Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, August 18, 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 CalM: Back to school: California Republicans bet big on local board races SFC: Conservative groups that successfully challenged San Francisco’s noncitizen voting law files suit against Oakland SFC: S.F.’s highest paid employee makes $600K. Here’s what every city worker gets paid PE: Topless dancers at Southern California bar seek to be only unionized strippers in US CG: California Lawmakers Vote for Union to Set Wages and Hours in Fast-Food Restaurants CalM: California’s fast food bill could link chains to wage theft and other workplace violations SacBee: Why 5 California unions are attacking deal that would boost pay for many health care workers SacBee: Gavin Newsom said he would give land back to Native Americans in California. Has he? Woman zip-tied, pistol whipped and robbed inside her Beverly Grove home during broad daylight SFC: Man charged with multiple felonies in assault of 70-year-old S.F. woman SFC: Thousands in gift cards for kids stolen from Richmond District youth center Shooting in Palmdale leaves one dead PE: Woman dies outside Murrieta City Hall after attack in Claremont CG: California High-Speed Rail Board Approves Construction of Lines into Bakersfield, Merced FresBee: California bullet train awards design contracts for Valley route extensions. What’s included? AP: California desert parks still working to repair flood damage NR: Progressive L.A. DA Gascon Claims Fellow Prosecutors ‘Badgered’ into Backing His Recall CG: Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapper Paroled By CDCR Panel AP: Parole granted to last 1976 California school bus hijacker CG: New CDC Study Finds 71.4% of California Children Have Had COVID-19 Since 2020 LAT $: Concerns over accuracy of COVID rapid test results when first sick OCReg: Face mask debate in Placentia-Yorba Linda schools draws in DA AP: Californians urged to conserve electricity amid heat wave AP: USC, UCLA exits could cost Pac-12 schools $13M in rights LAT $: Southern California home prices slipped in July. More drops may be coming SBSun: Brush fire in Cajon Pass closes some lanes of northbound 15 Freeway LAT $: Forward progress stopped on Castaic brush fire that threatened animal shelter AP: $18M deal in lawsuit over boy’s death at California school SJMN: Can California Republican who voted to impeach Trump avoid Liz Cheney’s fate? SJMN: Tesla crash that killed California motorcyclist is No. 38 in wider US probe SFC: Secret Service waited to tell Capitol Police of Pelosi threat until riot was underway SJMN: Stanford monkeypox case not sex-related, raising questions about transmission SFC: San Francisco Chronicle launches new weather science initiative CG: The Delicious Irony at Starbucks Double Standards Deliver Death Blow to Rule of Law LAT $: Column: California had a nearly $100-billion surplus this year. We don’t need to raise taxes with Prop. 30 Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest at Leftwing Journalists' Union Dark-Money Groups Push Vote by Mail SFC: SFUSD facing big challenges as students return: ‘Everybody is ready for a new beginning’ SJMN: San Jose mayoral race: Candidates scoop up major endorsements from Mayor Liccardo, San Jose council members New chief executive at Modesto hospital looks forward to growth and service expansion SacBee: Farmworker stopped working for weeks to march in Central Valley. ‘This fight is worth more’ FresBee: Pazin campaign apologizes after false claim about TJ Cox donating to Esmeralda Soria Stanislaus County is spending $50 million on sidewalks, sewer, water. Where is it going? FresBee: Drought-stricken farmers in California’s Central Valley promised billions in water projects CalCoast: Monterey County fines cannabis grower $2.4 million CalCoast: Are SLO County health officials overstepping their authority? VCStar $: P.F. Chang's in Thousand Oaks closing after 18 years VCStar $: Conejo Valley school protests fizzle, for now LADN: Former LA Councilman Mitch Englander fined $80,000 for hiding more than $20,000 in gifts LADN: Judge weighs extension of order blocking Herb Wesson’s LA Council service LAT $: It was once the nation’s largest trash heap. Now it’ll be an inspirational L.A. County park LADN: City of San Fernando reaches out to those in need at Homeless Connect event LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 4,829 more cases and 15 new deaths, Aug. 17 VOC: In Wake of ‘Pay to Play’ Fine at OC’s Health Plan for the Poor, Legislators Consider Action OCReg: Project to replenish sand along 12 miles of OC beaches could start in 2024, officials say OCReg: Court appeal is back on in suit over Anaheim’s handling of Angel Stadium deal OCReg: Fullerton to keep Wilshire Avenue closed to traffic into 2024 for outdoor dining OCReg: Laguna Beach council approves purchasing former Catholic school for $23 million VOC: San Clemente City Officials Have Gone Through Three City Managers In Three Years VOSD: Cody Petterson’s Quixotic Crusade For Change Animates His Run For SDUSD’s District C Board Seat SDUT: Sidewalk canopy to be built around high-rise state courthouse after ‘spontaneous glass breakage’ SDUT: Construction council to give away school supplies, host job fair VOSD: Vista Approves New SRO Hotel Amid Housing Need VOSD: After Wiping Millions in Back Debt, Superior Court to Tighten Budget SDUT: Poway City Council supports Sheriff’s Department camera surveillance program SDUT: Extending the life of California’s last nuclear plant may increase your SDGE utility bill Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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