Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Saturday, January 23, 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: CalM: California’s bill for fighting Trump in court? $41 million so far CalM: Going underground: California business operates in secret amid pandemic restrictions SDUT: San Diego appeals court overturns injunction that allowed restaurants to reopen SDUT: San Diego unemployment rises to 8% after state put in new COVID-19 restrictions AP: Over 99% of mail-in ballots accepted in California election AP: California jobless rate edges up amid 52,000 lost jobs LAT $: A ‘full reverse’: California joblessness spiked in December, thwarting recovery FresBee: In Fresno County, some industries have yet to regain jobs lost to the pandemic in 2020 SacBee: Sacramento region’s December jobless rate 7.9% as employers shed more workers CalCoast: San Simeon CSD manager’s PPP payout raises questions Reason: The Washington Post Tried To Memory-Hole Kamala Harris' Bad Joke About Inmates Begging for Food and Water Washington Post caught scrubbing Kamala Harris 'prisoner' story SFC: To simplify vaccine rollout, California considers an age-based system CalM: State activates MyTurn vaccine clearinghouse website LADN: LA County officials vow improvements in coronavirus vaccination system BreitbartCA: California Worst State at Vaccine Distribution LAT $: Arizona surpasses California as state with the worst coronavirus infection rate SJMN: Are Californians getting more mobile after winter COVID surge? LADN: Coronavirus state tracker: A peak of 740 deaths reported in California on Jan. 22 AP: California keeps key virus data out of public sight CalM: ‘Tedious, stressful’: Why older Californians are still struggling to get vaccine AP: Californians to vote on banning sale of flavored tobacco SFC: S.F. homeless hotels may be paid for under Biden, but questions remain OCReg: Rep. Michelle Steel seeks answers about treatment of National Guard troops in D.C. LADN: As L.A. City Hall corruption probe endures, ethics-reform bids launched — but will any take hold? LADN: Ex-Councilman Englander to be sentenced Monday SDUT: San Diego adds social equity to city’s guiding principals for lobbying efforts Pete Buttigieg Puts Gas Tax Hike “On the Table” During Confirmation Hearing | Americans for Tax Reform CG: Newsom Recall Gathers Momentum Over Policies ‘Atrocious and Polarizing’ SacBee: Californians would get more time off work to mourn dead loved ones under this bill AP: FAA employee charged with taking part in US Capitol riot SacBee: No Las Vegas trip for California prison guards’ union — CCPOA cancels retreat AP: California says some highway marijuana billboards must go CG: Senator Announces Push Pilot Program for Farmworker Vaccines in California AP: Language barriers, wariness make vaccinating immigrants hard OCReg: Patton State Hospital inoculates 65% of patients to help stem deadly COVID-19 outbreak SDUT: Column: Corruption and lava lamps: The saga of Randy ‘Duke’ Cunningham LADN: State parole board panel recommends parole for onetime Manson follower OCReg: Hiking the minimum wage lowers opportunities for poor Reason: It's Not Just Trump. California Labor Unions Are Trying To Reverse the Outcome of an Election Too. OCReg: Big Labor’s latest attack on worker freedom Reason: 'Journalists Are Authoritarians' OCReg: Litigation to open up the pension books CG: Screeching Weasel Got it Right: ‘California Sucks’ OCReg: California isn’t a model for the rest of the nation NR: Dissent, Patriotism, and Insurrection: A Complicated History NR: Order of the Brown Nose SacBee: Sacramento Bee’s midtown headquarters could be redeveloped into housing SacBee: Lawyers say Aryan Brotherhood client is in danger in Sacramento prison — from guards SacBee: What crisis? Lawsuit claims urban Sacramento has enough housing, seeks to block apartments SacBee: Sacramento-area district cancels plans to lengthen school day following state directive SacBee: State errors confound vaccine rollout in California, as Sacramento pleads for more doses CG: San Francisco Vows to Vaccinate All City Residents By June 30 SFC: Stabbing on BART platform at El Cerrito Plaza sends person to hospital SFC: S.F. taxi drivers lose dream, face foreclosures as pandemic jolts business SJMN: Align Technology moves HQ from Silicon Valley to Arizona FresBee: Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer kicks off Project Off-ramp Stanislaus County COVID clinics reopen only to shut down again due to lack of vaccines FresBee: Fresno pauses some COVID vaccine clinics amid dose shortage. When will they restart? CalCoast: Unemployment in SLO County soars during lockdown VCStar $: County to take over privately run public clinics AP: State investigates Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department LAT $: LAPD’s use of horses to clear crowd condemned by activists, civil rights leaders LADN: Negotiations continue between LAUSD, teachers union on hybrid learning LADN: California AG investigating possible wrongdoing in LA County Sheriff’s Department LAT $: California attorney general launches civil rights probe of L.A. County Sheriff’s Department OCReg: Santa Ana councilmen to Chamber of Commerce board member: ‘We’re not happy’ LAT $: Rainbow flag raises controversy at O.C. Fair & Event Center meeting OCReg: Orange County readies second mass vaccination site at Soka University, tweaks appointment system VOC: OC Supervisor Candidate Accused of Smearing Woman Who Alleged Rape by Ex-Assemblyman OCReg: Orange County’s second vaccine super site set to boost daily capacity by thousands PE: Riverside County announces 10,000 new coronavirus vaccine appointments PE: Former Corona City Councilman Nolan accused of marijuana violations PE: Coronavirus surge pushes Inland Empire hospital workers to breaking point SDUT: San Diego mayor to issue executive order capping fees restaurants are charged by food delivery apps SDUT: After years of running elections, Michael Vu, San Diego’s registrar of voters, takes on a new role VOSD: Federal Court’s Jury Selection Plan Under Fire Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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