Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, July 21, 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 SDUT: San Diego will steer contracts to women and people of color — but it’s legally risky LAT $: California pension fund reports $29-billion loss, first since Great Recession, amid market turmoil VOSD: Escondido Tax Measure Debate Focuses on City’s Pension Debt SFC: ‘Chaotic’: City shuts down Mission District plaza as it confronts drugs, illegal vending CalM: California poised to restrict bee-killing pesticides AP: Electronics repair company to locate hub in Tennessee LAT $: Trucker protest over gig worker law shuts down Oakland’s port SDUT: Strike by Hilton Bayfront hotel workers comes to a halt late Wednesday as Comic-Con starts SJMN: ‘We want to stop the virus’: Monkeypox shots still limited as Bay Area cases grow OCReg: Southern California home sales plummet 25% as payments soar 44% LADN: Gavin Newsom demands UCLA explain publicly how leaving Pac-12 for Big Ten is beneficial LAT $: Newsom demands that UCLA publicly explain deal to leave the Pac-12 SFC: Bay Area police arrest four who allegedly stole $50K from Lululemon stores Thieves strike Patterson Joint Unified schools twice within past week AP: FBI adds California slaying suspect to Top 10 fugitive list OCReg: Report: $25 minimum wage initiatives would exclude 65% of healthcare workers LAT $: Man shot by LAPD held auto part, not gun, police say, as neighbors seek answers AP: Police: Officer kills Black man running away with gun SDUT: Many San Diego police officers didn’t activate body-worn cameras when they were supposed to, report finds SacBee: New 988 mental health hotline is now active. What this means for California residents SDUT: CA energy law boosts renewables but some in San Diego say it stymies local control SFC: How many teachers at California schools are fully credentialed? CG: Cal EPA Asserts Shockingly Broad Domain Over Private Property FresBee: Firefighters scrambling to contain Yosemite-area fire, as 48 structures remain threatened SFC: Ruling will change California DMV rules on license suspensions after DUIs LAT $: 1.6 million households in state’s affordable internet program NR: Mayor Adams: Influx of Illegal Aliens a ‘Real Burden’ on New Yorkers How the Left Shuts Down Debate OCReg: Pass the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act to help local newspapers Post-Roe, Pro-Abortion Crowd Must Defend Indefensible Newsom Moving Into Position To Run in 2024 Hill: Biden's 6 Favorite Lies About Inflation & the Economy CG: Sacramento Mayor Does Bait-and-Switch on Remote City Homeless Shelter SacBee: Ousted Placer executive asks The Sacramento Bee to remove story about his firing from site SacBee: Sacramento-area school teacher accused of child sex abuse with students at his home SFC: S.F. street war: Elite private school and beloved farmers’ market battle over city block SFC: Top S.F. official calls for resignation of school board member after racist comment SJMN: Hundreds of affordable homes could replace southwest San Jose shopping center FresBee: Fresno transportation board OKs $6.8 billion spending plan. What’s next for Measure C? CalCoast: SLO Tribune changes article, apologizes for defamation VCStar $: Ventura cannabis business hopefuls share plans VCStar $: Oxnard takes aim at gun violence: ‘Tired of the bloodshed’ LADN: 6,450 more COVID cases in LA County; hospitalizations top 1,300 AP: California beachfront taken from Black couple given to heirs LAT $: Jury awards $2 million to family of homeless man shot and killed by LAPD OCReg: Knott’s Berry Farm institutes chaperone policy after teen fights force park closure OCReg: State slaps Andrew Do for violating finance rules VOC: Irvine Asphalt Factory Relocation Settlement Expected Within 60 Days After Three Year Fight OCReg: Cypress faces a potentially expensive lawsuit after declining to switch to district elections SBSun: Redlands man convicted of murder and other counts for 2017 Inland Empire shooting spree SBSun: Attorney challenges San Bernardino police statements on fatal shooting PE: Riverside rescinds downtown parking policy, fee increases PE: Turpin children suffered beatings, sexual abuse in foster home, lawsuit alleges SDUT: In tentative ruling, judge declines city’s request to consolidate Ash Street litigation VOSD: Community College Districts in San Diego are Working to Build Housing. Here’s Where Those Efforts Stand. SDUT: Lemon Grove mayor tries to eject council member, backs down after standoff SDUT: San Diego will sue to take over these Fashion Valley, Hazard Center parcels SDUT: San Diego sues former lawyer, law firm after losing $3.9 million wrongful-termination case Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! Sincerely, FlashReport Editors FLASHREPORT | Website ‌ FlashReport | 4040 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 20, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!