Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Wednesday, February 9, 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: OCReg: Costs for California’s high-speed rail project climb another $5 billion FresBee: Merced-Bakersfield bullet train costs likely to balloon $1 billion over prior estimate LAT $: L.A. County still weeks away from lifting indoor mask mandate, Ferrer estimates VCStar $: County officials wrestle with lifting mask mandate CalCoast: California lifting indoor mask mandate, SLO County undecided SJMN: Santa Clara County won’t budge just yet on mask mandate, despite state’s announcement OCReg: What will change with California’s mask rules? SFC: Bay Area looks to regional approach when California mask mandate ends CG: Bill To Give Employees Additional Two Weeks COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Passes Legislature AP: California votes to require paid sick leave for virus cases SacBee: Are your co-workers vaccinated? Search California state worker rates by department SacBee: California Assembly Republicans have a new leader: ‘I plan to build on her legacy.’ BakCal: California Republicans elect new leader in state Assembly CalM: Is this another way to end California’s death penalty? SFC: This county has ousted a Republican from power — for not being conservative enough CG: Republican State Senator Brian Dahle Announces He Will Run For Governor SacBee: Republican challenging Gavin Newsom faces an uphill battle and a $25 million war chest LAT $: Republican state Sen. Brian Dahle to challenge Newsom for California governor Northern California GOP senator launches longshot bid for governor SLTrib: First court hearing on SLO County redistricting map is Wednesday — here’s what to expect SBSun: Will redistricting help Black, Latino candidates win Inland elections? VCStar $: Moorpark tweaks council districts amid redistricting SFC: California bill aims to outlaw controversial seabed mining in state waters SJMN: Bay Area home prices soared at record clip in 2021 LAT $: Karen Bass wants more hiring at the LAPD, saying L.A. residents ‘don’t feel safe’ LADN: Union Pacific, LA County DA provide updates on cargo theft prevention SJMN: Oakland Unified school board votes to close, merge or shrink 11 schools in the next two years SFC: Oakland narrowly approves controversial school closure plan PE: More record heat for Southern California this week? It’s possible AP: Red flags trailed ex-UCLA lecturer across elite universities AP: UCLA settles gynecologist sex abuse suit for $243.6 million LAT $: Omicron hobbles California’s new Medicaid prescription system LAT $: D.A. Gascón and police chiefs call on credit card companies to halt ‘ghost gun’ payments CG: Sacramento Mayor Proposes Guaranteed Basic Income for Artists NR: For Joe Rogan’s Would-Be Cancelers, the Censorship Is Beside the Point NR: How to End Political Litmus Tests in Education FresBee: A state audit of Joseph Castro’s handling of Fresno State harassment complaints? Good idea NR: Be Careful of Whiplash When Watching Democratic Governors’ School Masking Policies Reason: The Federal Government's Pandemic Jobs Program Was a Resounding Failure Reason: The Potential Biden SCOTUS Pick Who Is No Friend to Criminal Justice Reform NR: Aluminum and Inflation (and Ukraine) SacBee: Sacramento County essential workers to get COVID bonuses. Here’s who, and how much SacBee: Kaiser Permanente files plans for $298 million expansion at its Roseville Medical Center SacBee: Unvaccinated inmate with COVID-19 dies while in custody at Sacramento County jail SFC: D.A. Boudin strikes back at SFPD chief, denying prosecutors violated agreement covering police... Dozens to be evicted in messy battle over illegal East Bay RV park SJMN: Office construction booms in Silicon Valley SJMN: Massive San Jose airport homeless camp could become dog park, disc golf course FresBee: Abortion item removed from city council agenda. Fresno leaders fight about it anyway LAT $: Downtown business leader Jessica Lall drops out of L.A. mayor’s race LAT $: Football came to Inglewood. Home prices and rents jumped LAT $: Judge tosses case against three LAPD officers charged in gang labeling scandal OCReg: Recall still possible in Westminster; partially over in Huntington Beach OCReg: Man tased by OC deputies after calling 911 to complain about them gets $500,000 PE: Riverside moves July 4th fireworks from Mount Rubidoux to downtown-area park SDUT: San Diego OKs large package of housing incentives, including accessory units SDUT: County may help San Diego-area seniors at risk of homelessness with $300 for rent VOSD: City Resuming Homeless Shelter Intakes SDUT: Supervisors approve plan for picking San Diego County’s interim sheriff SDUT: In wake of devastating audit, San Diego justice advocates seek race data on 185 jail deaths Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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