more mentally ill people detained SacBee: Lawmakers grill air quality agency on California climate plan, press for bold strategy CalM: Jump-starting electric car batteries: Will supply problems stall California’s mandate? SacBee: Is California’s free K-12 meals program working? Sacramento parents, schools call it lifeline AP: To the rooftops: Staggering snowfall in California mountains AP: RFK killer Sirhan Sirhan denied parole by California board CG: What Is the 2024 Statewide Ballot Looking Like for Measures? SDUT: Column: COVID-19 is fading, but mask debate and deaths haven’t stopped CalCoast: Kristin Smart murderer Paul Flores seeking a new trial AP: 2 get prison for plot to bomb California Democratic HQ AP: Shipping companies reach $97M California oil spill agreement SFC: California may bar commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2009 FoxLA: Student fatally stabbed during fight at Santa Rosa high school SDUT: El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells announces bid for Congress, setting up fight with incumbent Sara Jacobs OCReg: Rep. Linda Sánchez is the first woman to lead campaign arm of Congressional Hispanic Caucus SDUT: Demand for freshmen admission at UC San Diego drops for first time in roughly 20 years How Elite Scientists Lied and Concealed the Truth CG: Roseville High School Parents Aghast at ‘Church’ Group Drag Queen Event NR: There Is No ‘Expert’ Clause in the U.S. Constitution NR: Prominent Diversity Activist Resigns from Nonprofit after Lying about Race New Phenomenon--Journalists Against Journalism? OCReg: Surf City goes all in to push NIMBY agenda SFC: Oakland school board rejects budget cuts, leaving fiscal future uncertain SFC: Judge delays dismissal of historic S.F. police prosecution SFC: Politician wants to fix S.F. deficit without caving to ‘downtown interests’ SFC: S.F. is at most ‘unaffordable’ point in at least a decade. Here’s what that means SJMN: ‘Exactly what I needed’: Los Gatos teachers move into affordable units Modesto City Council OKs spending nearly $750,000 for police airplane. Here’s why FresBee: Fresno hospitals brace for nursing staff ‘crisis’ as COVID emergency order expires Shakir Khan marches with supporters to Lodi City Hall amid dispute over his resignation COVID-19 test sites close in Stanislaus County as state ends emergency declaration VCStar $: Sinkhole near Santa Paula High swallows car VCStar $: 3 candidates vie for open Oxnard City Council seat LADN: $31 million goes to San Fernando Valley light-rail line – and to engage community LADN: LAPD union wants to hand nonviolent calls over to to unarmed responders LADN: LA City Council approves $54M boost to fund LAPD officers who police on Metro VOC: Orange County District Attorney Objects to Public Defender Grant Funds OCReg: Investigation into Anaheim’s Angel Stadium deal, campaign contributions to cost $1.5 million OCReg: State senator calls for resignation of OCPA chief executive amid scathing audit SBSun: San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies to wear video cameras soon UC Riverside research center should be investigated, faculty and students say VOSD: The Learning Curve: What the Latest School Data Doesn’t Tell Us About Teachers SDUT: A San Diego judge had a defendant’s 13-year-old daughter handcuffed. 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