Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Friday, April 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: FRBlog: SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE foments racial divisiveness with fake news Reason: Chef Andrew Gruel: I'm Not an Asshole. Gavin Newsom Is. CalCoast: Assemblyman defending former SLO officer charged with violating COVID-19 rules SacBee: Democratic Latino leaders denounce Newsom recall after poll finds ‘slippage’ in support SFC: Ninth Circuit blocks GOP-led states from reviving ‘public charge’ rule AP: GOP-led states lose bid to challenge immigration rule CG: Fraud Reduction Bill to Cross-Check EDD and Prisoner Records Passes Committee AP: California advances bill aimed at massive unemployment fraud AP: California plans $536M for forests before wildfire season FresBee: Newsom during Fresno County visit cites Creek Fire impact, promises half billion in aid LAT $: California unveils sweeping wildfire prevention plan OCReg: Coronavirus tracker: California reported 2,270 new cases and 116 new deaths, April 7 SDUT: State eases reopening guidelines if hospitalizations remain stable AP: More California counties expand vaccine eligibility to 16 up SFC: California vaccine supply will fall 15% next week, just as demand is expected to surge SDUT: Parents sue La Mesa-Spring Valley schools for not providing in-person learning LAT $: Parents sue LAUSD and push for wider reopening and no COVID tests LADN: Judge denies temporary restraining order against UTLA SacBee: California’s economy is set to reopen in mid-June. But are schools part of the plan? PE: Kaiser workers protest, demanding support during pandemic CG: Sen. Wiener’s Dense Housing Bill Passes Senate Committee LAT $: Free banking in California? New bill tackles access and racial equity CapWkly: Legacy of a young woman’s murder: Will the counties step up? VCStar $: Autopsy bill gains strong backing in hearing CG: New Budget Trailer Bill Requires the Rehiring of Displaced Workers PE: Corona police identify man, 23, killed in police shooting SacBee: California city tried to reform its toxic police department. Then came the vulgar texts AP: Space Force field command to be located at LA military base AP: Judge halts California development, citing wildfire risk LADN: Judge blocks 19,300-home Tejon Ranch construction project over environmental issues SFC: Amazon takes early lead as union vote count gets underway LAT $: Empty, unlabeled pill bottle found in Tiger Woods’ backpack but was deemed irrelevant to crash OCReg: Biden orders gun control actions — but they show his limits Reason: Joe Biden Learns To Love Gun Control by Presidential Fiat America's Elites Want a Racial Apocalypse Reason: Biden Willing To Compromise on $2.3 Trillion Spending Bill So Long As It Spends $2.3 Trillion GOP Must Understand Corporations Are Its Enemy OCReg: Qualified immunity has produced a police accountability trainwreck Reason: A Medical Student Questioned Microaggressions. UVA Branded Him a Threat and Banished Him from Campus. AP: Yosemite National Park to limit summer visitors due to virus SacBee: Fewer shipments to Sacramento County to slow COVID vaccine effort as eligibility grows SJMN: Want a COVID shot now? You may have to leave the Bay Area SFC: S.F. taps a new homeless department chief as it struggles with unsheltered SacBee: Heads up, commuters: Cash tolls will not be returning to California’s Bay Area bridges SJMN: Santa Clara council erupts in argument after member accused of snubbing Asian colleague at rally FresBee: Fresno County immediately opens COVID-19 vaccine availability to anyone 16 and up Coronavirus update, April 8: Stanislaus deaths reach 1,009. Cases stand at 53,194 FresBee: Fresno policy allows landlords to get away with major code violations, officials admit How do Stanislaus school districts look to use Rescue Plan funds? Here are some answers FresBee: Clovis Rodeo finalizes COVID protocols, including 40% capacity. Here’s what else is in store Details emerge on how Modesto will engage residents in talks over how cops police city CalCoast: SLO County BLM protester appeal headed back to the appellate court AP: California Highway 1 to reopen by April 30, agency says VCStar $: Drought worsened by prolonged warm, dry weather LADN: LA County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations remain below 600 LAT $: The next Aliso Canyon could happen on L.A.’s Westside LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 710 new cases and 52 new deaths as of April 8 AP: Orange County inmate convicted in daring jail escape VOC: Orange County Students Won’t Be Forced to Get Coronavirus Vaccines OCReg: Orange County DA official mired in controversy as head of special prosecutions now wants to be a judge VOC: After Closed Session Talks Raise Questions, Mission Viejo Creates Two-Person Council Committee to Continue Secret Downtown Building Negotiations PE: NPR, PBS to remain on KVCR as new plan requested SBSun: San Bernardino mayor vetoes council vote on clearing Oxbow site of concrete PE: Riverside County coronavirus hospitalizations hovering just over 100 PE: New 15 Freeway toll lanes to open Saturday morning LAT $: UC Riverside has high share of underserved students. But funding gap prompts equity debate VOSD: Why One Woman Has Spent 5 Years in a San Diego County Jail With No Trial SDUT: A guide to reopening in the COVID-19 orange tier: what San Diegans need to know SDUT: Oceanside approves emergency measures to clean up homeless camps 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!