Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Monday, December 7, 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: He sued the Trump administration over 100 times. Now Biden wants Xavier Becerra in his Cabinet AP: Biden picks Calif. AG Becerra to lead HHS, pandemic response SFC: Biden picks Xavier Becerra, California attorney general, to head health and human services LAT $: Biden picks California Atty. Gen. Becerra for Health and Human Services secretary 33 million Californians face COVID-19 stay-at-home order that will restrict movements and business PE: California’s new regional coronavirus stay-at-home order: What you need to know SFC: The new lockdown: What you need to know LAT $: California COVID-19 crisis likely to get worse before it gets better AP: California imposes new virus rules as hospitals struggle LAT $: In an alarming new record, daily coronavirus cases surpass 10,500 in L.A. County SFC: Nearly 1 in 10 coronavirus tests in Calif. is positive: highest rate yet SacBee: ‘A roller coaster ride.’ Inside a small town California hospital’s fight against COVID SJMN: Three Bay Area counties record most coronavirus cases ever, passing records set in past week YouTube: California Shutdown Double Standard; Looming Economic Backfire Saturday Headlines Sunday Headlines CG: Tesla’s Elon Musk Leaving the Golden State for the No Income Tax State AP: Black leaders urge Newsom to pick Black woman for US Senate 60 Minutes: Inside the chaotic PPE market where shortages of critical supplies persist LADN: Lancaster man jailed, suspected of decapitating son and daughter LADN: LAPD patrol car’s windshield shattered in Pacoima shooting; suspect sought CG: Can Assemblymen Kiley and Gallagher Take Down Gov. Newsom’s ‘Legal House of Cards?’ Los Angeles bar owner rips Garcetti, Newsom over double standard on outdoor dining OCReg: Some Southern California business owners will defy governor’s coronavirus shutdown order AP: As virus slams rural California, many still pan restrictions SFC: ‘My heart breaks’: Reeling Bay Area parents question playground closures FresBee: Closed for now and unemployed: Fresno businesses, workers feel pain of new COVID lockdown OCReg: Plans to help salvage Capistrano Beach are before the Coastal Commission this week SDUT: Carlsbad beach commission seeks larger role in protecting coastline LADN: Police clash with demonstrators outside Mayor Garcetti’s home LAT $: L.A. police converge on peaceful Black Lives Matter protest at mayor’s house As The Pandemic Rages, California Lawmakers Will Gather To Take The Oath Of Office SFC: California Democrats look to put squabbles behind them as Legislature returns VOC: As OC Bond Fire Evacuations End, Residents Call Out Failures in Wildfire Emergency Communications SJMN: Fire danger in December? Bay Area forecasters predict high winds, dry conditions with no rain in sight OCReg: Mandatory evacuations lifted for Bond fire as containment grows PE: Santa Ana winds return to Southern California Monday, along with heightened fire risk SJMN: As climate changes, California’s butterfly populations continue to plummet OCReg: SeaWorld San Diego closes again due to stay-at-home order SacBee: California is set to ban menthol cigarettes on Jan. 1. The industry is out to stop it Kamala Harris is on the cusp of power but has to tread carefully OCReg: The rise of questionably ‘nonpartisan’ spending CG: Transitional versus Savings Provisions: What Is the Difference? OCReg: Will Trump’s election fraud claims cost the GOP control of the Senate? NR: Indiscriminate Stimulus in a Pandemic Is Absurd CalM: Who will have priority for COVID-19 vaccine? NR: There Will Be No ‘Return to Normalcy’ Reason: Many Epidemiologists Want Social Distancing and Masks Forever—Even After the Vaccine LAT $: Skelton: A GOP governor in California? This year proved anything is possible SFC: Red flag alert in Bay Area; but outages for Napa, Sonoma counties canceled SacBee: PG&E’s planned power shutoff reduced. Some Sacramento-area counties no longer affected SacBee: Thousands rally from multiple California cities to Oakland to protest India’s farming laws SFC: Former S.F. Mayor Ed Lee — code name ‘35’ — turns up in City Hall corruption probe SFC: Some Bay Area grocery stores see large crowds ahead of stay-at-home order SFC: Levi Strauss heir’s plans for historic Petaluma home have foes digging in SJMN: COVID-19: Bay Area residents, business owners get in last-minute tasks before new shutdowns FresBee: Fresno officials expected to name Oklahoma City deputy chief as next police chief FresBee: Power shutoff threat still looms in Fresno County, elsewhere in Valley amid fire risk FresBee: Coronavirus update: Fresno heads into new lockdown as cases climb, ICU beds dwindle Modesto-area residents discuss need, impacts of COVID lockdown in Stanislaus County VCStar $: Ventura County police misconduct records: what they say VCStar $: Area schools report 188 COVID-19 cases in November LADN: LA County posts stunning 10,000-plus coronavirus infections on Sunday LAT $: L.A. began 2020 with a clean-air streak but ended with its worst smog in decades LADN: Holly Mitchell sworn in to all-female LA County Board of Supervisors, representing District 2 OCReg: Coronavirus: 2,025 new cases, 15 new deaths reported in Orange County on Dec. 6 NR: Orange County Sheriff Won’t Enforce New California Stay-at-Home Order LAT $: Orange County merchants and officials say COVID order shouldn’t lump them in with L.A. SDUT: Just how much do San Diegans owe in back rent? SDUT: Chula Vista gives immigration officials, others access to license plate reader data SDUT: San Diego DA investigating at least $5 million in suspected unemployment fraud by local inmates SDUT: Von Wilpert brings to council hands-on experience that fits with San Diego’s challenges 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!