Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, December 9, 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: CG: California Lawmakers, Abortion Proponents Unveil Plan To Create Abortion Sanctuary State CalM: Newsom: California should be a ‘sanctuary,’ helping out-of-state patients seeking abortion AP: California plans to be abortion sanctuary if Roe overturned AP: Food waste becomes California’s newest climate change target LAT $: Who’s watching? How governments used the pandemic to normalize surveillance Why Violent Crime Is Rising LAT $: Column: After smash-and-grab thefts across California, is it time to reconsider Proposition 47? FresBee: Man dead after shooting at Fresno County deputy, police say. But it’s unclear how he died VOSD: The Last Waltz of SANDAG’s Mileage Fee SDUT: San Diego’s regional bike-lane expansion again faces delays, cost overruns SJMN: Moms 4 Housing property owner agrees to $3.5 million settlement LAT $: California created the nation’s first state reparations task force. Now comes the hard part AP: Transgender woman settles with California gym over access LAT $: Wedgewood, California reach settlement on alleged evictions SacBee: California prison employees face new discipline process when inmates file complaints AP: California aims to fix ‘broken’ discipline system for guards PE: Riverside County has new supervisor districts. Is a lawsuit next? SDUT: San Diego boundary panel takes further steps to boost Latino voting power CalCoast: SLO County supervisors vote again on redistricting, lawsuit threatened OCReg: State hearing will focus on why little has changed in drug rehab industry SFC: ‘They ambushed me’: California medical official says she was stalked by COVID misinformation group LAT $: In Bakersfield, many push for bringing back the flow of the long-dry Kern River SFC: This California city just knocked S.F. off list of top 5 least affordable in U.S. SFC: Charts show how the geography of state’s booster shots differs from early vaccinations SacBee: Here’s why some California school districts still require mask wearing during recess LADN: Garcetti’s Senate committee hearing for India ambassadorship scheduled Tuesday OCReg: State to Anaheim: Angel Stadium sale violates affordable housing law AP: Once-logged coastal land set to be sold to save redwoods CG: California is Taxing a Half Billion in Pandemic Stimulus Funds From Struggling Bars and Restaurants Live updates: Judge resentences Scott Peterson to life in prison during hearing in California In California, 'Independent' Redistricting Proves Suspect OCReg: Government isn’t required to Build Back Better CityJrnl: Democrats, School Closures and Consequences Reason: Elon Musk: Government Is 'the Biggest Corporation, With a Monopoly on Violence, Where You Have No Recourse' SacBee: How liberal politicians in California made the homeless crisis worse than ever before CG: What Are Two-Year Bills? OCReg: More bad news from VP Harris SacBee: Lawsuit: Sacramento is withholding records about police response to George Floyd protests SacBee: Sacramento orders more homeless people’s cars moved in the same area as a Monday sweep SFC: Inspectors hit S.F. restaurants with ‘confusing’ parklet violations SFC: What exodus? These San Franciscans moved here during the pandemic SFC: Why Emeryville is a Bay Area housing developer’s dream SJMN: Omicron outbreak among Oakland Kaiser staff linked to Wisconsin wedding SFC: Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan remembered as ‘irreplaceable’ community champion SJMN: Downtown San Jose tower offers new housing approach Contractor will revamp Modesto’s old train depot for ACE. Will housing follow nearby? FresBee: Electric vehicle programs in Fresno County fill rural transportation gaps. Is urban next? CalCoast: State commission looking into the origin of dust on the Nipomo Mesa VCStar $: Engler chosen as Thousand Oaks mayor for 2022 CG: Nearly 500 Los Angeles School Employees Fired for Not Complying with State Vaccine Mandate LADN: State AG launches investigation of racist, homophobic texts by Torrance police officers LAT $: Head of Miami-Dade schools is likely pick for L.A. superintendent OCReg: Gascon touts social justice reforms during first year as DA OCReg: Officials, veterans move forward on proposed cemetery in Anaheim Hills VOC: Orange County Veterans Plant A Flag on Their Own Cemetery After Decade-Long Fight OCReg: Huntington Beach council veterans named mayor, mayor pro tem for 2022 LAT $: Bishop decries "frenzy" over alleged hazing at Mater Dei VOC: Fullerton City Council Cuts Spending, Uses Federal Bailout Money to Backfill Lost Revenue OCReg: Safeguards for leaking oil pipe off OC coast not fully working SBSun: San Bernardino County cracking down on light pollution, seeking dark desert and mountain skies PE: Massive Moreno Valley warehouse project still alive SDUT: San Diego County homebuilding increases. 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