Wednesday, January 12, 2022 |
|
Dear John,
[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 bill advances in California Assembly
- SFC: Newsom wants to extend health care to all undocumented immigrants
- LAT $: California Democrats’ single-payer healthcare plan passes first hurdle
- SFC: San Jose votes to study charter giving undocumented people right to vote
- SJMN: San Jose could ask residents to pick mayor during presidential elections, let non-citizens vote in local races
- CG: California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Record $286.4 Billion Proposed Budget
- LAT $: California’s overflowing coffers hand Newsom ‘every politician’s dream’
- CalM: What to know about Newsom’s budget blueprint
- Reason: How High Will California's Taxes Go Before There's No One Left To Tax?
- OCReg: Gasoline tax ‘holiday’ proposed for California as inflation hits
- SDUT: Newsom: ‘More work to be done’ on California net metering solar proposal
- SJMN: Will more Bay Area counties ban gatherings like Sonoma?
- LAT $: L.A. County urges residents to postpone some gatherings and activities
- AP: California makes it easier to hire teachers amid shortages
- CalM: Newsom on homelessness: ‘We’ve gotta clean up those encampments’
- FresBee: Leaving high-speed rail segment unfinished would be an insult to Fresno, Valley
- SFC: Omicron in California: S.F. is ‘in the middle of the worst’ of surge
- SFC: SF mayor gives omicron update, says no new restrictions
- FresBee: Fresno’s Central Unified schools change COVID-19 safety protocols as omicron surges
- SFC: Schools ‘nearing their breaking point’ as Bay Area districts grapple with challenges
- LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 34,827 new cases and 294 more hospitalizations, Jan. 11
- LADN: 30% of students absent as classes resume for LAUSD; district vows to keep kids, staffs safe
- LAT $: With hospitals reeling, California tells COVID-positive medical workers to stay on the job
- SFC: California prisons implement stricter health guidelines amid COVID-19 surge
- LAT $: Gov. Newsom announces plan to deal with extreme heat
- SacBee: California state government ending office leases as employees shift to telework
- AP: Kin of dead sex abuse victim sue under new California law
- CG: Senator Wiener To Push Again For Decriminalization of Possession of Psychedelic Drugs
- CG: Bill To Change CSU Board of Trustee Student Representation Introduced in Assembly
- OCReg: Here’s what Cal State schools would do with proposed state budget
- PE: Riverside will ask District Attorney to investigate utility contracts after LA bribery plea
- PE: Doomed El Dorado firefighter’s last words: trapped in a ‘corner’
- SacBee: California’s new workplace COVID-19 rules take effect this week. Here’s what to know
- SacBee: California Democrats worry Black turnout hinges on voting rights bills. Can Biden deliver?
- SDUT: Sweetwater backtracks on student COVID-19 vaccine mandate out of liability concerns
- LADN: Senate panel to consider Garcetti’s ambassador nod on Wednesday
- SFC: Google employees get access to free COVID tests. Union says it's unequal
- OCReg: The fairy tale that is the high-speed rail project
- VOC: Santana: People Deserve Better Public Engagement on COVID Data to Confront Omicron Surge
- OCReg: Give restaurants certainty with consistent outdoor dining regulations
- NR: Harsanyi: Dr. Fauci Smears Rand Paul
- NR: Biden’s Big Elections Lie
- NR: The Price of Technocracy
- CalM: Newsom bases budget on rosy economic scenario
- OCReg: California’s school crisis gets short shrift
- FresBee: Fresno County will have four representatives in Congress. That is not good for Fresnans
- OCReg: Education data raises fears of lost generation
- Reason: Facebook Is a Snitch
- SacBee: In a pandemic and housing crisis, enforcing this Sacramento policy risks community health
- SacBee: ‘A nightmare.’ Sacramento sued 12 homeowners during COVID. They lost control of their homes
- SacBee: $3,000 power generator stolen from Yolo County high school, sheriff’s officials say
- SJMN: Santa Clara County approves $21 million loan to cover increased construction costs of teacher housing project in Palo Alto
- As omicron rages, Stanislaus officials get update on COVID testing, treatment options
- Investigation continues into Patterson mayor’s alleged misconduct as teacher
- FresBee: Fresno police union rejects contract, calls the department a ‘sinking ship,’ email shows
- CalCoast: SLO business owner wins fraud lawsuit against Yelp
- VCStar $: Ramirez becomes county supervisors' first Latina chair
- LAT $: L.A. County foster care system to ramp up services in Indigenous languages
- LADN: LA County supervisors pass $30,000 per day fines for illegal cannabis
- LAT $: After 2021 spike in shootings by officers, LAPD will audit its training on use of deadly force
- LADN: LA County to evaluate sewer system after Carson spill
- OCReg: La Habra City Council will appoint to fill vacant seat
- OCReg: Plan for cleaner, costlier electricity approved for 4 OC cities
- OCReg: A gathering of our heroes: OC veterans of WWII have reunion at Heroes Hall
- VOC: The Dicing Up of Local Park in Westminster Triggers Rare Focus on City Lawyers Overseeing Public Land Deals
- OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County surpasses 400,000 total cases with more than 1,000 hospitalizations, Jan. 11
- SBSun: 2nd attempt to repeal San Bernardino County fire tax goes to voters in June
- SBSun: Omicron detected in nearly 95% of coronavirus cases tested by San Bernardino County
- PE: More Riverside County COVID-19 outbreaks seen in 10 days than in all December
- PE: Claim alleging discrimination by Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Hewitt denied
- SDUT: San Diego City Council approves school rebuild plan
- VOSD: The State of Gloria's Top Priorities From 2021
- SDUT: How much should we pay the trash collector? Republic Services strike raises questions
|
|
|
Sincerely,
FlashReport Editors
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
