Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Friday, February 12, 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: Good Housing Law? Lawmakers Don’t Have a Clue FRBlog: California Republicans Should Thank President Donald Trump SDUT: Child exploitation, unreported abuse rose during school closures, district attorney warns NR: California Parents Despair over Mental-Health Toll of School Closures: ‘It’s Criminal’ LADN: LA County’s pandemic toll: 7,500 small business, 400,000 jobs lost in 2020 CG: Exception to Business Incentives Suspension CalM: Economy czar Dee Dee Myers on vaccines, reopening and California’s ‘overblown’ exodus SJMN: Rich Bay Area kids head back to class, others stay home LADN: Judge Carter checks in on North Hollywood tiny homes, latest stop in unusual homelessness case OCReg: California’s auditor finds agencies don’t track spending on homelessness or coordinate services LAT $: Los Angeles vaccination sites forced to close early after running out of vaccines AP: How does California distribute scarce vaccines? SacBee: These 2 health care giants will run California’s vaccine program. What do they have to gain? Bishop thankful for Supreme Court ruling. Modesto region Catholic churches reopen doors SJMN: In yet another reversal, Santa Clara County will continue to prohibit indoor religious services LAT $: Husband of Seal Beach massacre victim says O.C. district attorney defamed him AP: Regulators: Utilities to buy energy to prevent blackouts AP: New lawsuit targets California ride-hail labor law VOSD: Despite Crackdown Announcement, Not Much COVID-19 Enforcement Is Happening CG: CA is Dead Last in Survey of States with Fewest Coronavirus Restrictions SacBee: Yvonne Walker, SEIU Local 1000’s president, faces election challenges from allies and foes CG: RNC Donates $250,000 to Gavin Newsom Recall Effort LAT $: Exodus of staff from California’s unemployment agency hinders help for jobless LADN: LAUSD explains why it declined to have some employees vaccinated early SDUT: Vaccinations for San Diego educators, other essential workers could start in 2-3 weeks CG: Increased ‘Porch Pirate’ Penalty Bill Introduced for the Second Time in the Senate SacBee: California police unions back bill that aims to diversify departments, add training CG: Bill To Make School Lunches Free for All Californian Students Introduced in Senate SDUT: Santee council says Supervisor Fletcher should apologize for ‘hateful’ speech LAT $: Women said they faced harassment, bullying in California water district’s apprentice program Gender discrimination claims by three women against elected board member cost MID $600K SacBee: Harassment complaints continued in Capitol after shift to working at home, report says AP: Coast Guard weighs safety reforms after fatal boat fire FresBee: Squaw is a slur to many Native Americans. They want a Fresno County town renamed AP: Amid COVID shutdowns, GOP’s McCarthy attended son’s wedding SJMN: Are offshore wind farms coming to California’s coastline? OCReg: As small businesses decline, only the wealthiest benefit NR: Biden’s Labor Department Veers to the Left of California BreitbartCA: 15 Liberals Who Compared Conservatives to Nazis But Weren’t Canceled for It OCReg: Instead of bailing out the arts because of AB5, just repeal AB5 LADN: Lockdowns are killing us: Tom McClintock CG: Los Angeles Times Discredits Itself With Biased ‘Investigation’ Into Newsom Recall SacBee: Sacramento has an affordable housing crisis. This is City Hall’s plan to finally solve it SacBee: Left-wing violence rears its ugly head in Sacramento. But don’t you dare criticize it BreitbartCA: UC Berkeley Institutes Police-Enforced Lockdowns, Bans Outdoor Exercise SJMN: Santa Clara County launches COVID vaccine clinics in hardest-hit communities FresBee: Fresno mayor: Effort to move homeless from freeways progressing. Here’s where it stands Glitch results in erroneous appointments for Stanislaus County COVID vaccine clinic FresBee: Ex-political candidate and admitted pedophile sent to Fresno to face sex crime charges LAT $: Person of interest in Kristin Smart cold case is arrested on a weapons offense CalCoast: California fast tracking cannabis business licenses for refugees CalCoast: Indoor dining and hair care reopening soon in SLO County VCStar $: AIDS nonprofits financially ailing from COVID-19 LAT $: Family of Dijon Kizzee, who was killed by deputies, files claim against L.A. County LAT $: Coronavirus variant first seen in L.A. has spread around the world LADN: Coronavirus vaccines run out early at LA city-run sites LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County hospitalizations down more than 50% while 3,489 new cases and 160 new deaths were reported as of Feb. 11 VOC: Top OC Official Complains About Public Records Requests for Secretly-Approved Covid Contracts VOC: Health Experts Answer Vaccine Questions While Questions Linger Over Planned Vaccination Site in Santa Ana OCReg: Disneyland to remain closed more than a year, Disney official says OCReg: Westminster names new city manager, loses police chief to Cypress VOC: Could Santa Ana Join the Community Choice Energy Movement in Orange County? OCReg: Disneyland annual pass program reset would be ‘heresy’ before pandemic, Disney CEO says OCReg: Irvine leaders consider requiring $4 an hour ‘hero pay’ for grocery workers PE: Bubble Watch: Riverside County ranked 3rd hottest U.S. luxury home market AP: Terrorist’s mother sentenced for shredding planning document SBSun: Bloomington warehouse project would displace residents, opponents say SDUT: San Diego imposes new recycling requirements to comply with state law, encourage diversion of organic waste SDUT: State goes after former Vista bakery, others for $1.3M in workers’ back wages and damages SDUT: Sheriff’s review board reverses course, finds deputy violated policies in inmate death Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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