Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, May 27, 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: Killer of 8 in California had talked of workplace attacks SFC: San Jose shooting latest updates: Another dead in San Jose horror, 9th victim of gunman LAT $: 10 dead, including gunman, in San Jose rail yard shooting AP: Authorities ID 8 victims of California railyard shooting ‘What the hell....?’ Gavin Newsom calls for more US gun control after San Jose shooting AP: Prosecutors sue over California prison good conduct rules SacBee: 44 district attorneys sue California prison officials over ‘early releases’ of inmates OCReg: California prosecutors sue over rules that could free thousands of inmates early CG: Rejected by Voters, Zero $0 Bail Bill Passes California State Senate Bishop Michael Barber of Oakland Diocese Robbed At Gunpoint During Afternoon Walk; ‘I Was Terrified…Maybe This Is It”‘ Citizens come to Modesto officer’s aid as suspect grabs his gun SacBee: California prison workers can win gift cards, $1,000 lottery prize if they get a COVID vaccine SacBee: Joe Biden wants to spend $80 billion on rail projects. What does that mean for California? ’Unprecedented surge’: California gun purchases spiked in the pandemic as unrest, violence rose PE: Electric provider for 113,000 Riverside County customers files for bankruptcy AP: California Senate approves taking badges from bad officers LAT $: Despite California’s overall COVID-19 vaccine progress, gaps remain SBSun: Coronavirus: California reported 1,422 new cases and 45 new deaths, May 25 SJMN: California water: Mandatory restrictions coming to Santa Clara County as feds cut water supply SacBee: Federal government slashes water deliveries to farms, cities as California drought worsens LAT $: Garcetti likely to be named ambassador to India, source says LADN: What happens if Garcetti leaves? Political experts offer their takes on growing ambassador buzz AP: Reward grows in road rage killing of Southern California boy OCReg: Reward up to $310,000, search for road rage shooter who killed 6-year-old in Orange continues AP: PG&E to ante up $150M for botched outages, recent wildfires CG: CalPERS, CalSTRS Turkish Divestment Bill Passes Senate 36-0 CalM: California to simplify rent relief application Hill: Caitlyn Jenner: My family not 'involved whatsoever' in gubernatorial bid CalM: Who’s bankrolling the Newsom recall campaigns? CG: New California SEIU Local 1000 President Refuses To Back Gov. Newsom in Recall Election SDUT: Column: Newsom is riding high on pandemic recovery, but ‘normal’ problems loom VOC: OC Eyes Massive Conversion of Motels into Homeless Housing with Services NR: Facebook Lifts Ban on Wuhan Lab Leak Posts amid Renewed Debate over Theory NR: Mr. President, ‘Contact With an Infected Animal’ and ‘Lab Accident’ Can Be the Same Thing NR: Pompeo Slams Biden’s Shut-Down of Lab-Leak Probe: ‘They Haven’t Lifted a Finger’ NR: Even Xavier Becerra Jumps on the Lab-Leak Bandwagon NR: New York Times COVID Reporter Calls Discussion of Lab-Leak Theory ‘Racist’ OCReg: Former Queen Mary operators accused of fraud, misrepresentation of finances PE: Marine Corps commandant will assemble board to review amphibious operations in wake of deadly AAV accident AP: Feds take down Medicare scams that preyed on virus fears OCReg: How a 17-year-old’s birthday party in Huntington Beach became the biggest thing on the internet Celebrities Will Lecture America, But Apologize to China OCReg: Will the backlash to school closures lead to education reform? Reason: An Epidemiologist Confirms That the CDC Director Misrepresented Her Study of Outdoor COVID-19 Transmission NR: Lockheed Martin Put Executives Through Training to Unlearn ‘White Male Privilege’: Report Reason: Expanding the Child Tax Credit Will Do Very Little To Help the Poor. Here's Why. OCReg: California’s high gas tax set to go higher CityJrnl: Lockheed Martin's Woke-Industrial Complex CG: Who Will Support California’s Populists? SacBee: Natomas School Board has a mess on its hands, but blame the state for dumping it there SFC: Should A's demolish Mount Davis? How and why the Coliseum eyesore must go SFC: Rents in these 3 Bay Area cities up for the first time in the pandemic FresBee: How do Fresno’s finances look post-pandemic? Mayor Jerry Dyer presents hopeful plan Turlock reaches settlement agreement with city manager after months-long leave CalCoast: Wind farms off of Morro Bay approved by Biden Administration VCStar $: Pay raises approved for Ventura city staff VCStar $: Local agencies are spending millions to prepare for severe fire season LADN: L.A. County D.A. Gascón, Sheriff Villanueva supporters trade barbs as recall campaign kicks off LADN: LAUSD to start staffing up for new school year as part of recovery plan LAT $: Compton accuses L.A. County Sheriff’s Department of ‘ghost car’ patrol scam LAT $: L.A. cut millions from the LAPD after George Floyd. Here’s where that money is going OCReg: Santa Ana relies too heavily on bans and criminalization VOC: State Officials Are Expected to Roll Out a New COVID Vaccination Strategy Nearly Three Weeks Before The Statewide Reopening OCReg: Anaheim man arrested in connection with BB gun shootings on 91 Freeway OCReg: Garden Grove, once a thriving gay hub, will fly LGBTQ ‘pride flag’ SDUT: San Diego Unified’s summer school will be bigger than ever VOSD: CEO and Board Are Out at Volunteers of America Southwest SDUT: San Diego’s home price hits a record $700K. Will prices ever stop rising? SDUT: San Diego school board renames Lindbergh/Schweitzer Elementary School CG: San Diego County is Being Taken Advantage of by Federal Government SDUT: San Diego County will boost spending on public safety, social services Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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