Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Saturday, October 30, 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: California governor abruptly skips UN climate conference LAT $: Newsom abruptly cancels plans to attend U.N. climate change summit CalM: Why I won’t be joining Newsom in Scotland CalM: What does it mean for Gov. Newsom to skip climate conference? LAT $: Los Angeles police union sues city over rollout of COVID-19 vaccination mandate LAT $: COVID anti-vax teachers, school workers lose jobs in L.A. CG: LA County Sheriff’s Department Sees Massive Loss of Employees, Applicants Due To Vaccine Mandate VOSD: Transportation Tax Measure Is Ready to Go SDUT: Free transit and new taxes on driving? San Diego leaders divided over ambitious plan OCReg: A salute to Elaine Howle, California’s great auditor LAT $: Sean Penn’s CORE group faces labor charges over impassioned internal email SJMN: 2 Bay Area counties to ease mask mandates on Monday in certain indoor settings SacBee: No-Mask Mondays: El Dorado County high school students stage protest, teacher put on leave SFC: Marin County will be first in the Bay Area to lift indoor mask mandate FresBee: Is it too easy to hold a recall in California? Lawmakers raise changes after Newsom victory OCReg: City-by-city look at recall vote in Orange County offers mixed signals about ’22 midterms LAT $: Netflix employees file federal labor charge over Dave Chappelle controversy FresBee: Fresno-area college instructors call for better pay, benefits. ‘I can’t work for free’ SFC: Key talks over water use break down, S.F. may face tighter regulation LADN: Apply now for LA’s $1,000 per month Basic Income Guaranteed program LAT $: In-N-Out Burger halts indoor dining in Contra Costa SacBee: PG&E to challenge criminal charges filed in deadly 2020 Northern California wildfire AP: LA, Long Beach ports will issue fines for backlogged cargo WSJ: California Port Congestion Fees Divide Importers, Operators OCReg: 2 ballot measures would OK sports betting in California tribal casinos. Why are tribes opposed? AP: Prison systems adding body-worn cameras to security plans CalM: Child care in California hasn’t rebounded — why many workers aren’t coming back LAT $: USC admits to delay in warning about fraternity sex assault reports SFC: Was gang violence behind recent shootings in the Haight and Hayes Valley? OCReg: After spike in disappearing catalytic converters, Irvine to fight theft in two ways Stanislaus County drops in auto theft rankings. How does new number stack up? Devin Nunes, Josh Harder could face tough elections if California districts look like this OCReg: Nearly 56% of California’s Muslim students feel unsafe or unwelcome at school, survey shows OCReg: Politics is rotting our brains, ruining our society Reason: Journalist Butchery of School Board Protests Upending Politics in Virginia and Elsewhere CG: Delegated Legislative Authority Under the CA Administrative Procedure Act CalM: Here is a plan to create more water for California NR: California Puts Kids in Charge of Lawmaking The Economy Grinds to a Halt--Just as Inflation Kicks In Tocqueville Program Fosters Self-Governing Citizens OCReg: A law criminalizes walking in our state SFC: Editorial: S.F. supervisors have lost their minds on housing SacBee: Citrus Heights CA resolution opposes vaccine mandates SacBee: Sacramento is being overrun by rats. My cats and food storage practices aren’t helping SJMN: How a Bay Area commercial real estate agent ended up with an eviction notice CG: Proposed San Francisco Legislation That Would Make Violent Offender Data More Open to Public Passes Committee SFC: S.F. employees return to City Hall next week. Will it help neighborhood? SFC: Mother of man killed by retired Oakland police captain speaks: 'Death was not the answer' FresBee: Air quality sensors in Fresno showing bad air again. Any rain coming to clean it? FresBee: Fresno County youth ages 5-11 might start getting COVID shots in a few days. Here’s when VCStar $: Farm Bureau of Ventura County names new CEO LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 1,333 new cases and 25 new deaths, Oct. 29 LAT $: Billionaire Marc Andreessen buys Malibu mansion for $177 million, a California record OCReg: Westminster passes rules to protect city staff from elected officials LAT $: Disney attractions are coming back after COVID-19 shutdowns AP: California oil spill: Surfing, swimming OK but fishing out LAT $: ‘No plan at all’: Mary’s Kitchen legal team criticizes city’s plan to replace the homeless nonprofit VOC: San Clemente Rejects OC Power Authority, Seeks Another Electric Utility VOC: Balancing Equity and Accountability: Millions in Health Outreach Contracts Draws Questions, Whistleblower Complaint SDUT: Recall effort launched against Poway Mayor Steve Vaus by political opponent SDUT: Tearful, angry parents protest possible Oceanside school closures, consolidations Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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