Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Wednesday, December 9, 2020 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: Axios: How a suspected Chinese spy gained access to California politics Suspected Chinese spy slept with, courted US politicians: report Report: Alleged Chinese spy got so close to Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell that federal investigators had to step in A suspected Chinese spy slept with at least 2 mayors and got close to Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell Tucker Carlson: Why is Eric Swalwell still on House Intel Committee after Chinese spy revelations? SacBee: Trial date set for Chinese UC Davis researcher despite courts’ actions to combat COVID AP: 5 lawmakers dine outside at restaurant despite virus surge SacBee: These California lawmakers distanced for work. Then they shared dinner at a Sacramento restaurant Judge sides with restaurants over outdoor dining ban, says LA County 'acted arbitrarily' CG: San Diego Church Wins Precedence Setting Religious Rights Case Reason: Southern California Sheriffs Rebel Over Gavin Newsom's New Stay-at-Home Order OCReg: OC sheriff says honor system, not handcuffs, must be deployed during state’s stay-at-home edict CalCoast: SLO County sheriff and DA against criminalizing people violating coronavirus orders LAT $: Sheriff’s officials knew about a massive house party in Palmdale. Why didn’t they stop it? LAT $: California’s tax windfall is $15.5 billion, Newsom tells tech industry group LAT $: Facing a huge budget gap, L.A. takes a first step toward cutting hundreds of city jobs CG: AB 71 – $2.4 Billion Tax Hike to Create a “Statewide Homelessness Solutions Program? SFC: Homeless woman known for wandering into traffic is dead. Why couldn't S.F. save her? CG: Statewide Universal Basic Income Introduced in Assembly SFC: Vaccines are coming soon. Here’s what Bay Area residents should know LAT $: L.A. County could get 84,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses by next week - Los Angeles Times AP: A new face to the GOP: Diverse candidates win in California California just sent out its largest ever wireless alert, telling these residents to stay home SDUT: ICU beds could be filled by next week, county told, as record number of deaths recorded LADN: L.A. County totals 8,000 deaths as wave of patients still cresting LAT $: Some ICUs at California hospitals are completely full: ‘It is the worst we have seen’ LAT $: ‘Thanksgiving bump’ sends California to record 35,400 coronavirus daily cases, 219 deaths OCReg: Coronavirus state tracker: California reports all-time high of 34,136 new cases in a day and surpasses 20,000 deaths as of Dec. 8 AP: California warns of rising virus cases, broad transmission OCReg: Tesla’s Elon Musk follows 687,626 Californians who moved to Texas FH: Hewlett Packard packs up — Will California ever get fed up with losing to Texas? LAT $: Elon Musk moves to Texas, criticizes California AP: Tesla seeks to sell $5B in stock; CEO Musk moves to Texas Ex-NFL Pro Bowler Selling $5 Mil Cherry Farm And Leaving CA Over COVID Protocols AP: California jobless fraud likely tops $2 billion, bank says LAT $: End-of-life care has boomed in California. So has fraud targeting older Americans SFC: Cal closes residence halls, urges students to heed stay-at-home orders SDUT: SDSU will delay start of in-person classes during spring semester due to COVID-19 CalM: Real estate prices soar during pandemic, climbing 25% in parts of California CG: AB 20: California’s Proposed Clean Money Act CalM: Legislators increase pressure to open schools as most stay closed this fall SacBee: Is Xavier Becerra ‘radical’? Republicans criticize Biden nominee’s record LAT $: Gascón drops charges against protestor accused of train-wrecking attempt Reason: California Voters Declined To End Cash Bail. L.A.'s New District Attorney Says He'll Do It Anyway. SacBee: California’s next attorney general? Gavin Newsom could face another tough choice Margaret Hunter Seeks to Divorce Ex-Congressman Husband Duncan D. Hunter CalM: California is No. 1 — in rough highways California: Failed State (Full Special) FH: Earth to Palmdale NR: Our Brave New Biden World FH: A Perspective on Police Reform OCReg: Becerra is a risky choice to oversee federal health bureaucracy SacBee: Sacramento County shelves controversial proposal to fine businesses for COVID-19 violations SacBee: See the protest before Sacramento County shelves COVID-19 fines SFC: S.F. reverses course on tobacco smoking ban inside apartment buildings SFC: S.F. school district revamps assignment process to boost diversity SFC: Vallejo police to investigate email sent to Chronicle columnist by officers’ union SFC: Why Marin is the Bay Area’s most segregated county SFC: Was cocaine found in ex-SFPUC chief’s home? Judge orders drug testing SJMN: Court rules San Jose church in contempt for defying COVID-19 safety orders FresBee: ‘Dire’ situation: Fresno County ICU capacity now at 0%, with COVID-19 cases growing FresBee: Who is Fresno’s first Hispanic police chief? What you need to know about Paco Balderrama FresBee: ‘It needs a lot more time.’ Fresno council doesn’t vote on proposed COVID gathering law FresBee: Coronavirus cases surpass 41,000 in Fresno County. Tulare County surges by over 800 Did Modesto Council violate the law in its meeting to discipline city clerk? Perkin Fire in Ventura County holding at 50 acres VCStar $: County aims to end lockdown early, exit SoCal region LADN: Casting report aside, L.A. will pursue purchase of Chinatown apartment complex LAT $: L.A. police killings: Tracking D.A. decisions since 2004 LADN: Residents offer divided opinions in survey of their trust of LAPD LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County surpassed grim milestones – 8,000 deaths and 3,000 hospitalizations as of Dec. 8 LADN: LAUSD board chooses district’s permanent police chief OCReg: Orange County’s coronavirus case rate has never been worse OCReg: After one night on the job, Tito Ortiz is mayor pro tem of Huntington Beach VOC: Will Coronavirus Patients Push Orange County Hospitals to the Edge? OCReg: Supporters, critics agree: Santa Ana is different because of Miguel Pulido OCReg: Coronavirus vaccines are near; first batch for Orange County expected next week SBSun: Down 600 votes, San Bernardino councilman who lost reelection requests recount PE: Patricia Lock Dawson sworn in as Riverside’s 18th mayor PE: Riverside County surpasses 100,000 total coronavirus cases as one-day case records continue SDUT: California wildlife officials reject proposal to put housing on San Diego ecological reserve SDUT: San Diego approves $450K for once-a-decade redistricting panel SDUT: Santa Ysabel Nature Center, Bonita Civic Complex to be renamed in honor of longtime county supervisors SDUT: San Diego signs contract with new ambulance provider, a key step toward making switch VOSD: The Faulconer Doctrine Offers Homeless San Diegans a Choice: Services or Police Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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