Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Tuesday, May 18, 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: AP: California says it needs another month to unmask LAT $: L.A. County orders Trader Joe’s, Walmart and other chains not to relax mask rules SFC: Confused about mask rules in the Bay Area? Here’s what you need to know Stanislaus officials divided over state’s stand on masks; COVID infections ‘still high’ FresBee: Surprising reversal of COVID mask guidance based on science, CDC says. Here’s the data CG: California Mask Mandate In Place Until June 15th Despite Mounting Pressure SDUT: County to stand with state on keeping mask mandate until June 15 Reason: Some Officials Want To Keep Mandating Masks, Despite the CDC Guidance AmerSpec: The CDC Inadvertently Outs the Mask Cult AP: Newsom’s income went up in 1st year as California governor LAT $: Newsom earned $1.7 million in 2019. His challengers may have to disclose their taxes too OCReg: San Clemente councilman proposes declaration as 2nd Amendment sanctuary city LAT $: Even with huge California surplus, Newsom’s budget relies on reserves, analyst says LADN: Governor proposes $454 million to clean up Exide battery recycling plant – Daily News SacBee: Gavin Newsom wants to test guaranteed income programs, give grants to laid-off workers SDUT: 88% of children covered by monthly payments starting in July KQED: One Person Shaping the Recall Election? Lt. Gov. Kounalakis SFC: Newsom recall organizers say Republican John Cox skimped on $100K pledge OCReg: Coronavirus: California reported 596 new cases and 13 new deaths, May 16 LAT $: Twitter fights Justice Department subpoena over Rep. Nunes parody account OCReg: Bubble Watch: ‘Question the sustainability’ of California home prices CG: Ric Grenell Aims to Revamp California Politics and ‘Fix California’ LAT $: Public safety app labels wrong man suspect in Palisades fire OCReg: More car windows shattered as rash of freeway BB shootings continues in Orange, Riverside counties SJMN: Judge allows suit alleging cop was in Vallejo 'vigilante police gang to proceed FresBee: Is it a HIPAA violation if businesses request proof of COVID vaccine? What experts say SDUT: San Marcos becomes latest San Diego County city to approve ban on targeted protests Reason: Americans Dont Want Schools To Punish Off-Campus Speech FresBee: California State Universities ‘won’t return’ to normal next year, chancellor says AP: California places Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ under review VOSD: San Diego Unified Official Admits to Not Following Public Records Act LAT $: DMV workers’ bribery scheme hits a bump: federal corruption charges AP: California man gets life for killing LA sheriff’s deputy PE: Woman in sham marriage, discovered during probe into 2015 San Bernardino massacre, gets probation AP: 23 rescued from suspected smuggling boat off California LAT $: California’s first Filipino American attorney general weighs in on anti-Asian racism SFC: California Attorney General Rob Bonta sees state moving away from death penalty CG: California’s Once Exceptional Public Education Shattered by Dogmatic Extremists Hill: After Losing a Congressional Seat, CA needs a Course Correction OCReg: Does an elderly veteran have recourse against the cops who assaulted him? OCReg: Attorney General Bonta already has the power to rein in bad cops CG: What is the U.S. Treasury Guidance on Tax Cuts? OCReg: Federal deficit spending must be prudent, not just political CG: How to Fix the California’s Unemployment Agency CG: Newsom’s Public Education Spending Binge CalM: Newsom budget surplus gets reality check CapWkly: Capitol Weekly Podcast: Asm. Mike Gipson SJMN: Two Contra Costa prosecutors resign from police shooting investigation team SFC: CCSF withdraws 23.5% pay raise for executive amid outrage at the college SFC: Outgoing S.F. immigration judge blasts courts as ‘soul-crushing,’ too close to ICE SFC: One of San Francisco’s last big homeless camps has been taken down SJMN: San Jose: New Willow Glen housing facility for unhoused people welcomes first residents FresBee: Former Fresno-area official pleads to embezzlement. Why he doesn’t have to pay it all back Floodplain restoration helps both fish and people where Tuolumne and San Joaquin meet CalCoast: Oceano Dunes off-road vehicle enthusiasts file quiet title lawsuit CalCoast: SLO County cannot lift mask mandate until after June 15 VCStar $: Ventura County K-12 enrollment declines by nearly 4,000 students LAT $: Evacuations in Topanga lifted as Palisades fire reaches 23% containment VOC: San Clemente City Council to Vote On Leaving County Toll Road Agency OCReg: Hikers undeterred by HOA gates on public trail in Laguna Niguel VOC: OC Politicians Getting Ready to Redraw Their Re-Election Maps; Will the Public Get a Say on Who Represents Them? SBSun: San Bernardino leaders to mull warehouse moratorium PE: In Riverside City Council Ward 4 election, councilmember faces one challenger SDUT: San Diego County Supervisors to hold in-person meeting SDUT: San Diego’s 5-city community energy program to enroll residential customers starting in early 2022 VOSD: Flush With Aid, Most Districts Aren’t Spending on Mental Health Resources Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! Sincerely, FlashReport Editors FLASHREPORT | Website ‌ FlashReport | 4040 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 20, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!