Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, November 18, 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: California analyst predicts $31 billion budget surplus LAT $: A huge California budget surplus will test legal spending limit, analysts warn CG: OSHA Suspends Enforcement of Employer Vaccine Mandate Following Fifth Circuit Order CalM: Cal State requires students to be vaccinated for COVID-19 — but it’s not evenly enforced LAT $: 77 L.A. city employees lose pay after refusing to sign notice for vaccine mandate SDUT: Proposed San Diego parcel tax would fund $250M in upgrades to city libraries, parks SFC: S.F. schools to get $123M collected from property owners that’s been frozen OCReg: Santa Ana to deliver $300 pre-paid cards to 20,000 households using stimulus money SFC: Alameda County Board of Supes now all-male after choosing Chan replacement LADN: Villanueva claims crime will spike on buses and subways if LA Metro ends contract with Sheriff’s Department SacBee: Update: Arrest made in killing of 7-year-old girl, man in Upper Land Park shooting SFC: S.F. D.A. charges woman with stealing more than $40K in Target merchandise CG: CA Attorney General Bonta Files Request To Reinstate His Own Legislation Banning Private Prisons AP: California asks review of order tossing ban on private jails CalM: New study finds millions of workers are ‘functionally unemployed’ LAT $: Whistleblower or flamethrower? California Medical Board member calls out his colleagues OCReg: Agreement between Los Angeles and LA28 would address sustainability, access to Olympic and Paralympic Games LAT $: 2028 L.A. Olympics: Agreement outlines key issues but final price tag remains unclear AP: Couple’s $86M award in Monsanto pesticide case stands LADN: State addresses urgency to prepare roads, water systems for rising sea CG: Lt Gov Eleni Kounalakis Has a History of Criticizing Biden OCReg: Gov. Newsom visits LA, Long Beach ports as focus shifts to supply chain fixes SFC: Will the Bay Area see holiday shopping shortages? Here's what retail experts are saying AP: Son of Black man killed by California police settles lawsuit SFC: Kaiser union employees to hold sympathy strikes In solidarity with Local 39 CalM: UC lecturers win raises, concessions in deal that averts two-day strike CalM: Outgunned: The story of a woman, an abuser, and California’s failing gun control SFC: Chocolatier criticized for owners’ anti-LGBTQ, anti-abortion views is expanding SacBee: Caviar seller stayed with California treasurer and her staff on work trips, ex-staffer says SJMN: Marin lawyer impersonator sentenced in federal PPP fraud case AP: 3 Mexican citizens pulled from ocean after crossing attempt CityJrnl: Public School Boards Against Parents OCReg: OC oil spill spotlights key state failures NR: Winning the War on Crime Reason: New York Times Writer Sarah Jeong Says Inflation in the News Is Just 'Rich People Flipping Their Shit' AP: Financier’s Northern California ranch to become public park SFC: Napa was on fire. Winery’s crew was accused of wrongdoing. Case has exposed deep tensions SacBee: Sacramento mayor’s ‘right to housing’ plan for the homeless likely moving forward SJMN: Elizabeth Holmes trial: Theranos patient got false result pointing to HIV, refund two years later More Stanislaus County residents get vaccinated against COVID-19. But not many kids. FresBee: Fresno unveils affordable housing for formerly homeless residents with mental health needs Modesto council elections may be a year away, but 3 candidates have stepped forward FresBee: ‘I have hope.’ Fresno judge appoints group to help mobile home park after deadly fire CalCoast: Paso Robles teacher under fire over politically charged Instagram video SJMN: Through tense debate, Monterey County officials suspend mask mandate CalCoast: Lucia Mar trustee slammed as hypocrite for hosting party VCStar $: 'State of the Region' shows how pandemic shaped county VCStar $: Former Rep. Gallegly sues CLU over $1M he says he raised for it Reason: To Fight Climate Change, Los Angeles Bans Restaurants From Giving Out Unsolicited Ketchup Packets LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 1,284 new cases and 22 new deaths, Nov. 17 LADN: LA Mayor Garcetti, back from overseas trip, reports on his health, warns of COVID-19 winter surge LADN: LA County nursing homes nearly finished with coronavirus boosters for residents VOC: OC Supervisors Shorten Residents’ Review Time of Newly Proposed Election Maps VOC: Will New State Redistricting Maps Separate North OC’s Korean American Community? OCReg: Placentia-Yorba Linda school board revise proposed ban on critical race theory topics OCReg: Homeless winter shelter program will return to armory in Santa Ana SBSun: New landmark at Redlands museum recognizes Serrano people in San Bernardino County SBSun: San Bernardino offers discounted adoption fees for long-term sheltered animals PE: Is sheriff’s union endorsement bad sign for Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Hewitt? PE: After backing COVID vaccine, mask mandates, Corona-Norco school trustee faces recall SDUT: Opinion: San Diego Board of Supervisors should be leery of limiting free speech SDUT: Decarbonization framework aims to eliminate greenhouse emissions in San Diego County SDUT: Opinion: San Diego Board of Supervisors’ new rules of decorum pose a free speech problem VOSD: The Housing Commission Had a Rough 2021. The City Council Wants Change. 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