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THE HEADLINES CalPERS retirees elect longtime SEIU president to represent them on pension board The Twitter Files, Part 2: Blacklists and Shadowbans WashTimes: Second installment of Twitter Files reveals platform’s push to silence conservatives NR: Twitter Suppressed Prominent Right-Wing, Anti-Lockdown Users, Documents Show BreitbartCA: WATCH: ‘Merchant of Death’ Handed over for Brittney Griner… Biden's Very Costly Prisoner Swap FoxLA: LA County re-enters "high" COVID-19 community level CG: LA County Projecting Mask Mandate In Early January SFC: California COVID hospitalizations soar 150% in a month, echoing last year’s winter surge LADN: LA County moves into CDC’s ‘high transmission’ COVID category SF's income program for pregnant Black women expands across CA SDUT: Column: Mental health problems among homeless people is a concern coast to coast East Bay mayor ending term paying rent for homeless families LAT $: As Bass inauguration nears, homeless people are relocated SFC: Pair caught with fraudulent EBT cards after bank notices unusual activity SFC: S.F. officials find at least two bedrooms at Twitter HQ as investigation continues CalM: California budget season starts off with a bang WashTimes: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema switches from Democrat to independent, blames ‘extreme partisans’ NR: Senator Kyrsten Sinema Defects from Democratic Party Why I'm Switching From Dem to Independent BreitbartCA: Sinema Leaves Democrats, Becomes Independent CG: Businesses Across California Brace For Minimum Wage Increase January 1 LAT $: Strippers protesting at North Hollywood bar were unlawfully fired, NLRB says LAT $: Why legal weed is failing in one of California’s legendary pot-growing regions Gavin Newsom has closed 3 California prisons. Now lawmakers are planning to shut down more AP: Ex-prison warden convicted of sexually abusing inmates AP: California’s commercial Dungeness crab season delayed again One person injured in shooting in Corona FresBee: Judge hears testimony about Fresno roommate feud turned deadly. ‘He was stabbed 19 times’ FresBee: 1 dead, 1 wounded in central Fresno shooting. What police know so far SDUT: San Diego police fatally shoot man they say was suicidal and armed with gun in City Heights OCReg: California Realtor’s new purchase contract could upend buyer’s agent commission LAT $: L.A. street vendors sue city over right to sell in prohibited zones AP: Tribe searches for remains at California construction site CG: UC Strike Affecting Students Finals, Semester Grades LAT $: How washing my hands with ‘toilet water’ cut my water bills in half CG: CPAC Study: Record Political Polarization Found in State Lawmaker Votes Across the Nation Twitter & Dems Lied Through Teeth About Censorship WashTimes: ‘Woke’ libraries that host drag queens denied his request to read faith-based book A Shameful Prisoner Swap OCReg: Newsom’s tax proposal flunks Economics 101 AP: Tribal, federal leaders cheer Klamath River dam removals A Black Sacramento firefighter said his colleagues set him up to fail. Now he’s suing the city SacBee: 6 newspapers serving Sacramento-area suburbs sold to new owners. Who bought them? SacBee: Sacramento County to spend $450M for downtown jail improvements. Why it’s controversial SFC: S.F. group that helped bankroll the Boudin recall takes over Bold Italic SFC: A year and a state investigation later, Stevenson housing project faces little opposition SJMN: Former San Jose Mayor Janet Gray Hayes wins one more vote SJ struggles to find solutions to stop city's record traffic deaths SFC: Santa Clara council majority disputes grand jury’s findings involving 49ers FresBee: In his last meeting as a Fresno Unified trustee, Slatic slams superintendent’s contract Modesto High principal, now on leave, has been under investigation since Nov. 29 Stanislaus economic output hits record $22 billion. How does it compare with others? CalCoast: SLO County Hospitals to pay millions for alleged false billing VCStar $: Ventura County residents struggle to keep up with rent LAT $: Eric Garcetti led L.A. during profoundly turbulent times. How will history judge him? LADN: LAPD to retrain thousands of officers in crowd control tactics in 2023 LADN: LA city panel unanimously backs wildlife district, to save animals from people OCReg: Orange County supervisors must explain $78 million health campus OCReg: New Rancho Mission Viejo fire station to be replaced by 2030 as community expands VOC: Laguna Niguel City Council Approves Controversial Condo Project Below Former Landslide SBSun: 5 years after closing, Carousel Mall in San Bernardino to be demolished for $8 million SBSun: San Bernardino OKs repairs for Martin Luther King Jr. and Vietnam War monuments 5 takeaways from Riverside County’s 2022 State of the County SDUT: ERs stressed as COVID-19 cases increase in San Diego County SDUT: Wells cruises to victory in El Cajon, but without a tax bump that could have hired more cops SDUT: The November election results have been certified. Here’s what that means SDUT: It’s official: San Diego voters passed Measure B to end no-fee trash pickup, final results show 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!