Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Friday, October 8, 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: LAT $: CEQA lawsuits are blocking needle exchange programs. A new law will stop that AP: Mystery lingers around cause of California oil pipeline leak VOC: OC Lawmakers Call For New Bans On Offshore Drilling, Creating a New Election Campaign Issue OCReg: Oil spill: New estimate allows possibility of a much smaller spill, authorities say VOC: Why Didn’t an Auto Shut-Off System Prevent the Massive Oil Leak off OC’s Coast? OCReg: Oil spill: Laguna Beach homeowners sue Amplify Energy Corp. AP: How much oil leaked in California spill? No firm tally SDUT: Tarballs found along San Diego coastline, Orange County oil spill suspected SFC: SF Eagle, one of the oldest leather bars in S.F., granted landmark status SFC: S.F. school board faces legal costs with appeal of suit over mural decision Reason: Los Angeles Orders Local Businesses To Serve as Vaccination Enforcers BreitbartCA: LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Will Not Enforce Vaccine Mandate Hill: Los Angeles sheriff says he will not enforce vaccine mandate VOSD: Teacher Vax Rates Vary Widely Across San Diego County FresBee: Fresno City College students protest COVID vaccine mandates LAT $: Former officials Nuñez, Boxer and Villaraigosa lead exodus from powerful lobbying firm LAT $: In coronavirus milestone, San Francisco set to lift some indoor mask rules SFC: Here’s where each Bay Area county stands on meeting mask rollback benchmarks SJMN: Here’s what Bay Area health officers say will end our mask mandate SacBee: Here’s where Sacramento County stands with COVID — and what it means for you and your mask WSJ: Proposed California Ballot Measure Could Spark Court Challenges to Teacher Protections CG: California Civil Justice Reform Group Submits Ballot Measures AP: Elon Musk says Tesla will move HQ from California to Texas CG: Tesla Moving HQ From California To Texas! AP: California fires may have killed hundreds of giant sequoias LAT $: Hundreds of giant sequoias may have burned to death in KNP Complex and Windy fires FresBee: Emergency crew fighting KNP Complex Fire is seriously injured, transported by helicopter SBSun: 2 men found shot to death in their cars, hours apart in San Bernardino SFC: Police respond to fights, shooting at S.J. Earthquakes stadium after game SacBee: Some Californians are seeing large unemployment balances. Why they won’t get the money AP: California makes it illegal to remove condom without consent SacBee: California bans nondisclosure agreements in workplace harassment, discrimination cases SacBee: Big change to California hair salons: New law eases training requirements for stylists LAT $: Newsom signs California medical board reforms into law SFC: Newsom vetoes bill giving California prisoners a right to visitation FresBee: New California law enhances punishment for spousal rape, ends legal distinction AP: New California law limits some workplace secret settlements AP: Dad who fled Afghanistan sues US to reunite with young sons LAT $: Column: Here’s something important most people in California are totally ignoring. (No, not Arnold) SJMN: California Drought: Which cities in Santa Clara County are saving the most and the least water Google, YouTube to prohibit ads and monetization on climate denial content AP: Judge blocks big California development over wildfire danger OCReg: 2 more with Southern California ties charged in Jan. 6 storming of U.S. Capitol BreitbartCA: Report: Hunter Biden Sells 5 Pieces of Art for $75,000 Each in Los Angeles Show SacBee: Biden wants new rules to keep workers safe in heat waves. California could be a model Why I Just Sued Facebook OCReg: For some politicians, enough spending is never enough The Trouble With Censoring Doctors Over Covid Stances America and 'The Dying Citizen' CalM: Thankfully, governor vetoed bill to reform the recall process Joe Biden’s Class War SacBee: John Eastman: Here’s the advice I actually gave Vice President Pence on the 2020 election OCReg: Appeals court must defend the right of initiative AP: South Tahoe councilman arrested for DUI denies having meth CG: Two Sacramento Safe Ground Sites Have 23% ‘Success Rate’ in Getting Homeless off the Street LAT $: San Jose State president to resign after investigation into athlete sex abuse allegations SJMN: SJSU president’s departure in wake of sex misconduct scandal draws mixed reaction FresBee: State and local officials gather at the historic Hotel Fresno to discuss housing and homelessness Stanislaus schools report lowest number of COVID cases, quarantines since school year began SJMN: Gilroy: Officer video released in fatal police shooting at post office FresBee: Five new Fresno cannabis licenses now under appeal. Which shops are in jeopardy? Annual count finds record number of homeless people in Stanislaus, its cities CalCoast: San Luis Obispo’s twisted cannabis permitting process unraveling VCStar $: T.O. housing plan includes hundreds more affordable units OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County is 62% fully vaccinated with more than 4 million doses administered as of Oct. 7 OCReg: Anaheim must commit to transparency SBSun: San Bernardino commits $1 million toward violence prevention efforts SBSun: $1 million in state budget makes Rialto school district healing garden possible PE: Pushback against warehouses in the Inland Empire gains momentum SDUT: San Diego’s $3.4B airport redo could start next month SDUT: Unions, environmental groups endorse proposal to repeal San Diego’s free trash pick-up law SDUT: Judge strikes down envisioned Otay Ranch housing project, citing wildfire, climate change SDUT: ‘It’s all about same-day service’: Amazon is building a second giant warehouse in Otay Mesa Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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