Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • Axios: Caitlyn Jenner eyes run for California governor amid Newsom recall bid
  • BreitbartCA: Caitlyn Jenner Explores Run for Governor of California
  • Caitlyn Jenner Eyes California Governor Bid, Gavin Newsom Faces Recall – Deadline
  • SacBee: Natomas teachers union files unfair labor charge after district announces 5-day schedule
  • LADN: LAUSD, UTLA reach tentative agreement to provide special services, union announces
  • Reason: Teachers Unions Extracting Final Payouts Before Schools Reopen
  • LAT $: Newsom expects K-12 schools to be open full time in fall
  • SDUT: State will fully reopen on June 15
  • Reason: Gavin Newsom Dangles Promise of Reopening California's Economy by June 15
  • OCReg: Disneyland announces dates to purchase tickets and make reservations following coronavirus closure
  • OCReg: Concert venues, theme parks won’t rush to open when COVID-19 tiers go away June 15
  • AP: California plans for broad pandemic reopening in mid-June
  • CG: Gov. Newsom Announces State Aims to ‘Fully Reopen’ Mid-June, But Masks Still Mandatory
  • FresBee: Will I still need a mask? What you can and can’t do under California’s new reopening plan
  • SFC: Gov. Newsom vows to keep Coliseum vax site open, says state will match supply
  • SFC: Board reverses decision to rename 44 schools, citing ‘frivolous litigation’
  • LAT $: San Francisco board halts renaming of public schools after months of furor and debate
  • CG: Psychedelic Drug Decriminalization Bill Passed in Senate Committee
  • SJMN: Bay Area suspect in 21 store holdups dubiously claimed to be concerned father on a mission, feds say
  • AP: Turning off AC ends California airport standoff
  • SJMN: East Bay couple charged with torturing 11-year-old daughter who was found dead after early morning 911 call
  • OCReg: From hospital room, lawyer says suspected Orange mass shooter can’t join court hearing
  • BreitbartCA: CNN Admits Crime Wave, Highlights Violence in Democrat-Run Cities
  • SDUT: San Diego County passes additional eviction protections for renters
  • CG: California Eviction Defense Program for Vulnerable Renters Bill Passes in Committee
  • NYT: San Francisco and Other Cities Test Universal Basic Income for Artists
  • SFC: S.F. isn’t the only city seeing a major exodus, according to Zillow report
  • SFC: Calif. housing bill would lean on cities that fall behind their targets
  • SJMN: Fewer parking spaces for new California homes, shops? It could happen
  • AP: Nearly half of new US virus infections are in just 5 states
  • AP: California elections chief’s daughter leads in early voting
  • AP: Marines open another probe into sunken tank blamed on errors
  • California reports third-driest year on record
  • AP: California’s Pacific Gas & Electric charged in 2019 wildfire
  • CapWkly: For the mentally ill, a life-and-death debate over Laura’s Law
  • DeMaio, Carlsbad business owners launch recall effort against Schumacher
  • SDUT: Campbell recall campaign has 5,000 signatures, on pace for total needed by June 3
  • Guardian: Your 'smart home' is watching – and possibly sharing your data with the police
  • LAT $: eBay cancels auction of art from Manzanar internment camp after protest
  • FresBee: Democrats announce plans to try to take down this California Republican – again
  • LAT $: Dianne Feinstein signals she’s open to abandoning Senate filibuster for voting rights
  • OCReg: Parents have had enough of schools’ reluctance to resume in-person teaching
  • Everyone Knows Showing ID Has Nothing to Do w/Racism
  • CA Recall Could End Newsom or Make Him a Dem Hero
  • CapWkly: Flawed ‘net energy metering’ system needs to be fixed
  • Reason: Increases in Coronavirus Cases Are Happening Mainly in States With Stricter COVID-19 Rules
  • Biden's Coming Tidal Wave of Tax Hikes
  • NR: Jeff Bezos Backs Tax Hikes for Infrastructure Days after Biden Blasts Amazon for Avoiding Corporate Taxes
  • OCReg: California Legislature needs to improve, preserve End of Life Option Act
  • SacBee: Sacramento area insurer pays $97 million after over-billing U.S. for veterans care
  • SacBee: Sacramento businesses see a comeback with new reopening rules, but it’s too late for some
  • SJMN: Sunnyvale fined $187,000 after spilling nearly 300,000 gallons of wastewater into San Francisco Bay
  • SFC: S.F.'s free summer program for thousands of students to win funding after delay
  • SFC: S.F. school board pledges to reopen schools to all students for full days in the fall
  • SFC: S.F. supes pass right to ‘re-employment’ for some laid off workers
  • Turlock launches police advisory board. Here’s why meetings aren’t open to the public
  • FresBee: Tulare moves into orange, Fresno remains red in state’s COVID reopening tiers
  • CalCoast: Both SLO and Santa Barbara counties remain in the red tier, for now
  • CalCoast: SLO City Council considering social media policy
  • CalCoast: SLO County supervisors open the door to water banking
  • VCStar $: Ventura County advances to orange COVID tier
  • LADN: Alarmed by anti-Asian incidents, LA County leaders seek to build fund to study hate
  • LADN: LAPD chief praises police response to Echo Park Lake protests, but activists point to violence, injuries
  • OCReg: Long Beach gives feds the OK to temporarily house 1,000 migrant children in Convention Center
  • LAT $: LAPD officer alleging sexual harassment by Garcetti aide says he feared retaliation
  • VOC: Cracks Emerge in Santa Ana’s Powerful Police Union as VP Resigns, Alleges ‘Dictatorship’ and Lying By Top Boss
  • OCReg: With race a hot topic in town, Huntington Beach City Council approves three anti-racism proposals
  • OCReg: Orange County’s coronavirus case rate ticks up from recent lows
  • OCReg: Huntington Beach reverses e-bikes ban on beach trail
  • PE: Riverside County to enter orange coronavirus tier Wednesday
  • SBSun: San Bernardino County to enter less-restrictive orange tier Wednesday
  • SDUT: Measure C, which would expand convention center, passed last year, San Diego council says. Or did it?
  • SDUT: County creates homeless department, launches North County outreach
  • SDUT: San Diego reaffirms vote to sharply curb volume of short-term rentals

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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