Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Wednesday, May 5, 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: SJMN: Bay Area restaurant hiring crisis: ‘I’ve never seen anything like this’ SacBee: Sacramento council set to approve significant raise for City Manager Howard Chan SFC: S.F. schools have $60M to help struggling students SacBee: California’s tax revenue is surging. Will Gov. Newsom send some back to taxpayers? AP: Caitlyn Jenner campaign makes next stop on Fox Hannity show OCReg: Caitlyn Jenner debuts slick TV ad in campaign to unseat Gov. Newsom SacBee: Gavin Newsom is a ‘pretty boy,’ and California needs a ‘beast,’ GOP recall candidate says CG: UC Berkeley 2021 Conference on ‘Male Supremacism and Right-Wing Studies’ Reason: College Soccer Player Suing Coach Who Benched Her After She Refused to Kneel During Protest AP: LA, San Francisco lead California business reopening pace SFC: S.F. and Los Angeles enter the yellow tier together. How did that happen? SJMN: COVID restrictions: San Francisco, Los Angeles counties reach yellow tier AP: California urges people to vacation in state, boost tourism SFC: Here's what to know about California's new mask mandate SacBee: Sacramento police reform panel says it hasn’t ‘been taken seriously’ by City Council SacBee: Who should police California’s troubled jails? State wants more inspectors — with power SacBee: California correctional officer injured in shooting that killed his dad, a retired prison guard FresBee: Fresno County leaders declare local drought emergency. One says drought is ‘man-made’ BreitbartCA: Report: Biden May Name L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti Ambassador to India LADN: Media report hints LA Mayor Garcetti is candidate for ambassadorship, possibly to India CG: CA National Guard Base Camp Roberts to House Thousands of Border Migrants CalCoast: Camp Roberts to house up to 20,000 migrant children during drought AP: US judge weighs if PG&E violated probation with 2019 fire VOC: DA Todd Spitzer Says it Was Too Hard to Fundraise for Victims’ Memorial He Championed at a County Park, Yet He Raised 50 Times More for His Own Election Reason: Federal Regulators Require Rent Collectors To Lie About the CDC's Illegal Eviction Moratorium SDUT: San Diego County passes strict eviction ban, rent cap to ease strain on renters during pandemic AP: California tribe to buy Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas SDUT: After High Tech High teachers worked to form a union, the school fired an organizer Startling surge in L.A. bloodshed as COVID-19 fades: 'Too many guns in too many hands' NR: Heritage Foundation to Refuse Big Tech Donations, Citing Bias against Conservatives FresBee: Was vote to change Fresno High’s Native American mascot illegal? New lawsuit says yes AP: Man charged with setting fire at historic California mission AP: Fire damages 40 units at California apartment building SDUT: Drones show California’s great white sharks are closer — and more common — than you think LAT $: What’s going on with Kevin McCarthy and Liz Cheney? Kevin McCarthy caught on hot mic trashing Liz Cheney - Axios Kevin McCarthy Caught on Fox News Hot Mic Bashing Liz Cheney BreitbartCA: Report: PolitiFact 8X as Likely to Defend Biden Than Fact-Check Him21 OCReg: Orange County School Board perpetuates false idea about mandatory vaccines for students Reason: Canceling Student Debt Would Be an Insult to Trade Workers NR: Two Months Later, How’s the Lifting of the Mask Mandate Going in Texas? LAT $: Arellano: A city known for its corruption scandal is now in a fight over mobile home parks OCReg: Replace gas tax with more efficient, fairer mileage fee OCReg: Reject AB 268, an unjustified restriction on access to autopsy records OCReg: Eli Broad was a passionate school reformer CalM: Offloading two of California's civic embarrassments | CalMatters Biden Hopes to Turn All of America Into California CapWkly: A chat with Asm. Alex Lee SFC: Windsor to elect new council member amid Foppoli assault allegations SFC: S.F. wants to ban gas in all buildings. But moving to electric could cost up to $5.9B SJMN: The Bay Area is fed up with homelessness, but interest in housing is flagging SFC: Home of first same-sex couple to legally wed in S.F. gets landmark status SFC: Someone set Muni rider's hair ablaze. SFPD seeking victim SFC: 'Like I won the lotto’: Homeless vets start new lives in S.F. apartments LAT $: Theranos founder can cite Silicon Valley hyperbole in defense SJMN: ‘Despicable gift’ or ‘iconic structure?’ New downtown San Jose landmark OK’d despite backlash Stanislaus County’s coronavirus infection rate is still close to the highest in state CalCoast: SLO County COVID-19 vaccine clinics now accepting walk-ins VCStar $: Ventura unveils budget with $28M in new revenue LADN: LAUSD Board of Education decides not to extend 2021-22 school year LAT $: L.A. County set for major reopening as it hits yellow tier OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 72 new cases and nine new deaths as of May 4 VOC: Efforts to Vaccinate People Are Stretching OC’s Community Groups and Clinics Thin OCReg: Why can’t Orange County move to the less restrictive yellow tier? SBSun: San Bernardino County closer to yellow tier, but needs lower case rate LAT $: Amazon warehouse in Rialto fined $41,000 for COVID violations PE: As case rate lowers, Riverside County moves closer to yellow tier PE: ‘Enough is enough,’ anti-masking councilwoman tells Temecula crowd SDUT: State lays out conditions to keep San Pasqual Academy open longer; advocates say it only delays closure SDUT: San Diego County creates labor office to protect workplace pay and safety standards SDUT: Gloria details proposal for $10M in small business aid SDUT: San Diego sues Grand Del Mar resort for $1.5M in allegedly unpaid fees SDUT: San Diego County records first COVID-19 case with India variant Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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