Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Wednesday, December 8, 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: How Americas Progressive Citadels Became Crime Centers SFC: In S.F. push against retail theft, stores can now hire off-duty sheriff’s deputies PE: Apple store in Temecula robbed of $18,000 worth of cell phones CalM: Why is California’s redistricting commission under increasing scrutiny? CalM: California redistricting: Incumbents in tough spots- CalMatters LAT $: L.A. approves its redistricting map, setting political boundaries for the next decade LADN: LA City Council OKs new district boundaries; Garcetti expected to sign off LADN: LA County supervisors won’t delay redistricting, prepare to quickly pivot to adopt new districts SJMN: In a win for progressives, Santa Clara County supervisors adopt new district boundaries LAT $: California considers $500 fines for water wasters as drought worsens, conservation lags AP: Californians cut water use 13% in October; still behind goal LAT $: 34,000 L.A. students dont comply with COVID vaccine mandate LADN: LAUSD school board fires hundreds of unvaccinated employees CG: Legislative Election Committees Meet Over Possible Recall Rule Changes SFC: How a Stanford COVID case illustrates the possible connection between omicron and HIV SJMN: How bad is the Omicron variant? Here’s what new research is telling us FresBee: Omicron COVID variant detected in Merced County wastewater sample, researchers say SacBee: ‘Greatest anxiety’ realized? Possible COVID surge could slow California’s economic recovery CG: Ballot Initiative to Raise CA Minimum Wage to $18 an Hour by 2026 Filed With Attorney General SacBee: ‘Clean slate’ laws would erase criminal records. Do they make America more equitable? LAT $: Oakland City Council backtracks, voting to add police as it grapples with rise in homicides SFC: City approves 2 more police academies as it struggles to attract cops amid homicide spike GOP Rep. Steel pressures Olympic corporate sponsors to shine light on CCP abuses CalM: Newsom book tour reveals priority: More dollars for dyslexia screenings CalM: From street vendor to crypto artist: How digital assets offer minorities new opportunities CG: California AGAIN Named Worst ‘Judicial Hellhole’ in the U.S. OCReg: Violation notice expected over Angel Stadium deal; Anaheim offered more affordable housing OCReg: Judge rejects DA Gascón’s agreement to vacate killer’s death sentence SDUT: San Diego plan to ban new drive-thru restaurants near transit faces opposition AP: Scott Peterson faces new life sentence in wife’s 2002 death OCReg: Ex-La Habra police chief Alan Hostetter claims he was set up in Capitol insurrection case AP: 13 hurt as truck rolls in California Border Patrol chase LAT $: Lopez: Desalination plant company not shy about asking for government handouts FresBee: What happens to Devin Nunes’ empty Fresno-area seat when he retires from Congress? Reason: Public Schools Are Causing Irreparable Harm to Themselves OCReg: Newport Beach CEQA abuse shows need for reform CG: Inflation and California Policies are the Grinch the Stole Christmas NR: Biden Doesn’t Have a Perception Problem, He Has a Reality Problem NR: The Worst Spending Bill in Decades? OCReg: The nuclear option can keep the lights on in California AmerSpec: We Need a Parents' Bill of Rights Abortion Polling Is Bad News for Dems CalM: California’s ‘tort wars’ heating up again SacBee: Mayor Steinberg, councilwoman criticize sweep. Will city continue crackdown on homeless vehicles? SacBee: Raley’s to close 5-ONE-5 market in downtown Sacramento SFC: S.F. school board still debating how to balance budget as deadline looms SFC: Heather Knight: What exodus? These San Franciscans moved here during the pandemic SJMN: Elizabeth Holmes trial: Prosecution fights to re-focus jury on damning evidence in Theranos case Oakdale sets special election for council vacancy, and grudgingly hikes garbage bills FresBee: Fresno wants its own veterans district. Will hiring this GOP strategist get it done? Patterson teacher, also the city’s mayor, accused of misconduct with student CalCoast: School threats included photo of gun-toting Arroyo Grande student CalCoast: SLO Black Lives Matter protester in line for a plea agreement VCStar $: Ventura officials approve ordinance to streamline approval process VCStar $: Rollins to serve as Port Hueneme's next mayor LAT $: Torrance police’s racist texts could jeopardize many cases LADN: LA County settles assault claims against deputies for $2.75 million VOC: OC’s Top Prosecutor Under Fire For Allegations That He Knowingly Promoted a Pervert Who Later Harassed DA Staff OCReg: OC sheriff ordered to reinstate deputy fired for discarding meth, syringes and other evidence OCReg: Fledgling OC Power Authority loses veteran clean-energy leader VOC: Irvine Council, State Senator Play Hot Potato on Addressing Asphalt Factory Emissions PE: Investigation into Turpin care will be ‘thorough and transparent,’ attorney says CG: San Diego City Council President Ousted in Surprise Vote VOSD: Gloria Wants Public Restrooms Within Five-Minute Walk of Anywhere Downtown VOSD: After Campbell’s Ouster, Elo-Rivera Is San Diego’s New Council President SDUT: San Diego approves long-awaited growth blueprint for Barrio Logan SDUT: Faced with Omicron, county ponders increased testing, early treatment Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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