Check out today's headlines on FlashReport!   Thursday, December 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: San Francisco’s Failing Political Policies Should Forewarn the Country CalM: More street medicine teams tackle the homeless health care crisis How Strong Meth Has Supercharged Homelessness SDUT: Another record high for number of homeless in downtown San Diego Housing Watch: Hotel Fresno transformed into affordable housing CG: Judge Halts California Capitol Annex Remodel Over CA Environmental Law Violations California labor secretary abruptly exits post in Gavin Newsom’s cabinet LAT $: A world gone mad: Schizophrenia and a journey through California’s failed mental health system CalM: More housing, fewer prisons: California outlines game plan CG: Residents and Leaders In Cities Affected By CDCR Prison Closures Speak Out LAT $: UC faces tumultuous finals week as strike reaches pivotal moment LADN: ‘First step’ toward electrification: LA City Council bans gas in new buildings LAT $: Household water wells are drying up in record numbers as California drought worsens SFC: San Francisco COVID cases are spiking again, especially in these neighborhoods SDUT: They’ve urged us to ‘Remember Pearl Harbor.’ But what happens when the survivors are gone? AP: Armed man shot in police station lot is in stable condition AP: 1st US floating offshore wind auction nets $757M in bids VOSD: Community College Officials Think State’s Higher Ed Master Plan Needs a Face Lift SFC: Former Orinda students say district failed to investigate sex assault case FresBee: Does this Clovis Unified rule protect students or infringe on teachers’ free speech? SFC: Lowell teachers and staff stage sickout over San Francisco Unified’s payroll fiasco FresBee: ‘We feel ignored.’ Fresno teachers say job performance can’t be tied to student test scores AP: Juul reaches settlements covering thousands of lawsuits FresBee: Rudy Salas files for 2024 rematch with David Valadao in California congressional district SacBee: Ami Bera wants to head Democrats’ campaign committee. Is he headed for political stardom? Kids Deserve a Full Accounting for School Closure Fiasco As Twittergate Continues, What About Facebook & Google? Biden and Big Tech Censorship: The Lies Continue WashTimes: Giving reparations to slaves’ descendants in California is unconstitutional LAT $: Skelton: Penalizing high gas costs could be 2023’s biggest legislative fight. Hopefully, lawmakers learned from the past Folsom City Council 5th District election: Newcomer Rohrbough edges out 24-year incumbent SFC: S.F. Slow Streets are here to stay after transportation board approves plan SJMN: Bay Area home values are falling. Here’s why most homeowners still shouldn’t expect a break on their property tax bill 1-on-1 with Santa Clara Co. Sheriff-elect Bob Jonsen SJMN: San Jose becomes largest city in U.S. to abolish minimum parking FresBee: Labor leaders sound the alarm about low-wage job growth in California’s Central Valley Stanislaus, water district lack accord on future of recreation at Woodward Reservoir CalCoast: SLO County Supervisor Gibson wins by 13 votes CalCoast: Santa Barbara County’s $90,000 bonus program for psychiatrists VCStar $: Ventura school unions reach tentative deal with district LADN: Wildlife district: City Hall aims to save the big cats in LA’s metropolis LADN: Hate crimes in LA County have soared with attacks on Asians, Blacks, Jews and gays LADN: In wake of scandal, LA City Council considers ‘Truth and Reconciliation’ panel LADN: LA City Council reinstates salary of indicted councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas LADN: LA City Council votes to end COVID-19 emergency rules that protect renters VOC: Angels Baseball to Get Another $9 Million from Taxpayers to Promote Mental Health VOC: Westminster Brings Back $500 Car Subsidy for Vehicles Bought in the City VOC: Is a Taxpayer Funded Disneyland Parking Garage an Illegal Gift? VOC: OC’s Top Elected Officials Declare Systemic Racism and Inequity a Public Health Crisis SBSun: San Bernardino City Manager Rob Field resigns effective Jan. 16 Many of Riverside’s new buildings must be all electric Moreno Valley warehouse OK’d by council Riverside City Councilmember Ronaldo Fierro to seek Inland Assembly seat SDUT: No charges filed in SDSU gang rape case, District Attorney’s Office says SDUT: Brace for higher water bills: San Diego rates may rise nearly 18 percent over next two years VOSD: Report: Balboa Park’s Woes Require Multiple Solutions VOSD: Another South County City Is Regulating Mobile Home Parks SDUT: County’s first cannabis lounge is coming to National City 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!