Saturday, May 1, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • LAT $: How a $1-million donation on behalf of Newsom was hidden in plain sight
  • AP: 76,000 California inmates now eligible for earlier releases
  • SJMN: Watch: Robbers trap cars, steal Asian women’s purses
  • FresBee: Fresno Police called to Fashion Fair after gun shown inside mall. Then other firearms were found
  • FresBee: Fresno restaurant shooting: Man shot multiple times with other customers inside
  • SacBee: ‘Nuisance crimes’ by homeless anger Sacramento business owners. Why little has been done
  • AP: California Democrats to hear from Newsom as recall heats up
  • SacBee: Voters in these California counties carried the Gavin Newsom recall to the ballot
  • VOSD: VOSD Podcast: Rehashing the Recall
  • CG: Domestic Violence Charges Dropped Against Governor Newsom’s Brother-in-Law
  • FresBee: Will Gavin Newsom make emergency drought declaration statewide? Valley lawmakers say it’s a must
  • AP: New fight in California water wars: How to update old system
  • OCReg: All fatal police pursuits weren’t counted as required by California law
  • SDUT: Brother of police shooting victim says video shows excessive force
  • SacBee: California’s flavored tobacco ban up in the air as Biden moves to prohibit menthol cigarettes
  • OCReg: Eli Broad, billionaire entrepreneur who reshaped LA, dies
  • LADN: LAUSD teachers oppose adding 10 days to school year, union says
  • SacBee: Kaiser plans 200 layoffs in Northern CA; union says unexpected move terrified members
  • SJMN: Kaiser to lay off hundreds of workers
  • LAT $: California has given 30 million vaccinations, but demand may be dropping
  • SJMN: Younger Californians have lowest vaccination rate, sparking concern
  • VOSD: Sacramento Report: Ward Bill Targets Ghost Guns Like the One Used in Gaslamp Shooting
  • CG: State Lottery Bill To Maximize Public School Funds Passes Senate Unanimously
  • SDUT: Newsom’s $1B wildfire plan favors Sierra Nevada logging over homeowners
  • SFC: Judge, not arbitrator, must decide on Uber drivers’ pre-Prop. 22
  • AP: Harvey Weinstein extradition could face further delays
  • SacBee: Out with Junípero Serra, in with Native Americans. Plan calls for replacing Capitol Park statue
  • OCReg: Top Marines expected to testify to Congress about fatal AAV training accident and safety procedures
  • OCReg: Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Tito Ortiz filed for unemployment even as city checks kept coming
  • OCReg: Teachers’ unions delay reopening and hurt poor kids the most
  • LAT $: Op-Ed: Newsom promises while the delta dies
  • Parents Speaking Up Will Stop Critical Race Theory
  • OCReg: The illogic of public sector unions
  • Reason: 12 Years to Disaster? How Climate Activists Distort the Evidence
  • LAT $: The remote work revolution is transforming, and unsettling, resort areas like Lake Tahoe
  • These Sacramento Venues Reinvented Operations During Pandemic Closures
  • SFC: Crumbling Berkeley pier still closed, and at least 5 years, $55 million from reopening
  • SFC: Family of Oscar Grant plans recall campaign against Alameda County DA
  • SFC: S.F. DA's office re-files assault charges against man shot by police
  • SFC: Alison Collins and husband violated S.F. building permit laws, city says
  • CalCoast: Ravine Waterpark in Paso Robles reopening
  • VCStar $: 60% of Ventura County adults have received at least one vaccine dose
  • VCStar $: Judge tentatively rules against Oxnard in ambulance dispute
  • LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 405 new cases and 21 new deaths, April 30
  • LADN: Residents, activists express no confidence in L.A. County’s Aliso Canyon gas leak health study
  • OCReg: Costa Mesa sets 7% tax on pot sales as rules formed for retail cannabis shops
  • OCReg: Disneyland reopens to the public after 13-month coronavirus closure
  • OCReg: Newport Beach firm converting $300 million apartment complex into workforce housing
  • PE: Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Hewitt to run in Newsom recall
  • SDUT: Is the San Diego ‘Grand Central Station’ worth the cost?

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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