Thursday, June 10, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • LAT $: Newsom and California lawmakers approved to receive pay raise amid improving economy
  • SacBee: California Highway Patrol pay to be restored in agreement with Newsom administration
  • AP: Regulators withdraw controversial California work mask rules
  • VOC: All Orange County Residents Still Required to Wear Masks at Work Until at Least Late June
  • LADN: LA County will align with state on post-June 15 coronavirus mask policies
  • CalM: California reparations committee confronts harms of slavery, debates direct payments
  • SJMN: Water restrictions for 2 million residents of Santa Clara County
  • California drought has moved up 2021 wildfire season far ahead of schedule, PG&E warns
  • LADN: LAUSD to investigate affordable housing for its employees
  • SJMN: $2 billion in federal aid, but little to no relief for Bay Area landlords
  • LAT $: Sheriff Villanueva deploys deputies to Venice encampments, but is he overstepping his authority?
  • With Sacramento County Order Protecting Homeless Camps Expiring, Advocates Call For More Help
  • SacBee: Homeless activists, medical students urge officials not to clear Sacramento homeless camps
  • SFC: Oakland hotel turned to homeless shelter during pandemic fills quickly
  • VOSD: City Will Move Treatment Program Clients Into Motel, and Homeless Families Out
  • LAT $: L.A. is poised to ban tenant harassment. Here’s what the proposed law covers
  • LADN: Councilman Buscaino seeks to resume LA ban on daytime sidewalk encampments
  • LAT $: Huntington Beach PD to hold multiple-site event to foster discussions on homelessness
  • LADN: Contract worker charged with stealing hundreds of blank COVID-19 vaccination cards from Pomona site
  • SacBee: California Latino leaders criticize Kamala Harris’ ‘Do not come’ message to migrants
  • NR: Kamala Harris’s Very Bad Trip South
  • LAT $: News Analysis: Harris’ Latin America trip shows complications and contradictions in immigration strategy
  • NR: Harris Defends Her Absence at the Border
  • AP: California Supreme Court says killer can be granted clemency
  • SFC: Man convicted of 1980 murder gets chance at parole at Newsom’s request
  • LAT $: FBI wants to keep fortune in cash, gold, jewels from Beverly Hills raid. Is it abuse of power?
  • CalM: Thanks, but no thanks: Why community colleges are resisting $170 million
  • SacBee: Gavin Newsom’s opponents say his actions are driven by the recall. Are they right?
  • SacBee: California is about to lose a seat in Congress. How it could shift the balance of power
  • CG: Actress, Activist Alyssa Milano Announces Potential 2024 Run for Congressman McClintock’s 4th District Seat
  • LAT $: Here’s why you should care about the coronavirus lab leak theory
  • LAT $: The superspreaders behind top COVID-19 conspiracy theories
  • LAT $: GOP candidate in L.A. tweets coronavirus conspiracy theory
  • OCReg: Judge Benitez upholds constitutional rights of Californians
  • Critical Race Theory's Poisonous Roots Trace Back to Harvard
  • Reason: Here's Why California's 'Assault Weapon' Ban Is Unconstitutional
  • CG: Don’t Disregard Our COVID-19 Sacrifices by Raising Taxes on Disinfectants
  • Facebook's Hypocritical Trump Ban
  • OCReg: California’s bloated prison budget expands as prisoner counts decline
  • AP: Man stuck for days inside giant fan at California vineyard
  • SacBee: Parking and camping fees at Sacramento County regional parks could increase. Here’s why
  • SFC: Oakland’s protected bike lanes on Telegraph Ave are on the chopping block
  • SFC: Car burglar confronted by witnesses in San Francisco opens fire
  • SFC: Anti-vaccine protesters stormed a Marin town hall. Are public meetings safe post-COVID?
  • SJMN: Tech titans step up hunt for Silicon Valley office space
  • SJMN: San Jose Police Department raises LGBTQ Pride flag
  • FresBee: 100 years later, this Fresno neighborhood still has no sidewalks. Will they be in city budget?
  • FresBee: Fresno State wrestling’s stripper party just part of sexual misconduct pattern, report finds
  • Three candidates run for Ceres special election. How council deadlock inspired one
  • FresBee: Diocese of Fresno vows to soon release report on priests accused of sexual misconduct
  • Modesto’s police reform committee named. Here’s who is on it so far
  • CalCoast: Lawsuit accuses Pismo Beach of installing dangerous slides
  • VCStar $: Simi Valley passes 2022 budget, nearly half for police
  • VCStar $: Oxnard approves downtown housing for low-income, homelessnews
  • LAT $: She’s been at City Hall six months. Now Nithya Raman is being targeted for recall
  • LAT $: 4 Glendale police officers placed on leave after video appears to show use of force during arrest
  • LAT $: Witness says Garcetti expressed surprise city hadn’t been sued over his former aide
  • VOC: OC Supervisors Derail Public Comment for Nearly 120 Residents, Sparking Outrage
  • PE: Cervantes, Conder holding onto leads in Riverside City Council election
  • PE: 21 accused of operating Inland Empire methamphetamine-distribution ring
  • SDUT: San Diego to do environmental review for backcountry marijuana businesses
  • SDUT: Former Encinitas councilwoman dies after battle with lung cancer
  • County Supervisors Approve Immigrant Affairs Office | KPBS

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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