Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Friday, August 6, 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: Town burns to ashes in raging Northern California wildfire BreitbartCA: California Firefighter Rescues U.S. Flag from Wildfire: ‘True American’ LAT $: Overwhelmed firefighters battle to save California communities, assess mass destruction FresBee: Watch dramatic, two-minute video timeline showing destruction from Dixie Fire PE: Masking, critical race theory highlight Corona-Norco schools meeting BreitbartCA: Poll: 51% of Likely Voters in California Would Remove Newsom SFC: Shock poll shows Gavin Newsom losing recall vote by double digits CityJrnl: Rising Crime in CA Driving Support for Newsom Recall LADN: Solis issues order requiring all LA County employees to get coronavirus vaccine L.A. gets aggressive on vaccine requirements as Delta surges. How it affects you CalM: California first in nation to mandate vaccinations for health care workers AP: California to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for health workers LAT $: L.A. community colleges to require COVID-19 vaccination or regular testing for students and staff SacBee: Raises missing from some California state worker paychecks as new contracts take effect AP: GOP endorsement fight next test for California recall rivals LAT $: Newsom tells campaign volunteers, donors that recall candidate Larry Elder will roll back California laws VOSD: What the Recall Debate Got Right – and Wrong – About Faulconer’s Homelessness Record California recall candidate John Cox proposes 25% tax cut, big reductions in state spending LAT $: Lake Oroville’s record-low water level forces shutdown of hydroelectric power plant SFC: 3 reasons the Bay Area and California aren’t planning new lockdowns LAT $: Newsom says it’s ‘not acceptable’ for homeless to camp on the streets Reason: NLRB Recommends Amazon Warehouse Workers Vote Again on Whether To Unionize SDUT: Oceanside council overturns approval of Amazon distribution center AP: California hydroelectric plant shut as water level drops OCReg: Anaheim Councilman Jordan Brandman resigns, under pressure from colleagues and OC Dems VOC: Anaheim Councilman Jordan Brandman Resigns After Vulgar Text Controversy AP: Apple to scan U.S. iPhones for images of child sexual abuse SFC: Cops sued over a BLM mural, shining a light on racial issues in Palo Alto AP: Google founder gets New Zealand residency, raising questions SJMN: Here’s how much more at risk the unvaccinated are in Santa Clara County NR: Ignoring Them Is the Only Way Out The 'Disinformation' Deception NR: Democrats Applaud Biden’s Unconstitutional Act Reason: Don't Surrender to the Pandemic Control Freaks CG: Sacramento Mayor Proposes Spreading the Homeless Throughout the City SacBee: Sacramento COVID cases continue to surge, but here’s the good news on vaccinations SFC: Most Bay Area companies don’t expect employees back in office full time SJMN: VTA shooting witness blasts management over massacre: ‘The stage was set for this disaster’ SJMN: Ex-Tesla employee called racial slur wins $1 million award FresBee: Valley Children’s reports rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations with Delta variant spreading FresBee: President Joe Biden’s agriculture secretary touched down in Fresno. Here’s what he saw FresBee: Will Fresno’s Central schools chief face criminal charges? DA hands down decision FresBee: Fresno’s oldest theater was just gutted. Church cited for renovations on historic building CalCoast: Health coverage compromised at Dignity Health hospitals amid contract dispute CalCoast: Former SLO County IWMA employee charged with embezzling public funds VCStar $: Ojai extends ban on chain businesses with five or more locations VCStar $: DOJ to investigate Phoenix police, agency under former Oxnard chief LADN: Amid growing COVID concerns, L.A. County sees possible ‘leveling off’ of virus’ growth LADN: Residents, activists urge state agency to prevent SoCalGas from expanding Aliso Canyon gas storage LAT $: City of L.A. shuts down Lincoln Heights night market, drawing protest LADN: Filming in LA area returns to pre-COVID levels — but can it last? OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 777 new cases, three new deaths as of Aug. 5 OCReg: D.A. asks for new trial for convicted killer in Sunset Beach because sheriff’s deputies refuse to testify on snitch use LAT $: Orange County to utilize new equity map to help resolve community disparities VOC: Taxpayer Groups Demand Transparency on How OC Spends Hundreds of Millions in COVID Money OCReg: Tustin starts switch to district elections SBSun: Firefighter plagued by guilt after captain orders him to drive away from crash that injured 2 PE: Riverside to study plan to help residents who couldn’t pay utility bills SDUT: San Diego’s effort to ban road contractor from work ends, with uncertain outcome SDUT: ‘I’m not going to let you die’: Deputy overdoses after coming in contact with fentanyl Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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