Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Wednesday, May 4, 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: LAT $: A top California official pushed hard for a $600-million mask deal. Fraud claims followed SJMN: Text messages reveal S.J. mayor, VTA tried to hide BART extension cost OCReg: If Roe is overturned, Southern California could be haven for choice and outrage SFC: California could be home to 30% of America's abortion clinics if Roe v. Wade overturned CalM: How California created the nation’s easiest abortion access — and why it’s poised to go further AP: California leaders vow to protect abortion in constitution CalM: States’ rights? Building walls? Democrats’ new rhetoric SJMN: San Jose votes to extend deadline to clear large airport homeless camp LAT $: L.A. County Board of Supervisors votes to create super agency on homelessness LAT $: Many homeless people resist group shelters even as L.A. mayoral candidates push to build more SDUT: San Diego council members propose new effort to force people into treatment SFC: Oakland could open homeless shelter for 1,000 people on former Army base SDUT: Parole ordered for killer of SDPD Officer Archie Buggs ‘Ask God to forgive you ... I never will’: Wife of slain Stanislaus deputy confronts killer CalM: What would Anne Marie Schubert do as California attorney general? VCStar $: Abortion-rights demonstrations planned in east, west Ventura County PE: Potential ‘astonishing’ Roe v. Wade abortion ruling fought by Inland Empire women’s groups LADN: LA County area political leaders sound off on Roe v. Wade ‘draft decision’ NR: Dave Chappelle Assaulted on Stage during Comedy Show AP: LinkedIn settles with U.S. over alleged pay discrimination VOC: CalPERS Rules Out Santa Ana Police Union Boss’ Pension Boost SacBee: California law allows for victims of childhood sexual assault to sue decades later AP: Norman Mineta, transportation secretary in 9/11 era, dies SacBee: Could California Democrats benefit from an abortion battle? Here’s how LAT $: Planned Parenthood slams Rick Caruso on abortion - Los Angeles Times LAT $: With water running out, California faces grim summer of dangerous heat, extreme drought LAT $: One way around California’s water restrictions: Recycle water from your laundry SFC: We spent the day with California Sen. Alex Padilla in the wake of the leaked abortion ruling. Here’s how it unfolded SFC: Roe vs. Wade in California: How overturn would create a public health crisis NR: Hunter Biden Laptop Whistleblower Sues Schiff, CNN, the Daily Beast, Politico OCReg: Why is Rob Bonta suing the Postal Service? OCReg: Desal report from state Coastal Commission is nonsensical CalM: Gavin Newsom’s first term: Reality bites OCReg: Audit: Police bias requires new approach Reason: The Biden Administration Sees Free Speech As a Public Menace CG: Abortion Sanctuary State: Gov. Newsom Vows to 'Fight Like Hell' After Leaked Roe v. Wade Decision - California Globe CG: OPINION: Joe Biden’s War on Energy Has Weakened America SacBee: 40 years later, five Capital Christian students say teacher tied them up, abused them SFC: San Francisco propositions 2022: What’s on the ballot in June election Video: Anti-abortion activist scales 60-floor San Francisco Salesforce Tower SJMN: She’s the first female chief of Santa Clara County’s fire department. Will it resolve the organization’s lack of women? FresBee: Fresno City College appoints new president to lead California’s first community college FresBee: Is a Madera station still in the works for high-speed rail? Here’s what’s planned Oakdale will tear up a downtown street. Eateries and other businesses will stay open FresBee: A downtown Fresno improvement tax is expiring. Will property owners vote for renewal? CalCoast: Three supervisor seats will determine control of the SLO County Board VCStar $: Simi Valley solar project heads to Planning Commission LADN: LA County’s Ferrer warns of new – potentially more dangerous – COVID variants LADN: 3 LAPD officers fired guns inadvertently in just 7 days last month VOC: Photojournalists Arrested; Activists Criticize OC Sheriff’s Response to Kurt Reinhold Protest OCReg: Amazon adding 800 office, tech jobs to growing Irvine tech hub SBSun: Disneyland Hotel pays $100,000 to settle lawsuit by guest bitten by bedbugs VOC: Tonight, OC Residents Get A Rare Chance to Publicly Question Their DA and His Challengers OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 1,235 new cases and two more deaths, May 3 SBSun: A pair of political veterans and a newcomer face off in San Bernardino County Supervisorial District 4 race PE: Special education prom staged for Hemet students VOSD: Meet the New Face of San Diego’s Public Power Company Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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