Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Tuesday, February 8, 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: FRBlog: Newsom recall cost taxpayers 3 to almost 4 times more than the Governor Davis 2003 recall. Why? AP: California will lift mask mandate as omicron cases fall CG: Newsom Administration Announces End of Statewide Mask Mandate on February 15th LAT $: As mask mandates ease, should California schools be next? LAT $: How Jose Huizar’s lavish Las Vegas jaunts tripped alarms for FBI in L.A. bribe case CalM: California will reward volunteering college students with aid — but spend half the money on overhead FresBee: Wage theft is a serious issue in California. Here’s who it impacts most, how to get help SFC: ‘San Fransicko’ author kicked out of Tenderloin Linkage Center after purportedly scaling a fence to get in SFC: The push to unionize Starbucks stores has landed in California SBSun: Fontana proposes 40 additional hours of leave for vaccination against COVID-19 AP: California votes to require paid sick leave for virus cases SacBee: Sacramento County essential workers to get COVID bonuses. Here’s who, and how much SacBee: Public-sector pay lags private-sector wages as California state contract talks start up SacBee: A homeless man started a fire in a Sacramento parking garage. The cost: $500,000 and counting VOSD: San Diego Misses Deadline for Homeless Housing Dollars Set Aside for Region AP: Republican state senator to challenge Newsom in California FresBee: This California Republican will announce 2022 bid for governor against Gavin Newsom KOGO: The 24 Target Seats that Could Shift Politics in California in 2022 LAT $: After a Black student faced racist slurs, some wonder: Will O.C. ever change? SJMN: Juror with secrets in notorious Scott Peterson murder trial offered immunity FresBee: Assembly calls for audit of CSU after harassment claims LAT $: Tesla facing new racism case by civil rights agency OCReg: OC’s Davies proposes ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ in Assembly AP: UCLA settles gynecologist abuse suit for more than $100M OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 2,845 new cases and 28 more deaths over the weekend LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 4,360 new cases and 29 new deaths, Feb. 7 AP: California town drops cougars as reason to bar more housing $250K later, investigation into California cop text messages drags on behind closed doors SacBee: Inflation is hurting all Americans — but experts say Latinos are ‘feeling it the most’ Liberal Tech Giants Censor Facts About Climate Change Were Masks a Waste of Time? Why Newspapers Refuse to Correct Errors NR: Spotify’s Craven Response to Joe Rogan NR: The Book-Ban Double Standard Glenn Greenwald: Big Tech Knows Democrats Will Create New Laws and Regulations If They Don't Censor More CalM: Erratic weather requires new water policy approach OCReg: Medical malpractice ballot measure would benefit lawyers SacBee: Family asks: What happened inside Sacramento jail to leave woman in a catatonic state? SFC: Oakland faces huge blowback over school closures on eve of critical vote SJMN: Omicron worsened BART ridership recovery, fiscal woes — and taxpayers may be asked to pay for it SFC: Police brutality trial that led to SFPD’s rift with D.A. Boudin has started SJMN: Big downtown San Jose affordable homes project is seized through foreclosure Turlock considers hiring former Stanislaus CEO—who resigned amid scandal—as city manager Stanislaus County could lift one emergency declaration and change COVID-19 response CalCoast: Controversial contributions mar SLO County’s supervisorial campaigns VCStar $: Board sides with Oxnard teachers union over COVID issue VCStar $: Moorpark tweaks council districts amid redistricting BreitbartCA: L.A. County Keeps Indoor Mask Mandate After Statewide One Scrapped LAT $: A controversial home-ownership model is gaining steam again in L.A. — with a twist OCReg: OC looks to San Bernardino County for new registrar of voters AP: UC Irvine gets $55M for center on depression research OCReg: As Cypress weighs district voting, anger erupts at city councilwoman OCReg: CalOptima abruptly fires entire legal team as concerns mount over agency’s direction PE: How Riverside County plans to spend $239 million in COVID-19 relief funds SBSun: Valdivia vetoes asking San Bernardino voters what to do with the mayor’s office SDUT: ReOpen San Diego leader to challenge Nathan Fletcher for county seat VOSD: Water Authority Inks New Union Labor Requirement VOSD: Chula Vista Mayor’s Race: Two Newcomers Dominate Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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