Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Tuesday, August 17, 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 $: Raiders to require vaccines for fans at home games AP: California Assembly to require vaccine for its employees LAT $: California Assembly to require vaccine for its employees SacBee: Sacramento considers vaccine mandate for indoor activities. Here’s what would be covered SDUT: San Diego County to employers: Get proof your workers have COVID-19 shots or test them weekly OCReg: OC Sheriff’s Department, Fire Authority unions oppose coronavirus vaccine mandate CG: Elder Campaign Accuses Sacramento Bee of ‘Doctoring’ His Responses to Voter Guide WE: Ted Lieu’s $50,000 donation from his campaign to Stanford is not normal DM: Ted Lieu is under scrutiny after donating more than $50,000 to college his son is about to start OCReg: Barring California taxpayers from the courts AP: California judge tosses school board member’s $87M lawsuit SFC: Alison Collins’ $87M lawsuit against S.F. school district tossed by judge CG: New CBS Recall Poll Has Newsom Still In Slight Lead, Elder Leading Among Candidates SJMN: Newsom recall: With ballots in mail, phone bankers deliver governor’s message: Turnout is everything CG: Gov. Newsom Pivots Recall Speeches To Attack Larry Elder’s Political Opinions AP: Newsom using stark language as he seeks to stay in office LAT $: Will your write-in vote in California’s recall election count? Maybe not SDUT: NAACP calls for investigation into anti-vaccine, anti-mask post on San Diego police union website LAT $: PG&E threatens power shutoffs as Dixie fire rages in Northern California SFC: PG&E inspected power lines two weeks before the Fly Fire started AP: Winds drive nation’s largest wildfire toward California city LADN: LAUSD students return to class, in person, after pandemic shuts out thousands LAT $: LAUSD’s health screening system fails on first day but can’t snuff out excitement FresBee: Clovis parents promised a fight over masks in school. How’d the first day of class go? SDUT: Some San Diego County schools are breaking the state’s K-12 mask mandate VOSD: Schools' Quarantine Protocols Are a Lot More Confusing Than Last Year CG: Pandemic Lockdowns Caused Huge Student Learning Losses and Widened Achievement Gaps SacBee: Longtime Chamber of Commerce CEO to retire after 23 years lobbying for California business SDUT: Caltrans to begin clearing more homeless encampments LAT $: U.S. declares first-ever water shortage for Colorado river, triggering cuts in Western states AP: California drought takes toll on world’s top almond producer SacBee: California fishermen say a new air quality rule could put them out of business. Here’s why CalM: Imperial County has one of California’s best vaccination rates. Here’s why. CalCoast: Cuesta College requires masks, not vaccinations NR: Politifact Swings and Misses at DeSantis on Student Masks NR: Democrats Finally Get Comfortable Saying Obama Is a Jerk BreitbartCA: Biden Takes No Questions After Speech Defending Disaster in AfghanistanPuts a Lid on Day, Heads Back to Vacay at Camp David BreitbartCA: Speier: Negotiating with Taliban for Safe Evacuations ‘Best We Can Do’ NR: The Democratic Party Can’t Have It Both Ways on Afghanistan Media Can't Hide From Their Terrible Afghanistan Reporting Goldman Sachs & the Charade of Woke Virtue-Signaling California Needs New Leadership Reason: Conservatives Are Asking You To Disbelieve Your Own Eyes Digital Addictions Are Drowning Us in Dopamine CalM: Wildfires could affect Newsom recall OCReg: California’s kids continue to be used as political pawns Requiring Masks for Kids Does More Harm Than Good Our Senior Military Leaders Are a Woke Joke U.S. Government Lied for 2 Decades About Afghanistan SacBee: Elk Grove may be on road to rail service in plan linking Stockton to Sacramento airport SFC: DA charges man with hate crime for vandalism of Chinese-owned businesses SFC: In San Francisco, it’s the summer of rental scams SJMN: Switch to some unleaded fuel at Reid-Hillview doesn’t quiet demands for airport’s closure SFC: Oakland activists slam Schaaf over decision to put CHP officers on streets SJMN: COVID revamp at Silicon Valley tech hubs SJMN: San Jose mayor calls for sheriff’s resignation FresBee: ‘Challenging phase’: Fresno County doctors fight COVID surge, public pandemic fatigue CalCoast: Paavo Ogren abruptly quits SLO County waste agency CalCoast: Parole policy harmful to victims of violent crime VCStar $: Ventura County's curve may be flattening outlocal LADN: South LA families impacted by fireworks blast rally outside City Hall LAT $: Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas won't run for L.A. mayor LADN: LAPD releases photos of vaccine protest stabbing suspect LADN: LA leaders emphasize need to pitch in for Afghan refugees after Taliban takeover OCReg: DA drops felony charges against transgender women involved in Huntington Beach bar fight VOC: OC Power Authority Approves Revised Conflict of Interest Code Following Transparency Criticism SBSun: San Bernardino County reports more than 5,000 new coronavirus cases in a week PE: More than 5,900 coronavirus cases reported in Riverside County last week PE: 12 firefighters in Temecula checked for injuries after garbage truck explodes Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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