Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Saturday, July 31, 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: CG: California Imposes Another Mask Mandate, Threatens Lockdowns, and Gov. Newsom Owns It SJMN: COVID delta variant may spur new Bay Area mask mandates SFC: Will COVID ever end? Here's all you need to know about the CDC's new report SDUT: Activists protest possible restrictions on unvaccinated San Diegans SDUT: Column: Faulconer can’t shake Cox in recall election. Can he catch Elder? Gavin Newsom says California recall could help GOP in 2022, have ‘consequences nationwide’ CG: Governor Newsom Speaks On Recall, Predicts ‘Profound Consequences’ For Democrats Nationwide If He Loses SDUT: Newsom issues emergency proclamation to free up extra sources of power SacBee: Wary of blackouts, Newsom offers cash for conservation as California faces energy squeeze CalM: COVID vaccinations lag for people on Medi-Cal SFC: This San Francisco nonprofit will offer free weed to adults who get the COVID vaccine LADN: 2 prosecutors file retaliation lawsuits against LA County DA George Gascón SFC: Two sustain life-threatening injuries in S.F. shooting SFC: Salinas police shooting of a Zapotec teen draws national debate SFC: Oakland police ask for help in unsolved killing of 5-year-old boy SJMN: Dozens of California communities are running out of water AP: California wildfire flares but within line crews have built LAT $: Dixie fire swells beyond 240,000 acres, swallowing homes LAT $: Newsom asks Biden to ensure Pentagon OKs use of satellite data for wildfire program SacBee: Gavin Newsom asks Biden for more ‘boots on the ground’ in fighting California wildfires LAT $: ‘Breakthrough’ COVID-19 cases rising in L.A., but the vaccinated are still protected, data show OCReg: Lawmakers, union seek transparency in PPP loans issued to hotels LADN: Protesters of anti-camping law show up at LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s house, which suffers vandalism LADN: What’s next: LA ban on sitting, lying down and sleeping on sidewalks will launch Sept. 3 AP: EXPLAINER: California’s efforts to slow pace of evictions AP: US sues Kaiser Permanente over alleged Medicare fraud OCReg: $100M gift from Irvine Co.’s Bren powers Caltech space electricity idea SDUT: California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta warns San Diego military about financial fraud SacBee: Placer County allocated taxpayer dollars to a private Christian college. That must end SacBee: Did critical race theory lead to ouster of Latino student at Catholic school in California? OCReg: Elizabeth Warren’s attack on the recall cuts against her public persona OCReg: What explains the California exodus? NR: A Tight Labor Market Is Good for Workers CalM: Gun shows are the kind of event state fairgrounds were designed for NR: A ‘Reparations’ Plan Designed to Help the Activist Left, Not Minorities OCReg: Why we ought to be missing Jerry Brown (sort of) OCReg: Bring common sense back to California: Doug Ose CG: Insurrections for Me, but not for Thee AP: San Francisco tenants get 6-figure buyout to leave luxe unit SFC: End of the gas stove in S.F.? City mulls mandates, incentives to electrify SFC: Uber, Lyft, Roblox among tech companies delaying office returns FresBee: Chukchansi Tribe, Madera County reach deal to boost fire protection and sheriff’s patrols LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 3,606 new cases and five new deaths, July 30 LAT $: Sheriff expresses ‘grave concerns’ over fatal shooting by deputies LADN: Scope of Delta variant’s strength grows clearer, scarier; impact on LA County deepens OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 593 new cases and no new deaths, July 30 LAT $: Vaccinations at the O.C. Fair? With county infections rising, officials say it’s worth a shot VOC: Newport-Mesa School District Officials Halt Anti-Bias Training in Schools OCReg: OC Judge recuses himself from high-profile rape case against Newport Beach doctor and girlfriend SBSun: Data backlog blamed for 224 San Bernardino County coronavirus deaths reported Friday PE: Riverside County coronavirus vaccine clinics closing in Riverside, Lake Elsinore SBSun: Ex-prosecutor says Riverside County superiors told him to ditch evidence pointing to murder defendant’s innocence PE: ACLU alleges Riverside County misspent $4.6 million in coronavirus money on Sheriff’s Department SDUT: San Diego County to employees: Get the COVID-19 vaccine or get tested regularly VOSD: Chula Vista Leaders Can’t Stop Fighting Over Gift Bags and Birthday Greetings Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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