Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • SacBee: Sacramento has spent millions on homelessness. More families than ever are on the street
  • SacBee: Mayor Pro Tem: Sacramento needs a ‘families first’ approach to its homelessness crisis
  • LAT $: In abrupt shift, L.A. backs new measure to restrict homeless encampments
  • SFC: Police, equipped with a bulldozer, dismantle Sausalito tent encampment
  • AP: California advances decriminalizing psychedelic substances
  • AP: GOP’s Faulconer: Boost shelters for homeless Californians
  • OCReg: Gubernatorial recall candidate Faulconer unveils homeless plan; experts are skeptical
  • CG: LA County Health Officials Bring Back Indoor Mask Recommendations Despite Drop In COVID Cases
  • LADN: Ferrer: LA County mask advice is ‘sensible’ step to fight coronavirus variant
  • SJMN: L.A. urges masks inside for vaccinated. Bay Area to follow?
  • FresBee: California banned state-funded travel to Florida. Meet the LGBT leader who made it happen
  • OCReg: Older undocumented immigrants to get Medi-Cal health care in California
  • SFC: Bay Area prepares to restrict gas leaf blowers. Statewide ban could be next
  • SFC: Bonta, Ramachandran lead in East Bay Assembly district race
  • AP: California AG’s wife among those seeking his Assembly seat
  • SFC: San Jose to require gun owners to compensate taxpayers for firearm injuries, deaths
  • CG: Gov. Newsom Files Suit Against SOS to get Party Preference on Recall Ballot After Filing Late
  • CG: CA Democrats Pass Bill Altering the Current California Recall Election, Again
  • CG: Reality Recall 2021: Steve Chavez Lodge Jumps in California’s Recall Election
  • CapWkly: Reimbursements: A little-known provision of recall law
  • LAT $: Lava fire forces evacuations as blazes ignite across California
  • SFC: Lava Fire apology: Crews had left before the blaze exploded
  • LAT $: How polluted is your favorite California beach? Read this report card
  • SFC: UC’s top schools set to admit more California students after budget deal
  • AP: Youth of the pandemic revisited: Hopeful, resilient, nervous
  • AP: California prison inmate’s death investigated as homicide
  • SacBee: More California public employees would get workers’ compensation for skin cancer under bill
  • CalM: California lawmakers tout big college spending, but key items get zero dollars this year
  • AP: Facebook message leads to warrant in years-old rape claim
  • Google will warn you about 'fake news' websites before you click on them
  • AP: US will close 4 emergency shelters for migrant children
  • LAT $: Rep. Paul Gosar to speak at California College Republicans event despite supremacist ties
  • NR: When New York Times Fake News Replaces American History
  • OCReg: Key Supreme Court ruling protects Californians’ private property rights
  • CalM: How budget ‘trailer bills’ get misused
  • OCReg: SCOTUS sticks up for Fourth Amendment
  • SJMN: Editorial: California to pay prison guards an astounding $100,000 a year
  • Reason: California, New York Have the Most To Gain From Ending Bonus Unemployment Benefits. They Probably Won't.
  • SFC: Santa Rosa orders residents, businesses to reduce water use by 20%
  • SacBee: Why is violent crime rising in Sacramento? GOP wants to pin the blame on these Democrats
  • SFC: S.F. Mayor Breed, Board of Supervisors reach deal on $13 billion budget
  • SFC: S.F. shopkeeper left bloody, bruised after attack in store
  • SFC: Uber to allow employees to work remotely half of the time
  • SJMN: Deal reached on San Jose Flea Market’s future — here’s what that means
  • SJMN: COVID: Google to re-start employee shuttle buses as it re-opens Bay Area offices
  • SJMN: San Jose makes it a crime to encourage sideshows on social media
  • Ceres passes curbside recycling changes. How do rates compare with Turlock and Modesto?
  • FresBee: See inmate try to take Fresno County deputy’s gun in courthouse hallway
  • VCStar $: Simi seat on Board of Supervisors opens, Huber retiringnews
  • LAT $: BLM files lawsuit against Santa Monica over Floyd protests
  • LAT $: Ex-Garcetti lawyer says mayor intervened after advisor pushed up against her in an elevator
  • LADN: Suicide hotline replacing armed LAPD officers on some calls could expand to 24 hours
  • LADN: LA, Long Beach get $25 million investment for zero emission vehicle infrastructure at ports
  • VOC: OC Supervisors Term Limit Extension Push Imperiled by New Law Signed by Gov. Newsom
  • OCReg: Never mind: OC supervisor term limits measure likely won’t be on recall ballot after all
  • OCReg: Irvine Co. seeks brand-name chain to reopen 2 closed hotels
  • PE: Inland Empire food banks say people are still in need, but aid is waning
  • PE: Moreno Valley residents upset rural neighborhood OK’d for apartments, offices
  • SDUT: Column: San Diego has a lot riding on new homeless outreach
  • SDUT: San Diego sues to get out of Ash Street, Civic Center Plaza deals, seeks millions in refunds
  • VOSD: What Faulconer Knew Is Now the $9M Question
  • VOSD: How Asbestos Revealed Where the Money Went on a Bad Building Deal
  • SDUT: San Diego pays $200K to whistleblower fired after alleging illegal use of water, sewer funds
  • SDUT: County approves $7.2 billion budget with big investments in mental health, public safety
  • SDUT: Community calls for reform after latest study of San Diego police data finds racial disparities
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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