Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Wednesday, May 12, 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: The Grand Deception of ALAIC Newsom AP: California governor proposes $12B to house state’s homeless BreitbartCA: Gavin Newsom to Spend $12 Billion on Homeless; Promises to Solve ‘Family Homelessness’ in 5 Years OCReg: Newsom channels some Californians’ frustrations about freeway trash, pitches $1.5 billion cleanup CG: Gov. Newsom Stimulus Checks: Is the ‘Roar’ the Cash Before the Recall Election? SFC: Audit: State’s $175M online college graduated 12 students in 1st year EdS: California state audit criticizes Calbright College for mismanagement | EdSource VOC: OC Supervisors Cancel Digital Coronavirus Vaccine Records, Hundreds of People Rail Against Vaccine Passports LAT $: Hundreds in Orange County protest vaccine passports: ‘You’re not going to brand us’ OCReg: Orange County won’t develop digital record for showing vaccination CG: CA Lawmaker Disparaged for Legislation to Prohibit State from Creating Vaccine Passport Reason: Vaccine Passports Will Outlast the Pandemic LAT $: He was injured during BLM protests last spring. Now he’s suing the LAPD and his uncle on the force AP: 2 California police officers fatally shot within 24 hours CalCoast: San Luis Obispo police detective killed in the line of duty identified LADN: Man charged with firebombing of LAPD Topanga Station CG: Bill To Allow Permanent ‘To-Go’ Cocktail Sales Passes CA Senate Unanimously AP: California nears expanding COVID-19 shot to children 12-15 LAT $: COVID-19 vaccine appointments for 12-to-15-year-olds could begin Thursday AP: California judge dismisses Twitter lawsuit against Texas AG SacBee: Sacramento gas prices creep to $4 a gallon — East Coast pipeline cyberattack isn’t reason CalM: Facing recall, Newsom uses anti-tax amendment for his own devices Grenell still weighing California recall bid as Republican field grows SDUT: Opposition to Newsom recall grows as Caitlyn Jenner, GOP generate little support, poll finds Caitlyn Jenner Says She Didn’t Vote For Trump In 2020 – CBS Sacramento AP: New California attorney general pledges focus on hate crimes SFC: AG Rob Bonta says new bureau will confront white supremacy FresBee: No more masks and social distancing at work? How California could update COVID rules FresBee: Masks optional for guests, staff at these Fresno restaurants. Owner says it’s common sense SFC: This is how California’s water use has changed since the last drought SFC: Could this $36M river restoration project help with California's droughts? OCReg: Migrant children held in mass shelters with little oversight PE: Temecula councilmember’s email called coronavirus the “China Virus;” she says she’s not racist Sen. Rand Paul wants Fauci to come clean about US ties to Wuhan lab NR: Rand Paul Urges Fauci to Abandon Gain-of-Function Research, Citing Possible COVID Lab Leak CG: California Energy Commission Proposes New Building Standards Favoring Electric Appliances Over Natural Gas LADN: Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside Israeli consulate in LA OCReg: A compromise for D.C. representation in Congress CalM: California population drop caps long trend CalM: Holding the line against new taxes will improve California’s economic future Do your job, Gov. Newsom — end water wars for state and Stanislaus fish and farmers SacBee: The Bee is suing Sacramento for police records. Why is the city breaking transparency laws? SFC: MLB gives A’s approval to explore moving to another market SJMN: Anti-White graffiti leads to hate-crime investigation in Palo Alto SJMN: COVID: San Mateo County reaches yellow tier. These counties didn’t FresBee: Fresno City Council members propose new tenant protections to hold landlords ‘accountable’ A new $350M casino is breaking ground off Highway 99. What will it mean for jobs, economy? FresBee: Madera County advances into state’s orange COVID reopening tier. Here’s what that means CalCoast: San Luis Obispo County now vaccinating people 14 and above VCStar $: Supervisors revise resolution condemning Capitol riot LADN: Police Commission approves LAPD reform plan, with changing less-lethal use of force a priority LADN: Coronavirus: Hospitalizations in L.A. County down 95%, with 224 new cases and 18 new deaths reported, May 11 VOC: With Hundreds of Millions in New Covid Recovery Spending, Some Cities Ask Public for Input While the County Does Not OCReg: Police advise Los Alamitos school board to go virtual as anger grows in social justice debate OCReg: Martin Schwarz named new Orange County public defender PE: Riverside County remains in orange tier SBSun: San Bernardino County remains in orange tier, despite lower coronavirus numbers SBSun: San Bernardino schools gearing up for in-person learning SDUT: Blackstone Group to buy 66 apartment complexes in San Diego for more than $1 billion SDUT: San Diego employers are mostly not allowing remote work post-pandemic, report finds VOSD: Subpoenas Seek Records From Key Players in 101 Ash St. Deal SDUT: It’s official: San Diego Unified superintendent to become U.S. deputy education secretary Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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