Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Monday, July 12, 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: SacBee: Democrats are in control at California’s Capitol. Why is the state budget still not done? VCStar $: Oxnard resident challenges law on free speech grounds FresBee: River Fire near Coarsegold now at 4,000 acres. Here are areas under evacuation LAT $: Northern California wildfire grows, destroys homes SJMN: How bad is this fire season in California really going to be? SJMN: Diablo Fire on Alameda, Contra Costa counties’ border contained SFC: Brush fire quashed in East Bay, but state’s largest fire still rages AP: California wildfire advances as heat wave blankets US West FresBee: River Fire is on faster growth pace than Creek Fire – but its potential still unknown LAT $: ‘Unrecognizable.’ Lake Mead, a lifeline for water in Los Angeles and the West, tips toward crisis Saturday Headlines Sunday Headlines PE: Fighting wildfires requires even more tribal, local and state coordination LADN: Wildfires, like the 2018 Woolsey fire, fuel mental health fears and stress alongside paths of devastation SFC: When Lava Fire flared back up, questions started about Forest Service's firefighting strategy LAT $: California heat wave causes misery as temperature records fall SJMN: State ISO issues flex alert for Monday, warns residents to conserve power LADN: LA County’s coronavirus surge endures: 1,113 new cases, 4 deaths reported Sunday CG: California Public Health Officials Silent on CDC Vaccine Injury Report of 438,440 ‘Adverse Events’ LAT $: L.A. County sees more than 3,000 new coronavirus cases in three days SFC: Bay Area an ‘emerging hot spot’ for COVID as delta cases jump CG: Why is a Wisconsin Prof Using Beijing Research to Push Water Snitching in California? SJMN: ‘No parking’ signs going up as Mountain View about to start crackdown on homeless RV campers LAT $: Punches fly at Rep. Katie Porter's town hall EdS: How California’s new universal transitional kindergarten program will be rolled out SFC: Guaranteed income is lifeline to former foster youth. Will it go statewide? SDUT: Is there a ‘wage and benefits’ shortage in California? SFC: As California wineries lose insurance, some fear this fire season will be their last SFC: One way to save California salmon threatened by drought: Truck them to the mountains and back BreitbartCA: Harris: Voter ID Could Hurt Those Who Don't Live Near a Copy Center BreitbartCA: The Glaring Loopholes in Hunter Biden's Art Deal NR: Hunter Biden’s Art: Con or Creative Coup? OCReg: Actually, more COVID restrictions resulted in greater economic harm NR: We Must Fight Un-American Race Theories CalM: A union pot calls a union kettle black Reason: The Post Office Pension Ponzi Scheme OCReg: Our culture of too many lists SacBee: ‘I was shocked.’ Students, parents outraged after Sacramento teacher uses N-word in class SFC: Castro community group tries again to redesign Harvey Milk Plaza SJMN: Sex assault accusers describe Bay Area coach’s ‘cult-like’ hold on them SFC: Debate over Oakland violence prevention intensifies with dueling rallies SJMN: Santa Clara County public defender launches bid to replace three-term DA FresBee: Who wants to be Fresno’s first legal pot barons? Familiar names might be a surprise FresBee: Trees could help cool Fresno homes and save money. New tool shows where to plant more Top ag official speaks in Modesto about $5.3 billion for water Key players in California water confront drought, fish and more at Modesto summit CalCoast: Flores could face 2 LA rape charges in Kristin Smart case LAT $: ‘We need to fix this city’: Post-Garcetti Los Angeles at a crossroads VOC: After Criticism, OC’s Homeless Vaccine Clinic Showcases A New Strategy LAT $: Updated tsunami hazard maps for Orange County highlight at-risk areas SBSun: Redlands eyes safety as passenger trains proposed for San Timoteo Canyon SDUT: San Diego re-opening its pension system in wake of courts nullifying Proposition B SDUT: Father Joe Carroll, legendary ‘Hustler Priest’ devoted to helping the homeless, dies at 80 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!