Thursday, April 15, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • BreitbartCA: California: Illegal Alien Repeatedly Raped Child After Failing to Be Deported
  • SacBee: Which state is doing more for undocumented residents in COVID era? California or New York?
  • AP: Immigrant health care is on California Senate’s wish list
  • VOSD: Thanks, Incentives, Hazard Pay: More COVID-19 Funds Are Going to School Employees
  • AP: Governor pushes school reopening as many districts resist
  • Gavin Newsom calls for full reopening of California schools by fall, urges extended class time
  • CG: Bill To Ban Paid Petition Signature Gatherers Faces Sen. Judiciary Comm. Vote
  • CG: Sen. Newman Wants to Dox Recall Petition Signers
  • LAT $: Protesters gather by LAPD downtown headquarters in wake of Daunte Wright shooting
  • SacBee: Protesters take to Sacramento streets in response to Daunte Wright’s killing by police
  • LADN: Healing California offers free dental, vision care to low-income, homeless populations
  • SFC: Audit: Oakland not prepared to deal with homeless encampments
  • SDUT: Rocks installed to discourage new homeless tents alongside Oceanside street
  • How effective are Turlock homeless sweeps, outreach at getting people sheltered?
  • LAT $: Proposed L.A. law banning landlords from harassing renters clears a key hurdle
  • AP: California power regulators cast doubt on utility’s plans
  • LAT $: Water ration for farmers on California-Oregon border takes huge hit amid drought
  • SacBee: Lost your job in California? New bill might force these employers to hire back workers
  • AP: Prosecutor: Missing student killed during 1996 rape attempt
  • CalCoast: Flores killed SLO County coed while sexual assaulting her, DA alleges
  • FresBee: Toxic tap water: California needs $4.6 billion to fix failing infrastructure
  • OCReg: COVID-19 vaccine opponents invoke the Holocaust, dismaying hate speech experts
  • LAT $: COVID-19 vaccine appointments now open to all 16+ in California
  • SacBee: Nearly 50,000 COVID cases likely went unreported in a Northern California county
  • Reason: After Promising To Stop Land Seizures, the Biden Administration Just Stole This Family's Property for a Border Wall
  • Reason: Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich Sues Biden Administration for Not Studying the Environmental Impact of More Migrants Coming Into the U.S.
  • LADN: Mother accused of killing her 3 children in Reseda appears in Kern County courtroom on carjacking charges
  • BreitbartCA: Report: Democrats to Unveil Court-packing Bill; Expands Supreme Court to 13
  • The Press Is Infrastructure for Biden
  • Reason: Public Health Experts Have Lost the Benefit of the Doubt
  • CityJrnl: CA Ethnic Studies Programs: Merchants of Revolution
  • Reason: When Everything Is 'Systemic Racism,' People Will Tune Out the Term
  • AmerSpec: The Voter Suppression Swindle
  • OCReg: Coming drought should prod OK of desal plant
  • OCReg: Stopping the rise in vehicle burglaries
  • SacBee: Debate over $167 housing stipend for medical residents stalls talks between guild, UC Davis
  • AP: California Gold Rush town to remove noose from city logo
  • SFC: Defiant Windsor mayor refuses to resign, is blasted at Town Council meeting
  • SFC: S.F.’s reopening: Here’s what can resume in the city at 8 a.m. Thursday
  • SFC: State’s fiscal crisis team sounds alarm on CCSF's ability to stay afloat
  • SJMN: Family sues over 2018 Redwood City police killing of Palo Alto teacher Kyle Hart
  • SJMN: ‘A scary scenario’: Water bills in San Jose headed for costly, decade-long spike starting this summer
  • SJMN: Google eyes first sites for downtown San Jose village
  • FresBee: Fresno police cite ‘outside agitators,’ will increase presence at Tower Theatre protests
  • CalCoast: SLO County’s battle over polystyrene could shutter the IWMA
  • LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 411 new cases and 57 new deaths as of April 14
  • LADN: ILWU workers join Teamsters for an hour to stop traffic at one of seven terminals in Port of LA
  • OCReg: Long Beach seeks at least $21 million from Queen Mary operator in firm’s bankruptcy case
  • VOC: OC’s Glitchy Vaccine App ‘Othena’ Quietly Gets Nearly $3 Million Increase
  • OCReg: As vaccine eligibility opens up, Orange County plans more clinics for elusive groups
  • CG: As Orange County Announces Pilot Program for COVID-19 Vaccine Passports, Drs. Warn this is ‘Unjust and Discriminatory’
  • SDUT: Port of San Diego has ‘blown right through’ years of savings
  • SDUT: Dozens charged in massive investigation into illicit San Diego gambling parlors

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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