Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Wednesday, January 6, 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: ModBee: Race, gender would factor in promotions for California state workers under proposed law SDUT: San Diego County to weigh new approach to COVID-19 with focus on equity AP: California may have paid out-of-state inmates job benefits SJMN: Santa Clara County DA vows to clamp down on inmate EDD fraud CG: Gov. Newsom Announced $4 Billion Coronavirus Spending Plan – Including Electric Cars? AP: California governor plans $4 billion for economic recovery SFC: Newsom to seek multibillion-dollar aid package for state businesses CG: Kamala Plagiarizes MLK Anecdote in October Elle Mag Interview FOX: Kamala Harris has long history of using 'Fweedom' anecdote allegedly plagiarized from MLK Vice President- Elect Kamala Harris accused of plagiarizing "Fweedom" story from MLK SFC: More Bay Area restaurants are protesting to bring back outdoor dining VCStar $: Rob McCoy, Newbury Park church win round in court LADN: LA County ambulances directed not to transport patients with little chance of survival OCReg: Coronavirus: Here’s each county’s vaccination total, tier level and ICU region capacity on Jan. 5 CalM: COVID dangers intensify: California now in ‘deep dark part of the tunnel,’ top health official says AP: California orders surgery delays as virus swamps hospitals AP: California hospital, in midst of COVID-19 crisis, maxes out SFC: State orders hospitals with available capacity to accept transfer patients SacBee: This Orange County investor is the man backing Newsom recall effort with his money PE: Coronavirus tracker: California reports all-time high of 70,453 new cases and 379 new deaths on Monday as weekend stats are caught up LAT $: No healthcare credentials, no problem: L.A. officials let dozens get COVID-19 vaccine early SJMN: San Jose Kaiser COVID outbreak tied to Christmas costume grows to 60 cases SFC: Airbnb rolls out new requirement for Calif. bookings during pandemic VOSD: Center Serving Domestic Violence Victims Remains Closed, Angering Advocates CG: Recall Movement Against San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin Grows CG: DA Chesa Boudin Files Complaint Against NYE Hit-and-Run Parolee but Leaves Off Strikes AP: In first, Black men lead two California public safety panels CG: Senator Borgeas Wants to ‘Keep California Working’ LADN: LA County extends eviction moratorium through Feb. 28 KQED: 'Slammed': Many California Casinos Are Still Open, and Some Workers Are Worried Reason: Congress Targets Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google for Being Popular OCReg: To object or not to object? Here’s where some local GOP House members stand on Electoral College vote SDUT: San Diego federal judicial vacancies up in air as Biden inauguration nears CapWkly: Battered, California GOP struggles to maintain toehold An Administration Of Plagiarists CalM: Court upbraids Jerry Brown on ballot measure CalM: Employment Development Department another name for titanic disaster OCReg: Water markets critical to managing scarcity CG: Big Tech Censorship Suppresses the Reopen California Movement SacBee: Here’s why Sacramento’s COVID vaccine rollout has been so slow SFC: S.F. schools renaming process blasted by advocacy group SFC: S.F. business owner, accessibility advocate to help oversee Muni SFC: These charts show just how extreme the rent declines in S.F. were in 2020 SFC: Richmond sued over plan to develop site laden with pollutants SJMN: ‘A tough environment’: San Jose extends key deadline in search for new police chief SJMN: San Jose will rename this street as Barack Obama Boulevard SJMN: Former student sues private San Jose school, alleging coach’s unimpeded sexual abuse FresBee: Right now, Fresno needs a firm hand at the wheel. Have at it, Mayor Jerry Dyer Man shot by officer outside Modesto church was not armed, police say. Video released FresBee: Tower Theatre will still host events, per sale terms. Rezone needed, Fresno councilman says FresBee: Dyer outlines his goals on first day as new Fresno mayor Homicides in Modesto were down in 2020 before tripling. How it compared to previous years FresBee: Fresno County COVID-19 hospitalizations hit all-time high, health officials report VCStar $: COVID surge shoves hospitals closer to crisis care LADN: LAPD officers reject $10 million union plan for elections, fighting possible layoffs LAT $: L.A. County hospitals are losing the battle against COVID-19 surge as problems multiply LAT $: L.A. County could mandate ‘hero pay’ for some grocery, drugstore workers OCReg: Orange County is on a coronavirus case rate record-breaking streak VOC: Federal Judge Grants Temporary Win to Charter Jet Service Suing OC Over New John Wayne Airport Restrictions VOC: When Will More Coronavirus Vaccines be Distributed in Orange County? SBSun: San Bernardino County’s 10,048 coronavirus cases sets one-day record SBSun: San Bernardino County offers health care workers more pay amid pandemic SBSun: Ex-president of Colton-based union sentenced to 12 years in federal prison PE: New Riverside County dashboard tracks coronavirus vaccine rollout SDUT: Dozens more cases of highly contagious COVID-19 variant identified in San Diego County SDUT: San Diego charity Faulconer created to support mayor's office will dissolve SDUT: Judge rules Prop. B illegal in lawsuit seeking to invalidate 2012 pension-cut measure Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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