Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, January 6, 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: AP: Spike in California virus cases hitting hospitals, schools SDUT: Daily COVID-19 cases again pass 8,000 as county warns of testing scams SDUT: Almost 200 San Diego police employees in isolation or quarantine because of COVID-19 AP: California to extend indoor mask mandate until mid-February CG: Gov. Newsom Extends CA Statewide Indoor Mask Mandate to February 15th Because ‘Omicron’ SFC: ‘Shut the whole system down’: S.F. teachers plan sickout as schools struggle amid omicron surge SJMN: Getting Bay Area kids back to classrooms won’t be as easy as keeping them out BreitbartCA: San Fran Teachers to ‘Shut Whole System Down’ in Omicron ‘Sickout’ LAT $: Historic lamps are being stolen off an L.A. bridge. The city is removing the rest for safekeeping SDUT: Crime concerns prompt San Diego to propose nighttime closures at several coastal parks CalM: California crime: Prop. 47 targeted by legislators- CalMatters SacBee: Can California’s biggest state worker union pay its bills? Split budget vote confuses members SFC: Hospitals struggle with omicron, nursing shortage as state extends mask mandate SJMN: Santa Cruz hospitals, county ask patients with mild COVID-19 symptoms to stay home SJMN: Sister of federal officer killed in Oakland sues Facebook for promoting violent content and connecting alleged killers online CalM: California schools risk ‘colossal’ loss of dollars as enrollment drops OCReg: NFL explores moving Super Bowl 56 out of LA amid COVID-19 spike FresBee: California is swimming in money. How will Gavin Newsom spend California’s budget surplus? AP: California man says run-in with police left him paralyzed LAT $: California is suddenly snow-capped and very wet. But how long will the water rush last? PE: Will you get a check? Final round of California stimulus payments due by Jan. 11 SBSun: State offering up to $80,000 in grants to COVID-impacted homeowners PE: Judge denies LA County’s bid to dismiss Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit over Kobe crash-scene photos OCReg: Southern California Democrats on Jan. 6 riot committee say democracy is vulnerable SFC: How four Bay Area residents wound up accused in the Capitol riot SacBee: California’s new election maps favor Democrats, but these 3 House races could go either way PE: Ron Galperin seeks state controller’s seat, jumps out of LA County supervisor race LAT $: Does it matter if Dad is unvaccinated? Family courts weigh in LAT $: Kelly Ernby stood against vaccine mandates. Her death from COVID made her a symbol FresBee: Fresno group proposes new name for ‘Squaw Valley,’ ask federal government to weigh in SFC: S.F. delays 250-bed homeless shelter in Lower Nob Hill amid backlash VOSD: Homeless Shelter Outbreaks Test Isolation Efforts The Problem With Liberal Tech Giants Censoring Content LAT $: Skelton: Republicans have next to no power in California. But they do sometimes have good ideas CalM: Farewell to a staple of Capitol news coverage CityJrnl: Reuters Fires Scientist for Criticizing Left's Racial Politics OCReg: California consumers to pay high price for animal welfare law OCReg: Biden should ditch his domestic policy agenda for a better one OCReg: Is CalOptima putting politics above health? LAT $: Editorial: Not again. AIDS nonprofit wants to block L.A.'s ambitious plan for desperately needed housing Reason: Biden's Antitrust Enforcement Won't Fix Inflation SacBee: Sacramento restaurants close, go takeout-only as omicron variant spreads rapidly SacBee: Yolo County DA reaches settlement with Walmart over egg ‘price gouging’ during pandemic SFC: Is Hunters Point sick? Doctor screening residents for toxins in S.F. development battle SFC: Supreme Court clears thousands in back pay to S.F. janitors who lost jobs SFC: Elite S.F. high school plans huge building to replace strip mall in Pacific Heights SJMN: San Jose’s mayoral race is shaping up to be the most expensive in city history FresBee: Even for diehard political junkies, 2022 is going to be head-spinning crazy in Fresno Turlock school board meeting canceled last-minute over COVID protocols. Here’s why FresBee: Smoking in a Fresno apartment could cost you up to $1,000. What to know about new rule CalCoast: Oceano Dunes off-roading enthusiasts win another round VCStar $: Demolition of Oxnard harbor eyesore underway PE: Riverside events and programs canceled, postponed by coronavirus surge SBSun: Trials in Riverside, San Bernardino counties postponed amid surge in COVID-19 cases PE: Riverside City, Moreno Valley, Norco colleges move classes online as coronavirus surges SDUT: New San Diego district boundaries shake up two council races 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!