Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, September 8, 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 CG: CA Teachers Union Did Oppo Research on Parents Who Wanted Schools to Reopen During COVID LAT $: Karen Bass got a USC degree for free. It’s now pulling her into a federal corruption case AP: Rep. Katie Porter’s university housing deal draws scrutiny AP: California avoids outages after day of grid-straining heat California power grid declares another emergency. Blackouts still possible as heat persists LAT $: PG&E warns over 500,000 customers of possible rotating outages as California heat wave drags on SJMN: Bay Area cities lost power due to miscommunication, say state regulators CG: State Praises Residents for Reduced Energy Use Following Emergency Text Message Tuesday SJMN: California power outages: How a text message averted major blackouts OCReg: An 8th-straight Flex Alert issued as California grapples with relentless heat, huge energy demand OCReg: When will this infernal heat wave end? SFC: This city will be first to allow an indigenous group the exclusive right to use city land SDUT: Armed robbers steal merchandise worth $125K from Carlsbad jewelry store; two suspects arrested LAT $: Three men charged in brazen daylight robberies targeting Asian Americans LAT $: Armed guard shot in robbery that led to lockdown of Kaiser Permanente hospital in Bay Area SFC: Robbery at East Bay hospital leaves armored truck guard critically injured CalM: Here’s your guide to sports betting and everything else to know about gambling in California CG: Restaurants File for Referendum to Stop California’s New Fast Food Worker Law AP: Restaurants move to stop new California fast food worker law SFC: Newsom signed fast-food worker protections into law. There’s already an effort to overturn LADN: LA County homeless count to be revealed Sept. 8 will ripple through nonprofits, political races and government SFC: New data shows this East Bay city nearly doubled its homeless population LAT $: L.A’.s first street psychiatrist makes his sidewalk rounds, transforming homeless lives CalM: California approves microplastics testing of drinking water sources AP: Water use drops 10% in July as California deals with drought Exclusive: An obscure company won a California lottery contract. Tickets took weeks to arrive FresBee: Fork Fire update: Madera County wildfire in North Fork grows, latest evacuation orders PE: New evacuations ordered for Fairview fire near Hemet, stretch of Highway 74 closed AP: California fires destroy structures, force residents to flee AP: California company: Machine failure may have caused wildfire SFC: California wildfire in Tahoe National Forest threatens historic Gold Rush town LAT $: Madera County brush fire prompts evacuation orders over ‘immediate threat to life’ AP: California aims to lower fire insurance costs for homeowners CalM: ‘Operating under water’: Families trying to place loved ones in Medi-Cal assisted living program wait years SDUT: Get ready, licenses for short-term rentals in San Diego will soon be the law CalM: Gimme Shelter: What would California look like with housing on commercial strips? AP: California’s top cop to review death of man held by police AP: Phone call led to California deputy’s surrender in slayings RCP's Wegmann to WH's Jean-Pierre: Why Hasn't Biden Done A Sit-Down Interview In Over 200 Days? Is He Dodging Us? Reason: Despite Polarization, Americans Agree: School Learning Losses Are a System Failure Hill: The Dark Brandon Rises OCReg: Public power agency fails Orange County residents OCReg: Anaheim violates property rights to keep a women’s shelter out of the city Rachel Maddow Is Alex Jones With an Inside Voice SacBee: Campaign to recall Sacramento Councilwoman Katie Valenzuela fails to hit deadline SFC: Stuff, S.F.’s big antique mall, may close after rent rises to $75K a month SFC: Oakland synagogue to hike security at mayor forum after antisemitic screeds FresBee: Warrant issued for former Fresno Unified principal accused of ‘altercation’ with student Modesto, Turlock districts set records for demand for power as temperatures soar Relief from water wars in sight at long last for Modesto and Turlock growers CG: Entire SLO County DAs Office Recused from 2020 Black Lives Matter Protest Arrest Case VCStar $: Designer of first county flag to be recognized after mistake LADN: Street racing takeovers are increasing as are crashes, deaths across LA County, police say LAT $: Hot, angry parents continue to hammer LAUSD for shade and even cool water for kids LADN: Hyperion plant may face discipline from air quality watchdog, lawsuit from El Segundo OCReg: Political newcomers land seats on Dana Point City Council since no one else ran for the positions VOC: OC Power Authority Disputes Accusations of Secrecy, Completes $200 Million in Power Purchases VOC: Anaheim FBI Corruption Probe Puts New Focus on Role of Community Organizing SBSun: $126 million performing arts center bound for Cal State San Bernardino SBSun: More than 10,000 backpacks given away at San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools events PE: Riverside-area warehouse project blasted by residents SDUT: State supports San Diego’s pick for sports arena site SDUT: Street sweeping is changing in these San Diego neighborhoods. 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