Friday, May 28, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • AP: California giving $116 million to people who get virus shots
  • California Will Give Away More Than $116 Million In Cash, Gift Cards To Get More People Vaccinated
  • Reason: Why Didn't CA Red Flag Law Stop the San Jose Shooter?
  • AP: Disgruntled worker who killed 9 appeared to target victims
  • SFC: San Jose shooting: Gunman faced disciplinary hearing for racist remarks, report says
  • AP: Horror, heroism mark deadly shooting at California rail yard
  • CapWkly: Greater transparency urged for CA redistricting commission
  • LAT $: L.A. Metro votes to create financial plan for offering free rides to students, low-income riders
  • SacBee: Northern California high school removes conservative student club logo from group photo
  • SFC: Mother who’s losing her son to fentanyl says S.F. is failing to help drug users
  • LADN: A prayer, a salute and a thank you on Memorial Day for those who fought to secure our freedoms
  • OCReg: Westminster council wants to know how city reached deal with Tyler Diep
  • LAT $: Black Lives Matter’s Patrisse Cullors to step down from movement foundation
  • OCReg: State schools superintendent visits Garden Grove students back in the classroom
  • CG: Parents Horrified by Public Schools Forcing Masks, COVID Tests, Quarantining on Students
  • AP: Report: guards didn’t notice after killer beheaded cellmate
  • CG: California Olive Oil Labeling: New Bill Says All Olives Used Must Be Grown in Ca
  • AP: California lawmakers push 10 bills to fight wildfire risks
  • SDUT: San Diego’s high-speed rail plan hinges on urban density as population growth wanes
  • SacBee: Caltrans and high-speed rail would hire hundreds of workers in Gov. Newsom’s budget
  • OCReg: Coronavirus tracker: California reported 1,112 new cases and 32 new deaths, May 26
  • NR: Biden COVID Adviser Says Search for Virus Origins Is Not ‘the Real Issue’
  • BreitbartCA: Senate Passes Josh Hawley, Mike Braun Bill Requiring Biden to Declassify Intelligence on COVID’s Origin‘The American people deserve to know’
  • NR: We Need Sworn Public Testimony on COVID’s Origins
  • Reason: Study: Mask Mandates Didn't Help Slow Spread of COVID-19
  • CalM: California social media regulations — a tougher sell in 2021
  • After fire takes Denair appliance store, neighboring business raises money for damages
  • LAT $: California voters will decide in 2022 whether to allow sports betting
  • SacBee: California drought enters dangerous territory. What’s ahead for fish, farms and cities
  • SacBee: ‘Ammon Bundy coming soon.’ Federal water cutoffs igniting rebellion in Northern California
  • SacBee: ‘We stormed the Capitol.’ California Mamalitia founder boasted of insurrection activity
  • LAT $: Barabak: On California’s Central Coast, anti-Asian bias and the Big Lie
  • Reason: Joe Biden's $6 Trillion Budget Proposal Will Hike Spending, Keep Deficits Near Record Highs
  • Reason: An $86 Billion Moral Hazard
  • Girls Will Be Boys
  • Fact-Checking the Fact-Checkers
  • OCReg: The LAO, not politicians, should write ballot summaries and titles
  • Reason: Charter-Hating Democrats Now Relying on Charter Schools To Service Families Reluctant To Go Back Into School Buildings
  • NR: The Fall of Saint Fauci
  • SacBee: Sacramento is falling behind in COVID vaccinations. How can the county get on track?
  • SFC: S.F. is about to see a wave of affordable housing projects bring 900 homes to the city
  • SFC: Assistant fire chief sues city over discrimination, retaliation in 'good old boys' club
  • There’s the door, new Modesto Junior College president, if you don’t want to be here
  • FresBee: Fresno Housing Authority renews $300,000 contract with police despite critics’ concerns
  • FresBee: Free speech and flags: Fresno city leaders’ debate on process gets testy before Pride month
  • VCStar $: Thousand Oaks gives preliminary nod to new land-use map
  • VCStar $: Longtime Pleasant Valley school board trustee dies
  • LADN: Black residents now top LA County’s coronavirus death rates
  • LAT $: L.A. transportation leaders stop short of pulling the plug on 710 Freeway expansion
  • LAT $: Judge rails at L.A. officials for causing homelessness through structural racism. They don’t disagree
  • LADN: Burbank Police Chief Scott LaChasse announces retirement
  • LAT $: L.A. agrees to pay four LAPD officers $30K each over disputed ‘Blue Flu’ claims
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 28 new cases and one new death, May 27
  • VOC: OC Grand Jury Slams Top Sheriff Officials for ‘Failure of Leadership’ on Handling Evidence That Undid 67 Criminal Charges
  • VOC: Newport Beach Former Finance Director Files Claim Against City
  • OCReg: ‘Turn yourselves in,’ Orange County DA warns 55 Freeway shooting suspects
  • SBSun: Rialto hires Marcus Fuller as new city manager
  • PE: Suspect in Riverside freeway shootings has firearms convictions in Orange County
  • SDUT: Airbnb warning to San Diego: No parties allowed this summer
  • VOSD: Delays, Frustrations Still Plague Local Rental Relief Programs
  • SDUT: Developer scales back San Diego housing development. Will it be enough to appease the community?

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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