Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Friday, December 17, 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: LAT $: California redistricting commissioner misses key meetings CalM: Did California get its money’s worth from $1.7 billion COVID test contract? LAT $: Fake students enrolled in community colleges. One bot-sleuthing professor fights back CalM: Four California universities missed out on as much as $47 million in coronavirus aid. Here’s why SDUT: ReOpen San Diego threatens to sue city over vaccine mandates LADN: LA County tightens rules for mega events amid rising COVID numbers OCReg: Rep. Lowenthal’s impending retirement could open field for ambitious Democrats CG: CA Congressman Alan Lowenthal Announces That He Will Not Run In 2022 LAT $: California lawmakers prepare to protect abortion access, starting with eliminating copays AP: California utility faces $550M in penalties for 5 wildfires LADN: Coalition seeks tax on property sales over $5 million to fund LA’s homeless housing CalCoast: SLO seeks to dismiss lawsuit over criminalizing homelessness SFC: Santa Clara County warns of ‘deluge of omicron’ ahead as case numbers grow LAT $: Delta and Omicron could overwhelm hospitals soon LAT $: Unprecedented die-offs, melting ice: Climate change is wreaking havoc in the Arctic and beyond AP: Search underway for shooter who wounded California officer AP: Company indicted for not stopping oil leak after many alarms SDUT: Column: San Diego, Los Angeles water agencies frame water sale as an end to hostilities SFC: Charts show where California reservoir totals stand after latest rainstorms FresBee: California’s High-speed rail project still needs to purchase hundreds of pieces of land FresBee: She tried to unseat a Fresno congressman. Now this Republican wants Devin Nunes’ seat CG: Did California Health Officials Just Say COVID Vaccine Doesn’t Stop Transmission? Doocy to WH's Jean-Pierre: Why Is Biden Still Telling People That The Vaccinated Cannot Spread COVID? SBSun: Complaints about racism at games are rare, CIF documents show SJMN: Gilroy High among schools stepping up security in response to threats on TikTok Reason: What Will 'Build Back Better' Buy? Inflation. Reason: Legislators Hid a Sneaky Crypto Reporting Provision in the Infrastructure Bill L.A.'s DA on the Persistent Racism in Police Culture LAT $: Hiltzik: The idea of expanding the Supreme Court to blunt its right-wing bias gains traction LAT $: Smith: Tough-on-crime politics are back in California. But Black activists aren’t giving up OCReg: Inflating the costs of government’s fiscal irresponsibility NR: Against the Thiel Tax NR: San Fran Mayor Has Defunder’s Remorse OCReg: Newsom’s misguided proposal to target our Second Amendment rights OCReg: Protect small-business owners from lawsuit abuse NR: America Has Reached Covid Burnout AmerSpec: Fighting Crime the Soros Way Democrats U-Turn on Policing—Too Little, Too Late OCReg: Voters deserve clear, neutral ballot summaries and titles SacBee: Why Placer County is unlikely to enforce California’s statewide mask mandate SFC: A’s waterfront ballpark could get key vote after Oakland report comes out SFC: State Coastal Commission approves mouse poison drop on Farallon Islands SFC: S.F. school board extends Lowell High lottery admission for another year FresBee: Fresno aims to improve trust with immigrant community. Liaison wants to be that ‘link’ Turlock Unified School District seeks input on trustee boundary maps. What to know Huge rate increases coming to garbage service customers in Stanislaus County. Here’s why Healthcare provider hosts Harder in Modesto to show importance of school-based centers VCStar $: CLU president says former congressman's replica office weak draw LADN: Port of LA uses pre-approved contingency funding on Wilmington Waterfront, overflow container yards LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 2,275 new cases and 20 new deaths, Dec. 16 LADN: LA commissioner lobbied CAO to support his company’s $3 million COVID-19 testing contract OCReg: Deal in trash strike reached for Anaheim, Huntington Beach VOC: Orange County Board of Education to Choose New Member After Resignation OCReg: Dept. of Justice: Orange County is now nation’s center for addiction fraud VOC: Orange Residents Get a Temp For City Manager PE: San Bernardino meeting: $1M donation, $143k salary, priceless entertainment SDUT: Lawyers for NBC 7 journalist and San Diego city attorney clash over defamation lawsuit SDUT: San Diego County median home price hits new high: $750K. Why some experts think it won’t stop rising. Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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