Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Tuesday, October 5, 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: AP: Records show slow response to report of California oil spill AP: Did ship’s anchor cause California oil spill? Maybe OCReg: Tens of millions in fines expected in oil spill VOC: OC District Attorney: Amplify Energy Should Not Investigate Its Own Oil Leak AP: California spill came 52 years after historic oil disaster Facebook Begins Recovery After Major Outage Shut Down Apps Facebook addictive; and particularly destructive for kids, say senators AP: Ex-Facebook employee bringing sharp criticisms to Congress Who pays for the woke agenda? CapWkly: Capitol Weekly Podcast: Scott Lay Memorial Edition LADN: Five LA County employees sue over vaccine mandate SDUT: Despite risks as front-line workers, many local police, sheriff’s deputies hold out on COVID-19 vaccines SacBee: Sacramento State reports that nearly all students have followed COVID vaccine policy SacBee: Texas, Florida, Ohio and more: California’s state travel ban covers one-third of America CG: California Parents and Kids are Abandoning Public Schools with Gov. Newsom’s Attack on Parent Choice SacBee: California could soon have its own public banking service, under new law signed by Gavin Newsom LAT $: KNP Complex fire spurs new evacuations as it forms massive pyrocumulus cloud FresBee: More Fresno County evacuation warnings for KNP Complex Fire in Sequoia National Park LAT $: Hospice reforms to become law after Times investigation reveals widespread fraud, abuse AP: New California law aims to reduce deaths among Black moms CG: Lawsuit Claims LA Union Slush Fund Scandal Still Ongoing CG: California’s Businesses Contending With Hardships, Difficulties and Uncertain Future SDUT: Column: School officials raised alarms about threats, disruptions at meetings; We need to listen SacBee: COVID-19 vaccines prevented 3,800 deaths among California seniors, HHS report says CG: Hollywood Stage Employees Union Votes To Authorize Possible Largest Strike Since 2007 Hispanics led home-buying surge last year. Here’s how Latino first-time buyers closed the deal Pfizer Scientists: "Antibodies Are Probably Better Than The Vaccination"; It's About Making Life Hard For Unvaccinated AP: Jury awards $6.3M to Shannen Doherty in State Farm fire suit LAT $: California will impose new vaping tax to curb teen use, fund public health programs LAT $: Ticket sold in California wins $699.8-million Powerball jackpot SJMN: Black ex-Tesla worker who claimed racial abuse awarded $137 million Reason: Our Looming Trillion Dollar Doom OCReg: Politicians treat jobs like prizes to be awarded or taken away OCReg: How to slow, reverse the California exodus CalM: Newsom’s erratic vaccination orders NR: Infected by Bureaucracy: Our Fatally Flawed COVID Response FresBee: Reservations are no longer needed to enter Yosemite National Park. Here’s what to expect SacBee: Controversial gunshot sensors now in more Sacramento area spots. Here’s what we know SFC: S.F. saw just 9 inches of rain this ‘water year.’ Here’s how that compares to normal SFC: Alameda Co. reprimands ambulance provider, demands faster response times SFC: Oakland police chief urges support in preventing crime after two homicides SJMN: Santa Clara University students allege sexual assaults and druggings, demand action Patterson becomes first Stanislaus County city to require this COVID safety measure CalCoast: Battle over SLO County’s clerk recorder appointment VCStar $: Here's how a $5.1M grant for dredging helps Port of Hueneme LADN: L.A. County District Attorney Gascón seeks help from automakers to curb thefts of catalytic converters LADN: State officials consider plans to beef up gas-storage capacity at Aliso Canyon LADN: COVID-19 hospitalizations still dropping in LA County LAT $: The story of L.A.’s oddball flag. Wait, L.A. has a flag? OCReg: OC sheriff’s department rolls out first body cameras to patrol deputies in Yorba Linda PE: Latino lawmakers object to new Riverside County supervisor maps PE: Hospitalizations continue trending down in Riverside County PE: San Bernardino County judge overturns voter-approved measure slashing supervisors’ pay SDUT: San Diego County schools are struggling with a labor shortage SDUT: San Diego paying out $100K to Black laborer who claimed discrimination, retaliation 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!