Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Saturday, November 27, 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: LAT $: Black Friday lacks luster as pandemic shopping habits stick FresBee: Fresno shoppers see a calmer, gentler Black Friday after COVID-19 dimmed 2020 season SFC: Police were out in force in Union Square for Black Friday. Shoppers weren’t OCReg: Costa Mesa ready to chip in $3.5 million to turn 2 motels into housing for homeless LAT $: Glendale’s homeless community lost access to showers during the pandemic. A nonprofit sees racism LAT $: Smith: Ban homeless encampments everywhere? It might have more support than liberals think CG: ‘Great Resignation’ in California Leads to Restaurant Employee Shortage and Thanksgiving Meal Order Issues CG: Police Defunding Efforts, Lowered Numbers of Police Officers Partially To Blame For Recent Retail Robbery Wave SFC: Chinatown small business owner reels from $250,000 burglary SFC: Shooting halts South Bay high school championship football game, injures 1 LAT $: LAPD on tactical alert after smash and grab robberies WHO Skips Greek Letter Xi in Naming New Covid Variant SFC: Omicron variant could be more infectious than delta. When should Bay Area be concerned? AP: Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for California prisons CG: San Diego Pfizer Employee Sued for Allegedly Stealing COVID-19 Documents LADN: LA County redistricting: With time of the essence, commission zeroes in on the final-final map SDUT: Is ‘shipageddon’ at U.S. ports going to spoil your San Diego holidays? LAT $: How the KNP Complex fire devastated one giant sequoia grove SDUT: College classmates raised concerns about Poway synagogue shooter before 2019 attack NYT: Prominent Conservatives Back Letting States Limit Guns in Public AP: Utilities restoring power as Southern California winds ease LAT $: Can a need for lithium cure what ails the Salton Sea? SDUT: How did COVID affect school districts’ bottom lines? LAT $: Guard shoots person at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, military officials say Reason: No Mass Transit Grants for California, Biden Administration Rules OCReg: Manliness, inflation and the scourge of partisan idiocy OCReg: A slew of new tax measures coming in 2022 NR: Even Amid Thanksgiving Gratitude, Progressive Incoherence on Crime Is Hard to Ignore OCReg: Learning loss from the viral pandemic Losing Confidence in the Pillars of Our Civilization SJMN: Borenstein: CalPERS gambles with taxpayers’ money once again SJMN: Opinion: Bayer’s Berkeley agreement would be a boon for the East Bay SFC: She built a model overnight that would guide S.F.’s pandemic response. Now, she predicts our COVID future SJMN: Elizabeth Holmes trial: Holmes signals intent to blame ex-lover Balwani for alleged Theranos fraud FresBee: Afghan refugees have arrived in Fresno and more are expected soon. Here’s how to help VCStar $: Fair Board will take gun show dilemma to lawyers, governor LADN: LA County reports 29 new COVID deaths, more than 2,000 new cases LAT $: How some restaurants have defied L.A. County on COVID-19 SDUT: Report: San Diego County arrest rates down in 2020 compared to previous year SDUT: San Diego mayor, council members announce appointments to city boards, commissions 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!