Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, February 25, 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: SDUT: Column: San Diego ties to Newsom recall effort may grow NYT: Recall Talk Grows for Newsom in California as Governors Are Under Siege CG: Gubernatorial Candidate Kevin Faulconer Focuses on School Re-Openings at Sacramento Campaign Stop Gavin Newsom Recall: Is California's Governor Blowing It? AP: COVID-19 testing lab firm sues California whistleblower NR: Power-Hungry Culture Warrior Xavier Becerra Should Be Nowhere near HHS NR: Becerra Commits to Collecting Health Data by Race: ‘It’s Time’ LAT $: Becerra confirmation as Health secretary looking likely after smooth hearings BreitbartCA: Xavier Becerra Refused to Name Even One Abortion Restriction He Could Support NR: Sasse Hits Becerra over ‘Complete Nonsense Answer’ on Nuns Suit NR: Becerra: ‘I Have Never Sued Any Nuns’ OCReg: Fourth harassment claim filed against OC district attorney and purported ‘best friend’ LADN: Black Lives Matter movement launches campaign against LA police officers union AP: Backlogged cases push California COVID-19 deaths past 50,000 OCReg: Irvine finalizes ‘hero pay’ for grocery workers LADN: LA City Council signs off on $5 hazard pay for grocery workers SDUT: San Diego to offer COVID-19 vaccines to police, teachers, farm workers and others starting Saturday LADN: LA County unveils plan to vaccinate teachers, other essential workers, starting March 1 SJMN: COVID vaccinations to expand for jailed, unhoused people in Santa Clara County VCStar $: County opens vaccinations early for teachers AP: California halts system of shared vaccine codes after misuse CG: New Bill Requiring Businesses to Disclose Personal Information Used for Political Purposes AP: California bill would block inmate transfers to ICE custody CG: New Bill Would Stop State Prison Employees From Transferring Immigrant Criminals to ICE Custody SacBee: California workers could get 2 weeks of sick leave for COVID, quarantines under new proposal LAT $: The 'nightmare scenario' for California's coronavirus strain CalM: California’s unemployment crisis, explained SacBee: Toothless and rudderless California jails watchdog needs an overhaul, state analyst says Sylvan Union board votes to return fourth-to-eighth graders in March CalM: California students in richer areas far more likely to be back in classrooms BreitbartCA: Biden Administration Continues Holding Migrant Children in Border Patrol Custody BreitbartCA: WH Flounders at Left’s ‘Kids in Cages’ Rage: ‘We Only Have a Couple of Choices’ LAT $: He wants to kick Jim Crow out of the California Constitution PE: Experts tell California Public Utility Commission to brace for higher electricity rates SFC: Despite improved coronavirus numbers, S.F. prep sports teams sidelined LAT $: Supreme Court divided on case of California motorist pursued by CHP into his home AP: Wildfire victims sue former PG&E executives alleging neglect BreitbartCA: Rep. Jeff Duncan Confronts CNN’s Soledad O’Brien with ‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ Lie SJMN: Los Altos councilwoman under fire for accusing Black activist of threatening her SacBee: Something’s rotten in the state of California. Is it Democratic political corruption? LAT $: Newsom, lawmakers agree to pay pro-Biden firm for California voter education contract NR: Lone Whistleblower Takes On the Woke Racists at Smith College NR: Eric Swalwell’s White Male Privilege Reason: The Media Have Finally Realized That Cuomo and Newsom Are Terrible. Will Voters? AP: Tiny bubbles aid new push to kill invasive weeds at Tahoe SacBee: Sacramento GOP activist arrested in Capitol riot wins release from D.C. jail SacBee: Sacramento now has a $96 million fund to help struggling renters, landlords. How to apply SacBee: Sacramento County begins vaccinating jail inmates after major COVID-19 outbreak SFC: Indoor dining, movies and museums could open at reduced capacity in San Francisco next week SFC: DA Chesa Boudin, Mayor Breed and S.F. police unveil new public safety push SFC: Despite pandemic nosedive, S.F.’s rental prices still highest in nation, report shows SFC: ‘Guy lay dead there and no one noticed’: What's happened to compassionate S.F.? SFC: 3 Bay Area counties halt vaccine supply to One Medical, say it let people cut line SFC: Richmond backs off plan to open big homeless RV parking program SJMN: San Jose tortoise attack: Judge calls suspect “extreme danger,” orders he stay away from preschool FresBee: Fresno County judge halts sale of historic Tower Theatre to church — for now. Here’s why Sue Zwahlen takes office as Modesto mayor, pledging goodwill, cooperation, openness LAT $: Arellano: What Oxnard can teach L.A. and the rest of California about COVID-19 VCStar $: Ventura County's economy shrank from 2007-18 VCStar $: Recall campaign proceeds against Linda Parks LADN: D.A. Gascón requests Brady list of officers accused of misconduct from every L.A. County law enforcement agency SBSun: Former Pomona councilman sentenced to probation for possessing child sexual abuse material LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 2,157 new cases, 136 new deaths and 82 fewer hospitalizations as of Feb. 24 OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported no new deaths for second day, 325 new cases as of Feb. 24 LAT $: Disney California Adventure park to reopen for food and shopping event OCReg: Santa Ana officer pleads guilty to accepting $128,000 in bribes CG: Huge Waiting List for Orange County Classical Academy Validates its Approach to Education OCReg: How did Orange County spend federal and state coronavirus aid funds? OCReg: John Moorlach, running for county supervisor, tests positive for coronavirus PE: $650 million Santa Ana River plan adds fish-saving methods to water-saving projects SBSun: San Bernardino County coronavirus cases, positivity rates keep dropping SBSun: San Bernardino to discuss potential conflicts of interest in Carousel Mall overhaul PE: Riverside County coronavirus cases, hospitalizations continue to fall SDUT: North County parents sue state to overturn school reopening rules SDUT: Oceanside drops proposal to close Brooks Street pool VOSD: A New Highway Project That’s Environmentally Friendly? (Hint: It’s in the Ocean) Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! Sincerely, FlashReport Editors FLASHREPORT | Website ‌ FlashReport | 4040 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 20, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Customer Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!