Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Tuesday, December 7, 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: Nunes resignation sparks massive political shakeup CG: CA Rep. Devin Nunes Announces He Will Leave Congress To Join Trump Media Startup AP: GOP Rep. Nunes leaving Congress for Trump social media firm FresBee: Devin Nunes’ retirement could mean an opening for California Democrats. Who might run? CG: Second Recall Petition Against LA DA George Gascon Begins CalCoast: Flash mob like thieves hit clothing store in Santa Barbara LAT $: Melrose Avenue neighborhood group to install license plate readers over crime worries FresBee: Vehicle burglaries up 38% in Fresno in 2021. Leave nothing in car, police warn SFC: Woman charged with stealing $40K in merch from S.F. Target arrested again LAT $: California prepares for winter COVID-19 surge; if not from Omicron, then from Delta CalM: Tracking coronavirus hospitalizations in California by county LAT $: Lazarus: Should you pay an extra fee just for being a Californian? Pizza Hut thinks so Stanislaus County leaders choose a map that sets the new boundaries for elections LADN: Pomona’s gain is San Fernando Valley’s loss as county redistricting hits stretch run to final map VOSD: Latinos Stand to Lose Voting Power in District 9 CG: State Doctor Files TRO Against Labor Union Over Illegal Dues Deductions SacBee: UC avoided one big strike, but more are in the works at California colleges. Here’s why SFC: Here are 22 new laws Californians must start following in 2022 SJMN: San Jose’s final Pearl Harbor survivor looks back on 80th anniversary LADN: Family of San Pedro Pearl Harbor survivor won’t let the nation forget CG: Why is California’s ‘More Water Now’ Ballot Initiative Already Under Attack? SacBee: Gavin Newsom’s California budget will propose more help for kids who – like him – have dyslexia AP: California’s governor writes children’s book about dyslexia AP: Rohingya sue Facebook for $150B, alleging role in violence LADN: Former head of LADWP will plead guilty to bribery in corruption scheme, prosecutors say LAT $: Former head of DWP agrees to plead guilty to bribery charge LADN: 113 LA firefighters put on unpaid leave for failing to comply with vaccine mandate Too Good to Fact-Check? Journal Publishes Higher Ed Hoax Josh Harder rakes in money warning against Devin Nunes threat that didn’t materialize SJMN: Rep. Jackie Speier endorses replacement as she prepares to retire AP: Derby winner Medina Spirit collapses, dies in California SFC: Wetland restoration could be a blueprint for how California adapts to climate change SacBee: California Democrats say they want to help lower prices for the holidays. Can they? LAT $: Facing record labor shortage, trucking firms battle for drivers LADN: Ports of LA, Long Beach delay container fee once again LAT $: New York City poised to let noncitizens vote in municipal elections OCReg: Foundation spending in politics and journalism poses risks OCReg: More balanced approach needed to deal with addiction, crime Democrats' Mask Mandates Harm Kids Development Inflation Hits Lower-Income Families the Hardest OCReg: Contrary to claims of underfunding, K-12 education spending in California has exploded CalM: California housing crisis both wide and deep SacBee: With buildings rising all over Sacramento region, the construction industry sets a record SacBee: Sacramento clears 160 vehicles used by homeless from business park. Are more sweeps coming? SacBee: Understaffed. Burned out. Teachers at Sacramento high school injured breaking up fights SFC: No more butt sliding: Muni will roll out trains with redesigned seats in early 2022 SFC: Parklets are permanent, but S.F. added so many rules that many restaurants plan to tear them down SJMN: Excessive force judgment orders Santa Clara to pay $500,000 for 2017 police shooting SJMN: San Jose mayor teams up with billionaire developers to influence upcoming elections SJMN: Small businesses in Santa Clara County could land $20 million in pandemic relief grants VCStar $: CSU Channel Islands business school gets $10.5M donation VCStar $: Camarillo City Council chooses Mulchay as mayor VOC: OC’s New Mental Health Director is Promising Transparency, Collaboration OCReg: In city budget talks, Fullerton police union spars with councilmen over cuts OCReg: ‘He would be dead:’ Mother recounts how Mater Dei football players allegedly beat her son OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 1,443 new cases and 15 more deaths over the weekend PE: Coronavirus hospitalizations hold steady in Riverside County PE: Anaheim man charged with 2 BB-gun shootings on 91 Freeway in Riverside SBSun: Is Redlands at warehouse ‘tipping point’ and what can be done? PE: Southern California’s first remote jury trial wrapping up in San Bernardino County SDUT: This proposal for San Diego’s sports arena site emphasizes community, downsizes arena SDUT: Elo-Rivera takes over pivotal San Diego council president post in surprise vote SDUT: Two San Diego County sheriff’s deputies failed to provide medical aid to inmate before he died, review board finds SDUT: DA charges San Diego, Los Angeles ‘Antifa’ groups with violently countering P.B. ‘Patriot March’ 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!