Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Friday, July 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 SDUT: Could rising COVID-19 case rates prompt mask mandate? LADN: LA County mask mandate likely to return by end of month, as COVID spike endures CG: LA County DA George Gascon Recall Effort Turns in 717,000 Signatures To County AP: Group aims to harness anger over crime to oust LA prosecutor OCReg: Gavin Newsom’s utterly nonsensical ‘Freedom’ ad OCReg: Newsom: California to develop low-cost insulin CG: California’s $100 Million Low-Cost Insulin Manufacturing Gamble CG: Race for CA Superintendent of Public Instruction is On For November Report showing surge in Sacramento’s homeless population could boost campaign to outlaw encampments CalM: Carrots but no stick: Participation in California drug courts has plummeted LAT $: L.A. wins water battle with Mono County amid worsening drought LAT $: California deepens water cuts to cope with drought, hitting thousands of farms CalM: Cohen-Chen standoff intensifies in controller’s race ABC: Chesa Boudin replacement: Brooke Jenkins named San Francisco's new district attorney after recall, mayor's office confirms KQED: Breed Taps Boudin Critic Brooke Jenkins As New San Francisco DA CG: $1B Annual Public School Arts/Music Funding Proposition On Nov. 2022 Ballot AP: Former Theranos exec Ramesh Balwani convicted of fraud LAT $: Inflation hits the Costco food court: Chicken bake price up $1, soft drinks up 10 cents CalM: COVID pulls down Latino, Black, Asian life expectancy more than whites, study says LADN: Transportation Secretary Buttigeg visits LAX, touts airport modernization and job creation SFC: Muni to receive state grants to help replace its aging train control system SacBee: As blackouts loom, PG&E changes tune about shutting California’s last nuclear plant LAT $: California airports get $100 million to upgrade terminals and roads, Buttigieg announces WH Press Secretary Stumped by Biden Voicemail to Hunter CalM: Study says California employers fail to keep food, farm workers safe from COVID SJMN: Bay Area COVID cases are sky-high, hospitals filling up. Should we worry? OCReg: 2 new wildly contagious variants keeping Southern California COVID cases high SFC: Twitter lays off part of its talent acquisition team as Musk purchase looms SJMN: Tesla wrecked engineer’s reputation with false claim of secrets theft: lawsuit filing SacBee: California has jobs for thousands of young people. Here’s how to get started Dem Rep. Khanna: I Don't Understand Why We Don't Have A Ban On Exporting Oil Why I'm Giving Up Tenure at UCLA Reps. Flores & Ocasio-Cortez: A Tale of Two Latinas San Francisco's School Decision Is Reason to Celebrate CityJrnl: Peak Woke? Racial Ideology Will Be Hard To Dislodge Reason: Biden Celebrates $90 Billion Bailout of Private Union Pension Plans SFC: Why Lake Tahoe's famously clear water is getting cloudy FresBee: Wildfire inside Yosemite National Park forces partial closure. Here’s the latest SacBee: This lefty candidate tried to shake up Sacramento politics. What’s next after election loss? SacBee: 50 new homes to be built in this Sacramento neighborhood popular with first-time buyers SacBee: Phillip Talbert sworn in as U.S. Attorney for Sacramento’s Eastern District of California SacBee: California wants to be the country’s crypto capital. But will consumers be left behind? SFC: San Francisco’s pandemic exodus was driven by one specific demographic group SFC: San Francisco’s office market still struggling despite Google, Wells Fargo leases SFC: Mariposa sheriff angry after tourist gets lost while researching trail where family died CalCoast: Vandeberg rocket explodes shortly after launch VCStar $: Gas appliances face extinction for new builds in Ojai LAT $: L.A. County supervisors poised to ask voters for power to remove sheriff from office LAT $: Few details in three recent fatal LAPD shootings LADN: Sixth Street Bridge connecting Boyle Heights and Arts District over L.A. River is complete VOC: Fullerton City Council Members Consider Mandating Affordable Housing in New Developments OCReg: Irvine plans universally accessible playground, gets $2.8 million boost in state funding VOC: Grand Jury: OC Residents Lose Millions Each Year in Unclaimed Recycling Funds VOC: Huntington Beach City Council and Elected Attorney Continue Clashing Over Employee Lawsuit SDUT: San Diego police officer shoots at man in Bay Terraces; no one injured by gunfire VOSD: Vargas, Jacobs Try New Route to Spend $300 Million on Tijuana Pollution Fix SDUT: SDPD says officers ready to keep public safe during San Diego Pride, Comic-Con 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!