Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Saturday, January 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: California COVID-19 benefits fraud could reach $9.8 billion LAT $: California unemployment fraud could top $9 billion, double previous estimate, expert warns OCReg: Cerritos firm secured unemployment benefits for 82-year-old Long Beach woman with dementia CalM: Bank of America sued over EDD unemployment debit card fraud OCReg: Orange County Republicans help drive recall effort against Gov. Newsom SacBee: Will California recall Gavin Newsom during COVID-19 crisis? Democrats seem nervous SFC: State Dem. official backs off calling Newsom recall effort a ‘coup’ CalM: Vaccine chaos: Californians scramble for shots amid mixed messaging AP: California leaders push vaccinations despite limited supply SJMN: COVID-19: ‘Chaos’ and logjams in California as vaccine supply promises fall through SacBee: California lags far behind the rest of U.S. in COVID vaccinations. What went wrong SFC: Officials worry about supply constraints in rush to distribute vaccines AP: California opens mass vaccine sites but worries about supply LAT $: Biden plans early legislation to offer legal status to 11 million immigrants without it NYT: They Can't Leave the Bay Area Fast Enough CG: CA Supreme Court Undermines Independent Worker Test Ruling it Retroactive AP: California now reporting 525 virus deaths every day FresBee: ‘Let Them Play’ rally urges kids to play sports in California OCReg: Parents, students rally to resume youth sports competitions SacBee: New details on Newsom’s state worker proposal — what happens to raises, health deductions? SacBee: Flush with surplus, California government could gain billions more in Biden’s COVID-19 plan SFC: PG&E to pay up to $190 million to settle pollution case with S.F. CalCoast: SLO Mayor Heidi Harmon accused of stomping on freedom of speech SDUT: Activists criticize San Diego council president for cutting off speakers at public meeting LADN: Coronavirus vaccine shipments unpredictable, says LA County’s chief science officer SFC: Proposal to use Oakland Coliseum as vaccination site advances LAT $: Forum to serve as a coronavirus vaccination distribution site LAT $: Dodger Stadium takes center stage in L.A.'s COVID-19 vaccination campaign LADN: LA County will open 5 large-scale coronavirus vaccination sites next week SacBee: California fast food workers hold one-day strike over minimum wage, working conditions SacBee: Racial bias in California courts could force judges to reconsider sentences under proposed law CG: California State Capitol – the People’s House – Also Under Lockdown AP: Public booted from California Senate after threats AP: Wildfire burns in hot, dry, windy Southern California LAT $: Fear over COVID-19 variant grows as L.A. County mulls closing malls and gyms New Study: Lockdowns Didn’t Stop Spread Of Covid After All VOSD: Sacramento Report: Voepel Under Fire for ‘Shots Fired’ Remarks AP: California bill would ban intersex surgery for young kids AP: Bowl games look to future after weathering challenging year CalM: California tackled bad jokes, cybersquatting to protect election SDUT: Feds back away from claim of assassination plot at Capitol CG: California Giving Convicted Criminals COVID Vaccine for Several Weeks Ahead of Vulnerable Elderly NR: Joe Biden’s Two Left Wings OCReg: California’s fight over the gig economy underscores the need for labor law reform OCReg: Unions wrong to drag their feet on school re-openings OCReg: California Democrats take anti-democratic posture Reason: Don't Let the Capitol Riot Become a 9/11-Style Excuse for Authoritarianism CalM: How will a declining population impact California? SacBee: California closing state offices in downtown Sacramento over inauguration unrest fears AP: Officer wounded, suspect dead in California shootout SacBee: Deputy hospitalized and suspect dead in Carmichael shooting, Sacramento deputies say SacBee: Folsom could soon make a significant change in how voters elect City Council members SacBee: Sacramento GOP activist surfaces in video boasting of role in U.S. Capitol siege SFC: Why one of the Bay Area’s biggest coronavirus outbreaks hit a horse racing track FresBee: Fresno County passes 900 total deaths from COVID-19. Did holiday parties spread it? FresBee: ‘Defiance of science’ partly behind Fresno County’s dismal COVID-19 numbers, says top doc FresBee: DA urges calm in Fresno County before and during inauguration, citing insurrection at Capitol Coronavirus update, Jan. 15: Stanislaus reports 11 more deaths; hospital count stable Stanislaus County tries to open 3 more COVID vaccine clinics. Demand is intense. FresBee: Fresno man accused of starting Big Sur wildfire threw rocks at firefighters, DA says CalCoast: SLO County residents over 75 sign up for coronavirus vaccines CalCoast: Morro Bay City Council supports impeachment and removal of Trump VCStar $: County sues 18 businesses for defying health orders LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 15,051 new cases and 258 new deaths as of Jan. 15 LAT $: L.A. firefighters might be required to get COVID-19 vaccine, Garcetti warns LADN: Postal Service to remove collection boxes in L.A., O.C. ahead of potential protests VOC: Fountain Valley Mayor Jumps into High-Stakes Supervisor Race OCReg: Petition seeks resignation of Placentia-Yorba Linda school board member Blades OCReg: Four OC cities fail in bid to increase Santa Ana’s future housing requirement OCReg: OC Fire Authority deputy operations chief abruptly resigns under cloud PE: New coronavirus vaccination clinics in Riverside County fill up in two hours SBSun: Redlands assisted living site administers 145 coronavirus vaccines SBSun: San Bernardino County’s District Attorney’s Office weighs possible charges in El Dorado fire VOSD: VOSD Podcast: The State of San Diego Is 'Fragile' Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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