Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Wednesday, May 11, 2022 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 $: Glendale third-grade teacher showed gay pride videos. A year later, furious debate erupts LAT $: Why California law requires teaching about LGBTQ Americans in public schools Woman finds box of mail-in ballots on East Hollywood sidewalk; LA County Registrar investigating SFC: Advocates: State isn’t defending law allowing transgender prison transfers NR: Transgender Inmates Accuse California of Refusing to ‘Fully Implement’ Law Allowing Males in Women’s Prisons AP: In drought-ravaged California, water use is up dramatically CalM: How bad is water use in California? March is the worst so far, up 19% SJMN: California drought: State ignores Newsom’s conservation goal, increases water use AP: California lays out plan to drastically cut fossil fuel use SFC: California’s plan for carbon neutrality will make life radically different CalM: State unveils new climate change blueprint packed with strategies tackling fossil fuels LADN: Defendant at center of Gascón controversy now faces murder charge in Kern County LAT $: L.A. school board delays student COVID-19 vaccine mandate without any discussion AP: Los Angeles schools postpone student vaccination mandate LADN: LAUSD board decides unvaccinated students can attend school in fall LAT $: U.S. inflation hit 8.3% last month but slows from 40-year high Reason: Inflation Still Soaring at 8.3 Percent as Food, Housing, and Services Keep Getting More Expensive SacBee: New fraud charge in California Office of AIDS scandal targets third state worker SacBee: ‘This is about public safety.’ Anne Marie Schubert on her run for state Attorney General SacBee: Anne Marie Schubert’s gamble: After ditching the GOP, can she win a statewide office? CalM: California spent millions to boost COVID vaccination rates Medi-Cal members — but they lag even more LAT $: California gas rebates may not arrive until late summer. Or even later CalM: New fund to plant seeds of reparations for California’s Native American communities CalM: Prosecutor vows to refile murder charge against woman who delivered stillbirth FresBee: A socialist, a billionaire, a podiatrist: Alex Padilla’s Senate challengers in California FresBee: Nathan Magsig’s run for Congress, against GOP heavy Tom McClintock, hinges on Modesto OCReg: Elections 2022: Meet the four candidates in the newly created 67th Assembly District primary LADN: Longtime Assemblymember Friedman up against ex-Green Beret newcomer Jacobsen SJMN: ‘We’ve got a lot of virus circulating now’: Santa Clara County’s health officer SFC: As COVID cases swell, Bay Area health officials urge more masking and caution NR: Pro-Abortion Protesters Demonstrate in Front of Pelosi’s House SacBee: ‘He held my hand.’ Bontas share abortion story, push for California reproductive rights AP: California lawmaker reveals abortion as more women speak out Not Fooling Anyone: Inflation Is Biden's Fault CalM: How Santa Ana discourages new housing with hefty fees SacBee: Sacramento Sheriff Scott Jones reignites fight with Black Lives Matter in new ad for Congress SJMN: Man shot multiple times in West Oakland LAT $: San Francisco boba tea shop was front used to sell items stolen in car burglaries, D.A. says SFC: London Breed's S.F. police spokesperson pick wasn’t an accident SFC: More than 300 S.F. teachers to be spared from imminent layoffs SFC: Knight: S.F. tech billionaire backs Boudin. Why is he giving police $1 million? FresBee: Fresno judge approves $1.7 million sale of Trails End Mobile Home Park despite opposition FresBee: ‘I’m honored and humbled.’ Central Unified board selects new district superintendent FresBee: Newcomers help push Fresno house, apartment prices higher. Where are they coming from? CalCoast: San Luis Obispo bans tents in city parks VCStar $: Simi homeless center hires new executive director VCStar $: Simi Valley won't put cannabis measure on ballot LAT $: Vivian Villanueva holds sway in L.A. sheriff’s department, staff say LADN: Gun charge dismissed against husband of former LA County DA Jackie Lacey LADN: Sen. Grassley report says Eric Garcetti ‘likely knew’ his aide was a sexual harasser OCReg: County will offer grants to Santa Ana businesses in streetcar’s path LAT $: Column: Five things Gov. Newsom got wrong in supporting Huntington Beach desalination plant VOC: Who Should Voters Trust to Run Orange County’s Board of Education? OCReg: OC won’t ask Attorney General’s opinion on redistricting dispute VOC: Orange County City Leaders Question Military Equipment Used By Local Police SDUT: 9 San Diego nonprofits receive $120K in microgrants SDUT: San Diego sheriff’s deputy violated policies in 2021 Vista jail death, review board finds SDUT: Scores protest county ordinance on discrimination against women because of transgender language SDUT: Column: S.D. police union’s sharp words for Montgomery Steppe draw rebukes from council members, mayor SDUT: San Diego school board passes resolution in support of reproductive rights VOSD: Chula Vista Wants a Leader Who Can Deliver Decades-old Promises and Vision for Growth Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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