Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Saturday, August 7, 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: LADN: ‘They’re worn out’: LAPD contends with hundreds of officer resignations, retirements after protests, pandemic break out AP: California officer shot outside police station; suspect dies AP: ‘We lost Greenville’: Wildfire decimates California town LAT $: Dixie wildfire explodes to 430,000 acres, third largest in California history LAT $: In the ashes of Greenville, a pharmacy owner returns to see what remains of his town AP: Weekend of fear looms for Californians in face of wildfires VCStar $: California's Newsom, facing his own uncertain future, says Cuomo should resign SFC: Newsom warns recall challengers will take state ‘off a COVID cliff’ SDUT: For subscribers: Can Kevin Faulconer’s plain vanilla politics sell in Sacramento? LADN: Newsom recall election mail ballots are on their way to LA County voters SDUT: Column: Possible GOP recall endorsement presents party, candidates with risk AP: GOP’s Elder shows fundraising muscle in California recall AP: Califonria to offer vaccine incentive to Medicaid population FresBee: As COVID cases rise, here’s why a mask mandate ‘is not on the table’ for Fresno CalCoast: Santa Barbara County resumes mask mandate PE: These are the mask policies at Southern California casinos as COVID-19 delta variant surges PE: With coronavirus surging, why aren’t Inland Empire counties requiring masks? LADN: COVID-19 ‘whiplash’ is messing with Southern California’s psyche SacBee: Judge halts Newsom’s planned closure of Northern California prison LAT $: Costa Mesa City Council moves to allow noncitizens to serve on city commissions SacBee: Elk Grove holding off on employee vaccine mandate. Many in the city have gotten the shot VOSD: Sacramento Report: All Eyes on Schools as Vaccine Mandates Tighten SFC: S.F. deputies threaten resignations over city’s vaccination mandate SDUT: Potentially devastating citrus tree disease found in Oceanside Thousands of Californians will soon lose unemployment benefits as federal programs end LADN: LA ordinance fighting tenant harassment is launched SJMN: Landlords push to end California eviction ban LAT $: California hits 4 million coronavirus cases as Delta variant spreads SFC: Air Quality Tracker: Check levels down to the neighborhood CG: Newsom Administration Wasted So Much Water, Oroville Just Ran Out CalM: California’s desert becoming a hotbed for water bandits: Watch BreitbartCA: Zuckerberg-Funded Group Gave $12M to Dem Consulting Firms for ‘Voter Education’ in MI OCReg: The CDC can’t continue to ignore the law OCReg: Don’t believe your eyes about conservatism’s drift NR: Undoing the Enlightenment SacBee: Sacramento wants 3,800 car charging stations by 2025. Here’s where they’re needed SFC: From housing crisis to fire crisis: S.F.’s exodus led many to new conundrum SFC: Mills College merger temporarily halted by judge SFC: More Bay Area restaurants close temporarily due to breakthrough COVID-19 cases on staff SFC: S.F. hires new leader for team that handles homeless encampments SJMN: California drought: Santa Clara County residents falling far short of water conservation target FresBee: Fresno’s Tower Theatre failed recent fire inspection. And in 2016 and 2018, the city says Ceres settles allegations Police Department subjected employee to hostile workplace FresBee: Fresno Diocese releases names of priests accused of sexual abuse. See the list LADN: LA County reports nearly 4,000 new COVID-19 infections; stepped-up testing blamed OCReg: Coronavirus: More than 10,200 LAUSD students choose independent study, won’t return to campus VOC: OC Struggles to Process Rape Evidence Tied to Hundreds of Backlogged Kits VOC: OC Residents in Ambulances Are Now Waiting Outside of Hospitals Nearly As Long As During Covid Winter Surge OCReg: With COVID-19 cases rising again, Orange County officials urge precautions OCReg: Finger-pointing continues among OC prosecutors, deputies and lawyers in soon-to-be overturned murder conviction OCReg: Santa Ana police consider no confidence vote against chief SBSun: San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies will add video cameras to their uniforms SBSun: San Bernardino council member blasts mayor for comment on certain city parks SBSun: Gov. Gavin Newsom appears in San Bernardino to tout school reopenings, investment SDUT: SDG&E customers to receive bill credit of $69.20 VOSD: ‘He’s Unhinged’: Why Dems Mobilized So Quickly to Endorse a Candidate for Sheriff VOSD: VOSD Podcast: COVID Cases — and Mandates — Are Climbing SDUT: San Diego’s effort to ban road contractor from work ends, with uncertain outcome 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!