Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Monday, August 9, 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: LAT $: Dixie fire in Northern California has burned more than 400 structures AP: Fire-friendly weather to return to Northern California LAT $: Newsom wants voters to ignore the recall ballot’s second question. They don’t have to CG: What are the Recall Candidates Saying About the State of California Public Education? AP: Police shoot robbery suspect after California crash AP: Police: Man intentionally drove into California laundromat SFC: Shooting at Sunnyvale party in Airbnb rental house leaves one dead CalM: California lawmakers and teachers unions stop short of a vaccine mandate Saturday Headlines FRBlog: Sunday Headlines Trump told California to sweep the forest floors. What’s Biden’s plan to combat wildfires? SFC: $2 million helicopters and vintage fire trucks: How frustrated Napa residents are taking wildfire protection into their own hands CapWkly: Does bill limiting protests at vax sites violate First Amendment? CG: California Secretary of State Devises ‘Print-Your-Own Ballot From Home’ Program SacBee: Sacramento nears breakthrough in homeless crisis. But the master plan furthers inequality SacBee: Hundreds of veterans are homeless in Sacramento, many sleeping outdoors. What can be done? SFC: Khanna considered challenging Padilla, but now he’s endorsing him for Senate CalM: How did John Cox go from GOP standard-bearer to bears and trash balls? SDUT: Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez announces breast cancer diagnosis LAT $: Delta variant is sucking the joy out of back-to-school 2021 SFC: Schools brace for wave of pandemic-scarred students: ‘We’re going to heal together’ Eager to return to classrooms, Stanislaus teachers share priorities for coming school year SDUT: For subscribers: This San Diego judge is trying to gut state gun laws: ‘Blessed’ jurist or ‘stone-cold idealogue?’ LAT $: Why are vaccination rates so low? We found the worst county in each state and asked the politicians SDUT: San Diego’s 4-year-olds to get transitional kindergarten ahead of state rollout LAT $: Flaring at Chevron refinery lights up the sky over El Segundo OCReg: Fading rule of law in California NR: The Coming California Bacon Apocalypse NR: How Do Democrats Handle a Problem Like Gavin Newsom? CalM: Newsom slow-rolls single-payer health care promise LAT $: Skelton: One of the first rules of politics is to show up. Larry Elder broke it with the recall debate SacBee: Former Elk Grove mayor drops out of Sacramento County supervisor race to replace Nottoli SFC: Opinion: COVID changed San Francisco. Muni needs to adapt SJMN: Who’s fighting new housing? Look to wealthier Bay Area communities FresBee: Fresno commits $2.5M toward affordable housing development and projects. Here’s the plan FresBee: Two Clovis police officers hospitalized for fentanyl exposure during arrest Modesto City Clerk, citing hostile work environment, announces retirement LADN: LA County reports 3,000-plus new coronavirus cases, 8 more deaths LADN: Attorney blasts conflict over prosecutor still on payroll of LA County Public Defender’s Office OCReg: With COVID-19 cases rising again, Orange County officials urge precautions VOC: OC Power Authority to Rewrite Conflict of Interest Code Without Fixing Transparency Concerns VOC: Millions Over Budget, Years Late and Glitchy: OC is Still Working on New Property Tax System OCReg: Newport officials push against open-space plans for Banning Ranch SBSun: San Bernardino council member blasts mayor for comment on certain city parks PE: Riverside school board urges California to reconsider one-size-fits-all mask mandate SDUT: Oceanside approves $32 million COVID-19 spending plan SDUT: Massive North City project in San Marcos transforming hillsides along Highway 78 VOSD: Sheriff’s Department Is a Closed Book on Who Can Go to Jail 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!