Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Wednesday, February 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: AP: Political storms swirl around California’s Newsom amid virus CG: Governor Newsom’s Approval Rating Tanks in New Poll CalM: Two job performance polls give Gavin Newsom bad news…and worse news CapWkly: Poll: A third of respondents favor Newsom recall AP: GOP’s Faulconer: Gov. Newsom failed California, needs to go AP: 2 California supermarkets closing after city orders pay hike SFC: Oakland approves hazard pay for supermarket workers CG: Several Long Beach Supermarkets Close Due To City-Ordered ‘Hero Pay’ Pay Bumps LAT $: ‘$4 isn’t much’: Closure of Ralphs over COVID-19 ‘hero pay’ angers shoppers, workers SJMN: San Jose backs $3-an-hour ‘hazard pay’ raise for grocery workers – but it could take a while AP: California has few specifics on new state vaccination system LAT $: California needs more COVID-19 vaccine, but areas like L.A. are actually getting less LAT $: California’s early vaccine rollout was riddled with problems. Here’s what went wrong OCReg: Coronavirus tracker: Hospitalizations in California drop below 15,000, with 21,451 new cases reported AP: California COVID-19 infections, hospital cases are plunging CalM: Despite months to prep, why California lags on COVID vaccination SFC: S.F. leaders seek to reassure a city rattled by recent killings SFC: 'Investigated his own murder’: Famed detective Jack Palladino dies BreitbartCA: Report: Adam Schiff Lobbies to Be Ca Attorney General, Possible Senate Run CG: EDD Unemployment Fraud Leaving Californians Facing a Looming Tax Tsunami Republicans are emerging to run for governor should Newsom recall qualify CG: Following California’s Recall, Who Will Be Candidate for Governor? SFC: To recall Gavin Newsom, GOP needs another Arnold Schwarzenegger LADN: San Diego mayor stops in San Pedro for 1st public showing since announcing bid for governor OCReg: Report: Most big cities were in bad fiscal shape before the pandemic. Expect it to get worse SFC: Acclaimed chef Traci Des Jardins' two Presidio restaurants are closed SFC: California faces ‘real’ chance of another surge as variants spread Lincoln High School and the Latest Fact-Checking Pitfalls CapWkly: Newsom seeks higher fees on pesticides BreitbartCA: Fact Check: Democrats Launch Ads Falsely Accusing Republicans of Backing QAnon LAT $: McCarthy faces choices as GOP divides over Reps. Liz Cheney and Marjorie Taylor Greene The Q-Word: Weapon of Choice for Smearing Opponents LADN: Anti-vaccine protesters at Dodger Stadium could face arrest if they interrupt lines again, LAPD chief says Trump lawyers to argue his speech before Capitol riot is protected by First Amendment CalM: When elephants fly: A minor California Republican exodus after U.S. Capitol riot OCReg: Beverly Hills salon owner accused of obstructing Congress during Capitol riot could face decades in prison SacBee: California parents would get big tax breaks under Biden’s COVID economic relief plan SacBee: California’s pot of unclaimed property tops $10 billion. Check if the state has your money SacBee: California state workers earned $1.6 billion in overtime last year amid virus, wildfires SacBee: California Treasurer Fiona Ma got the COVID vaccine in December. Did she cut the line? OCReg: Tito Ortiz gets to keep his ‘mayor pro tem’ title, as no-confidence vote falls flat LAT $: Anti-mask Councilman Tito Ortiz keeps Huntington Beach mayor pro tem title SacBee: With Trump gone, auto industry now backing California tailpipe emission standards Reason: Newsmax Censors My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell During Segment About Twitter's Censorship of Mike Lindell NR: Biden Raises the Stakes on the Becerra Nomination BreitbartCA: Joe Biden Seeks to Surge Foreign-Born Voting Population Ahead of Elections FresBee: Fresno City Council member outraged after colleague compared Trump supporters to Nazis Reason: The Ugly Reality of Socialism The Five-Second Cancellation of Abraham Lincoln Reason: California's Regional Stay-At-Home Order Was a Costly Failure OCReg: California faces a huge task as it charts post-pandemic future CalM: Two polls differ sharply on Newsom OCReg: Don’t fear educational freedom, fear force CG: How Legislators Can Reopen California SJMN: Sierra snow grows, but Bay Area has 3rd biggest rainfall deficit since 1849 SacBee: Sacramento City Council support for city manager grows. Homeless activists want him fired SacBee: After criticism over sheriff funding, Sacramento County holding first budget ‘workshop’ SFC: After years of delay, S.F.’s big Shipyard development gets moving SFC: S.F. considers turning three Slow Streets into permanent closures to through traffic Reason: San Francisco Schools Renamed the Arts Department Because Acronyms Are a Symptom of White Supremacy SFC: S.F. school board leans toward stripping Lowell High of merit-based admissions rules SJMN: Dramatic downtown San Jose revamp comes into focus — new plans are just the start Update: Sue Zwahlen set to be Modesto’s next mayor as opponent Doug Ridenour concedes Modesto considers helping restaurants by capping fees from delivery apps like Grubhub What does the state’s new plan for COVID vaccinations mean for Stanislaus County? FresBee: California isn’t fully tracking serious workplace COVID-19 cases in Fresno. Here’s why VCStar $: Ventura seat on planning body filled in 2nd pick VCStar $: Seniors with health issues may get vaccines soon LADN: LA police union agrees to delay raises, to head off proposed layoff of 355 officers LAT $: LAPD union leaders cut deal to avoid layoffs LADN: 3 men critically burned in explosion at Santa Clarita industrial park OCReg: OC sheriff won’t reconsider practice that delayed helicopter rescue of fatally injured Fontana boy OCReg: Why Disneyland killed its annual pass program OCReg: Orange County has cut its coronavirus case rate in half since mid-January SBSun: Traffic piles up as 3,500 vaccinated against coronavirus at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana PE: Coronavirus vaccination efforts ramp up in Riverside County as key numbers improve SDUT: Daily new COVID-19 cases dip below 1,000 in San Diego; vaccination station opens in La Mesa SDUT: Coronado reopens middle and high schools with San Diego County in purple tier SDUT: Black sailor finds noose on San Diego-based warship, sparking investigation SDUT: Recall campaign against San Diego City Council president is officially on Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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