Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, February 4, 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: FRBlog: In Opposition to the FY 2021 Budget Resolution LADN: LAUSD takes heat for allowing film crew on campus during pandemic-driven school shutdowns AP: San Francisco sues its own school district to reopen classes SFC: School district hits back at Breed, city attorney over suit: 'embarrassing day for San Francisco' SFC: Lawsuit raises question: Who decides when conditions are safe to return kids to school? FresBee: Fresno County schools can start bringing more students back to campuses next week SDUT: Schools can safely move to reopen even if teachers are not all vaccinated, Newsom says CG: SEIU Labor Union Challenge to Prop. 22 Rejected State Supreme Court denies union challenge to California’s gig worker initiative SFC: Union-backed Prop. 22 challenge rejected by California Supreme Court AP: California court rejects lawsuit challenging ride-share vote OCReg: OC man files lawsuit against Gov. Newsom over death penalty moratorium CalM: How EDD and Bank of America make millions on California unemployment AP: California unemployment chief vows changes after audits SFC: Despite recent storms, California’s dismal snowpack raises worry of dry year ahead LAT $: Hiltzik: Employers fight ‘hero pay’ as local officials come to workers’ defense OCReg: Santa Ana moves closer to possible $4 hour bump for grocery, pharmacy workers SFC: Grocers sue Oakland over new $5-an-hour hazard pay mandate for supermarkets SDUT: Gov. Newsom recall backers report raising more than $2.5 million AP: Political storms swirl around California’s Newsom amid virus OCReg: As Newsom’s support plummets, recall nears signature requirements AP: Manager in California AIDS office charged with $2M fraud AP: California joins feds in bid to speed coronavirus vaccines SDUT: Supply shortages keep San Diego from flexing its full vaccination muscle SJMN: Coronavirus: Oakland Coliseum to be mass vaccination site FresBee: California considers changing vaccine plan again to put those with medical conditions next LAT $: Two new vaccine centers being established in California CalM: COVID advisory panel rejects higher vaccine priority for disabled Californians and those with chronic conditions AP: Schiff in mix as Newsom deliberates on next California AG CG: Rep. Adam Schiff, Assemblyman Rob Bonta Become Top Frontrunners for CA Attorney General CG: Following California’s Recall, Who Will Be Candidate for Governor? AP: Former GOP congressman Ose eyes run for California governor AP: Gunman held after alleged California mall shooting threat SacBee: Newsom on return of youth and high school sports: ‘We want to see this happen’ SFC: Oakland searches for answers after deadly January leaves 15 slain SDUT: Defund or reform UC campus police? Sharp disagreement surfaces SDUT: Community leaders lobby against police cuts as San Diego grapples with worsening deficit FresBee: CEO whose Fresno taproom racist rant went viral now faces lawsuit by former bartender FresBee: Slatic called ‘racist’ - again - during argument at Fresno Unified schools meeting CG: My Dog is in Witness Protection – Here’s Why You Should Be Worried NR: Will a Hard-Left Turn Lead to Pushback? California Dreaming About a Recall of Gavin Newsom LAT $: Skelton: There may be enough Newsom opposition to get a recall on the ballot. But not enough to boot him from office OCReg: As Newsom’s support plummets, recall nears signature requirements SacBee: A ‘damn good cop’: Slain Sacramento County Deputy Adam Gibson honored at funeral SacBee: Sacramento mayor takes blame for not opening homeless shelter during storm SFC: Steel company to pay $4.1 million to settle West Oakland pollution claims SFC: Yelp seeks to shrink S.F. headquarters after remote work shift, layoffs SFC: San Francisco's Cliff House likely returning as a restaurant after all, landlords say SFC: S.F. city union says nine workers infected with coronavirus SFC: Muni faces a deep financial crisis. But no one wants to lay off workers SJMN: More Bay Area Kaiser Permanente medical centers hit with more fines for COVID-19 violations FresBee: Fresno County probably won’t reach its COVID vaccine goal by August. What’s going on? Sue Zwahlen set to be Modesto’s next mayor as opponent Doug Ridenour concedes CalCoast: Paso Robles seeking 60% sewer rate increase VCStar $: COVID Update: 334 new cases, 5 deaths Wednesday VCStar $: County voters to decide on oil rules in 2022 LADN: LA Metro CEO Phillip Washington to step down in May LADN: Sheriff Villanueva will send personnel to parole hearings because DA won’t LADN: LA County, city officials urge Olympia Medical Center operator to remain open during pandemic OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 546 new cases, 37 new deaths as of Feb. 3 OCReg: COVID-19 shots speed up in Orange County as health networks join the race PE: Coronavirus deaths lead to lifting of cremation limits in Riverside County SBSun: San Bernardino County teachers now eligible for coronavirus vaccination SBSun: Coronavirus hospitalizations fall below 1,000 in San Bernardino County VOSD: Farmers Want to Create San Diego's Carbon Dumps SDUT: Complaints about Oceanside council appointee referred to district attorney SDUT: A local committee will help choose San Diego Unified’s next superintendent Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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