Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Tuesday, February 1, 2022 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: French Laundry Moment: Gov. Newsom, Mayors Celebrate at Packed NFC Game Maskless NBC LA: Newsom, Garcetti Criticized for No Masks in Rams Game Photos LAT $: Column: Newsom and Garcetti fumble at Rams game with maskless mugging Garcetti, Newsom Pictured Without Masks At SoFi - YouTube AP: California moves to dismantle nation’s largest death row SFC: End of an era for California’s storied, grim Death Row? CG: State-Controlled Health Care Bill Fails in California Assembly SFC: Legislator kills bill for single-payer health care in California LAT $: Single-payer healthcare proposal fizzles in California Assembly SDUT: San Diego to clear Sports Arena homeless camp LADN: Gov. Newsom hails more state funding, shelters in fight against homelessness VOSD: Mayor Announces Major Midway Homeless Camp Clean-Up LADN: Assemblymember Burke posts on social media that she is resigning, citing family reasons CG: Oakland Votes to Require Proof of Vaccination at Restaurants, Businesses Starting February 1st SFC: Why owning a car in Bay Area will become more expensive this year FresBee: Could gas in the Fresno area soon hit $5? Here’s where to find it for $3.81 for now LAT $: California senators confront Democrats over tech antitrust effort AP: California to see new round of dry, gusty, offshore winds SacBee: California considers banning cigarette filters. Here’s what that could mean for smokers SacBee: California lawmakers move to protect fast food workers with new workplace standards OCReg: Lunar new year: A look at the Year of the Tiger and lunar events coming up SFC: S.F. has 40,000 empty homes. Would taxing them help solve housing crisis? CalM: Gavin Newsom was the face of legal cannabis in California. Can he fix its problems? LAT $: Judge declines to block seizures of pot store cash from armored cars Signature gatherers work hard to shore up funding for music and arts in California schools LADN: LA County’s COVID hospitalization number falls again VOC: School Absences Declining as OC’s Fourth COVID Wave May Be Cresting LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 10,715 new cases and 40 new deaths as of Jan. 31 PE: UC Riverside, other Inland universities return after omicron surge sent classes online LAT $: UCLA cancels in-person classes after apparent mass shooting threat CalM: Colleges reassess safety plans after omicron surge CapWkly: State stem cell agency’s first royalties: $15 million from Stanford CalM: Has California’s landmark law cleaned communities’ dirty air? FresBee: Republican to challenge Tom McClintock instead of going after Devin Nunes’ old seat SJMN: California drought: Sierra Nevada snowpack falls below average after dry January SFC: Snowpack below average after dismally dry January, renewing drought concerns CalM: Look up your new California election districts for 2022 LAT $: Silicon Valley Rep. Ro Khanna lays out progressives’ next steps BreitbartCA: Whoopi Goldberg Slammed for Saying ‘Holocaust Isn’t About Race’: ‘WTF? This Is Insane’ Little of the Paycheck Protection Program’s $800 Billion Protected Paychecks SacBee: Newsom’s newest maskless photo fiasco shows how little he learned from California recall NR: Why Biden Can’t Embrace Covid Normality NR: Breyer Retirement a Triumph for Dark-Money Intimidation OCReg: Restoration of R&D tax incentives is critical first step in advancing innovation CalM: Would state health care work better than EDD? SacBee: Sacramento council to consider raising stormwater drain fees SacBee: Which bin? Sacramento’s rules for throwing away food are changing. Here’s the latest SFC: Man killed in SFO police shooting told officers his gun was loaded — and how to shoot him KQED: As Chinese Community Helps Fuel the S.F. School Board Recall, Their Elected Leaders Are Silent SJMN: Feds: Bay Area was at center of nationwide drug smuggling ring that used corrupt airline employees SFC: Teachers declare hunger strike over Oakland schools closure plan SJMN: Santa Clara County requires healthcare providers to offer patients COVID tests within 24 hours Stanislaus County moves ahead with plans to restore sheriff substation in Salida FresBee: Jim Yovino won’t seek another term as Fresno County’s superintendent of schools CalCoast: Water board slaps Morro Bay with multiple notices of violation CalCoast: SLO city’s transit revises bus routes because of labor shortage VCStar $: Players Casino in Ventura set to reopen at fairgrounds CG: Second George Gascon Recall Petition Approved By LA County LAT $: Richard Close, leader of San Fernando Valley secession effort from L.A., dies at 77 LADN: LA ceremony decries pandemic-era hate against Asian Americans OCReg: Union president alleges Santa Ana police chief spied on him, covered up misconduct VOC: Mission Viejo Resident Alleges Three City Council Members Illegally Extended Their Terms SBSun: San Bernardino council considers June ballot measure on mayoral election PE: Peg Moore, original Temecula City Council member, dies at 86 SDUT: San Diego County Fair contract award scores were changed, retired administrator testifies SDUT: SDG&E tests in South County show batteries plus microgrids may equal relief from power outages SDUT: Coronado city official on leave, his wife fired following allegation of racial slurs Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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