Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Wednesday, November 17, 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: SacBee: Caviar seller stayed with California treasurer and her staff on work trips, ex-staffer says SFC: S.F. working to open supervised drug use site by spring, possibly near the Tenderloin OCReg: California Attorney General Bonta, DA Gascon colluding to overturn death sentences, prosecutor alleges CG: Congresswoman Jackie Speier Announces That She Will Not Run in 2022 SFC: A timeline of Jackie Speier’s career, from Jonestown survivor to Congress AP: Rep. Speier, survivor of 1978 Jonestown ambush, to retire SJMN: Rep. Jackie Speier, Jonestown massacre survivor and longtime US House member, announces she won’t run for re-election SFC: Jackie Speier retirement sets off jockeying to replace her in Congress SFC: Gov. Newsom warns of California winter surge, with virus ‘coming back in force’ SJMN: How long will Californians be asked to lie for a booster shot? VCStar $: County follows state lead, opens door wider for boosters AP: 14 California children given wrong amount of COVID vaccine LAT $: Garcetti waits as senators review allegations against ex-aide More than 500,000 California workers will get $500 pandemic bonuses. Here are the details SFC: Former S.F. building inspector, building commissioner indicted SFC: Director of S.F. Film Commission forced to resign after not getting vaccine AP: California backslides on water conservation amid drought LAT $: As drought persists, Californians are ‘backsliding’ in effort to conserve water FresBee: Sword attack breaks out at Fresno Starbucks parking lot. Victim rushed into surgery SBSun: Man shot to death outside of San Bernardino bar OCReg: Anaheim police investigate fatal motel shooting OCReg: Edison’s new rate plans create financial pinch for rooftop solar panel owners CG: California Energy Commission Approves $1.4 Billion Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Plan SJMN: Proposed California ballot measure would fast-track construction of dams, desalination plants and other water projects AP: Woman charged in California fire found incompetent for trial CalM: Will California’s plan for clearing homeless camps work? OCReg: Homeless woman vows to fight new court order to leave Mile Square Regional Park LAT $: Two homeless men lit on fire in attack at Thousand Oaks encampment CalM: UC lecturers will strike Wednesday, halting instruction for thousands of students LADN: Sheriff Villanueva says he ‘encouraged’ destruction of Kobe Bryant crash scene photos WashTimes: Is McCarthy Up to the Job If the GOP Wins the House? BreitbartCA: Catholic Football Player Suspended for Saying There Are Two Genders Reason: Kamala Harris Was Unpopular Before She Became Vice President. Nothing Seems To Have Changed. Kamala Harris Is a Very Weird Person NR: The Collapse of Kamala Harris AP: California electrician ordered to pay $481 million for scam AP: After record low, monarch butterflies return to California AP: Cyclist paralyzed in crash to get $24M payout from San Diego SFC: ACLU questions CHP’s use of aerial surveillance during 2020 protests CalM: Paying so much to earn so little No Journalist Is More Racist Than MSNBCs Joy Reid SacBee: California’s lottery is a regressive tax that rips off citizens. Lawmakers need to end it Why the New York Times Rewrites History CG: SacBee Calls Parents ‘Angry, Violent, Toxic’ While Touting City’s New Community Organizer Hire SacBee: ACLU sues Sacramento sheriff over ‘illegal’ transfer of inmates to immigration authorities SacBee: ‘Knowledge is power.’ Join lead inspector on a mission to detect lead at Sacramento home SacBee: Poisoned young: Lead exposure goes undetected in Sacramento children, endangering them SFC: Before raid of Foppoli's home, woman came forward with new allegation SFC: Oakland picks developer to start negotiations on building out Coliseum site SFC: New voice in S.F. for crime victims? Proposal would ask to create an office SFC: S.F. supervisor pushes competing plan for fourplexes in single-family areas SJMN: Elizabeth Holmes trial: Damaging testimony on claims made in meeting with investors Stanislaus County leaders could decide who serves on two municipal advisory councils FresBee: Judge shortage stops civil trials in Fresno federal courts. How long will it last? FresBee: Should this Fresno County place change its name? Supporters call for public hearings FresBee: Fresno County supervisors pick new district map, but opponents say it’s still status quo Masks not required: Stanislaus County ends COVID-19 order after transmission level drops CalCoast: Friends of Oceano Dunes wins another victory against the APCD SJMN: Feds move to create new marine protected area next to Monterey Bay sanctuary VCStar $: Proposed large apartment complex in Thousand Oaks clears first hurdle LAT $: L.A. County supervisors seek to decriminalize bike violations after Times investigation LADN: LA County to survey 80 school districts on mental health needs LADN: City seeks psychological exam of LAPD Capt. Lillian Carranza in nude-photo lawsuit LADN: Los Angeles County brothers get probation for breaking into US Capitol during Jan. 6 riot OCReg: LAUSD to loosen COVID-19 protocols next semester LADN: Staples Center to be renamed Crypto.com Arena KTLA: O.C. Board of Supervisors is expected to approve majority Latino district for 1st time OCReg: OC supervisors haggle over redistricting, should pick new map Nov. 22 VOC: ‘You Have Something to Hide:’ Amplify Energy Absent Again from State Hearing on OC Oil Spill PE: Former Moreno Valley Mayor Tom Owings dies PE: Eight-story downtown Riverside hotel is approved SDUT: County names long-time elections official as new Registrar of Voters SDUT: Trans woman beaten after being jailed with men, lawsuit against San Diego Sheriff’s Department alleges SDUT: Federal bill would rename San Diego VA Medical Center after fallen soldier Jennifer Moreno SDUT: San Diego adopts new policy wiping out parking requirements for many businesses VOSD: San Diego’s Landfills Are Leaking Planet-Warming Methane Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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