Monday, May 31, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • NR: What to Watch or Read to Commemorate Memorial Day
  • Modesto man puts out crosses for fallen heroes from Iraq, Afghanistan and other wars
  • PE: Volunteers plant flags for ‘every hero’ at Riverside National Cemetery
  • NR: Those Who Defied Lockdowns to Survive Now Face the Wrath of Government
  • LADN: Gascon recall organizers collect signatures near his Long Beach home
  • OCReg: The sleight of hand of costly carbon credits
  • Saturday Headlines
  • FRBlog: Sunday Headlines
  • LAT $: With holiday, LAX has heaviest passenger traffic of 2021 so far
  • LADN: LA County reports 4 new coronavirus deaths; travelers respond to easing pandemic at record levels
  • CNN: We need to know how Covid-19 emerged so we can stop it happening again
  • Facebook Should've Never Banned Posts on Covid Origins
  • SacBee: Shooting outside bar on Pacific Street in Roseville injures one person, police say
  • FresBee: Man shot by police after allegedly stealing weapon from patrol car in Madera County
  • FresBee: 33rd homicide in Fresno: Body found in barber shop, but cause of death unknown
  • SFC: Video captures man attacking Asian SFPD officer in possible hate crime
  • AP: California officers shoot man who opened fire on them
  • Sheriff releases footage of fatal Stanislaus County deputy-involved shooting
  • SacBee: Man shot on K Street Mall in downtown Sacramento following late night argument, police say
  • SJMN: Horror at the VTA: The unbridled terror, true heroism behind Bay Area’s deadliest mass shooting
  • SJMN: VTA shooter blew up on radio dispatch, complained about pay, vacation, coworkers say
  • AP: Fire risk soars along with California temperatures
  • SFC: Scorching temperatures expected in Bay Area for Memorial Day
  • SDUT: Recall fever sweeps across North County, targeting city councils and school boards
  • LAT $: In wine country, a newspaper war brings down a mayoral ‘prince’ accused of sex abuse
  • SFC: Giant plan to fund U.S. tech R&D awaits Senate passage
  • OCReg: One-party rule corrupts California’s election process
  • Yes, Democrats Should Fear the Crime Wave
  • OCReg: California’s Unemployment Insurance Fund is deep in debt
  • CalM: How Marin County avoids its share of state housing
  • NR: Criminal-Justice Reformers Have a Murder Problem
  • CG: How the People Can Fix California
  • SFC: San Francisco’s mental health care system fails two men: one killed
  • SJMN: Should San Jose pay residents $50 to drop off unwanted appliances?
  • FresBee: New Fresno State president Jiménez-Sandoval talks future of university, sets goals
  • FresBee: A disadvantaged Valley town will see millions in investment, with high-speed rail agreement
  • CalCoast: SLO man attempts to avoid court with a bomb threat
  • VCStar $: Residents angered over flight noise push back on airport expansion
  • LAT $: Los Angeles County reports four deaths, 175 new cases of COVID-19
  • LAT $: LAPD after George Floyd: Fewer officers, fewer arrests but hardly defunded
  • OCReg: Reward climbs to $400,000 for information on apparent road-rage killing of 6-year-old in Orange
  • SDUT: A year after George Floyd’s death, San Diego mayor works on police, public safety reforms
  • SDUT: Lawsuits link lapses at S.D. County Child Welfare Services to child death, injuries
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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