Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Friday, April 15, 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: CA Bill To Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines For All K-12 Students Scrapped by Sen. Pan AP: California delays coronavirus vaccine mandate for schools LAT $: Rising number of Californians say taxes are too high SFC: Poll: Democrats and Republicans see California’s problems very differently LA street gangs targeting residents in wealthy areas, LAPD urges residents to be on guard LAT $: Gangs are following and robbing L.A.s wealthiest, LAPD says ‘Senseless act of violence’: Judge finds 13-year-old guilty of killing taco truck owner SFC: S.F. supervisors weigh incentives to combat police staffing shortage Colleagues worry Sen. Dianne Feinstein no longer mentally fit to serve: Report SFC: Colleagues worry Feinstein is mentally unfit to serve, citing interactions SFC: Editorial: If Feinstein is unfit, Democrats must tell her openly. And she should resign SFC: Listen: Is Dianne Feinstein mentally fit to serve? SFC: California Gov. Gavin Newsom needs a reality check on his presidential ambitions AP: State lawyer alleges Newsom interfered in Activision lawsuit NR: Jay Chen Mocks Congresswoman Michelle Steel's Accent California Democrat says 'you need an interpreter' to understand Korean-American Rep. Michelle Steel VIDEO: Democrat Mocks Asian Congresswoman’s Accent BreitbartCA: CCP-Linked California Democrat Condemned for 'Racist' Comments Toward Republican Rep. Michelle Steel’s Accent OCReg: Elections 2022: Meet Michelle Steel, two more candidates in 45th District race SDUT: Gloria proposes across-the-board spending increases as city taps revived revenues, federal aid SBSun: Fontana to spend $2.8 million in federal coronavirus aid on police helicopter SacBee: California college students with kids could get first pick of classes if new bill passes CalM: California’s reparations task force explained LADN: LA County easing quarantine rules, despite community transmission climbing to ‘substantial’ SFC: Google to triple California real estate spending to $3.5 billion in 2022 AP: Court rejects US Rep Devin Nunes’ lawsuit against CNN OCReg: Bubble watch: Can California’s economy handle a real estate crash? AP: Thousands of California grocery workers ratify new contract SDUT: 4.6 earthquake off Ensenada shakes San Diego County SJMN: Does $6 gas make Californians want pricey High Speed Rail? OCReg: ‘Weak policies’ mean California Bar can’t protect people from bad lawyers AP: Parents get 8 weeks in prison for college bribery scandal Reason: The Feds Will Return More Than $1 Million in Marijuana Money That California Cops Stole From Armored Cars CalM: Prop. 13 offers bigger tax breaks to homeowners in wealthy, white neighborhoods OCReg: George Gascón’s social experiment in Los Angeles County CG: Twitter Person Calls Banned-From-Twitter Alex Berenson a ‘Professional Liar’ CalM: ‘Housing First’ policy needs an adjustment OCReg: ‘Firsts’ apparently only matter if they’re liberal Reason: Drop the Useless Mask Mandates and Leave Us Alone Reason: People Are Fleeing California Cities, Despite Pols Push for 'Urbanism' Restrict Mail-In Voting to Restore Trust WashTimes: Journalists Who Peddled Lies Discuss 'Disinformation' SacBee: From Congress to sheriff, Placer County has a hot election this June. What you need to know SacBee: Recall of Sacramento council’s Katie Valenzuela resurfaces SacBee: CalPERS failed to fill Sacramento’s ‘hole in the ground’ — other than with public money SFC: S.F.’s Laguna Honda Hospital has 30 days to avoid a shutdown SFC: Mayor Breed promised to bring tough love to the troubled Tenderloin. Did she deliver? CG: Proposed Ballot Initiative To Give Oakland Voters $100 to Spend on Local Political Campaigns SJMN: San Jose: $545 million project breaks ground to improve flood protection along south San Francisco Bay shoreline Riverbank names city manager, increases trash bills, firms up Cheese and Wine Festival Tuolumne will rise near Modesto to help salmon out to sea. How visitors can stay safe Mayor Zwahlen gives her first state of the city talk. What did she say about Modesto? Turlock OKs $5.4 million to rebuild public pool. What happened to plans last year? Modesto OKs mental health pros with cops on crisis calls. When might program start? LAT $: Former Central California water manager stole $25 million in water over 23 years, prosecutors say CalCoast: SLO County district attorney and winery owner bury the hatchet VCStar $: County gets money to expand sex assault cold-case unit LAT $: Garcetti vows 'safer city' in final State of the City speech LADN: Port of LA rolls out initial look at 2022-23 budget LAT $: In string of LAPD shootings, officers fired bullets and ‘less lethal’ rounds at same time OCReg: Yorba Linda is Orange County’s first city to adopt state-mandated housing plan LAT $: O.C. housing agencies struggle with ‘unprecedented’ number of housing vouchers about to expire VOC: Irvine Approves Nepotism Rules Removing Councilman’s Wife From City Committee OCReg: Santa Ana police blasted Disney songs to prevent a resident from filming them OCReg: Ex-Westminster Police Department investigator pleads guilty to theft VOC: What’s the Best Way For CA Metro Areas Like Orange County to Deal With Rundown, Seedy Motels? PE: Chad Bianco, Michael Lujan face off for Riverside County sheriff PE: Lake Elsinore schools name new superintendent SDUT: Column: DA Summer Stephan’s ‘smart reforms’ have proved to be smart politics SDUT: Some school employees say they’re ‘struggling to survive’ in expensive San Diego VOSD: How Government Failure Has Nurtured Voter Apathy 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!