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- NR: Biden’s Dishonest Sales Pitch
- Reason: Joe Biden Just Outlined the Most Expensive Agenda in Modern History. Progressives Want More.
- SacBee: Major California cities see sharp increase in homicides, car thefts during COVID pandemic
- OCReg: SWAT situation in Irvine ends with 2 in custody
- LAT $: Off-duty LAPD officer shot in ‘gun battle’ with man who broke into his car, found gun
- SacBee: The union picked on an affluent school and paid the price. But what about ones without clout?
- SacBee: ‘No-strike’ clause becomes election issue for SEIU Local 1000 amid pay cut frustration
- SFC: San Francisco tax on commercial rents to fund child care gets judicial OK
- AP: Truckers fall under California gig economy law, court says
- FresBee: Californians say students are falling behind, but still approve of Newsom on schools
- SFC: Most voters support Newsom’s handling of school openings, poll suggests
- AP: Some Californians can’t get vaccine despite surge in supply
- AP: California family puzzles over police custody death
- AP: Deadly California arrest carries echoes of George Floyd case
- SDUT: Community leaders continue push for San Diego County to support federal policing bill
- SFC: Drought-depleted rivers force salmon hatcheries to truck fish
- CG: California House Republicans Urge Natural Resources Committee Action on California Drought
- LAT $: Hiltzik: Water created California and the West. Will drought finish them off?
- SFC: EBMUD urges residents to conserve water due to drought conditions
- SFC: Without immigration, California could have lost two congressional seats
- CapWkly: PPIC: California’s stalled population growth
- LAT $: Who wants to recall Newsom? Signatures point to Trump’s California
- CG: AB 1316 Aims to Destroy Charter Schools
- AP: California mulls letting adults add parents to health plans
- CG: Jaywalking Decriminalization Bill Passes Assembly Transportation Committee 12-2
- OCReg: Former O.C. man guilty in $100 million Afghanistan fraud scheme
- SFC: State Supreme Court needed to resolve conflict in police disciplinary procedure
- SFC: Big surprise for newest California Supreme Court justice is he was Newsoms pick
- OCReg: Coronavirus tracker: California reported 2,043 new cases and 48 new deaths as of April 27
- SJMN: California has lowest COVID-19 rate in America: Here’s why
- Reason: California Already Tried Biden's Ghost Gun Ban. It Didnt Work.
- SacBee: California justice department to release gun violence data it withheld from UC researchers
- LAT $: A president flanked by two California women of power speaks before a nearly empty House
- LAT $: Universal pre-K, a historic moment for women and more takeaways from Biden’s address
- LAT $: Smith: After 100 days, Kamala Harris is a big reason for Biden administration’s success
- NR: Why Isn’t John Brennan in Prison?
- OCReg: Despite setbacks, liberty is prevailing
- OCReg: Biden’s tax plan could hit California hard
- OCReg: As people vote with their feet, California to lose a representative
- SacBee: The Sacramento region’s COVID rate is not improving. What that means for restrictions
- SacBee: Investigator: Trump ‘traitor’ comment from Sacramento supervisor didn’t violate policy
- SFC: S.F. City Attorney Herrera dishes on City Hall scandal, Tenderloin drug dealers and more
- SJMN: Bay Area gets more housing funds, local mayors warn it’s not enough
- SFC: S.F. schools seek reopening consultant a year after the board shot down the idea
- SJMN: Google’s downtown San Jose megacampus clears major hurdle
- SJMN: UPDATE: Two San Jose council members announce they’re running for mayor — and it’s still early
- FresBee: Fresno slum apartment owner calls complaints ‘false accusations.’ Documents show otherwise
- SFC: Gilroy Garlic Festival coming back for first time since 2019 mass shooting
- FresBee: ‘Camp Fresno is a hidden gem.’ Dyer pledges to fix up Sierra site for families, youths
- Coronavirus update, April 28: Stanislaus hospital cases rise again; still in red tier
- CalCoast: SLO County moves into the orange tier, with an exemption
- VCStar $: Ventura calls for state probe on gas compressor
- LADN: State schools chief praises LAUSD’s coronavirus reopening strategy
- LADN: Evacuations lifted for Castaic brush fire
- LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 341 new cases and 31 new deaths, April 28
- LAT $: Sheriff’s Chief Eliezer Vera announces run for L.A. County sheriff against Villanueva
- LADN: Garcetti aims to give thousands to COVID-stung businesses. Owners call it ‘a drop in the bucket’
- OCReg: Laguna Beach leaders select Shohreh Dupuis as new city manager
- VOC: Newport Political Donor’s $13K Bid for Back Bay Park Land Stokes Opposition, Debate Over Who Gets Priority for Public Land in OC
- LAT $: Questions linger about environmental impact of Poseidon plant
- SBSun: Amazon begins operations at San Bernardino airport hub
- PE: Effort to oust Riverside Councilmember Gaby Plascencia fails
- PE: Stephen Colbert mocks Temecula councilmember’s Rosa Parks comments
- SDUT: Oceanside councilwoman served with recall notice
- SDUT: San Diego County passes 1 million fully vaccinated
- SDUT: San Diego OKs ‘urgency’ law to loosen rules for installing internet infrastructure
- SDUT: San Diego’s rent relief program needs applicants. There’s still $50M for renters
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Sincerely,
FlashReport Editors
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