Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Tuesday, February 9, 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: TIME: The Secret Bipartisan Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election CG: Whistleblower Allegations From Inside Gov. Newsom’s Billion-Dollar COVID Lab SFC: Push to reopen schools as California coronavirus numbers improve LAT $: With 25,000 vaccines, L.A. elementary schools could reopen as soon as possible, Beutner says SacBee: Parents organizing in California to demand school campuses reopen. Will leaders listen? LADN: LAUSD’s Beutner appeals to local, state officials to join 60-day challenge to reopen schools SFC: Judge tells L.A. DA Gascón he can’t limit ‘three-strikes’ charges FresBee: Fresno District Attorney praises judge’s ruling blocking sentencing reforms in Los Angeles LAT $: Several of D.A. George Gascón’s reforms blocked by L.A. County judge LADN: Judge issues injunction that blocks some of L.A. District Attorney George Gascón’s policies AP: With vaccine scarce, California counties focus on 2nd shots SDUT: ‘It’s a showdown’: California district attorneys battle over criminal justice reforms CalM: As state attorney general job morphs post-Trump, who will be Newsom’s pick? DC: Coordinated Deplatforming Of Parler Under Question As Arrest Numbers Highlight Facebook’s Role In Capitol Hill Riot SJMN: State Republicans call for more communication on Gov. Newsom’s vaccine plans SDUT: Gov. Newsom visits Petco Park vaccination superstation, praises San Diego’s efforts LAT $: L.A. Latino, Black seniors fall behind in COVID-19 vaccine access compared with whites PE: State legislators call for more communication on Gov. Newsom’s vaccine plans AP: California uses ZIP codes, outreach to boost vaccine equity CG: Dept. of Insurance Announces New Agreement With State Agencies Over Fireproofing Homes AP: California sets home hardening standards to lower fire risks LAT $: California bullet train project will seek $4.1 billion as costs grow AP: Likely cause of Kobe Bryant helicopter crash to be announced SDUT: San Diego leaders propose vacancy tax, community land trusts for housing crisis AP: Family of novice investor who killed himself sue Robinhood AP: Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, will accept as payment soon CG: New Bill Would Reform State Park Reservation Systems California would ban ‘secret settlements’ in discrimination lawsuits under proposed law LAT $: California bill would classify nonconsensual condom removal as sexual battery CG: Bill to Allow Opt-Out from Receiving Commercial Email Advertising SFC: San Mateo Community College chancellor fired; unethical practices cited SFC: After abuse probe, another Sequel-run program that housed California youth will close SFC: S.F. man and alleged Capitol rioter arrested in Texas SacBee: In a first, California correctional officers at this prison must wear body cameras AP: Republican Cox opens run for governor with ad hitting rival FresBee: Fresno-area utility providers face financial crisis. Can they keep the water running? California is home to some of the healthiest cities in the US, report says. Here’s why CG: The Crazy Interview with SF School Board President on How San Francisco Renamed its Schools OCReg: Small businesses in the crossfire of Amazon’s $15 minimum wage push NR: The Hidden Costs of Biden’s $15 Minimum Wage WSJ: Mediocrity Is Now Mandatory CalM: Prison officials goofed and people died CityJrnl: Secretary for America: George Shultz, R.I.P. NR: Biden and Krugman Are Misleading the Public about Minimum Wage SacBee: Sacramento mayor condemns protesters who vandalized his Pocket neighborhood home SFC: Oakland's new police chief promises a safer city amid record 15 homicides in January SJMN: Alameda public defender’s investigation shows 2019 killing was self-defense, murder charge dismissed; his client spent nearly 2 years in jail LAT $: Man charged in string of attacks in Oakland’s Chinatown Reason: San Francisco School Board President Says Critics of School Renaming Are Undermining Anti-Racist Work SJMN: District court orders defiant Santa Clara County to let churches resume inside worship services SFC: 302 Fairfield housing units sit vacant. Why? Air Force won’t turn the water on SJMN: Teacher housing project in heart of Palo Alto’s Mayfield district one step closer to reality SFC: Exclusive: Old Navy to shut S.F. headquarters, move in with Gap SJMN: Historic monument in San Jose’s Japantown defaced overnight FresBee: Comedian Sarah Silverman calls on celebrities to buy Tower Theatre in Fresno Mass vaccination site set in Central Valley as Stanislaus County struggles to get shots SJMN: Great white shark numbers up significantly in Monterey Bay AP: Jewish frat at California school vandalized with swastikas VCStar $: COVID-19 update: 1,139 new cases over weekend VCStar $: New district attorney talks plan for the office LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 186 fewer hospitalizations, 3,123 new cases and 89 new deaths as of Feb. 8 VOC: OC Residents Can Now Address Their County Supervisors By Name in Public and Even Question Them OCReg: Santa Ana public schools get green light to resume sports VOC: Community Organizations, Doctors Calling on County of Orange to Vaccinate Hardest Hit Areas First OCReg: Judge rules against Orange Councilman Mike Alvarez in term limit challenge OCReg: UK variant of coronavirus surfaces in Orange County SBSun: San Bernardino County reports record 304 coronavirus deaths in a week SBSun: San Manuel proposes 1.1-million-square-foot warehouse for San Bernardino PE: Court pauses Oak Glen apple farm owner’s second lawsuit against educators PE: Riverside County coronavirus cases fall below 1,000 cases per day VOSD: San Diego’s Infrastructure Deficit Is Really a Stormwater Deficit SDUT: San Diego air district overhaul underway with selections for new oversight board SDUT: San Diego County Supervisors consider vaccines for law enforcement, grants to small businesses Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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