Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Wednesday, December 7, 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 SFC: San Francisco’s plan to open 12 supervised drug consumption sites stalled CalM: New blood, Big Oil: California Legislature starts special session CG: Assembly Republicans Introduce ‘California Promise’ Priorities, Solutions SFC: Winner’s name pulled out of a bag after Bay Area city council race ends in a tie CalCoast: SLO County prosecutor looks into increased ballot count FoxLA: LA City Clerk approves recall petition for Councilman Kevin de León SFC: Twitter allegedly has illegal bedrooms at HQ, SF officials investigate FresBee: Former Cal Fire division chief resigns from new job, employer says criminal charges loom CalM: First-ever California offshore wind auction nets $402 million — so far LADN: LA City Council adopts Styrofoam ban starting in April of 2023 OCReg: Man shot, killed on residential street in Huntington Beach FoxLA: Inglewood father facing murder charges after 1-year-old daughter found dead in LA River FoxLA: Video shows alleged theft ring operating in West Hollywood AP: Armed man shot after entering California police station lot Two men arrested in alleged mail theft in Inland Empire Immunity Is Down, Infection Rates Are Up. Where Are Masks? Reason: California Law Strips Licenses from 'Misinformation'-Spreading Doctors SFC: Bay Area man’s water bill suddenly spiked to $1,300. He wants to know why CG: Environmentally Friendly Delta Diversions Can Increase Water to California’s Cities and Farms FresBee: He was called the ‘Darth Vader’ of California water. Farmers now want a friendlier face SDUT: Column: Don’t waste a good drought crisis SDUT: San Diego’s homeless outreach workers are some of the most underpaid, study finds LADN: LA County proposes wage hike for in-home supportive service workers California State Sen. Scott Wiener, a target on the right, receives bomb threat LADN: County ordered to work with Gascón recall group reviewing invalid petition signatures CG: CDCR Announces Closures Of Chuckawalla Valley State Prison, California City Correctional Facility SBSun: State plans to close Riverside County prison, deactivate facilities at 6 others SJMN: Building homes in ‘God’s backyard’: New bill would permit housing at California’s churches, mosques and synagogues SacBee: Should churches turn their empty lots into housing? California bill would cut red tape Nearing the Truth About the Biden Family Racket OCReg: Barbara Ferrer continues to stir up unsubstantiated fear about COVID SCOTUS Must Stop State Courts From Hijacking Elections CG: They Did Their Jobs at Pearl Harbor, and We Are All the Better For It CalM: Is Newsom’s gas profits penalty really a tax? KQED: SF Votes to Temporarily Ban Police From Using Remote-Controlled Robots to Kill, SFC: Plan that could replace longtime S.F. elections chief blocked by Breed SFC: S.F. tourism spending expected to almost double in 2022 as pandemic eases SFC: S.F. Slow Streets are here to stay after transportation board approves plan SFC: S.F. halts ‘killer robots’ police policy after huge backlash — for now SJMN: San Mateo: Council mayoral election turns into chaotic power struggle lasting hours SJMN: Santa Clara County sheriff-elect Bob Jonsen will take office early after Board of Supervisors vote FresBee: ‘My Job Depends on Oil’ is a distraction from the real issue of protecting Fresno’s farming FresBee: ‘Complete BS.’ Blame game heats up after Fresno DA drops case against council president Day use fee to double at Knights Ferry, other Stanislaus River parks CalCoast: SLO County to give Oceano Advisory Council the boot LADN: Election 2022: LA Mayor-elect Bass announces transition advisory team LADN: Nearly 27% of new LAPD officers are women, new figures show. But progress could be fleeting. LADN: LA City Council approves Scattergood power plant shift from gas to hydrogen VOC: Irvine City Councilman Resigns for a Week To Skirt Term Limit Rules VOC: Irvine Voters Just Elected a Democrat Supermajority, But Will They Work Together? OCReg: Anaheim’s new mayor and council members take their posts OCReg: Orange County judge cleared of wrongdoing by state watchdog SBSun: When will the Mt. Vernon Avenue Bridge in San Bernardino be completed? SBSun: San Bernardino County supervisors appoint Christopher Wilhite assessor for next 2 years SDUT: San Diego paying out $2.8M to settle six lawsuits, including $1.4M to cyclist injured at Spanish Landing SDUT: Fewer strip malls, more ‘urban villages’: San Diego OKs bold plan to revamp Mira Mesa’s future VOSD: The Messy Road to Bring a Bachelor’s Degree to San Diego City College 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!