Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Friday, July 23, 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: SJMN: Bay Area counties urge employers to require vaccinations; Santa Clara will mandate for 22,000 county workers SDUT: San Diego parent group sues state to end school mask mandate FresBee: ‘My child, my choice.’ Clovis parents, school leaders protest classroom mask requirement CG: New Poll Finds Larry Elder In Commanding Lead of Recall Candidates, Newsom Approval Slipping Once Again SFC: The 46 Californians running to replace Newsom in the recall election SFC: Newsoms biggest challenger in the recall election may be himself KQED: Facing Recall Anger From Shop Owners, Newsom Touts Small Business Roots AP: California’s recall ballot is set, but GOP strategy isn’t SFC: San Francisco families need to earn $127,000 just to make ends meet, study finds SFC: $20,000 trash can? S.F. looks to roll out costly prototypes for pilot on street corners SFC: Black S.F. employees file complaint alleging ‘rampant’ discrimination AP: California’s rising COVID-19 rate sparks pleas to vaccinate AP: With virus surging, LA County implores people to get shots LADN: COVID variant continues relentless spread in LA County, even among vaccinated residents SFC: S.F.’s coronavirus case rate has spiked above California’s. What’s going on? LAT $: 20% of L.A. County’s coronavirus cases in June were among the vaccinated. Why that’s not surprising FresBee: Unvaccinated? Here’s what COVID ‘surge’ likely will mean for you, Fresno’s top doc warns AP: California makes change to pay unemployment benefits faster OCReg: California’s thorough bungling of unemployment insurance system Kiley focuses on school vouchers in California recall campaign SFC: Backlash against homeless encampment coming to a boil in Marin County LAT $: Dixie fire burns more than 100,000 acres while Tamarack fire crosses state lines SFC: Next 3 days are critical in battle against 113,000-acre Dixie Fire, firefighters say OCReg: Tuition hike approved for UCLA, UC Irvine, UC Riverside and 7 other campuses AP: University of California regents approve rare tuition hike AP: Investigators question warden at California women’s prison CG: California Sues North America’s Largest Video Game Company OCReg: Activision Blizzard sued by California over toxic, ‘frat boy workplace culture’ LAT $: Democrats in California and D.C. clash over how state’s high-speed rail should be powered LAT $: CBS ousts L.A., Chicago station managers after misconduct probe SacBee: On eve of trial, feds ask to drop yearlong prosecution of UC Davis Chinese researcher CalM: Outgunned: Why California’s groundbreaking firearms law is failing SacBee: ‘We’re up against a gun epidemic.’ Gavin Newsom links rise in homicides to firearm sales RCP: Biden Gaffe Renews Questions About Covid Transparency Reason: Bringing Back Mask Mandates Is Pointless Signaling NR: The Government’s License to Lie SacBee: Newsom avoiding CA water storage projects during drought SacBee: ‘It is frightening.’ Major Sacramento hospital braces for surge as COVID cases soar SFC: S.F. economy: New data gives glimpse of city’s recovery so far AP: Jets’ Knapp dies after being struck by car while biking SFC: San Francisco to add 400 beds for mental health, addiction treatment SFC: An East Oakland Walgreens’ last stand gets personal SJMN: Former embroiled Silicon Valley Chamber CEO lands new job with the city of Morgan Hill An unwinnable bidding war: How Modesto’s housing crisis prices out would-be homebuyers Lawsuit seeks millions in Stanislaus deputy’s shooting death of 16-year-old driver Ceres special election candidates face off in debate. Watch them appeal to voters Modesto’s police reform committee begins work. Here are highlights of first meeting VCStar $: Oxnard developer opts out of affordable housing in dunes projectnews LADN: Back up at water treatment plant that caused sewage spill ‘nearly catastrophic,’ officials say LADN: $2,000 checks given to 26 households impacted by LAPD’s fireworks detonation OCReg: OC Sheriff’s deputies could start wearing body cameras in August PE: This is why Riverside County had to correct inaccuracies in COVID-19 data PE: Another Democrat plans to run against Inland Rep. Ken Calvert PE: Another blow to Bloomington residents battling trucking industry development SDUT: Audit finds former mayor and staff misrepresented Ash Street facts, withheld key details from City Council SDUT: New doctor contracts at Palomar Health move forward despite continued protests VOSD: What's Changed – and What Hasnt – for Policing in San Diego SDUT: Half of San Diego’s new appointees are women, 70% are people of color on boards, commissions 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!