Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Friday, May 14, 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: SFC: ‘Out of control’: Organized crime drives S.F. shoplifting, closing 17 Walgreens in 5 years AP: Prosecutors challenge California prison good conduct rules SFC: 41 DAs petition against potential early release of 76,000 state prisoners FresBee: Prosecutors want to halt new good-time release credits for 76,000 California inmates SDUT: To mask or not to mask: New CDC guidance conflicts with state rules SFC: CDC says vaccinated people don’t need masks indoors. Will California follow suit? AP: California counties await mask, social distancing guidance Reason: CDC Says Vaccinated People Don't Need To Wear Masks or Socially Distance At All FresBee: Valley nonprofit CEO made $570K in a year. How does the ‘stunning’ salary compare to others? SacBee: ‘Unprecedented’: Nearly 60,000 Sacramentans can’t find an affordable home CG: California Controller Wrote 49 Million Checks, but Can’t Locate Any of Them? LAT $: Donors to L.A. Mayor's Fund keep their identities secret - Los Angeles Times LADN: LA City Council panel opposes effort to shut off HHH dollars for Chatsworth homeless housing project AP: Number of damaging fires in Los Angeles homeless camps grows BreitbartCA: L.A. City Council Committee Approves Proposal to Study Homeless Shelters at Beaches133 VOC: Santa Ana Clears Homeless Encampment at Cultural Center While Offering Shelter, Bringing Months-Long Saga Near End LAT $: California attorney general to review fatal shooting by Vallejo police SFC: SFPD chief offers rare apology to auto-burglary suspect shot by police SDUT: Witness video shows San Diego police officers tackle, punch homeless man in La Jolla AP: California prosecutor: SWAT team saved 4th slasher victim AP: California governor to reveal booming budget proposal SFC: Huge California surplus is gift for Newsom as recall fight simmers LAT $: Newsom proposes grants up to $25,000 for more California businesses hit by COVID CG: Gov. Newsom Proposes $1.5 Billion More In Small Business Grants Reason: Are Gavin Newsom's $600 Checks a Redistributive Vote-Buying Scheme or Welcome Return of Stolen Goods? CG: Former San Diego Mayor, Recall Candidate Kevin Faulconer Proposes 0% Marginal Income Tax Rate OCReg: A look at what’s ahead in the California governor recall effort KQED: California Agencies Long Overdue for Major Cybersecurity Upgrades, Experts Say | KQED LAT $: Dianne Feinstein approval lags in poll; Alex Padilla has positive marks - Los Angeles Times CG: Bill To Shut Down Calbright College Gains Support Following Scathing State Auditor’s Report LAT $: UC weighs limited tuition increase for next year SacBee: Sacramento residents urged to reduce water usage by 10% as California drought deepens SDUT: Aquatica water park reopening in Chula Vista after nearly 2-year hiatus OCReg: Cargo continues to explode as Ports of LA, Long Beach have another record-breaking month in April LADN: $196 million in federal ‘rescue’ funding going to 4 San Fernando Valley colleges VOC: Has Orange County’s Secretive Approach to Covid Contracting Gone Too Far, Broken the Law? OCReg: HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra visits migrant shelter at Long Beach Convention Center AP: Woman says $26M California lottery ticket destroyed in wash OCReg: Giving a voice, and a recall vote, to fleeing Californians OCReg: The Democrats’ selective demand for evidence OCReg: Uncle Sam’s lack of leadership on debt cannot be ignored OCReg: Pass Senate Bill 299 to aid victims of police violence Time to Trash Your Face Mask? Not So Fast NR: Don’t Be Fooled: Teachers’ Unions Remain a Public Menace Wait, the Pandemic's Over? SacBee: Despite eviction moratorium, hundreds of Sacramento renters were kicked out during COVID SFC: Longtime permit consultant agrees to pay back money from deals struck with Nuru, Kelly SFC: Cal Fire suspends burn permits for 3 Bay Area counties SJMN: Jesuits: Fallen Santa Clara University president’s behaviors did ‘not involve sexual abuse.’ So what was it? SJMN: From electricity to water to trash — San Jose utility bills are climbing this summer FresBee: What pushed Tulare County past 50,000 total coronavirus cases? Fresno reports more deaths FresBee: Fresno County to begin vaccinating children 12 and up, amid CDC’s new COVID advice on masks FresBee: Did you call Fresno Police in 2020? Here’s who did as crime rose, service calls dropped VCStar $: Ventura continues push for state review of gas compressor site LAT $: ‘Microfarms’ come to South L.A. frontyards, bringing fresh produce to food deserts LADN: Group calls on LAUSD officials to adopt ‘racially just’ budget LAT $: L.A. debates $1,000 for 1,000 residents basic income program AP: Prosecutors in LA announce sweep in fentanyl overdose deaths VOC: Chapman University Survey Finds Most OC Residents Support Masks and Vaccines, But Shows Stark Political Division OCReg: Mission Viejo council keeps rules in place against backyard beekeeping SDUT: Gloria and SDG&E sending a proposed franchise agreement to San Diego City Council SDUT: Environmentalists win another battle over fate of Mission Bay Park’s northeast corner VOSD: With First Local Contract Secured, Unions See Fertile Ground in Cannabis Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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