Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Wednesday, August 18, 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: CG: New Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality Of Recall Election, Filed In Federal Court It's Time to Start Taking California's Newsom Recall Seriously SJMN: Newsom says mandatory statewide water restrictions for California may be on the way SacBee: Folsom residents to cut water use by 20% amid worsening drought, officials say LAT $: Southern California water officials declare supply alert amid worsening drought LADN: ‘Water supply alert’ issued for Southern California in response to drought OCReg: ‘Water supply alert’ issued for Southern California in response to drought CG: Doug Ose Drops Out Of Recall Race Due To Heart Attack AP: Ex-US Rep. Doug Ose ends campaign for California governor LAT $: L.A. County to require face masks at large outdoor events AP: Los Angeles County mandates masks at outdoor mega events CG: High School Suspends Student For No Mask Despite Medical Exemption Recall candidate John Cox interrupted at debate with court order to pay ad agency $100,000 LAT $: Multimillionaire recall candidate John Cox owes consultants from failed gubernatorial bid CalM: Who is John Cox and what would he do as governor? Republicans in Gavin Newsom recall say they’d end California COVID vaccine requirements LAT $: Arellano: Sorry, Democrats — Latino anger toward Republicans isn’t enough to save Newsom’s political hide AP: GOP recall candidate Elder releases details on finances FresBee: Kevin Faulconer blasts California recall rival Larry Elder over past comments on women BreitbartCA: L.A. Times Column: Latino ‘Fury’ Could Cost Gavin Newsom His Job Recall election: Big takeaways from the second recall debate - YouTube SFC: What’s behind Gavin Newsom’s advice to not vote for a recall replacement candidate BreitbartCA: WATCH: Taliban Trolls Facebook on Freedom of Speech, Censorship OCReg: California COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases top 2020 summer surge CG: CDPH Announces Return Of Order Requiring Hospitals To Transfer COVID-19 Patients Once ICUs Are Full AP: Devastating wildfires advancing through Northern California AP: Fueled by winds, largest wildfire moves near California city SFC: Caldor Fire seriously injures 2, causes massive damage to Grizzly Flats SFC: S.F. closing homeless hotels. With more funding on tap, advocates are pushing back SJMN: PG&E begins shutting off power to 51,000 customers SFC: PG&E begins power shutdowns in Northern California amid elevated wildfire threat LAT $: PG&E starts planned power shutoffs to 51,000 customers as Dixie fire rampages AP: Condemned California killer dies of natural causes at 74 SFC: State officials open second ethics investigation into ex-Windsor mayor SFC: COVID booster shots: The latest info on how to get them in the Bay Area BreitbartCA: Hypocrisy: Tlaib Discloses $1000s in Rental Income Despite Backing ‘Cancel Rent’ Proposal BreitbartCA: Where”s Kamala? Veep Vanishes from Public View as Afghanistan Crisis Engulfs the WH LAT $: California to review 2009 fatal shooting of Oscar Grant at Fruitvale BART station SFC: California AG will review second officer’s role in killing of Oscar Grant SBSun: Fontana officer who fatally shot unarmed man also sued for excessive force in earlier case We Are Led by Buffoons BreitbartCA: Exclusive — Tucker Carlson Call to Action OCReg: Enthusiasm key to Sept. 14 recall election OCReg: California needs to focus more on finding—and paying—effective teachers Let's Be Honest: America's Leaders Are Unfit to Lead CalM: California’s top business leader retires on high note SFC: Deadly spate of shootings in S.F.: 4 killings in 5 days SJMN: VTA trainee employee arrested on suspicion of threatening to ‘shoot the place up’ SJMN: Santa Clara County sheriff pushes back against jail criticisms, rejects calls for resignation California fined these Stanislaus County workplaces for COVID prevention violations Modesto police chief gives update on injured MPD officer FresBee: Fresno schools quarantine 10 classrooms due to COVID exposure just days into new year CalCoast: Marijuana farm planned near Santa Maria High facility CalCoast: SLO County COVID-19 surge slowing LAT $: L.A. City Council moves to ban strobe lights from protests and demonstrations LADN: Port of LA: Cargo, wait times climb as officials eye COVID-19 upticks hitting ports in China LADN: Hyperion offers ‘sincere regret’ to El Segundo residents for odor after sewage spill LAT $: After Times investigation, city orders LAFD to report on bias and retaliation complaints LADN: Cover-up allegations spur LA City Council to seeks report on fire department grievance process LADN: LA County reports 2,907 coronavirus cases, 30 deaths on Tuesday LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 2,907 new cases and 30 new deaths, Aug. 17 LAT $: LAUSD reports 3,255 student coronavirus cases in ‘baseline’ back-to-school testing OCReg: Regional park at north hangar in Tustin never materialized, so city leaders say they’ll plan for the property OCReg: Two suspects arrested in Newport Beach after string of residential burglaries in South Orange County OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 668 new cases and three new deaths, Aug. 17 SBSun: 89% of COVID-19 cases in San Bernardino County since Feb. 1 are among those not fully vaccinated SBSun: Sheriff’s deputy injured when gunfire rings out during traffic stop in San Bernardino PE: Worried about coronavirus, Riverside County supervisor attends closed session remotely VOSD: Secrecy, Misinformation Defined Every Turn in Police Shooting Case SDUT: San Diego lifeguards get 2.5 percent pay hikes as city concludes series of new labor deals Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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