Thursday, May 27, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • AP: Killer of 8 in California had talked of workplace attacks
  • SFC: San Jose shooting latest updates: Another dead in San Jose horror, 9th victim of gunman
  • LAT $: 10 dead, including gunman, in San Jose rail yard shooting
  • AP: Authorities ID 8 victims of California railyard shooting
  • ‘What the hell....?’ Gavin Newsom calls for more US gun control after San Jose shooting
  • AP: Prosecutors sue over California prison good conduct rules
  • SacBee: 44 district attorneys sue California prison officials over ‘early releases’ of inmates
  • OCReg: California prosecutors sue over rules that could free thousands of inmates early
  • CG: Rejected by Voters, Zero $0 Bail Bill Passes California State Senate
  • Bishop Michael Barber of Oakland Diocese Robbed At Gunpoint During Afternoon Walk; ‘I Was Terrified…Maybe This Is It”‘
  • Citizens come to Modesto officer’s aid as suspect grabs his gun
  • SacBee: California prison workers can win gift cards, $1,000 lottery prize if they get a COVID vaccine
  • SacBee: Joe Biden wants to spend $80 billion on rail projects. What does that mean for California?
  • ’Unprecedented surge’: California gun purchases spiked in the pandemic as unrest, violence rose
  • PE: Electric provider for 113,000 Riverside County customers files for bankruptcy
  • AP: California Senate approves taking badges from bad officers
  • LAT $: Despite California’s overall COVID-19 vaccine progress, gaps remain
  • SBSun: Coronavirus: California reported 1,422 new cases and 45 new deaths, May 25
  • SJMN: California water: Mandatory restrictions coming to Santa Clara County as feds cut water supply
  • SacBee: Federal government slashes water deliveries to farms, cities as California drought worsens
  • LAT $: Garcetti likely to be named ambassador to India, source says
  • LADN: What happens if Garcetti leaves? Political experts offer their takes on growing ambassador buzz
  • AP: Reward grows in road rage killing of Southern California boy
  • OCReg: Reward up to $310,000, search for road rage shooter who killed 6-year-old in Orange continues
  • AP: PG&E to ante up $150M for botched outages, recent wildfires
  • CG: CalPERS, CalSTRS Turkish Divestment Bill Passes Senate 36-0
  • CalM: California to simplify rent relief application
  • Hill: Caitlyn Jenner: My family not 'involved whatsoever' in gubernatorial bid
  • CalM: Who’s bankrolling the Newsom recall campaigns?
  • CG: New California SEIU Local 1000 President Refuses To Back Gov. Newsom in Recall Election
  • SDUT: Column: Newsom is riding high on pandemic recovery, but ‘normal’ problems loom
  • VOC: OC Eyes Massive Conversion of Motels into Homeless Housing with Services
  • NR: Facebook Lifts Ban on Wuhan Lab Leak Posts amid Renewed Debate over Theory
  • NR: Mr. President, ‘Contact With an Infected Animal’ and ‘Lab Accident’ Can Be the Same Thing
  • NR: Pompeo Slams Biden’s Shut-Down of Lab-Leak Probe: ‘They Haven’t Lifted a Finger’
  • NR: Even Xavier Becerra Jumps on the Lab-Leak Bandwagon
  • NR: New York Times COVID Reporter Calls Discussion of Lab-Leak Theory ‘Racist’
  • OCReg: Former Queen Mary operators accused of fraud, misrepresentation of finances
  • PE: Marine Corps commandant will assemble board to review amphibious operations in wake of deadly AAV accident
  • AP: Feds take down Medicare scams that preyed on virus fears
  • OCReg: How a 17-year-old’s birthday party in Huntington Beach became the biggest thing on the internet
  • Celebrities Will Lecture America, But Apologize to China
  • OCReg: Will the backlash to school closures lead to education reform?
  • Reason: An Epidemiologist Confirms That the CDC Director Misrepresented Her Study of Outdoor COVID-19 Transmission
  • NR: Lockheed Martin Put Executives Through Training to Unlearn ‘White Male Privilege’: Report
  • Reason: Expanding the Child Tax Credit Will Do Very Little To Help the Poor. Here's Why.
  • OCReg: California’s high gas tax set to go higher
  • CityJrnl: Lockheed Martin's Woke-Industrial Complex
  • CG: Who Will Support California’s Populists?
  • SacBee: Natomas School Board has a mess on its hands, but blame the state for dumping it there
  • SFC: Should A's demolish Mount Davis? How and why the Coliseum eyesore must go
  • SFC: Rents in these 3 Bay Area cities up for the first time in the pandemic
  • FresBee: How do Fresno’s finances look post-pandemic? Mayor Jerry Dyer presents hopeful plan
  • Turlock reaches settlement agreement with city manager after months-long leave
  • CalCoast: Wind farms off of Morro Bay approved by Biden Administration
  • VCStar $: Pay raises approved for Ventura city staff
  • VCStar $: Local agencies are spending millions to prepare for severe fire season
  • LADN: L.A. County D.A. Gascón, Sheriff Villanueva supporters trade barbs as recall campaign kicks off
  • LADN: LAUSD to start staffing up for new school year as part of recovery plan
  • LAT $: Compton accuses L.A. County Sheriff’s Department of ‘ghost car’ patrol scam
  • LAT $: L.A. cut millions from the LAPD after George Floyd. Here’s where that money is going
  • OCReg: Santa Ana relies too heavily on bans and criminalization
  • VOC: State Officials Are Expected to Roll Out a New COVID Vaccination Strategy Nearly Three Weeks Before The Statewide Reopening
  • OCReg: Anaheim man arrested in connection with BB gun shootings on 91 Freeway
  • OCReg: Garden Grove, once a thriving gay hub, will fly LGBTQ ‘pride flag’
  • SDUT: San Diego Unified’s summer school will be bigger than ever
  • VOSD: CEO and Board Are Out at Volunteers of America Southwest
  • SDUT: San Diego’s home price hits a record $700K. Will prices ever stop rising?
  • SDUT: San Diego school board renames Lindbergh/Schweitzer Elementary School
  • CG: San Diego County is Being Taken Advantage of by Federal Government
  • SDUT: San Diego County will boost spending on public safety, social services

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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