Friday, May 14, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • SFC: ‘Out of control’: Organized crime drives S.F. shoplifting, closing 17 Walgreens in 5 years
  • AP: Prosecutors challenge California prison good conduct rules
  • SFC: 41 DAs petition against potential early release of 76,000 state prisoners
  • FresBee: Prosecutors want to halt new good-time release credits for 76,000 California inmates
  • SDUT: To mask or not to mask: New CDC guidance conflicts with state rules
  • SFC: CDC says vaccinated people don’t need masks indoors. Will California follow suit?
  • AP: California counties await mask, social distancing guidance
  • Reason: CDC Says Vaccinated People Don't Need To Wear Masks or Socially Distance At All
  • FresBee: Valley nonprofit CEO made $570K in a year. How does the ‘stunning’ salary compare to others?
  • SacBee: ‘Unprecedented’: Nearly 60,000 Sacramentans can’t find an affordable home
  • CG: California Controller Wrote 49 Million Checks, but Can’t Locate Any of Them?
  • LAT $: Donors to L.A. Mayor's Fund keep their identities secret - Los Angeles Times
  • LADN: LA City Council panel opposes effort to shut off HHH dollars for Chatsworth homeless housing project
  • AP: Number of damaging fires in Los Angeles homeless camps grows
  • BreitbartCA: L.A. City Council Committee Approves Proposal to Study Homeless Shelters at Beaches133
  • VOC: Santa Ana Clears Homeless Encampment at Cultural Center While Offering Shelter, Bringing Months-Long Saga Near End
  • LAT $: California attorney general to review fatal shooting by Vallejo police
  • SFC: SFPD chief offers rare apology to auto-burglary suspect shot by police
  • SDUT: Witness video shows San Diego police officers tackle, punch homeless man in La Jolla
  • AP: California prosecutor: SWAT team saved 4th slasher victim
  • AP: California governor to reveal booming budget proposal
  • SFC: Huge California surplus is gift for Newsom as recall fight simmers
  • LAT $: Newsom proposes grants up to $25,000 for more California businesses hit by COVID
  • CG: Gov. Newsom Proposes $1.5 Billion More In Small Business Grants
  • Reason: Are Gavin Newsom's $600 Checks a Redistributive Vote-Buying Scheme or Welcome Return of Stolen Goods?
  • CG: Former San Diego Mayor, Recall Candidate Kevin Faulconer Proposes 0% Marginal Income Tax Rate
  • OCReg: A look at what’s ahead in the California governor recall effort
  • KQED: California Agencies Long Overdue for Major Cybersecurity Upgrades, Experts Say | KQED
  • LAT $: Dianne Feinstein approval lags in poll; Alex Padilla has positive marks - Los Angeles Times
  • CG: Bill To Shut Down Calbright College Gains Support Following Scathing State Auditor’s Report
  • LAT $: UC weighs limited tuition increase for next year
  • SacBee: Sacramento residents urged to reduce water usage by 10% as California drought deepens
  • SDUT: Aquatica water park reopening in Chula Vista after nearly 2-year hiatus
  • OCReg: Cargo continues to explode as Ports of LA, Long Beach have another record-breaking month in April
  • LADN: $196 million in federal ‘rescue’ funding going to 4 San Fernando Valley colleges
  • VOC: Has Orange County’s Secretive Approach to Covid Contracting Gone Too Far, Broken the Law?
  • OCReg: HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra visits migrant shelter at Long Beach Convention Center
  • AP: Woman says $26M California lottery ticket destroyed in wash
  • OCReg: Giving a voice, and a recall vote, to fleeing Californians
  • OCReg: The Democrats’ selective demand for evidence
  • OCReg: Uncle Sam’s lack of leadership on debt cannot be ignored
  • OCReg: Pass Senate Bill 299 to aid victims of police violence
  • Time to Trash Your Face Mask? Not So Fast
  • NR: Don’t Be Fooled: Teachers’ Unions Remain a Public Menace
  • Wait, the Pandemic's Over?
  • SacBee: Despite eviction moratorium, hundreds of Sacramento renters were kicked out during COVID
  • SFC: Longtime permit consultant agrees to pay back money from deals struck with Nuru, Kelly
  • SFC: Cal Fire suspends burn permits for 3 Bay Area counties
  • SJMN: Jesuits: Fallen Santa Clara University president’s behaviors did ‘not involve sexual abuse.’ So what was it?
  • SJMN: From electricity to water to trash — San Jose utility bills are climbing this summer
  • FresBee: What pushed Tulare County past 50,000 total coronavirus cases? Fresno reports more deaths
  • FresBee: Fresno County to begin vaccinating children 12 and up, amid CDC’s new COVID advice on masks
  • FresBee: Did you call Fresno Police in 2020? Here’s who did as crime rose, service calls dropped
  • VCStar $: Ventura continues push for state review of gas compressor site
  • LAT $: ‘Microfarms’ come to South L.A. frontyards, bringing fresh produce to food deserts
  • LADN: Group calls on LAUSD officials to adopt ‘racially just’ budget
  • LAT $: L.A. debates $1,000 for 1,000 residents basic income program
  • AP: Prosecutors in LA announce sweep in fentanyl overdose deaths
  • VOC: Chapman University Survey Finds Most OC Residents Support Masks and Vaccines, But Shows Stark Political Division
  • OCReg: Mission Viejo council keeps rules in place against backyard beekeeping
  • SDUT: Gloria and SDG&E sending a proposed franchise agreement to San Diego City Council
  • SDUT: Environmentalists win another battle over fate of Mission Bay Park’s northeast corner
  • VOSD: With First Local Contract Secured, Unions See Fertile Ground in Cannabis

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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