Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Wednesday, April 28, 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: LAT $: Facebook, Google, other corporate giants flooded Newsom with record $226 million in charity donations LAT $: Big donors, bigger winners: Where Newsom sent behested payments NYT: How Gavin Newsom Got Himself in California Recall Hot Water SacBee: Capitol employees asked to submit vaccine status as California Legislature moves to reopen OCReg: Orange County officials put digital vaccine records on hold Did COVID Originate at Wuhan Virology Institute? OCReg: Can OC’s art community rebound? Pandemic’s toll reached $121 million loss VOSD: San Diego County Schools Spent Majority of COVID-19 Aid on Employees SFC: BART is ready for economy to reopen. Will it run more, cleaner trains? SDUT: District attorney moves to lift all gang injunctions in San Diego County AP: U.S. court says ‘ghost gun’ plans can be posted online Christy Smith's House Campaign Made $55,000 Renting Supporter Data SDUT: Supervisor proposes legal help for people in immigration custody in San Diego County BreitbartCA: Biden ‘Sanctuary Country’ Orders Freeing Thousands of Criminal Illegal Aliens into U.S. Arnold Schwarzenegger Says Caitlyn Jenner Has Chance at California Governor AP: Where’s Caitlyn? So far, Jenner’s campaign is virtual GOP Could Gain From CA's Newsom Recall--Win or Lose AP: Police video shows California man died after police held him SacBee: California is set to lose a congressional seat. How will that affect upcoming elections? SDUT: No appointments necessary as county vaccination sites invite walk-ups PE: Legislators move to gut charter schools further to appease teachers unions CG: Statewide Universal Basic Income Bill Passes Assembly Committee With Funding Source Unclear SacBee: A new California law tells companies to diversify their boards. It isn’t working for Latinos SacBee: Can serial killer’s prosecutor end losing streak for GOP, independents in California elections? OCReg: SoFi Stadium will finally have fans in seats when it hosts coronavirus benefit concert Sunday OCReg: Gunman kills 2 men in Los Angeles car-to-car shootings, killed by police after standoff on 91 in Fullerton SJMN: Drought: Big Bay Area water agencies ask – but don’t yet require – public to conserve more water LAT $: California is primed for a severe fire season, but just how bad is anybody’s guess SFC: 'Real ID' deadline is now May 2023 because of COVID-19 BreitbartCA: Watch: Joy Reid Says She Wears Two Masks to Jog Even Though She’s Fully Vaccinated SFC: California follows CDC in relaxing outdoors mask guidance FresBee: California COVID mask mandate could change following new CDC guidelines, Newsom says NR: CDC’s New Outdoor Mask Guidance Is a Joke LAT $: L.A. County to follow new federal mask guidance VOSD: ‘It’s a Promote-Carl Organization’: The Rise of Reform California LAT $: Kristin Smart suspect was later accused of sexually assaulting women in L.A. AP: Scientist: Extent of DDT dumping in Pacific is ‘staggering’ Unions Sell Out Workers for Biden's Anti-Energy Plan Reason: When Joe Biden Talks About Worker Choice, He Means Only 1 Choice NR: John Kerry Is Being Shielded by a Staggering Double Standard OCReg: Legislators move to gut charter schools further to appease teachers unions CG: ‘Have You Had the Shot?’ NR: Once More, with Feeling: The Fairness Doctrine Is Not the Answer OCReg: A showdown over crime and punishment looms SacBee: California recall will waste taxpayer dollars. But it’s all Gavin Newsom’s fault OCReg: In Tinker case, SCOTUS should rule in favor of free speech, not school control SacBee: 4 counties promoted in California COVID tier system; Sacramento-area deaths top 2,400 SFC: Beloved Marin winery is shutting down, citing state's drought, climate change SFC: S.F. and Bay Area rents rose for the third straight month SFC: Supes call for hearing on gas lines in concrete foundations SFC: Longtime head of victims’ services in S.F. DA’s office to step down SJMN: Nearly a quarter of Time’s 100 most influential companies are in the Bay Area SFC: City slams UC Berkeley’s long term development plans SJMN: Sharks dispute over downtown San Jose Google village reaches boiling point SJMN: Santa Clara County concealed-gun indictments hit with legal barrage this week A new COVID-19 surge? Stanislaus health officer doesn’t see how the state can avoid it FresBee: California releases new COVID county tiers. Where does Fresno rank on reopening scale? FresBee: How much is voter confidence worth? Fresno County could spend $4 million or more CalCoast: Posturing aside, San Simeon CSD pays Hearst family for encroachment VCStar $: Supervisors replace critic of mental health agency VCStar $: Community council to discuss school reopenings LAT $: L.A. County hits yellow tier marker; widest reopening could be a week away LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 326 new cases and 26 new deaths, April 27 24-Year LAPD Vet Requests Meeting With LeBron Via Letter CG: LAPD Requests $67 Million, 50 New Officers To Help Improve Protest Response, Protester Relations LAT $: L.A. councilman urges sale of San Pedro butane tanks for ‘alternative use’ LADN: LAPD says it needs $67 million, dozens more officers to complete protest response reforms VOC: Santana: Orange County’s Homelessness Commissioners Admit They Have No Idea What To Do OCReg: O.C. supervisors OK $1.5 million settlement with woman whose baby died at childbirth in jail OCReg: Council majority wants “fresh approach,” new city manager for Fullerton PE: Riverside County coronavirus numbers not on track for more reopening PE: Residents defend, blast Temecula councilmember’s Rosa Parks remark — but she doesn’t address it SBSun: San Bernardino County district attorney still weighing charges in El Dorado fire VOSD: Behind the Fight to Reopen San Marcos and Oceanside Schools SDUT: San Diego home prices increase fastest in nearly 16 years and are second fastest in the nation SDUT: Point Loma Nazarene study says city takeover of gas and electric service not worth it SDUT: Bullet dodged? $350M California Theatre project on track to replace decaying building with condos, hotel Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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