Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Tuesday, November 16, 2021 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: AP: Diners now have to ask for plastic utensils in Los Angeles CG: School Walkout: ‘Government Is Not A Co-Parent’ rally At State Capitol Monday OCReg: Southern California families participate in school walkouts to protest vaccine mandates AP: LA, Long Beach ports delay fines for backlogged cargo OCReg: LA, Long Beach ports delay container fees — again — citing proactive cooperation by shipping lines OCReg: New $165 million state fund to battle anti-Asian hate could come this year AP: School chief cashes out leave, becomes California’s top paid OCReg: OC mayors eager for the projects the new federal infrastructure bill could fund SDUT: $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill could supercharge San Diego’s envisioned rail expansion WSJ: Retirement Fund Giant Calpers Votes to Use Leverage, More Alternative Assets CG: Proposed Ballot Initiatives Raise Corporate Taxes to Pay For Climate Change Mitigation LAT $: 70% of Californians have gotten at least one COVID vaccine dose SFC: California wants all adults to get boosters. Why making an appointment is a challenge SDUT: County launches homeless outreach teams in North County cities SacBee: Sacramento mayor proposes city clear homeless camps where campers offered 2 types of shelter SacBee: To treat homelessness, Sacramento mayor wants a right to housing law. Why it needs support FresBee: Fresno State wins major donation to help students experiencing homelessness, foster care LAT $: He’s no Dr. Drew, but Andy Bales could shake up L.A.’s homeless advocacy establishment LADN: LA homelessness committee resumes meetings following Ridley-Thomas’ suspension SFC: UC braces for disruptions as lecturers plan 2-day strike this week AP: Settlement bans coal storage in California city by 2027 LADN: Ex-LA Councilman Jose Huizar’s attorneys ask for suppression of seized emails AP: Amazon settles California COVID workers notification dispute LAT $: ‘When will we get out?’ Parents plead with California son to help them flee Afghanistan AP: Judge: Kobe Bryant’s widow must turn over therapy records CG: New Report Finds CARB Failed To Consider Economic Impact in Proposed Boating Regulations AP: Northern California Kaiser Permanente pharmacists reach deal AP: Chief of California’s wildland firefighting agency to retire LAT $: California gas prices soar to record highs OCReg: California ranked as worst state to be a driver California students wave ‘F--- Biden’ flag on campus during event honoring veterans AP: California officials vie to improve response after oil spill CG: Eleni Kounalakis Takes an On-the-Record Swing at Biden NR: Garland’s Bannon Indictment: A Self-Defeating Act of Politicized Prosecution SacBee: Anti-vaccine leaflet objects to Sacramento school mandate. Does it target Latino families? CalM: How freeways bulldoze California communities of color SFC: Inside the quest to rewrite racist housing laws in a town where homes go for $3 million Biden's Misery Index Makes Carter Presidency Seem Good How the Fact-Checking Industry Became a Progressive Scam Annals Of Media Gaslighting: Gender Queer Edition The Lab Leak Fiasco NR: Joe Biden’s Incredible Shrinking Presidency NR: Gerrymandering Is Normal CalM: How long will Newsom govern by decree? SacBee: Man convicted of murder in shooting of Sacramento girl over ‘perceived’ disrespect, DA says SacBee: ‘It’s about our values.’ Sacramento’s new community engagement director gets to work SFC: Oakland will send monthly payments to landlords of residents at risk of losing housing SJMN: $1 billion project to expand major Bay Area reservoir gains momentum SFC: S.F. supes say they killed SoMa development to protect community. They forgot to ask us SFC: Muni driver’s viral Twitter thread on ‘Shang-Chi’ bus scene is absolute must read SFC: Why Bay Area air quality suddenly took a turn for the worse SJMN: Elizabeth Holmes trial: Prosecution seeks to block positive patient reviews Holmes says help her case SJMN: Santa Clara County: Pitch to resume jail project riles activists who pushed treatment center Masks not required: Stanislaus County ends COVID-19 order after transmission level drops Modesto urged to build affordable housing at the closed Muni Golf Course CalCoast: Paso Robles selects Bakersfield man for assistant city manager position LADN: Effort to recall LA Councilman Kevin De Leon ends; one proponent says they’ll refile in January LADN: Environmental groups say safety measures lacking as Santa Susana Field Lab buildings demolished LADN: ‘A few’ LAUSD workers have yet to comply with vaccination mandate VOC: OC Officials Moved to Give Embattled Nonprofit $15 Million Grant Amid Warnings Against It OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 705 new cases and five more deaths over the weekend OCReg: School board in Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified will consider ban on critical race theory SBSun: Colton paying family of man killed by police $5.4 million, attorney says PE: More than 3,000 kids get first coronavirus vaccine dose in Riverside County LAT $: Drilling for ‘white gold’ is happening right now at the Salton Sea PE: After viral video, Native Americans offer to help Riverside schools SDUT: Audit shows sharp disparity between San Diego recreation centers in funding, activities VOSD: Pushed Out of San Diego by Housing Costs, Black Voters Fight for County Representation VOSD: San Diego 101: City Versus County Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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