Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Tuesday, March 23, 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: California reports issues with unemployment benefits website SJMN: EDD wrestles with computer outage amid unemployment claims backlog CG: EDD Computers GO Down Again, Following Numerous Breakdowns and Fraud Claims AP: More counties OK California’s centralized vaccine plan LADN: LA County agrees to partner with Blue Shield on vaccination network SFC: San Francisco just hit its lowest COVID case rate since one year ago. Here's how other Bay Area counties compare SFC: Contra Costa is second Bay Area county to expand vaccine eligibility to people 50 and over LAT $: Southern California home prices reach all-time high in February Reason: After $1.9 Trillion Spending Hike, Biden Is Planning $3 Trillion in New Spending OCReg: Congress uses COVID-19 as cover for an epidemic of fiscal recklessness LAT $: California agencies will reap windfall from Biden infrastructure plan — if it gets traction SFC: Oakland to launch one of largest universal basic income pilots in U.S. SFC: Politically connected appointees win confirmation to California medical watchdog board CalM: Watch: What to know about recalling California’s governor AP: Ex-employee sues California legislator for sex harassment ABC7: Orange County's history-making Korean American congresswomen fight back against racial bias SDUT: California adopts 3-foot-spacing rule for classrooms, changing reopening equation CalM: California’s special-needs children still seek help after year adrift AP: Justices seem ready to rule against unions in farm case SFC: Class-action suit against Facebook for selling personal information allowed to go forward AP: Report: California wildfire sparked when tree hit power line SacBee: PG&E equipment caused deadly Zogg Fire in Shasta County. Cal Fire says tree hit power line LAT $: One of these people could be Newsom’s pick for California attorney general CG: Richard Grenell Calls for Common Sense California Infrastructure AP: California may end ‘spousal rape’ distinction in punishment CG: Bill to Reduce, Waive Small Business Civil Penalties Passes 12-0 In Senate Committee OCReg: New bill moving through Legislature could free ‘blood slave’ donor dogs FresBee: California reverses decision: Bands, drumlines and choirs now can attend prep football games SFC: Amid attacks on Asians, legal charges and public perception are out of step LAT $: Anti-Chinese insults disrupt ‘Stop Asian Hate’ protest; authorities investigate OCReg: LAPD, Asian American business leaders implore residents to report acts of hate to police SacBee: ‘Bad taste.’ CalPERS board regrets pension mistakes, but votes to deny retiree appeals VCStar $: Are oil firms obeying Calif. law? Even regulators often don’t know AP: Family of Black man killed by police demands accountability OCReg: How Disneyland ride capacity could plummet under COVID-19 restrictions PE: San Jacinto City Councilman Brian Hawkins to run for Congress OCReg: Identity politics do more harm than good OCReg: Keeping a close watch on campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom OCReg: Stimulus wrongly bails out pensions CalM: Newsom hurts himself with unforced errors CityJrnl: No Proof Lockdowns Save Lives, Lots of Proof They End Them SacBee: Natomas Unified to expand in-person learning schedules following new distancing guidelines CG: SF School Board VP Alison Collins Faces Continued Backlash Following Uncovering of Racist Tweets SFC: What split on school board over tweets means for district: ‘Crisis of governance’ LAT $: San Francisco is coming back. Will tourists? SJMN: Valley Transportation Authority fined $16,200 by state for health violations after death of driver COVID has brought out the worst in Stanislaus County, Modesto residents’ driving habits FresBee: ‘Enough is enough.’ Reward up to $21k for tips catching Fresno food vendor killer FresBee: Fresno County reports 22 new COVID deaths, total cases inching closer to 100K CalCoast: SLO County is now providing vaccines to people 50 and above CalCoast: SLO County getting $54.9 million in COVID-19 funding, how will it be spent? VCStar $: COVID Update: 129 cases, 7 deaths over weekend VCStar $: Spandrio to resign from Casitas Municipal boardnews Reason: L.A.'s Plan To Save Old Affordable Units Could Mean No New Ones LADN: Less than a third of LAUSD families might send their kids back to campus LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 516 new cases and nine new deaths as of March 22 VOC: OC Supervisors to Vote on Blue Shield Vaccine Distribution Contract, Clinics Worry Change Might Delay Shots OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 102 new cases and one new death as of March 22 VOC: OC Board of Education, Superintendent Spend $3 Million in Legal Battle to Pick Their Own Lawyers OCReg: Orange County board to decide on Blue Shield vaccine role SBSun: More than 200,000 San Bernardino County residents fully vaccinated PE: More than 800,000 coronavirus vaccines given to Riverside County residents, as cases decline VOSD: UCSD Students, Faculty Push Back Against Steep Rent Hikes SDUT: Nearly $83 million available in rental relief program for struggling San Diegans Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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