Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Saturday, December 12, 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: LAT $: Million-dollar views, cheap rent and allegations of favoritism at California state parks CG: California Businesses Getting Clever After Gov. Newsom’s Latest Ruinous Lockdown Orders LAT $: Man bought Maserati with jobless money scammed from EDD, authorities say AP: Suspect in unemployment benefit fraud had $197K in cash SacBee: A whistleblower said high-level prison officials were wasting money. Was the inquiry biased? SacBee: Why California says it overpaid some workers’ unemployment aid and wants the money back CG: Deja Vu: Another Wealth Tax Bill Introduced in Assembly to Combat Homelessness OCReg: Anaheim considers new team to shift 6,000 homeless calls away from police SFC: California sent vulnerable children to out-of-state facilities. Reports of rampant abuse followed FresBee: Fresno businesses seek proof for COVID restrictions. A senator wants $2.6 billion for them Dianne Feinstein defends her service, won't say if she will commit to a full six years VCStar $: Cronies in Agoura Hills defies outdoor dining ban CalCoast: Paso Robles council votes to skirt governor’s stay-at-home order FresBee: Fresno business racks up $14,000 in COVID fines. Others also hit with controversial citations AP: Oracle says it will move HQ from Silicon Valley to Texas SFC: Oracle to move headquarters from California to Austin, in latest loss for Silicon Valley CG: Leaving CA: Tech Giant Oracle Leaving California for Texas AP: Navy searching for sailor possibly overboard off California SJMN: COVID vaccine rollout raises data privacy questions in California AP: California hospitals prepare to get first vaccine doses AP: California virus outbreak linked to illegal basketball event LAT $: L.A. County at ‘catastrophic’ COVID-19 levels, with 13,815 new cases and more than 500,000 total CalM: COVID tests lagging: Slower turnaround times creeping back for Californians LAT $: ICU capacity explained: What to know about a key coronavirus metric in California SFC: State investigates after virus cases linked to Placer Co. youth league AP: California governor taps new senior staff amid tough stretch SFC: Newsom bans advisers from lobbying as criticism mounts SacBee: Gavin Newsom taps Dee Dee Myers to oversee California’s economic recovery AP: Zodiac cipher solved 51 years after it was sent to newspaper AP: Momentum builds for letting people vote while on parole AP: Another delay granted for Harvey Weinstein extradition AP: California to join federal antitrust case against Google VOSD: Encinitas Wants to Exempt Itself From New State Density Law OCReg: Bubble Watch: Appraisers see overinflated home prices in Southern California FH: Housing Laws that Allow the Theft of Community Wealth SJMN: California certifies 2020 election results, marked by record turnout LAT $: More eligible Californians voted in November’s election than any time since 1952 NR: Is Biden Just Picking His Cabinet Nominees at Random? SFC: Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn presidential results, backed by California GOP FresBee: California Congressman Devin Nunes likely had COVID-19 and didn’t know it OCReg: California should review school contracting laws OCReg: Bipartisan pique threatens to destroy an open internet OCReg: Pandemic hypocrisy is creating a societal rift this holiday season OCReg: Gavin Newsom owns the failures at state unemployment agency CG: The Only Relief from Lockdowns is to End Them FH: Assembly Bill 5: California’s ‘Swiss Cheese’ Law FH: Looking to 2021 and Our Recovery KQED: Is Tahoe 'Closed'? What to Know About Winter Sports Visits in a Stay-at-Home Order SFC: Tahoe vacation rentals under lockdown: Some hotels offer refunds; Airbnb still open SacBee: Sacramento City Unified rejects budget cuts. New school board will inherit financial crisis SFC: More than 1,000 San Francisco families asked Salvation Army for toys this year. It received 10% of normal donations SFC: Developers want to build 4,000 homes on a toxic East Bay site SJMN: Groups renew pressure on San Jose school district to end on-campus police CalM: Fresno County tracks COVID-19 outbreaks at workplaces. Why keep it secret? FresBee: A deadly week for coronavirus in Fresno County. How many lives were lost? FresBee: COVID-19 outbreaks at 2 Fresno nursing homes add nearly 300 cases as Valley totals grow FresBee: Is Fresno dragging its feet cleaning up toxins from this neighborhood? Residents are angry Stanislaus County’s ICUs in critical condition due to COVID. Where will patients go? CalCoast: Judge disqualifies SLO County district attorney for political reasons CalCoast: Coronavirus outbreaks reported at CMC and the SLO County Jail VCStar $: 20K vaccine doses could arrive locally by Dec. 31 AP: LA deputies involved in shooting suspended in unrelated case Only Half The Households In This LA Congressional District Filled Out Census Forms On Their Own. Who Loses Out?: LAist AP: Judge orders reduction at Orange County jail due to COVID-19 LAT $: Orange County healthcare system is ‘in crisis’ as COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record OCReg: Judge orders OC sheriff to cut jail population in half to combat coronavirus outbreak OCReg: Doheny beach concession operator lodges protest to state’s contract award SBSun: San Bernardino County getting 15,600 doses of coronavirus vaccine PE: FBI reassembles shredded plan for 2015 San Bernardino terrorist shooting PE: Riverside County ending restaurant-meal delivery program for seniors PE: Arraignments in Corona-Norco schools embezzlement case are postponed CG: San Diego City Council Elects New President After Contentious, Seven Hour Meeting SDUT: Three more inmates die in Sheriff’s Department custody SDUT: San Diego County posts new COVID-19 case record; ICU staff wearing thin SDUT: Column: Was Todd Gloria destined to be San Diego’s mayor? SDUT: San Diegans more pessimistic about economic future than other Californians, study says VOSD: VOSD Podcast: Jen Campbell Is Council President SDUT: SDG&E on the verge of refunding $51.6 million to customers for botched lightbulb program 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 | About our service provider Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!