Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Sunday, January 3, 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: FRBlog: The Truth About Polls SFC: Ambulances wait for hours outside Santa Clara County emergency rooms as hospital crisis worsens LADN: LA County tops 800,000 coronavirus cases as 1-month spread becomes worst period of pandemic LAT $: New, possibly more contagious coronavirus strain detected in Big Bear LAT $: In 2020 L.A. saw homicides surge, robberies and rapes drop SFC: S.F. sees record overdose deaths, even as police seize millions of fentanyl doses SFC: S.F. restaurant owners say rise in property crime is making dire situation worse FresBee: Man dies as bullets pierce door of his Fresno motel room in city’s third homicide of 2021 CG: DA Chesa Boudin’s Deadly ‘Criminals First’ Policies CG: San Francisco DA Blames ‘System’ for Parolee’s Hit-and-Run Killing 2 Pedestrians SDUT: California small businesses to receive additional $500M in economic relief SDUT: Ex-San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer signs petition to oust Newsom - The San Diego Union-Tribune AP: California funeral homes run out of space as COVID-19 rages LAT $: L.A. homeless sites ‘overwhelmed’ by COVID-19 SJMN: As Bay Area homeless camps grow, so does fire danger FresBee: Trader Joe’s in north Fresno closes in wake of protests over mask mandate PE: 43 employees at Kaiser medical center in San Jose test positive for COVID-19 SFC: 43 infected at Kaiser ER in San Jose; inflatable Christmas costume could be to blame Why Porn Stars Like Me Are Terrified of VP Kamala Harris FresBee: What’s a ‘ghost kitchen’? Fresno restaurants quietly launching new delivery-only brands LAT $: Westminster voting site prompts concerns that other campaigns will follow suit For decades, she's been the unsung hero of California's coast SFC: Trump’s new citizenship test more difficult, tilts in a conservative direction AP: Watch out LA: Feds calculate riskiest, safest places in US LAT $: Financial crisis has Catholic schools struggling to serve low-income students How D.C. and its teachers, with shifting plans and demands, failed to reopen schools OCReg: The joy of throwing 2020 away OCReg: Things we’re optimistic and pessimistic about as we begin 2021 SacBee: Time to hunker down: Northern California in for stormy days with winter storm watch looming SJMN: SV Chat: Oakland activist pushes for educational equity during COVID-19 SFC: Where the Bay Area rent market stands at the outset of 2021 SFC: S.F.’s Embarcadero seawall is surprise beneficiary of Trump-signed spending bill SJMN: A power shift, a pandemic and San Jose’s two new councilmembers Coronavirus update, Jan. 3: High infection rate, 8 more deaths in Stanislaus County Who will lead Modesto in pandemic and its aftermath? Voters have two choices FresBee: New year, new mayor. Two elected leaders to take office in Fresno CalCoast: San Luis Obispo County exceeds 11,000 confirmed coronavirus cases CalCoast: SLO County set a record for deaths from drug overdoses in 2020 LADN: LAPD urged to arrest possible ‘Karen’ in viral New York hotel lobby video LAT $: It’s ‘World War III,’ says L.A. County doctor beset by intensely sick COVID-19 patients LAT $: Column One: ‘Justified’ or ‘despicable’? The twisted tale of an LAPD excessive force case OCReg: Coronavirus: 4,406 new cases, 26 new deaths reported in Orange County on Jan. 2 PE: Corona-Norco pulls back on reopening elementary schools in near future PE: More infectious coronavirus strain detected in San Bernardino County SDUT: Short-term rentals, rising home prices, COVID-19 tests: San Diego business stories to watch in 2021 LAT $: San Diego’s hidden gambling problem: illicit casinos attract gangs, drugs, violence SDUT: From wildfire readiness to aging services, East County Supervisors Dianne Jacob retires after 28 years SDUT: San Diego protesters demanded racial justice and police reform in 2020. Did anything change? 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!