Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, February 11, 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: Biden nominates California’s Su as deputy labor secretary CBS Sac: Criminal Rings Loot Billions In Unemployment Funds ABC7: California EDD officials admit paying as much as $31 billion in unemployment funds to fraudsters SFC: S.F. Mayor Breed worries schools won't open this year: 'We have to do better' SJMN: Coronavirus: Newsom says school reopening deal close NR: President Biden Is Keeping Schools Closed FresBee: Councilman wants Fresno to sue FUSD to reopen schools. The superintendent didn’t take it well SJMN: Palo Alto middle, high schools could open as soon as March 1, Superintendent says OCReg: 60 Huntington Beach teachers elect to take leave over mandated return to campus LAT $: L.A. County teachers, essential workers could begin getting COVID-19 vaccine within weeks, officials say OCReg: Why do some California counties get COVID-19 vaccines into arms faster than others? AP: 2 cases of South African virus variant found in California FresBee: Fresno Co. mass vaccination site not yet approved says Gov. Newsom LADN: Garcetti: Dodger Stadium vaccine site to close for 2 days, as ‘first-dose’ Moderna vaccine runs low SJMN: More contagious South African coronavirus strain found in Santa Clara and Alameda counties SFC: Boudin offers theories on why burglaries are up in Bernal Heights BreitbartCA: Recall Leader: We Have the Signatures for a Vote on Gavin Newsom LAT $: Pricey L.A. private school moves ahead of others for teacher vaccinations CalM: California left clinics off vaccine list, so low-income patients are underserved LADN: Metro: ‘Congestion pricing’ freeway tolls will be studied in 4 LA areas SacBee: Should porch pirates go to prison? California bill adds tougher penalties for repeat theft Reason: Have Kids? Mitt Romney and Joe Biden Want the Government To Pay You Thousands Every Year Should you still pay student loans? What experts say as Democrats weigh forgiving debt LAT $: New poll finds sharp decline in support for Sen. Dianne Feinstein in California SFC: Sonoma's acclaimed Girl & the Fig closes amid backlash over ex-staffer’s BLM mask SacBee: Is ‘Hangtown Santa’ a Proud Boy? California county argues over political appointee SFC: Calif. Supreme Court rejects Uber, Lyft challenge to gig-work order LAT $: Rep. McCarthy attended son’s wedding amid COVID-19 surge CG: Bill to Remove Death Penalty, Life Sentences for Some Convicted of Murder Introduced CG: AB 513 Updates Law for Telecommuting Employees Rep. Lieu: Trump Ran Out Of "Non-Violent Options" And Turned To The Mob LAT $: Rep. Eric Swalwell on the Capitol siege: ‘This was a deliberate premeditated incitement to his base’ SFC: Pro-Trump rioters intended to kill Pelosi, impeachment prosecutors say OCReg: Disneyland considers new annual passes and tickets for afternoon and evenings SFC: CDC now says you should double mask. Here’s the data point behind new guidance SacBee: GOP names 4 California Democrats among its top targets for 2022. Can it repeat gains? AP: Ex-California Assemblyman sentenced for money laundering SFC: Ex-assemblyman gets year in prison for BART cafe fraud scheme CG: How the Political-rise of Sonny Bono is Beginning to Happen Again in California Statewide VCStar $: Former Ventura congressman Robert Lagomarsino dies OCReg: There are no socialist success stories: John Stossel LAT $: Skelton: They’re political opposites. But old friends Willie Brown and Ed Rollins are teaming up NR: The Democratic Party Is Radicalizing against the Constitution Reason: Safety Investigators Confirm the 'Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act' Wouldn't Have Prevented the Fatal Crash That Killed Lakers Legend SacBee: Sacramento County nets $60 million windfall from feds. How money will help fight COVID SacBee: U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott resigning as Sacramento region’s top federal prosecutor SacBee: Equity Lab | Why Sac City Unified’s $6 million in air filters is an equity issue NR: San Francisco School Board Not Sure Gay Dad Adds Enough Diversity to All-Female Parent Group AP: California deputy drops suit against Toronto Raptors’ boss SJMN: More than $2.2 million worth of laptops stolen from Stanford, feds say ‘I’m not gonna change my mind’: Deadlocked Ceres council again delays appointment FresBee: Fresno County approaches 92,000 coronavirus cases, 1,300 deaths in latest update CalCoast: SLO County is now vaccinating people 65 and above LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County hospitalizations down 50% with 3,434 new cases and 141 new deaths reported as of Feb. 10 LAT $: L.A. Sheriff’s Department wanted a helipad near Villanueva’s home. They started building even after owner said no LADN: LASD says land near Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s house was cleared of brush for possible emergency helicopter landing OCReg: Pfizer tells OC officials it’s safe to use vaccine doses affected by refrigeration issue LAT $: Irvine City Council edges toward approving hazard pay for grocery store workers OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 454 new cases, 35 new deaths as of Feb. 10 PE: Riverside County educators push back on return to in-person instruction VOSD: Vacancy Tax Study Is Giving City Officials Déjà Vu SDUT: San Diego County supervisors vote to develop renewable energy projects VOSD: African Communities Warn Language Issues Could Shut Them Out of Redistricting Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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