Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Wednesday, January 5, 2022 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 $: California adopts drought rules outlawing water wasting, with fines of up to $500 AP: California adopts water restrictions as drought drags on CG: CA State Water Board Announces Mandatory Water Restrictions For 2022 SFC: Newsom administration bans wasteful water uses in first restrictions of drought CalM: No, California’s drought isn’t over. Here’s why. AP: GOP’s Elder to raise funds for Congress, skip Newsom rematch CG: Recall Candidate Larry Elder Announces He Will Not Run For Governor in 2022 NBC: Larry Elder Says He Won’t Run for California Governor AP: ‘Jeopardy!’ champion Amy Schneider robbed in Oakland SFC: Alameda Co. sheriff’s recruit dies after Oakland freeway shooting, crash SDUT: Extraordinary number of sick health care workers pushes hospitals to brink FresBee: Can California keep schools open during omicron? Here’s what officials say could cause problems SJMN: California blows through record for new daily cases as omicron surges PE: Federal jury trials suspended in Southern California as COVID-19 cases surge SFC: Over 600 S.F. teachers or aides absent, forcing district top brass to helm classrooms PE: Here are 5 new traffic, driving laws for 2022 SFC: Ditch the cloth mask — or at least double up — say Bay Area health officials SacBee: California’s 2022 ballot will be heavy on health care — what to expect in November CG: Tech Entrepreneurs Call for Backing California School Choice Initiative on ‘All-In’ Podcast FresBee: California’s new election maps favor Democrats, but these 3 House races could go either way SBSun: Chino lawmaker won’t seek reelection to state Senate in 2022 OCReg: City leaders from Westminster, Fountain Valley enter race for 70th Assembly seat SJMN: Lake Oroville rises 89 feet, power plant resumes operation after December rains AP: California officer shoots police K-9 after dog attacks him AP: Rabbi wounded in synagogue shooting sentenced for fraud AP: California lawmaker ends bill to limit intersex surgeries AP: California bill would make it easier to sue gun-makers AP: Southern California deputy DA dies of COVID-19 complications OCReg: Husband: Kelly Ernby wasn’t vaccinated when she died of COVID-19 complications AP: PG&E blamed for massive Northern California wildfire SJMN: California police racial-profiling report reveals enduring inequities SDUT: Former Marine troop commander faces discharge over fatal 2020 AAV sinking near San Diego SFC: Journalist told equipment wasn't searched. Internal memo suggests otherwise When Government Uses Private Sector As Agents Of Censorship NR: The Covid Truths Come Out OCReg: Abandoning standardized tests ignores reality OCReg: 2022 brings slew of new state laws CalM: California can’t isolate itself, try as it might SacBee: How Elk Grove is trying to land a Sacramento landmark to build the ‘future of zoos’ SacBee: Sacramento libraries giving out 90,000 at-home COVID test kits. Here’s how to get one SFC: Breed’s Tenderloin push: S.F. to convert U.N. Plaza building into service center FresBee: Next COVID-19 wave is headed to Fresno. But not all the news about omicron is bad COVID cases in Stanislaus County see post-holiday spike. Omicron, delta both present CalCoast: SLO County COVID-19 cases top 34,000 after holidays OCReg: Long Beach contract extension with Grand Prix accommodates Olympics, addresses development LADN: COVID-positive patients top 2,000 in LA County hospitals amid omicron wave AP: Lawsuit alleges negligence led to LA sewage spill last July OCReg: Comedy or tragedy? Bickering on Westminster council might be funny, but off point. OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 5,930 new cases and two more deaths, Jan. 4 PE: San Bernardino County hits record number of daily coronavirus cases PE: Lake Elsinore closes city buildings as coronavirus cases rise VOSD: Cities Now Have to Collect Our Food Waste. The San Diego Region is Scrambling to Comply. SDUT: San Diego State University sued by a former fraternity member over hazing allegations 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!