Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Tuesday, January 11, 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: Universal health care proposal gets first test in California FresBee: Gavin Newsom proposes health care access for all in plan to cover undocumented Californians Reason: Gavin Newsom Calls for California To Provide Universal Health Care AP: California budget confronts climate change, homeless, crime SFC: Newsom’s budget proposal would add billions to confront wildfire, climate change FresBee: More high-speed rail money in Gavin Newsom’s CA budget. Here’s what it would do Homelessness: Newsom details budget plan to add $2 billion on top of $12 billion in aid SDUT: California surpasses astonishing 6 million COVID infections as Omicron wave expands LADN: LA County surpasses 2 million mark in COVID-19 cases CalM: What’s behind the ‘Great Resignation’ of California lawmakers? WSJ: In Beverly Hills, Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Has Paid $65 Million for Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen’s “Enchanted Hill” CityJrnl: Smash-&-Grab Crime Now Plagues Many Communities SacBee: ‘Grab and run’ theft at Folsom Kohl’s store leads to Sacramento County chase, 4 arrests FresBee: Fresno man accused of cutting roommate’s body in half was out of jail on COVID rule SFC: Bay Area freeway shootings nearly quadrupled in 4 years. Almost half were in one county PE: 1 killed, 3 injured in Old Town Temecula shooting SBSun: Armed man killed in law enforcement shooting in Rancho Cucamonga parking lot LAT $: Father shot, killed in front of son while working at South L.A. Taco Bell LADN: Officials probe collision of train into crashed plane in Pacoima; police said they had asked for tracks to be closed SacBee: California would kick in CalPERS debt payments ahead of schedule under Newsom proposal FresBee: California gas prices are rising due to inflation. Here’s what Newsom plans to do about it SFC: Sonoma Co. bans large gatherings, advises residents to shelter in place for next 30 days AP: Firing upheld for police who played video game during holdup LADN: Firings upheld for 2 LAPD officers who played video game during holdup AP: Health officials let COVID-infected staff stay on the job SacBee: Out with the old, in with the new: Kamala Harris’ team works to improve public image CalM: Empower workers or government overreach? California’s fast food bill tests labor laws FresBee: Gavin Newsom gets behind marijuana tax reform, signaling change to cannabis industry FresBee: Fresno County school district returns to distance learning as omicron variant surges PE: Inland Empire schools grapple with teachers, students sick with coronavirus SJMN: No plans to pause Bay Area high school winter sports during COVID surge, commissioners say VCStar $: California DAs seek to halt new early-release rule AP: Two California prisoners suspected of killing cellmates AP: Robert Durst, real estate tycoon convicted of murder, dies NR: California Is a Menace II Society Lockdowns & Mandates Failed--Is the Left Finally Waking Up? Reason: Inflation Means Interest Rates Could Rise. Higher Interest Rates Will Make the National Debt More Expensive. NR: The Idiocy of Vaccine Mandates for Kids CalM: California’s school crisis gets short shrift The Laughable Melodrama Around the Capitol Riot NR: How to Wreck the Constitution CG: San Francisco Advises Resident To Not Call 911 Unless For A Life-Threatening Emergency SJMN: As new housing law hits Bay Area, developers wade in SJMN: Cupertino: Plans for Marina Plaza redevelopment changed Turlock school board to meet virtually after trustees can’t resolve fight over masks FresBee: Southwest Fresno pastor appointed as liaison, conciliator between city and community People who live in their cars could park overnight under Modesto plan. What do they think? CalCoast: Paavo Ogren hired by SLO County IWMA, quits, back again SJMN: Santa Cruz County’s active COVID case count at all-time high VCStar $: Hospital gets threats after COVID-19 vaccine foe dies OCReg: How Newsom’s proposed budget will help LA, Long Beach ports shore up supply chain, reduce pollution LADN: Teen killed by LAPD thought U.S. was safe, dad eulogizes, but she was ‘mistaken’ LADN: LAUSD suspends athletic competition for a week due to COVID-19 surge VOC: 2021: The Year of Vacancies in Orange County Governments OCReg: OC Supervisor Foley recovering at home after minor surgery OCReg: In-N-Out Burger owner puts on car show Jan. 15 at OC Fair & Event Center OCReg: Coronavirus weekend totals: 22,945 new cases reported in Orange County OCReg: Work on freeways, OC streetcar project will take shape in 2022 VOC: OC Clean Power Agency’s First Year Sees an Executive Resignation, Transparency Concerns PE: Riverside County foster mother accused of murder can leave jail pending trial, judge decides PE: Riverside County employee’s COVID-19 death could have been prevented, lawsuit alleges SDUT: Waste hauler Republic Services to give update to Chula Vista council on status of strike VOSD: San Diego 101: What We Know — And Don’t — About Who Lives in San Diego SDUT: San Diego posts outsized weekend COVID-19 numbers with nearly 50,000 new cases SDUT: It’s official: San Diego prosecutors can’t secretly bug courtrooms Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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