Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Friday, February 4, 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: LA Mayor Eric Garcetti says he holds breath when removing mask for photos CG: ‘MaskGate’ and the Unserious Politicians Mocking the People of California Reason: L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti Says His Mask Mandate Violation Was OK Because He Held His Breath Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti says he was holding his breath during Magic Johnson photo LAT $: L.A. County plans to drop some mask rules once COVID conditions improve Hundreds of Oakdale students refuse to wear masks, in violation of California mandate CalM: Targeted universalism: A solution for inequality? LAT $: California offers up to $225 to open college fund for a child CalM: What’s in the California paid sick leave deal for workers and businesses? SFC: San Francisco's fentanyl crisis: A disaster in plain sight AP: Lawsuit claims San Jose mayor violated public records laws CG: Sacramento Mayor Calls City’s 11K Homeless ‘Guests’ as if They Were Invited SacBee: Newsom wants more money for California’s homeless. Will it get encampments off the streets? People living in cars, motor homes are pushed from Modesto street. What’s the solution? SFC: This is what San Francisco’s next homeless housing building looks like OCReg: Cal State faculty union gets new CSU contract, including higher pay CG: How California’s Unions Can Help ALL Workers PE: Ontario spent $133,866 trying to fire employee over alleged $2.99 theft Why Modesto builders don’t construct affordable homes SacBee: A new Sacramento development got millennials into their first homes. Can it be duplicated? SJMN: Affluent Bay Area town says big cats exempt it from California housing law AP: California court says developers exempt from local rules CG: BLM Shuts Down Online Fundraising in California, Washington Following State AG Warnings CalM: California crime story: The numbers, explained AP: Ex-lecturer held without bail, charged with threats to UCLA VOSD: Fine City: With Rise in Crime, Some Victims Hope to Avoid Old Solutions OCReg: 2022 Election: Donations pour in to Orange County Congressional races SDUT: Proposed legislation would ban gun shows at all state fairgrounds AP: Kruger seeks to follow path to ‘impartial and fair justice’ SFC: Attack on 49ers fan outside SoFi Stadium caught on surveillance video OCReg: As gas prices surge, Orange County sets a new record SJMN: ‘Stealth omicron’ is spreading, but not so fast CalM: California eyes endemic COVID strategy SacBee: Medicare says California seniors will be able to get at-home COVID-19 tests at drugstores SacBee: Gavin Newsom cabinet member, COVID-19 vaccine czar resigns LAT $: California regulators reconsider move to cut solar subsidies PE: Democrat Esther Portillo launches Inland Assembly bid SacBee: Kevin McCarty may face longtime lobbyist in newly-drawn California Assembly district AP: California recall election cost taxpayers $200 million BreitbartCA: Pelosi: U.S. Athletes Risk Angering CCP if They ‘Speak Out’ Against China’s Genocide LAT $: Anti-democratic extremists are set to take over this California county. Will more of the state be next? LAT $: Barabak: Is recall fever waning? Failure to take down Newsom reflects a broader pattern OCReg: Single payer diagnosis: the union parasite is eating its own Don't Hold Your Breath for End of Mask Insanity OCReg: Hypocrites at LA Times decry ‘vitriol’ after hiring vitriolic columnists NR: Why Interest Rates Could Drive a Debt Crisis Reason: At High Cost, COVID-19 Lockdowns Saved Few Lives AmerSpec: A Plague on Humanity Reason: Clueless Newsom Shocked at California's 'Third World' Conditions SacBee: Placer County’s sheriff announces retirement due to medical condition SFC: Why the rift between S.F.’s police chief, D.A. Boudin threatens police reform in the city SFC: As election nears, two San Francisco school board members facing recall clash SFC: S.F. supe raises concerns over job vacancies at Public Works SFC: Opinion: This S.F. school board recall is a test run for mayoral control SFC: Mother of Mario Gonzalez files federal lawsuit against Alameda, police SJMN: Santa Clara County jails need an extra $1.5 million — just to cover food price increases SJMN: Plans advance for 300-plus affordable South Bay homes Mark Zuckerberg's Disaster Is Taking Silicon Valley With It FresBee: Ex-Fresno County staffer sentenced for conflict of interest in derailed UMC deal FresBee: ‘Negative attention to Fresno State.’ University president laments about Lamas uproar Ceres explores redistricting council boundaries. Here’s how residents can give input FresBee: Watch: Tense Fresno school board meeting ends with loud confrontation FresBee: CSU trustees must investigate Joseph Castro’s handling of sex-harassment case at Fresno State CalCoast: SLO City Council again seeking to ban natural gas appliances CalCoast: Stop the closure of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant VCStar $: Gorell vies for Parks' supervisor seat LAT $: L.A.’s minimum wage to rise to $16.04 in July LADN: On heels of Ridley-Thomas indictment, LA County hires firm to launch sweeping audit VOC: Are Cannabis Businesses Coming to Dana Point? VOC: County Board of Education Sued For Reappointing One Of Its Members After Resignation OCReg: OC Board of Education approves charter Classical Academy’s plan to grow OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County is nearly 70% fully vaccinated with 1,265 new cases and 14 new deaths SBSun: San Bernardino’s Seccombe Lake Park gets $9 million in federal aid for upgrades SBSun: San Bernardino council continues squeezing mayor’s role SBSun: San Bernardino voters to decide future of mayor’s position SDUT: Column: How a former mayor and city attorney factored in the demise of San Diego’s pension overhaul SDUT: Caltrans is eyeing a vertical steel net as a suicide barrier on the Coronado bridge SDUT: Reflecting on 51 years in law enforcement, Gore marks his last day as sheriff AP: State audit: San Diego County fails to curb inmate deaths SDUT: What is the strongest bid for San Diego’s sports arena site? Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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