Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, November 19, 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: FOX 11 obtains exclusive photos of Gov. Newsom at French restaurant allegedly not following COVID-19 protocols AP: California’s Newsom still on hot seat for dinner party CG: Gov. Newsom Found to Have Lied About Following Health Guidelines at Party SJMN: Newsom’s French Laundry dinner raises question of what counts as outdoor dining LAT $: Smith: Newsom may have ‘COVID fatigue,’ but that’s a privilege California can’t afford CalCoast: Cunningham attends conference in Hawaii, undeterred by travel advisory FresBee: Sen. Andreas Borgeas one of the California lawmakers on Hawaii trip amid COVID surge SacBee: Photos show unmasked Gavin Newsom attending French Laundry dinner LAT $: Facing increasing criticism, California legislators defend Hawaii trip during COVID-19 surge FresBee: California lawmakers defend Hawaii conference trip amid alarming COVID-19 numbers SFC: Health officials’ plea: Cancel the Thanksgiving spread and stay home LAT $: New stay-at-home order for L.A. County coming within weeks if COVID-19 continues to surge VOSD: County Officials Dig in to Keep COVID-19 Info Private AP: California struggles with how to enforce coronavirus orders OCReg: California coronavirus curfew? Gov. Newsom considering it FRBlog: NO!!!! Reason: Masks Not Very Effective at Protecting Wearers, Says New Danish Study SFC: Two Bay Area cities at ‘high risk’ for financial problems, state says OCReg: State auditor releases updated rankings of California cities’ fiscal health AP: Budget ‘windfall’ in California as economy weathers virus LAT $: California could see $26-billion windfall followed by growing deficits CalM: Not dire, for now: California expects $26 billion windfall despite pandemic AP: California telemarketer fined $10M by FCC over political ad SDUT: FCC fines San Diego telemarketer nearly $10 million for spoofed Caller ID KQED: Child Care System for Families in Need on Verge of Collapse, Warn Providers SFC: In California, science guides whether to reopen hair salons — but not always schools SacBee: California Legislature staffer arrested on child porn charge, Sacramento sheriff says SacBee: California lost $2.7 billion it could have spent on affordable housing, audit says SFC: Ex-Recology exec accused of funneling $1 million in bribes to Mohammed Nuru SFC: S.F. public defender launches website for searching cop records LA County DA-elect George Gascon meets with BLM LA and families of police shootings LAT $: Court dismisses cities’ lawsuit challenging cannabis deliveries in California FresBee: Election update: Fresno County finishes vote counting; Cox-Valadao race still close LAT $: Why the third wave of coronavirus could be the most difficult for California CalM: Community college enrollment falls as students grapple with job loss, online learning SacBee: CalPERS approves price hikes of up to 51% for health plans favored by young, healthy workers SDUT: Up to $1,500 off: California rolls out a new incentive program for clean cars SFC: At least 750,000 Californians could lose jobless benefits by end of 2020 AP: Northern California utility finds latest CEO in Michigan SacBee: Devin Nunes sues Washington Post again, saying midnight run ‘never happened’ OCReg: Gavin Newsom is a Thanksgiving turkey FH: Will Legislature Move to Curb Initiatives and Referendums? OCReg: California will cease to be the epicenter of the tech industry and innovation OCReg: With split roll defeated, time for pension reform CG: Gov. Newsom and State Lawmakers Obviously Don’t Feel Threatened by COVID; Why Should Anyone Else? FH: Two Costly New Laws to Open the New Year for Small Businesses; A Podcast OCReg: Reps. Kim and Steel head to Washington LAT $: Skelton: Courts will decide if Newsom exceeded his executive power. Californians are judging his hypocrisy FH: California’s COVID-Resistant Tax Revenues SacBee: Nav Gill, Sacramento County CEO, put on paid leave after ‘toxic culture’ accusations SFC: S.F. will slow down plan to move 500 homeless people out of hotels SFC: Matier: As S.F. sales tax receipts sag, cannabis is riding high SJMN: San Jose leaders push forward on voter-approved police reforms FresBee: Fresno County adds nearly 200 new COVID-19 cases, more people hospitalized amid surge Patterson Council makes controversial decision on rezoning. Why it could cost the city $20M VCStar $: Sheriff shares data on 2019 work with ICE LAT $: Water district officials and others were negligent in Naya Rivera’s drowning, lawsuit says LAT $: Hospitals could soon be overwhelmed amid COVID-19 surge, L.A. County officials say LADN: Urgency increases as coronavirus surge threatens to overwhelm LA County hospitals OCReg: LA County, Kaiser and Smithfield Foods among those fined for alleged COVID-19 violations LAT $: Small group protests outside home of L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva VOC: How is Orange County Spending its Half-Billion Dollars in Coronavirus Relief Money? OCReg: Coronavirus: 628 new cases, two new deaths reported in Orange County on Nov. 18 OCReg: Santa Ana approves development that could remake downtown SBSun: San Bernardino County coronavirus cases now second highest in state SBSun: San Bernardino County plans to sue Newsom over coronavirus restrictions SBSun: San Bernardino campuses will stay closed through 2020-21 school year PE: Riverside County coronavirus cases now third highest in state PE: Residents blast Riverside plan to crack down on coronavirus violators SDUT: San Diego Unified floats requests to Biden administration in State of District address SDUT: As COVID cases rise, businesses feel San Diego County’s tightening enforcement Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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