Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Wednesday, January 19, 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: California offers college students $10K for public service AP: In wealthy LA enclave, harsher penalties for wasting water SDUT: Column: Newsom, Gloria give momentum to expand conservatorships for mentally-ill homeless people LAT $: Column: Dear Karen Bass and others, L.A. needs a real homeless plan we haven’t heard before SFC: S.F. opens service center. Police won’t force people on streets to go there FresBee: Fresno County COVID cases and transmission rate rising. Are statewide numbers decreasing? OCReg: OC health officials hope COVID-19 surge reaches crest soon SFC: Number of S.F. hospital patients with COVID nears all-time high SJMN: COVID outbreak among staff and inmates rages at San Quentin State Prison SDUT: South Bay hospitals declare internal disasters as patient crush continues SJMN: Hundreds sign petition to repeal Stanford University’s COVID-19 booster vaccine mandate McNerney to retire, Harder shifts to his seat Harder out, Gray in — how Democrats’ jockeying affects Stanislaus voters OCReg: School board meetings become verbal battle zones in COVID era SDUT: ‘Our schools are crumbling’: How COVID, staffing problems are driving teachers away from a San Diego charter SacBee: California state agency weighs changes to pre-employment drug test appeal policy CalM: What does new California housing leader want to do? SJMN: California drought: January is a rainfall bust. How big of a problem is that? WSJ: Wildfire Risk in California Drives Insurers to Pull Policies for Pricey Homes CalM: In familiar refrain, United Farm Workers grapples with how to grow Reason: Kansas and California Cops Used Civil Forfeiture to Stage Armored Car Heists, Stealing Money Earned by Licensed Marijuana Businesses OCReg: Huntington Beach Councilwoman Kim Carr to run for State Senate against Janet Nguyen SacBee: Sacramento police investigate shooting that injures boy near 24th Street and Florin Road SJMN: San Jose: Roving group smashed through six storefronts in ATM burglaries, police say LADN: Littered rail tracks reopened following weekend train derailment in Lincoln Heights LAT $: Man charged with murder of nurse waiting for bus at L.A.’s Union Station OCReg: Police break up fracas at Orange County Republican meeting CalM: Newsom’s $50 million opioids education pledge comes as colleges warn of risks SacBee: CalPERS board president announces resignation after cancer diagnosis AP: Body cam footage released in 2018 California bar massacre SDUT: Leaders of San Diego’s most diverse areas say lingering police choppers create war zone atmosphere SDUT: Calif. will delete popular affirmation from ethnic studies after suit claims it’s an Aztec prayer LAT $: Granderson: Why aren’t Democrats making Election Day a state holiday? Reason: OSHA's Vaccine Mandate Illustrates the Perils of Reflexively Deferring to Government Experts OCReg: Dave Min’s purely partisan proposal to meddle with OC Board of Education elections LAT $: Editorial: California lawmakers must let the public participate by phone NR: The Pro-Life Movement Is Profoundly American CalM: California politicos now talking tough on crime The Left Politicized COVID From the Start SJMN: Editorial: Newsom’s big lie about California’s high-speed rail OCReg: California heads for single-payer havoc with CalCare CG: Sacramento DA Arrests Woman in $2.75 Million EDD Fraud Scheme SacBee: Why this UC Davis student wants to eliminate fees funding Aggie sports programs SacBee: UC Davis students rebel against fees for sports. As costs rise, should they bankroll athletics? SFC: Proposed Oakland business tax changes would hit larger companies harder SFC: Another major clothing retailer is closing on S.F.’s troubled Market Street FresBee: Effort to recall Livingston mayor, 3 council members falls short of required signatures CalCoast: San Luis Obispo City Council green lights large mixed-use development SJMN: Santa Cruz Harbor sees more than $6 million in tsunami damage VCStar $: Local university removes former Rep. Gallegly's replica office LADN: Hertzberg runs for redrawn seat, aiming for San Fernando Valley voice on Board of Supervisors LAT $: L.A. Unified agrees to $14.7-million settlement with sex abuse victims LADN: LA City Attorney announces plan to fight increasing gun violence LADN: Long Beach oil storage project to get environmental-impact assessment LADN: Mayor Garcetti nominates new LA fire chief who would become first woman to head the department VOC: New County Supervisor Voting Map Gives Stronger Voice to OC’s Latino Community OCReg: Man charged with attacking medical workers at Tustin vaccination site VOC: Parents Across Orange County Keep Tense Watch as School COVID Dashboards Soar PE: 2 Loma Linda City Council seats up for election in June VOSD: SDSU West Begins Affordable Housing Pursuit 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!