Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Saturday, December 4, 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: San Francisco Chronicle photographer robbed at gunpoint SFC: TV news crews are weighing how to do their jobs safely as robberies persist LAT $: Members of Bay Area retail theft ring that stole millions plead guilty AP: DAs, retailers say California needs tougher retail theft law SFC: Retail theft bust nets $8 million in stolen merchandise from CVS, Walgreens, Target LAT $: Brutal, brazen crimes shake L.A., leaving city at a crossroads LADN: Burglars target Burbank’s Magnolia Park district AP: 5 in California contract omicron linked to Wisconsin wedding SJMN: Omicron outbreak: 5 cases in Alameda County SFC: Bay Area scientists rush to study local omicron virus samples for health clues FresBee: COVID booster shots drive demand for Fresno County vaccinations. What are the reasons? FRBlog: California is massively borrowing from feds to pay for state’s unemployment payouts. SDUT: San Diego business owner evacuated from Afghanistan with Congressman Issa’s support SFC: Redistricting commission scraps plan to create a majority-white Assembly district in San Francisco CalM: Is ‘right to housing’ a solution to California homelessness? OCReg: Will you get a California stimulus check? 803,000 payments going out before Dec. 17 AP: California coastal areas to see astronomical high tides CG: Seven Special California Elections In One Year After Democrats Resign, Retire, Accept Appointments SDUT: Dozens of employees fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine file lawsuit against Rady Children’s Hospital SDUT: Some 160 SDPD officers could face termination unless they comply with vaccine mandate LAT $: Lopez: To anti-vax firefighters, bye-bye. Now let’s build back better at the LAFD SBSun: Couple accused of starting El Dorado fire with gender reveal wants charges thrown out OCReg: With taxes going up, cannabis operators threaten ‘Weed Party’ SDUT: Daniel Sullivan of Sullivan Solar Power a no-show at bail review hearing OCReg: CalPERS gambles with taxpayer money once again SFC: A Black couple ‘erased themselves’ from their home. Then, the appraised value went up by nearly $500,000 SJMN: Bay Area lawmaker recounts abortion experience as Supreme Court is poised to gut Roe FresBee: It’s hard to get a summer campsite in Yosemite Valley. A new system might make it easier Reason: School Districts Are Using Their COVID-19 Relief Money on Vape Detectors, Tennis Courts OCReg: Congressional proposal to legalize marijuana would be a boost to California OCReg: California has work to do to boost freedom Democrats' Endless Mandates Create a Covid Quagmire SFC: How an outdated environmental law is sabotaging California’s new housing rules CG: What Are ‘Notwithstanding Clauses’ in California Legislation? Big Tech Manipulation Is Getting Worse, Not Better NR: Now Profits Are a Justification for Discrimination? KQED: Oakland's Impending Student Vaccine Mandate Could Strain District's Distance Learning Program SFC: Vallejo police union rebuts report that says officer violated policy CG: SJ City Council Approves $250,000 For License Plate Readers To Combat Bay Area Crime Wave FresBee: With crime rising, should Fresno use $10 million in stimulus funds on police? Some say ‘no’ FresBee: Fresno Police Department adopts more new reforms. Here’s what the chief says will change AP: Southern California wildfire that shut US 101 declared out VCStar $: Ventura County fire chief Mark Lorenzen to retire VCStar $: Jenny Crosswhite selected as Santa Paula mayor LAT $: Smell that sickened Carson residents was likely caused by warehouse fire, officials say LADN: LA City Council approves games agreement ahead of 2028 Olympics LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County is 68% fully vaccinated with 1,942 new cases and 17 new deaths LADN: De Leon aims to help buy Caltrans-owned homes in 710 corridor; some may become affordable housing LADN: La Mirada man spars with city over ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ display OCReg: DA Spitzer, challenger Hardin clash over whether old police use-of-force cases should be reopened SBSun: Probe of Turpin children’s care could be focus of Riverside County supervisors’ committee PE: Jurupa Valley restricts new truck-traffic-generating businesses CG: San Diego to Send Pre-Termination Letters To Unvaccinated Employees Ahead of Mandate Deadline VOSD: Politics Report: Judge Halts Midway Momentum SDUT: San Diego’s $160B transportation overhaul calls for three tax hikes, plus road charges Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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