Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Wednesday, January 26, 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: DM: SF facility is populated by drug-users shooting up in broad daylight SFC: In controversial move, S.F. allows drug use at new Tenderloin treatment linkage center San Jose approves gun owners liability insurance AP: California city approves 1st US insurance law for gun owners SDUT: County Board of Supervisors gives second OK to ghost guns ban CalM: California lawmakers go all in on COVID vaccine rules LAT $: Super Bowl guests to get KN95 masks at SoFi Stadium LAT $: Photos: Homeless camps in Inglewood cleared as Super Bowl nears SDUT: San Diego taxpayer sues NFL, team owners over Chargers’ move to Los Angeles five years ago Why Hollywood Big Shots Like Ryan Kavanaugh Are Fleeing L.A. CG: San Francisco DA’s Office Faces Lawsuit in Federal Court Over Reducing Violent Felony to Misdemeanor LAT $: Killing of LAPD officer brings scrutiny on one of L.A.'s oldest and largest gangs LAT $: Guns stolen from rail cars spark LAPD concern SFC: Group targets Tanforan mall jewelry store in smash-and-grab robbery AP: California judge delays enforcement of part of new bacon law SacBee: People aren’t responding to California’s unemployment fraud crackdown. What happens next? AP: Wildfire on California coast near Big Sur is 45% contained AP: California appears to pass peak of omicron variant wave LADN: LAUSD: COVID-19 test-positivity rates, student attendance are improving San Francisco police mark 567% increase in anti-Asian hate-crime reports in 2021 SDUT: San Francisco reports big increase in anti-Asian hate crimes CalM: Transit worker shortage ripples through California economy SFC: Bay Area officials plot when to ease mask mandates, other restrictions as cases slow OCReg: State committee on OC oil spill hears about complexities of phasing out offshore oil production LADN: LA City Council may take step toward halting new oil and gas drilling CalM: Tracking California’s water in drought SDUT: Pelosi to seek reelection with Democratic majority at risk LAT $: No ifs, ands or butts: California bill would ban single-use smoking products like cigarette filters OCReg: Malls adding apartments to offset dwindling numbers of shoppers Can you live on California’s minimum wage? Here’s how it stacks up against high living costs NR: Rand Paul Keeps the Heat on Fauci, Demanding Answers on NIH Gain-of-Function Research Funding RCP: New Documents Reveal Covid Origins Downplayed NR: Marc Elias Accused of ‘Appalling’ Hypocrisy for Defending Dem Gerrymandering in Maryland VOC: Santana: School Renaming for Local Education Pioneer Fumbled by Santa Ana District Officials CalM: Newsom’s vacillation on vaccinations, Phase 2 Reason: Charter Schools Win Support by Offering Education Flexibility Joe Rogan: There Are Now "Protected Classes" In Comedy, One Thing You Can Mock Relentlessly Is White Men NR: Fire Public Broadcasting OCReg: Our mission to save lives in Afghanistan is not over: Young Kim OCReg: Californians can’t afford the largest tax hike in state history SacBee: Sacramento is raising yard waste fees to pay for California’s new compost law. Here’s how much SJMN: Bay Area cities win $5 million to create new housing policies SFC: S.F. moves for more oversight of private security guards after complaints SFC: Former Redwood High student files lawsuit alleging school covered up teacher abuse SFC: Knight: S.F.’s emergency siren upgrade goes the way of so many city projects What you need to know about Stanislaus COVID emergency declarations FresBee: Fresno city manager informed mayor of departure in a letter. Here’s the note FresBee: Have Fresno County jobs bounced back since COVID-19 began? Here’s what the numbers show CalCoast: SLO County health director resigning after three years VCStar $: Simi establishes some control over state housing law LADN: In wake of crashes, could Pacoima’s Whiteman Airport close? LA County supervisors lay groundwork LADN: Ex-DWP executive pleads guilty in corruption case OCReg: Irvine Valley and Saddleback community colleges will be virtual learning a little longer OCReg: Video catches Laguna Hills student’s racist remarks about Portola player during basketball game SBSun: San Bernardino County to hire 200 new employees, build Yucca Valley fire station PE: $10 million grant boosts Riverside homeless housing project SDUT: Think San Diego home price gains are rough? You should see these other cities VOSD: Past Decisions Complicate Efforts to Fill City Jobs Amid Pandemic Crunch SDUT: San Diego startup rolling out software that flags toxic workplace emails and DMs Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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