Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Wednesday, February 2, 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: Latest exit leaves California Assembly with 5 vacancies CalM: Why single payer died in the California Legislature, again SJMN: Did Newsom, infighting among Democrats derail California’s single-payer health care bill? Here’s San Jose lawmaker’s take OCReg: Orange-based Hyperion is shifting HQ to Ohio from California LAT $: Chabria: The governor’s mansion is empty. Should we let homeless people move in? SDUT: Homeless encampment to remain in Midway District after cleanup FresBee: A broken wrist for her trouble: Fresno store owner injured by violent shoplifter CG: Is Gov. Newsom’s Closure of San Quentin Abuse of Executive Authority? SFC: Now or who knows when: Parents and experts debate when kids can ditch masks in schools AP: San Francisco to apologize for wrongs to Chinese immigrants CalM: In the shadows of industry: LA County’s port communities AP: Dry January means less water than normal in California snow CG: Off-Road Vehicle Regulation Bill Introduced For Third Time in Senate LAT $: Omicron landed in affluent L.A. Poor communities of color still got hit hardest LAT $: California Reps. McCarthy, Pelosi, Porter and Schiff among nation’s biggest fundraisers SacBee: Doris Matsui’s challenger says she’s too cozy with corporate types. Does he have a shot? PE: Republican Greg Wallis kicks off Inland Assembly campaign SDUT: SeaWorld is looking to acquire owner of Knott’s Berry Farm and more than a dozen other parks LAT $: Bass takes in nearly $2 million to lead mayoral rivals in early fundraising CG: LA Mayoral Candidate Joe Buscaino Endorses Recall of DA George Gascon VOC: Anaheim Mayor Disputes Legal Testimony That Council Members Illegally Sold Off Angel Stadium SFC: California’s first surgeon general resigns SacBee: Judge refuses to toss charges against Northern California man in Jan. 6 Capitol riot case FresBee: Devin Nunes has second legal setback in a week as Iowa judge joins his case with family’s Reason: The CDC's Insistence on 'Universal Masking' in Schools Looks Less Scientific Every Day Reason: 'Public Health' Has Become a Catchall Excuse for Bad Ideas OCReg: On the vapid ‘Latinx’ debate CalM: Progressive agenda takes a beating in Capitol Hill: Can Joe Rogan Save Free Speech? LAT $: Editorial: Hey, politicians, if you make a rule you’ve got to follow it too CalM: Machine politics on display in race for state Senate seat SacBee: ‘Enjoy the skiing while we can’: Tahoe’s winter resorts face a future of climate change SFC: Here’s how to build affordable housing in S.F. It’s time to learn from the example SJMN: Chilean gangs responsible for dozens of burglaries target Atherton homes, police chief says SFC: Cruise to offer free robo-taxi rides in S.F. — without backup drivers SFC: Former Oakland restaurant owner announces run for mayor SFC: Students, faculty at Oakland school walk out to protest proposed closures SJMN: Did San Jose State retaliate against professor who posed for photo with Native American skull? SJMN: After a fierce fight, San Jose abandons ‘extremely dangerous’ overpass project FresBee: Now that Fresno police are Valley’s highest paid, will their union finally quit whining? Stanislaus County is forming in-house EMS agency and breaking from Mountain Valley FresBee: New life for this familiar downtown Fresno spot. The plan is upscale, elegant and refined FresBee: Here is Fresno’s $7.4 million plan to hire people that frequently struggle to find work LAT $: Column One: A flutter of magical hope on the Central Coast, as monarch butterflies return CalCoast: SLO County turns a corner, COVID-19 cases dropping VCStar $: Dustin Gardner appointed as Ventura County fire chief OCReg: Some beaches in Long Beach closed due to latest sewage spill AP: UCLA classes to resume after lecturer arrested over threats VOC: Battle Breaks Out Over Voting Maps to Elect Orange County’s Next Board of Education OCReg: Dana Point files lawsuit over access to popular Headlands bluff-top trail PE: What’s being built next to March Air Reserve Base, off 215 Freeway? PE: Employee at Temecula’s Linfield Christian School fired after racist comment in viral video SDUT: Bid-rigging at county fair? Ex-employees think the fix was in. SDUT: San Diego short-term rental hosts get a reprieve — citywide cap on licenses not likely until after summer SDUT: Moreno, Campbell, Montgomery Steppe have fundraising leads in San Diego council races SDUT: San Diego must pay at least $80M to unwind Prop. B pension cuts that courts overturned 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!