Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Sunday, April 18, 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: Supporting the Infrastructure Bill NYT: One Way to Get People Off the Streets: Buy Hotels BreitbartCA: Newsom Shock: CA Homeless Policy National Model SJMN: Oakland is building a new phone app for its homeless residents SacBee: Here’s what California’s mayors need to help solve the homelessness crisis LAT $: ‘Dr. Drew’ eyed for homeless commission, angering advocates who wonder: Is this a joke? Newsom recall deflates progressive dreams AP: US West prepares for possible 1st water shortage declaration Another drought, another threat to California farming. Gov. Newsom, are you listening? SFC: California hit a crucial benchmark for vaccine equity. What happens now that it's open season? SacBee: Should California ban vaccine passports? Here’s why it’s not likely to happen FresBee: See Fresno County vaccination rates by ZIP code. How does your neighborhood compare? SJMN: The Johnson & Johnson shot was a ‘godsend’ for the most vulnerable. Now it may be hindering efforts to vaccinate them. BreitbartCA: WATCH -- Maxine Waters: Derek Chauvin Must Be 'Guilty, Guilty, Guilty' or We Take to the Streets SFC: Windows smashed, fires set in Oakland protest against police brutality ‘Stand up and make changes’: Modesto protesters call for end to police violence AP: Fires, damage at Oakland protest against police brutality LAT $: Hundreds gather in Hollywood for march and candlelight vigil against police brutality SJMN: Flouting COVID rules an open secret in California’s last purple county OCReg: Costa Mesa officials to consider retail cannabis rules on 4/20 SDUT: Yikes! San Diego gas prices hit $4 a gallon AP: California mass shooting suspect was barred from buying gun OCReg: AAVs given OK by Marines to go back into the water after deadly accident last summer SJMN: Suit claims Vallejo cop was part of 'vigilante police gang' Whitlock on Twitter Ban: Never Apologize to These Satanic M-Fers LAT $: Cal State San Marcos may remove benefactor’s name from campus over remarks about immigrants SFC: Joe Garofoli: Alex Padilla is everywhere, but where is Dianne Feinstein? OCReg: Sacramento’s recall games Small Businesses Are Key to Economic Recovery OCReg: Our privates have gone public SFC: California gold fever still reigns. New prospectors seek to reopen giant mine SacBee: Effort to block Sky River Casino’s plans in Elk Grove rejected by D.C. appeals judges SFC: S.F. schools Superintendent Vincent Matthews agrees to stay if board behaves SFC: How the pandemic changed crime in every S.F. neighborhood SJMN: Could Bay Area home building be a COVID long-hauler? SFC: San Franciscans still live in 1906 earthquake shacks. Why they matter more than ever SFC: Neighbors asked for S.F. to intervene. Now man is accused of arson that destroyed 5 homes New CEO named for Modesto’s Gallo Center as it readies to reopen from COVID closure Analyst sees economic recovery coming to Stanislaus County. Here’s why. CalCoast: San Luis Obispo leads the county in new COVID-19 cases CalCoast: Lawsuit challenges Coastal Commission’s authority over the Oceano Dunes VCStar $: T.O. plans $111M of infrastructure projects VCStar $: Ventura's Players Casino files for bankruptcy VCStar $: Julius Sokenu named Moorpark College president LADN: Coronavirus: LA County’s daily test positivity rate of 0.9% is lowest since pandemic’s start LAT $: L.A. County sees lowest COVID-19 daily test positivity rate since pandemic began OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 80 new cases and five new deaths as of April 17 VOC: Huntington Beach Might Once Again Go to Court Over State Mandated Housing SDUT: San Diego gives initial thumbs up for more Otay Mesa housing LAT $: San Diego Catholic high school apologizes for football players’ racist photos aimed at rival VOSD: Politics Report: Mayor Proposes Library Layoffs 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!