Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, October 14, 2021 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: USC ex-dean, LA politician charged with bribery scheme LAT $: L.A. Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas and ex-USC dean indicted on bribery charges LADN: Ridley-Thomas, former USC dean indicted on federal corruption charges LAT $: Indictment against Mark Ridley-Thomas another blow to L.A. politics LAT $: Times Investigation: Mark Ridley-Thomas, his son and the USC School of Social Work AP: California union leader charged with tax fraud, embezzlement FresBee: Update: Leader of California’s largest union resigns amid tax fraud, embezzlement charges LADN: Executive director of California’s largest union charged with tax fraud and other felonies LAT $: Top California labor official and husband accused of grand theft, embezzlement and tax evasion CapWkly: SEIU leader resigns amid theft, perjury charges CG: Executive Director SEIU CA Charged with Fraud, Embezzlement, and Perjury AP: Shifting winds challenge crews fighting California fire CalCoast: Alisal Fire burns nearly 15,000 acres, scorches landfill LAT $: Strong winds across California mean a risk of fire and power shutoffs AP: Wildfire rages in Southern California coastal mountains LAT $: A rare plant and a president’s ranch are threatened as Alisal fire grows FresBee: ‘Self-serving garbage.’ Wildfire experts escalate fight over saving California forests NR: The Supply Chain and Shipping Mess Is Partly the Administration’s Fault LADN: Port of LA to go to 24/7 operations, Biden announces SFC: New task force grapples with a big question: Who would qualify for reparations? SacBee: Supporters call for Natomas school district to keep teacher filmed discussing antifa VCStar $: Maps suggest major changes in supervisorial districtsnews VOSD: Redistricting Commissioner Resigns Following Ethics Complaint VCStar $: Junipero Serra's image could be ousted from county seal AP: Judge blocks vaccination mandate for California prisons SacBee: Sacramento CA school district to mandate student vaccines SDUT: Unlike LA, San Diego won’t issue an indoor COVID-19 vaccine mandate, county says SFC: Anti-abortion activists sue over law limiting vaccination site protests SJMN: This Bay Area city plans to ban cars, expand outdoor dining for good along its ‘crown jewel’ LADN: IATSE film and TV union sets Monday strike deadline CG: Hollywood Stage Employees Union Set Strike Date For October 18th CalM: COVID lungs: Transplants are last resort for many California patients AP: 2 birds oiled in California pipeline spill treated, released SFC: Marin County, now with moderate transmission, might be able to lift mask mandate soon AP: California prosecutor joins suit against ‘ghost gun’ sellers SFC: S.F. lawsuit against untraceable ‘ghost gun’ makers now statewide effort SJMN: Bay Area gasoline prices rocket higher LAT $: ‘Star Trek’s’ William Shatner ventures to space, in real life LADN: Gymnasts Biles, Maroney, Raisman and Nichols ask Congress to dissolve Olympic committee’s board of directors OCReg: HOA Homefront: How AB 502 will significantly impact all HOAs NR: RBG Criticized National-Anthem Protests, and Katie Couric Covered It Up AP: Wage theft hits immigrants — hard NR: Former Obama Ethics Chief Slams Psaki’s Dismissal of Public Concerns with Hunter Biden Art Deal Reason: Facebook Welcomes Regulations, Specifically Those That Hurt Its Competition NR: Media Continue to Ignore Evidence That Joe Was Involved in Hunter’s Shady Business Dealings OCReg: California’s tax on inherited properties hurts minority communities CalM: CEQA has a harmful effect on housing NR: Joe Biden’s Permanent IRS Audit OCReg: Journalists written off again by AB 5 Reason: High Inflation Is Here To Stay CG: Sacramento City Councilwoman Says it Out Loud: Rules For Thee but Not For Me SacBee: Kaiser Roseville health care workers to protest staffing: ‘We are at our limit’ SacBee: Exclusive: Sacramento paid $11 million settlement after car hit boy, grandmother in crosswalk SJMN: Richmond chief on leave after family member accuses her of violence, death threats in investigation that has ensnared three Bay Area police chiefs CG: 5 More Walgreens Closed in San Francisco Over City’s Retail Crime Wave SFC: County tries to end ‘hidden epidemic’ of homeless families. Will it work? SFC: ‘Near-record’ rainfall could hit the Bay Area soon. Would it end wildfire season? FresBee: Fight over Clovis teachers union takes a twist. Critics call it ‘union-busting strategy’ FresBee: Fresno County has some foster kids sleeping on office floors, tables. That’s unacceptable FresBee: Fresno Unified school board censures Slatic - again - after another tense debate FresBee: ‘Inhumane’ conditions: Children under Fresno County custody living in office space CalCoast: SLO County may allow landowners to rent out campsites LAT $: L.A. City Council members push for measures to monitor and prevent heat-related deaths OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 215 new cases and 4 more deaths on Oct. 13 SBSun: San Bernardino City Unified superintendent faces backlash over leadership 3 months into the job SBSun: Veterans, homeless get haircuts, dental work, other help at San Bernardino event PE: Moreno Valley school board President Darrell Peeden resigns SDUT: San Diego prices are up 6.5 percent in a year. That’s one of the biggest jumps in the U.S. SDUT: 2 county supervisors seek ordinance to prohibit ghost guns in the region 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!