Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Wednesday, May 19, 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: Santa Clara County mandating workplaces to track employees' vaccination status SacBee: Should businesses ask customers about vaccination status? Majority of Californians say yes CG: Peeling Back the COVID Masks Reveals Contradictory Statements, Studies and Mandates NR: Fauci Admits Post-Vaccination Masking Was about ‘Signals’ Weeks after Insisting Otherwise NR: Following the Science? Blue States Reject the CDC’s Mask Guidance SFC: After French Laundry dinner, a lobbying boom for Newsom adviser's firm SFC: $55 billion is flooding into California schools. Will it be spent wisely? AP: California restaurants expect rebound that will take years SDUT: Expanded outdoor dining isn’t going away anytime soon, San Diego council decides LADN: Homeless man, 48, accused of causing Palisades fire LADN: Aiming to reduce overdose deaths, LA County expands Naloxone distribution among homeless SFC: One of San Francisco’s last big homeless camps has been taken down LADN: LA County to help homeless file income taxes, collect stimulus checks FOX: San Diego tax dollars buy 'divisive' billboards that blame 'discrimination' for birth complications AP: California readies to prevent blackouts, but threats remain LAT $: California’s rebound: COVID-19 declines dramatically even as normal life returns AP: More California counties see COVID-19 case improvements CalM: How unprepared is California for 2021’s drought? San Francisco sues state board over proposed Tuolumne flows. MID and TID join in LAT $: California farmers facing drought choose not to plant crops AP: Shooting targeting party bus in California kills 2, wounds 5 SFC: S.F. has a broken window epidemic. Small businesses want the city to help pay for repairs SFC: Suspect in S.F. homicides was arrested, released in separate case PE: 5 people shot in Hemet on Tuesday evening, shooter at-large LAT $: L.A. supervisors want sheriff to immediately name deputies in shootings SDUT: Attorney to represent Black man beaten and arrested by police in La Jolla AP: Authorities: Armed man shot as he charged California officer AP: Isaac Bryan has commanding lead in California Assembly race CG: Bill To Stop Rehab Centers From Making False Claims Passed in Senate CA School Board Dispute a Test Case for Teacher Union Clout CapWkly: Stem cell agency says it’s going all out on ‘bubble baby’ cure CalCoast: Newsom barred from imposing coronavirus restrictions on churches LAT $: Federal hotshot crews are understaffed in California as wildfire season begins SacBee: Rural California could lose thousands of jobs as prisons close. What can the state do? CG: Republican Campaign Worker Jordan Tygh is Standing Up to Liberal Bullies SDUT: Environmental group demands Navy examine operations after ship killed whales FresBee: Tensions rise at ‘Free Palestine’ demonstration in Fresno. Man claims he was pepper sprayed. OCReg: Tito Ortiz’s sons sent home from school after arriving without face masks OCReg: Newsom should follow the science, align state mask policy with CDC guidance OCReg: Newsom budget surplus gets a reality check CalM: Inflated job numbers prop up bullet train OCReg: Newsom’s road plan does little to fix congestion NR: Chris Cuomo’s Ugly Abortion Rant Reason: States With Post-Pandemic Surpluses Are Still Getting Huge Federal Bailouts NR: The Taboo on the COVID Lab-Leak Theory Lifts SacBee: Sacramento suburb considers fines for residents who host illegal firework parties SacBee: Sacramento settles lawsuit over law that required people to stand for the national anthem SJMN: COVID: SF Giants drop entry requirements for Oracle Park SFC: Bay Area home prices just hit a record high. Will the buying spree last? SFC: In stunning reversal, Stanford will not cut any of the sports it said it would SJMN: Alameda County DA Nancy O’Malley will not seek re-election SFC: No charges filed in death of Dublin school board member SJMN: UPDATE: San Jose will issue $10,000 fines against people turning the city into a ‘dumping ground’ SJMN: COVID: Santa Clara, Santa Cruz advancing to yellow tier FresBee: Clovis lacks affordable housing. Why leaders say they’ll appeal court ruling for new plan FresBee: Fresno Irrigation District begins clearing canal of homeless camp debris before water flows begin FresBee: Fresno wants ‘direct control’ from state over mobile home parks after deadly fire FresBee: Fresno police allowed more discretion in new pursuit policy following innocent deaths VCStar $: Reagan museum in Simi Valley to reopen next week VCStar $: No vaccine 'passport' coming here. Ventura County leaders promise LADN: LAPD officer accused of sharing Valentine’s Day message mocking George Floyd’s death could be fired, chief says VOC: Was OC’s Shadowy PR Contract for Promoting Supervisors or Vaccinations? OCReg: Orange County will move to yellow tier on Wednesday OCReg: Huntington Beach council will switch to in-person meetings, Tuesdays instead of Mondays VOC: Will Santa Ana Crack Down on Families Renting in Boarding Houses? SBSun: San Bernardino County misses mark for yellow coronavirus tier SBSun: Grand jury probes ‘inappropriate contact’ between Redlands Unified staff, students SBSun: Riverside County disagrees with California’s date for lifting coronavirus mask rule SDUT: Amazon distribution center OK’d for Oceanside SDUT: San Diego lifts deed restrictions on UCSD land to allow eastern expansion projects SDUT: San Diego’s granny flat campaign faces first major backlash VOSD: Advocates Worry Blackstone Sale Will Take Affordable Housing Crisis From Bad to Worse 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!