Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, December 2, 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: CalM: First US omicron infection found in San Francisco SDUT: Did a collision of COVID-19 and HIV forge the Omicron variant? AP: Newsom: Omicron variant won’t spark California shutdown FresBee: Gavin Newsom calls omicron’s California arrival ‘predictable,’ encourages COVID vaccinations AP: Prosecute shoplifters under existing laws, governor says AP: Slithering ‘snake burglar’ steals thousands from CA salon CG: Public Records Request Exposes CA Redistricting Commission Secret Meetings LADN: Redistricting: New LAUSD boundaries approved; LA City Council map must wait a bit SJMN: Creating disharmony? Suppressing voters? Battle over San Jose redistricting maps escalates CalCoast: SLO County’s district map selection process exposes political divide CG: Gov. Newsom Family Vacation: $29K per Night at Cabo San Lucas Villa CG: Gov. Newsom Sends Spokeswoman to Deny His Vacation Spot SFC: She moved to S.F. to save daughter from fentanyl. She had no idea what she'd be up against CalPERS says these 5 retirees broke pension rules with part-time jobs. What did they do wrong? SFC: This was one of the first school districts in California to mandate student COVID vaccinations. Here’s how it’s going SacBee: Most Sacramento district students did not file vaccine status SFC: Will Bay Area mask mandates remain in place? Here’s what officials say AP: California water districts to get 0% of requested supplies AP: California lawyer defends legality of women board member law SacBee: Dyslexia traumatized Gavin Newsom as a child. Here’s how aides say it affects him as governor PE: Transgender students’ rights committee comes after Chino Valley Unified restroom proposal AP: Man who killed California officer gets life without parole FresBee: Witness testifies deadly Fresno mass shooting was ordered, planned by gang leaders OCReg: Irvine police arrest barricaded suspect after 7-hour-plus standoff that closed surrounding streets OCReg: Man accused of killing 4 in Orange committed to state hospital LAT $: Hack exposes personal information of 400,000 Planned Parenthood Los Angeles patients LAT $: Column One: A drama professor told students they got their feelings hurt too easily. They fought back FresBee: California appeals court deals a blow to high-speed rail opponents. What the ruling means AP: Tesla officially moves headquarters from California to Texas SFC: Facebook parent Meta has year's biggest U.S. office lease, huge expansion SFC: Bay Area parents to plead guilty in ‘Varsity Blues’ admissions scandal Reason: Pandemic Restrictions May Harm Infants' Cognitive Development, New Study Finds NR: The Best Exchanges from the Supreme Court’s Abortion Argument OCReg: On omicron, pols must resist overreacting Cuomo's Corruption Is Typical of Journalists Today NR: Omicron Shows Why It’s Time to Move On from COVID Restrictions OCReg: High taxes sustain black market for pot SacBee: Sacramento’s slow streets experiment did not go well. But the city shouldn’t give up on it SacBee: Sacramento’s Mustard Seed school gives kids an oasis from homelessness SFC: Lowell lawsuit: S.F. school officials say no time left to return to merit-based system SFC: Caltrain stop in Redwood City is focus of major redevelopment project SJMN: Even less affordable: Bay Area home prices keep soaring SJMN: $780 million deal to buy San Jose office campus FresBee: Campus Pointe developers request a half-million dollar refund for newest housing fees Modesto wants to change when voters pick mayor. But the issue itself has to go to voters CG: Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Says California Could Save Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant VCStar $: Bob Gonzales, former Santa Paula police chief and mayor, dies at 71 VCStar $: Thousand Oaks City Council approves six-story apartment complex LAT $: Facing housing crisis, L.A. voters back duplexes in single-family neighborhoods LADN: Sheriff Villanueva says he wants deputies to oversee all Metro law enforcement LADN: LA County Sheriff: Department will shrink by 200-300 deputies due to budget cuts OCReg: ‘Local boy’ Eric Parra named Huntington Beach police chief LAT $: Arellano: ‘Why does Mater Dei protect bullies?’ A school and Orange County diocese have lots to answer for SBSun: San Bernardino terrorist attack memorial to be previewed at museum PE: San Bernardino City Council censures Mayor John Valdivia, saying he misused public funds, resources SDUT: In bid for San Diego’s sports arena site, a new team is making big promises SDUT: San Dieguito district to pilot vape sensors in campus restrooms SDUT: Escondido police chief joins call to close foster home Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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