Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Monday, February 21, 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: VOC: Washington’s 1796 Farewell Address NR: Today, Celebrate George Washington’s Birthday SDUT: Schools say they’re caught ‘between a rock and a hard place’ as anti-mask protests grow SJMN: Sara Cody explains why masks should stay on for now in Santa Clara County NR: San Francisco Mayor Says School Board ‘Neglected Primary Responsibility’ to Children SFC: Breed says school board recall was not a ‘Democratic, Republican’ fight SFC: State Dems to reject funding from some polluters, review police donations Saturday Headlines Sunday Headlines SJMN: Empty trains, deserted stations cost taxpayers billions. Will the riders ever return? LAT $: L.A. County D.A. Gascón says sentence of woman who assaulted 10-year-old may be too short SDUT: Will COVID-19 long-haulers push outpatient medical system to breaking point? NR: BLM Co-Founder to Give Speech to L.A. Students Pushing to Defund School Police SJMN: Hayward explores alternative to regular policing Reason: California's Unconstitutional 'Bacon Ban' LAT $: Greater Los Angeles homeless count resumes after pandemic-related hiatus SacBee: Sacramento has 37 portable toilets for 10,000 homeless people — and they could be removed OCReg: Has OC’s homeless population grown or shrunk? This week’s count will tell SacBee: Lawmaker won’t seek reelection + Leyva urges CSU investigation + Black caucus SCOTUS choice AP: California tribe confronts crisis of missing, murdered women SacBee: California used facial recognition software to combat insurance fraud. Is it time to scrap it? OCReg: Proposition 13: Same song, different decade BLM Privilege: A Glaring Double Standard on Protests NR: The New Politics of School Choice LAT $: Nicholas Goldberg: How the White House became a path to obscene riches for ex-presidents CalM: Another misuse of environmental quality law affects UC students CG: The Unforced Errors of California’s Populist Grassroots SJMN: What happens when wildfire devastates a ski resort? The industry is watching Sierra-at-Tahoe LAT $: Even freeways that don’t get built leave a scar. How one Bay Area city is healing SJMN: ‘All I can do is hope’: Prospective UC Berkeley students anxiously brace for enrollment freeze FresBee: Fresno commits $6.5M to Housing Authority’s proposed affordable housing projects Home sales in Modesto are among quickest in the nation, report shows Rents and housing prices keep increasing in Modesto. Here’s what that means for buyers VCStar $: Camarillo man pays $1.4 million restitution in SNAP fraud case LAT $: Major L.A. County bus and rail service cuts begin today LADN: LA County’s COVID hospitalizations fall to 1,391 as winter surge wanes LAT $: Illegal butane marijuana lab explodes near Knott’s Berry Farm; 4 injured, including 2 firefighters OCReg: 2 firefighters injured in blast at honey oil operation in Anaheim OCReg: 2nd Huntington Beach police officer in helicopter crash released from hospital SDUT: Plan for San Diego auditor to hire outside lawyer moves forward a step 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!