Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, May 13, 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: CapWkly: Gov’s plan: ‘Rebate’ and ‘sharing the wealth’ are deeply misleading CapWkly: Tangled tale: Research, profits and the ‘bubble baby’ syndrome SFC: S.F. is one step closer to fare-free Muni this summer FLASHBACK SFC: Bay Area transit to get billions in federal stimulus. Here's how BART, Muni and others will benefit SDUT: San Diego hands out almost $400K to city employees under 2020 rewards program, records show AP: California likely to keep some mask mandates, governor says CG: Gov. Newsom Announces That State Mask Mandate To End On June 15th OCReg: California governor says mask mandate to end after June 15 RCP: CA Spent $320B & Won't Disclose How SacBee: Open the California Capitol ASAP, bipartisan group of lawmakers tells Newsom, top Democrats AP: California governor proposes public school ‘transformation’ LAT $: Newsom proposes transitional kindergarten for all 4-year-olds in budget plan SFC: Newsom proposes prekindergarten for all, sweeping education initiatives LADN: Faulconer unveils tax-cut plan during Downey recall campaign stop AP: GOP’s Faulconer pitches tax cut plan for California SFC: California children ages 12 to 15 can get COVID-19 vaccine starting Thursday LAT $: Younger teenagers will start getting COVID-19 vaccine Thursday in L.A. County SFC: President of Santa Clara University resigns after probe SJMN: Santa Clara University President Kevin O’Brien resigns after ‘inappropriate behaviors’ OCReg: Los Alamitos school board approves social justice standards, even as opponents express frustration VOC: Will Fullerton High School District Require Ethnic Studies? Los Alamitos District Passes Social Justice Standards FresBee: Fresno High School unveils new logo, but fight over old ‘racist’ mascot isn’t over PE: Temecula residents debate new race, equity commission AP: New details emerge in fatal shootings of California police AP: 3 arrested in vandalism of Chauvin defense witness’ old home USDA projects record California almond crop, but will growers have enough water? LAT $: Column One: People are still dying from COVID-19 in California despite huge progress. Here’s who they are AP: Nurses, nonprofits, others take vaccine to homebound people AP: California lawmakers seek $200 million to fight hate crimes BreitbartCA: Fact Check: Becerra Falsely Claims ‘There Is No Law’ Regarding Partial-Birth Abortion Reason: How Detectives Caught the Golden State Killer—and Unleashed a Catastrophe for Civil Liberties AP: Southern California seeks US help against illegal fireworks OCReg: California’s 1,230-mile coastal trail 70% complete, according to new online map SacBee: Sacramento Councilwoman Ashby announces run for state Senate, gets Pan’s endorsement California home construction hits 13-year high. It’s not enough to slow skyrocketing prices SacBee: California’s Tom McClintock backs Liz Cheney’s ouster, saying her biases hurt the GOP LADN: LA Mayor Eric Garcetti joins Nancy Pelosi to urge boost to nation’s infrastructure FresBee: Fresno students face big problems that could be helped under Newsom’s education plan LADN: Meet LA mayoral candidate Mike Feuer’s running mate – his mustache Reason: Did COVID-19 Leak from a Wuhan Lab? Greenwald: "Demented" Media Will Call You A Russian Agent To Manipulate You To Do What They Want Reason: Yes, the National Debt Matters NR: No, Your Two-Year-Old Is Not ‘Transgender’ CityJrnl: Why CA, NY & IL Are Losing Congressional Seats OCReg: Direct-to-consumer shipping saved my craft distillery. Here’s why it needs to stay. SFC: S.F.’s fake high school reopening should teach Newsom, Legislature a lesson Reason: Corporations Are Getting Rich off Government Aid CG: We Must Hang Together, Or Surely We Shall Hang Separately OCReg: It shouldn’t be illegal to build housing without parking OCReg: Newsom’s purely political cash giveaway SacBee: California AG complaint accuses Sacramento surgeon of sexual misconduct, gross negligence SacBee: Nearly 40% of Sacramentans say they won’t get a COVID vaccine. Can we reach herd immunity? SJMN: Bay Area prices rocket higher despite feeble job market SFC: Hyatt Hotel heir donates $60 million for UCSF psychiatric hospital SFC: Another Bay Area amusement park plans to reopen this month SJMN: Athletes sue Stanford over plan to eliminate 11 sports by end of school year FresBee: Man dies following a physical altercation in Fresno’s Tower District CalCoast: Alleged cop killer burglarized his former employer, a SLO climbing gym CalCoast: Lustful eyes cast on Paso Robles Water Basin VCStar $: Thousand Oaks unveils balanced budgets despite COVID-19 revenue losses VCStar $: County DA to discuss reforms at midtown council VCStar $: Oxnard city treasurer denied motion in bid to reinstate his duties LADN: A Porter Ranch park named after Mitch Englander’s mom, sister might get another name LADN: Pro-Israel demonstrators amass outside West LA federal building LADN: Most evacuations lifted as crews stop forward progress of brush fire east of Palmdale OCReg: Orange County had gaps in planning for pandemic, OC grand jury says OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 42 new cases and 6 new deaths as of May 12 SBSun: San Bernardino County coronavirus vaccine coverage below state, nearby counties PE: Riverside County coronavirus cases, deaths are among lowest reported SBSun: Inland Empire poised to regain most jobs lost in 2020 SDUT: Lawyers for San Diego begin issuing subpoenas in troubled Ash Street transaction VOSD: Little Italy Is the Epicenter of Tensions, Confusion Over Outdoor Dining SDUT: Witness video shows SDPD officers tackle, punch homeless man in La Jolla Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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