Friday, April 2, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • NR: The Ten Radical New Rules That Are Changing America
  • BreitbartCA: Report: Zuckerberg-Funded CTCL Spent $36 Million in Texas in 2020
  • BreitbartCA: Report: Big Tech Employees Donated 12 Times More to Democrats than Republicans
  • CG: Formation of a Federation of California Worker Cooperatives under AB 1319
  • AP: 2 California tech companies bringing new facilities to Reno
  • SFC: On April Fool’s Day, S.F. supe tweets that Muni was going fare-free
  • SacBee: Gavin Newsom’s anti-recall strategy: Brand the other side as Republican
  • LAT $: Facing recall, Newsom’s political future is tied to California vaccine effort
  • AP: Former California cop leads GOP dream of Newsom recall
  • LAT $: California lifts 120-mile travel advisory but still wants you to stay home
  • LAT $: 30% of Californians have received COVID-19 vaccine dose. ‘It transforms everything’
  • AP: California governor gets J&J vaccine as eligibility expands
  • SacBee: Gavin Newsom says he’s worried about COVID variants, urges Californians to take precautions
  • SDUT: UCSD will immunize upwards of 1,000 students and check to see if they contract COVID-19
  • PE: Inland congressional candidate tweeted Ku Klux Klan hood photo to Black conservative
  • CG: Teachers React to Parents Called ‘White Supremacists’ for Demanding In-Person Learning
  • AP: California snowpack below normal with wet season ending
  • SFC: Police fatally shoot person in hotel parking lot in Fremont
  • SFC: One dead, another in critical condition after shooting in El Sobrante
  • AP: Police: California office attack that killed 4 wasn’t random
  • Orthodontia bills, unpaid fees: Lawsuit claims ex-Salida fire chief misappropriated funds
  • AP: California court: Sports organizations must protect athletes
  • CG: CA Gov. Newsom and 4 Other Dem Governors Under Investigation For Nursing Home Virus Deaths
  • SacBee: Whiskey delivered to your front door? A California bill would make that possible
  • SacBee: Capacity limits, distanced egg hunts: Churches prepare for second Easter in pandemic
  • LAT $: Half of California bachelor’s degrees are awarded by Cal State, report says
  • AP: Dean Spanos’ sister petitions court to force Chargers’ sale
  • SDUT: Roller coasters anyone? Legoland, Belmont Park among first California theme parks to reopen
  • California's rooftop solar program collides with equity concerns
  • SDUT: Sovereign citizen duo accused of filing fake liens against judges, federal officials
  • FresBee: Judge tosses Devin Nunes’ lawsuit against Trump research firm Fusion GPS, again
  • SacBee: Gavin Newsom’s no-bid contracts to campaign donors raise troubling ethics questions
  • Reason: The CDC vs. the Constitution
  • OCReg: Rob Bonta is a champion of government greed
  • NR: Jen Psaki Is Dishonest and Her Boss Has No Plan for Addressing the Border Crisis
  • OCReg: Refuting left-wing myths with facts
  • OCReg: Biden’s tax plan will burden ordinary Americans, too
  • SacBee: ‘Back to being able to hug our loved ones.’ Sacramento Mayor Steinberg gets COVID vaccine
  • SFC: How a stylish Oakland dorm has become much-needed homeless housing
  • CG: Former SF Board of Education VP Alison Collins Sues School District, 5 Board Members for $87 Million
  • SFC: Chesa Boudin's backers have created a PAC, setting up financial showdown in recall effort
  • SFC: Collins’ lawsuit comes amid S.F. school district crisis. How will students fare?
  • LAT $: Bay Area COVID-19 variants could outpace vaccine distribution, health director warns
  • SFC: Group: Deputies force Muslim woman to remove hijab in Santa Clara Co.
  • When will Stanislaus bowling alleys, trampoline parks, more reopen from COVID closures?
  • Modesto weighs questions in how to spend $47.3M windfall from COVID-19 stimulus plan
  • FresBee: Fresno family prevails in fatal police shooting case. City will pay millions in settlement
  • FresBee: Fresno officers find ‘substantial substandard housing conditions’ at Manchester Arms
  • ‘Easy breezy’. Hundreds get shots as Stanislaus opens COVID vaccine to nearly all adults
  • CalCoast: Morro Bay, Helios Dayspring win lawsuit alleging a rigged cannabis permit process
  • VCStar $: Dry conditions up risk of region's early fire season
  • OCReg: Long Beach City Council to consider shipping Queen Mary responsibility to harbor department
  • LADN: Palmdale teacher resigns after her racist rant stereotyping Black families during a Zoom call was recorded by a parent
  • LADN: Vaccine eligibility widens in LA County despite limited doses
  • LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 757 new cases and 53 new deaths as of April 1
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 81 new cases and 11 new deaths as of April 1
  • VOC: ‘No Hate’ Message to Appear Across OC’s Sky as Residents Call for Greater Action Against Anti-Asian Racism
  • PE: Riverside County wrongly billed people for coronavirus tests, vaccinations
  • PE: Riverside County sees lowest point in months for coronavirus sickness
  • SBSun: San Bernardino County hits low point for coronavirus spread
  • VOSD: SANDAG Moving Closer to ‘Coming to Jesus’ Moment on Killed Projects

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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