Saturday, May 8, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • AP: California leaving: State population declines for first time
  • SFC: It had never happened in a century: California’s population drops
  • NR: California Population Fell by More Than 180,000 in 2020, State’s First Ever Yearly Drop
  • SacBee: Californians are fleeing LA and the Bay Area. How many ditched West Coast cities in 2020?
  • CG: California’s Population Fell By 182,000 in 2020 According to New Department of Finance Study
  • SDUT: ‘It’s like a war,’ San Diego restaurateur says of struggle to find workers
  • Reason: New Jobs Report Shows the Government Gets the Unemployment It's Paying For
  • SacBee: Folsom homeless fight ends in stabbing death and homicide arrest on Natoma Street
  • LAT $: Could a San Francisco experiment be an answer to L.A.’s sprawling street encampments?
  • Another Oceanside Homeless Encampment Covered With Rocks | KPBS
  • LADN: LA County homeless agency snips at bureaucratic red tape with ‘universal’ housing application
  • SFC: No more gas stoves? State prepares to require ‘electric ready’ new homes
  • SFC: S.F. plans art to honor Black lives in place of Francis Scott Key statue
  • LADN: Los Angeles could see nearly 350 homicides in 2021 after deadly first 4 months
  • SFC: Mario Gonzalez death reflects intensifying debate: when should cities deploy armed police?
  • LAT $: California sees record number of guns confiscated under ‘red flag’ law
  • KQED: New California AG Continues to Withhold Important Police Records Despite 'Effort to Increase Transparency'
  • LAT $: Cruz Reynoso, California’s first Latino state Supreme Court justice, dies at 90
  • NR: The Next Reality Candidate
  • LAT $: Irvine man used COVID relief loans to buy Ferrari, Bentley and Lamborghini, federal authorities say
  • AP: Authorities: Fake vaccination cards sold at California bar
  • SDUT: Californians are finally acknowledging Asians are ‘frequently’ discriminated against, survey shows
  • SBSun: Jerry Lewis, ex-congressman from Redlands, won’t be prosecuted for spousal battery
  • CG: Remote Learning Reimbursement Bill Unanimously Passes Senate Committee
  • AP: California agency approves warehouse rule for air quality
  • VOSD: Sacramento Report: Facing the Implications of Biased Tech
  • CG: Appellate Court Rules in Favor of CalSavers Retirement Program
  • SFC: Thousands were warned of Truckee quake through ShakeAlert app. Here’s what it is
  • AP: Southern California ports cut ship waits but volume high
  • SacBee: California DMV reverses decision to eliminate most foreign language options for driver tests
  • SacBee: This California Republican voted to impeach Trump. Now he’s helping others who voted same way
  • SacBee: Burned by the Lincoln Project, exiled by the GOP. What’s next for this California Republican?
  • OCReg: Viral video gives ‘distorted’ picture of class confrontation, professor’s defenders say
  • LAT $: Caitlyn Jenner struggles to go from OMG moment to a campaign for California governor
  • Reason: Teachers Unions Use Political Clout To Keep Classrooms Closed
  • OCReg: California needs to end police immunity from accountability
  • NR: The Message Washington Needs to Hear Right Now: STOP!
  • 36K Lawyers Work at 203 Fed Agencies
  • OCReg: Teachers’ unions run interference at the CDC
  • OCReg: Rooftop solar subsidy program needs reform
  • OCReg: Nationalist conservatives abandon the idea of liberty
  • CG: Sacramento Mayor, City Council Get Raises While Crime Spikes, Homeless Multiply, and City Still Locked Down
  • SFC: Mayor Schaaf's proposed budget doesn't cut Oakland police funding. Police reform activists are angry
  • SFC: Did Alameda County have a huge COVID surge? No. Here’s what happened
  • KQED: 'My Heart Dropped': CCSF Students Rally to Protest Cuts That Threaten to Transform College
  • SFC: S.F. officer shoots man in South Park neighborhood during investigation
  • SFC: Bay Area county is still stuck in red tier. Here’s what’s holding it back
  • SJMN: San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo opposes $2.5 billion dam project in Santa Clara County
  • Stanislaus County’s population grew in 2020 as California’s declined. Here’s why
  • FresBee: Face of Fresno’s anti-maskers hit with another restraining order. He’s fighting back
  • CalCoast: Pro-law enforcement flag sparks controversy in Paso Robles
  • VCStar $: Meet Ventura County's highest ranking Latino prosecutor
  • LAT $: L.A. City Council meetings will return to City Hall starting June 15
  • LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County administers 8 million vaccinations, reports 421 new cases and 16 new deaths, May 7
  • SBSun: Lawmakers ‘pleased’ with shelter for migrant children at Fairplex in Pomona
  • LADN: LA County’s coronavirus hospitalizations dip to lowest level of pandemic
  • OCReg: Independent report clears DA Todd Spitzer of protecting retired OC prosecutor from harassment complaints
  • VOC: Orange County’s Local Health Clinics Gear Up For Increased Vaccinations When Super Sites Close
  • PE: Ballots for June Riverside City Council election go to voters next week
  • PE: When will Riverside, San Bernardino counties move into the yellow tier?
  • SDUT: San Diego County to local groups: You bring the people, we’ll bring the COVID-19 vaccine
  • VOSD: VOSD Podcast: Fraud, Facial Recognition and Bears, Oh My!
  • SDUT: SDG&E critics want San Diego City Council to consider barring the utility from franchise agreement
  • SDUT: Judge upholds North River Farms lawsuit over referendum
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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