Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Saturday, February 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: FRBlog: Lessons From History: The Recall is Good, But Not a Cure-All PE: Do Inland Empire voters want to recall Gavin Newsom? OCReg: Supreme Court lets California churches hold indoor services AP: Justices: California can’t enforce indoor church service ban SDUT: Supreme Court rules California churches may open despite the pandemic SFC: Supreme Court lifts Calif.'s ban on indoor church services, keeps 25% capacity limit LAT $: To get through its budget crisis, L.A. could postpone paying some of its bills LADN: LA city budget gap widens to more than $750 million, despite recent labor concessions OCReg: Victims advocate accuses OC District Attorney Todd Spitzer of defamation OCReg: Sexual harassment claims lodged against former high-level supervisor at OC DA’s Office LAT $: Gascón makes exception to death penalty ban for ‘boy next door’ killer CG: LA County Prosecutors Barred from Attending Parole Hearings Under DA Gascón’s ‘Reforms’ LADN: Lancaster football player’s frustrated Twitter shot at Newsom steamrolls into national spotlight AP: California adds mass vaccination sites despite short supply AP: Los Angeles limits new vaccinations amid tight supplies SJMN: About half of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s employees have declined vaccine CG: New Bill Would Replace Junipero Serra Statue with Native American Monument at State Capitol LAT $: Former Garcetti aide says top mayoral advisor engaged in unwanted touching LADN: LAUSD officials say full school reopenings beyond their control; Buscaino ponders legal action OCReg: Anaheim Union approves ‘tentative calendar’ to reopen classrooms March 31 VCStar $: Teachers unions share school reopening concerns SFC: S.F. teachers share demands for returning to classrooms but no timeline AP: California pushes back high-speed rail construction deadline SFC: Oakland woman charged with bilking $1M in COVID relief funds LAT $: Republicans hit Newsom over unemployment fraud in California SFC: New California EDD snag could leave some without benefits for 2.5 months AP: California utilities to spend billions to cut wildfire risk SacBee: PG&E unveils $3 billion California wildfire plan, warns of ‘very extreme’ season ahead AP: Terrorist’s sister-in-law sentenced in sham marriage scheme SDUT: Missing plastic explosives from Southern California base raise questions the Marines won’t answer FresBee: California prison employees file lawsuit demanding hazard pay during COVID pandemic FresBee: Lawsuit by California Ag growers threatens ‘farmworkers’ basic labor rights,’ ALRB says SDUT: California theme parks’ pleas to reopen gets an assist from a new state bill OCReg: California lawmakers rush to address the effects of rising sea CG: Refunding the ‘Cal Competes Tax Credit’ through Senate Bill 313 CalM: Conspiracy theory doctor surrenders medical license OCReg: Did Tito Ortiz commit hit-and-run at Huntington Harbour boat parade? Sheriff’s report says ‘nah’ Why a California Democrat is getting hate mail meant for Republican Josh Hawley NR: Dark-Money -- Democrats’ Self-Defeating Crusade OCReg: Classroom closures provide another reason to pursue charter school alternatives CalM: Gov. Newsom’s unlikely foe: teacher unions OCReg: Newsom needs a tougher approach to reopening schools CalM: It’s time to reform AB 5 to help California’s business climate LAT $: California lawsuit seeks moratorium on new cellphone towers at Lake Tahoe SacBee: Woman with knife was fatally shot by Nevada County deputy in front of her kids, DA says SacBee: Sacramento Supervisor Don Nottoli won’t seek re-election, after nearly three decades in seat SacBee: Sacramento County CEO Nav Gill is retiring, after accusations he created ‘toxic culture’ SacBee: Sacramento City Unified makes cuts to preschool program, college visits and bus routes SFC: Oakland’s interim chief retires after 10 tumultuous months on the job SFC: Schaaf selects veteran LeRonne Armstrong to lead Oakland police SJMN: SF prosecutor held back key evidence until murder trial was underway, court rules; Richmond man’s murder conviction reversed SFC: D.A. Chesa Boudin won’t charge S.F. police in 2 fatal cases SJMN: Suit: State underestimating Bay Area housing crisis SFC: Lowell’s Black Student Union calls for changes ahead of school board vote SJMN: Santa Clara County’s Latino population vaccinated at lower rate than other groups so far SJMN: Levi’s Stadium will open next week as Northern California’s largest COVID vaccination site Escalon mayor allegedly tried to use power of office to evict renter, lawsuit claims FresBee: Three Fresno-area colleges search for new leaders. You can help decide who gets hired CalCoast: Coronavirus deaths in San Luis Obispo County nearing 200 VCStar $: COVID-19 update: 568 new cases, 16 deaths Friday VCStar $: City Council OKs process to appoint new member LAT $: Vaccine shortages force L.A. County to limit first doses LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County surpasses 1 million vaccinations, reports 194 fewer patients as of Feb. 5 LADN: LA County officials warn public to wait their turn for coronavirus vaccine OCReg: Five candidates, one big issue in O.C. Supervisor race OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 1,028 new cases and 30 new deaths as of Feb. 5 PE: Coronavirus vaccine appointments in Riverside County expanded to those 75 and older SBSun: San Bernardino County sees record number of coronavirus deaths Thursday SBSun: Nearly 40,000 coronavirus vaccination appointments open for seniors in San Bernardino County SDUT: San Diego’s bayfront is controlled by a little-known agency with power that will be tested in new year VOSD: MTS Review Recommends Changes, But Stops Short of Sweeping Assessments Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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