Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, April 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: CalM: Debt-free college: California’s on the verge of spending over a half-billion dollars to help 360,000 students SFC: S.F. political group calls on Legislature to reform sex misconduct unit AP: California fire victims lobbyist is out amid sex scandal SFC: BART no longer requires masks, but board members want to reinstate mandate SJMN: Bay Area transit agencies end mask mandates days after federal judge strikes down national mask requirement SDUT: Daily COVID-19 case totals jump; local mass transit drops mask requirements LADN: Garcetti calls for 780 police, 260 firefighters and $1.2 billion to fight homelessness LAT $: L.A. says it can’t take care of its sickest and most vulnerable. The county isn’t buying it SDUT: A city of contrasts comes into focus AP: California set to keep workplace pandemic rules through 2022 FresBee: Farm, food workers in California can get $1,000 in COVID wage relief. Here’s how to apply SJMN: Gov. Gavin Newsom tours Oroville Dam, speaks of statewide drought LAT $: ‘Beyond outrageous’: L.A. company accused of faking hundreds of COVID test results AP: School official: Stabbing suspect tried to grab 2 girls SFC: S.F., East Bay chapters of Unite Here union vote to merge CalM: Stillbirths and the law: Bill would end coroner investigations of lost pregnancies CalM: Abortion, COVID protests collide at Capitol CalM: A Silicon Valley lawmaker wants to protect workers from employer spying CG: Senate Bill To Expand State Employee, Agency Contractor Whistleblower Protects Passes Judiciary Committee AP: Revised California bill would warn parents of guns danger CG: Assembly Judicial Committee Passes Bill To Allow Firearm Industry to be Sued by Governments and Victims SacBee: 78,000 low-income Sacramentans can’t find an affordable home to rent, report finds OCReg: Realtor-affiliated group sues six cities for failing to adopt new housing plans VCStar $: Camarillo golf course housing development faces setback OCReg: Orange County median home price tops $1 million for the first time SDUT: What mortgage rate increase? San Diego home price hits another record: $805K SFC: Matt Haney’s win is coup for YIMBY activists seeking to align with S.F. progressives SFC: California’s radical plan to defend homes from sea level rise: move them CalM: Some California school districts launch transitional kindergarten without state help SacBee: Thousands of Sutter nurses will lose 5 days of pay after one-day strike at CA hospitals AP: Kristin Smart murder trial will be moved to Monterey County FresBee: Judges tell Devin Nunes he cannot continue suing CNN. Here’s where all of his lawsuits stand BreitbartCA: 'The Woke Mind Virus Is Making Netflix Unwatchable' OCReg: End reefer madness of pot prohibition Biden Admin Has Been Wrong Repeatedly About Inflation OCReg: Flexibility is key, not more mandates Greenwald: Newspaper Owned By World's Richest Man Defends The Powerful, Investigates Anonymous Citizens Expressing "Incorrect Ideology" SacBee: Sacramento mass shooting suspect released from hospital, booked into jail LAT $: 3 current, former San Francisco cops charged with destroying evidence, taking gun from property room SFC: S.F. pledged $120 million from law enforcement to the Black community SJMN: Students demand San Jose State fix homelessness response, provide emergency shelter SJMN: 49ers give major contribution to San Jose mayoral candidate Cindy Chavez SJMN: Inmates in Santa Clara County may wear “non-removable” electronic wristbands Modesto City Council member resigns with seven months left on his term Grewal is heavily endorsed for Stanislaus board seat. Opponent DeGraef is not impressed CalCoast: SLO County reports conflicting COVID-19 case rates VCStar $: Fillmore gas station destroyed after big rig crash LADN: LAX Automated People Mover guideway structure done; train system should open next year OCReg: Head of OC’s law enforcement watchdog agency to leave for Los Angeles DWP LAT $: Tenants complain about mold and broken pipes at South L.A. apartments, even after city intervention LAT $: Nicholas Goldberg: If Rick Caruso wants to buy L.A.’s mayoral election, that’s okay with the Supreme Court OCReg: Orange County needs uniform approach to homeless issues, experts say VOC: ACLU Calls Out Irvine City Attorney For Silencing Public Commenter VOC: Orange County Cities Start Disclosing What Kinds of Military Equipment Are Used By Local Police VOC: San Clemente City Council Removes Written Public Comments After Privacy Concerns Boil Over OCReg: Santa Ana council offers blistering rebukes to police who play Disney songs to thwart public video OCReg: Santa Ana council approves higher developer fees, wants local union workers on the job PE: Riverside City Council says no to expanding mayor veto power SDUT: This fund is helping San Diego restaurants move into the next phase of pandemic recovery SDUT: Ballot measure that would boost San Diego mayor’s hiring power gets key approval SDUT: San Diego city leaders raise concerns about proposal to switch city to ‘instant runoff’ voting Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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