Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Friday, December 10, 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: FRBlog: CA law allows sheriffs to issue far more “concealed carry” gun permits. Urban county sheriffs won’t do it. CalM: Why does California have the highest jobless rate in the country? AP: California adopts tough standards for trucks, lawn equipment CalM: Landmark California smog rules target lawn equipment, big rig trucks Inflation Surged 6.8%, Even More Than Expected, in November Reason: Inflation Hits Highest Level Since 1982 NR: Brutal Inflation Numbers Refute the Spin OCReg: 2022 Election: Socialist Mike Ortega challenges Rep. Lou Correa from the left CG: California Citizens Redistricting Commission: Are all votes created equal? VCStar $: County creates 2 districts with Latino majority SacBee: Proposed Sacramento City Council district map would mean big changes for these neighborhoods SacBee: Sacramento County redistricting map approved, but supervisor calls it ‘flawed’ SacBee: California pension fund sunk $340 million into its headquarters before COVID. Was it a mistake? SDUT: San Diego County detects its first Omicron case SFC: Are case rates in California and the Bay Area about to surge? These charts put current trajectory in perspective LAT $: Young Latinos are dying of COVID at an alarming rate — the effects could be felt for generations SacBee: Omicron COVID variant detected for first time in Sacramento area, officials say BreitbartCA: California School Districts Dropping D and F Grades SBSun: Southern California authorities and parents struggle with surge in unfounded school shooting threats CalM: Newsom: Schools should ‘fine-tune’ vaccine mandates to keep kids in school OCReg: Yorba Linda man who stole ‘do not enter’ sign pleads guilty to entering Capitol during riot SDUT: Does California need stronger shoplifting laws? AP: California cops arrest 180 in takedown of violent gang SFC: Years before UC Hastings pondered rechristening, Supreme Court ditched founder’s name LAT $: Uber blocks transgender drivers from signing up: ‘They didn’t believe me’ SFC: More Dungeness crab as state permits commercial fishing on Central Coast FresBee: Biden names Central Valley advocate to lead EPA in California, western U.S. LAT $: Lazarus: Leaked SoCal hospital records reveal huge, automated markups for healthcare Fact check: Are California sentencing laws to blame for recent robberies? SDUT: Protester accused of pepper spraying San Diego police officers acquitted on all charges SJMN: Suspect in Fawn Fire ordered to state mental hospital ‘Catastrophic wildfires shall stop.’ Inside PG&E’s fire risk command center Reason: The ACLU's Push To 'Cancel' Student Debt Shows How Far It Has Strayed From Defending Civil Liberties Reason: Entrepreneurship Is on the Rise, Despite COVID-19 CalM: Protect small-business owners from lawsuit abuse OCReg: Why state’s big budget surplus is bad for you Jussie Smollett and the Coveting of Victimhood OCReg: Are we entering a new era of yellow journalism? SacBee: See 11 major new housing projects that will redefine life in Sacramento’s central city CG: SF Board of Supervisors Passes Legislation allowing Sheriff’s Deputies To Work Overtime As Retail Security SFC: Parents of S.F. inmate who hanged himself sue city and jail officers SFC: S.F. community benefits program failed promises, vulnerable to abuse SFC: Hundreds gather to remember guard killed protecting news crew in Oakland SJMN: Could a resurgence in golf save San Jose’s courses from closure? FresBee: “I probably cried every day.” Tulare County jails denying prenatal care, ACLU says FresBee: New agreement for Campus Pointe housing excludes refund for developer Kashian FresBee: State warns more Valley groundwater agencies that their plans don’t meet standards FresBee: Fresno County jail inmate with terminal cancer asks judge to let him die at home CalCoast: Another COVID-19 outbreak at the Santa Barbara County Jail CalCoast: Pastor appointed to Paso Robles school board CalCoast: Paul Flores wants evidence of sexual assault, murder sent to jail VCStar $: Affordable housing project for veterans in Ventura gets more funding LADN: LAX opens $216 million centralized police headquarters near airport LAT $: L.A.'s new schools chief Alberto Carvalho impressed many in Miami. Can he transform L.A.? LADN: LAUSD school board chooses new chief, longtime Florida superintendent Carvalho OCReg: 400 sanitation workers strike, delay trash collection in Anaheim, Huntington Beach OCReg: Santa Ana begins handing out $300 gift cards to 20,000 residents LAT $: Column: Are diversifying suburbs like Irvine ready for a conversation about race? PE: Murrieta Valley school board member resigns PE: Protests, polarization: another Moreno Valley City Council night SDUT: Another report finds deep racial disparities in Sheriff’s Department stop data SDUT: Would San Diego voters lift ban on union-friendly construction deals? VOSD: The Other Big Tax Expectations in SANDAG’S New Plan Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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