Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • SFC: Convicted and disbarred: He’s now endorsed by the CA Democratic Party
  • CalM: Divisions plague California Democratic Party
  • SacBee: California union takes ‘legal action’ after suspended president occupied Sacramento HQ
  • AP: Climate change is like war, California’s Jerry Brown says
  • AP: Upbeat Gov. Newsom to deliver California State of the State
  • LADN: Days after mandate eases, LA County urges masks to fend off COVID
  • LAT $: Can a fragile rat survive the loopholes in endangered species protections?
  • OCReg: Two members of Orange County Board of Education face legal challenges to hold their positions
  • SJMN: Students sue Santa Clara University over COVID-19 vaccine booster mandate
  • LADN: LA immigrants rights groups sue Biden administration over delayed youth work permits
  • LADN: Labor contract for supermarket workers expires with no deal
  • SFC: S.F.’s first tiny home village for unsheltered people opens. City says it’s cost-effective
  • OCReg: More motel conversion projects may help ease OC’s housing crunch
  • SDUT: Southwestern College: Allowing Kumeyaay free use of facilities not racial preferential treatment
  • AP: Online university fined $22M for misleading students
  • Modesto woman could get 20 years for stimulus fraud plot with son, a death row inmate
  • LAT $: L.A. sues Monsanto, two related companies over toxic chemicals in waterways
  • CalM: California unemployment debt: How to dig out of a $20 billion hole?
  • SFC: Honking during protests is illegal. Does the law violate free speech?
  • NIH Spent $14M to Get Monkeys High
  • Jen Psaki Lying Through Her Teeth About Gas Prices
  • NR: Find Someone Who Looks at You Like Rob Malley Looks at Iran
  • NR: To Avoid Global Chaos, We Had Better Start Producing Lots More Energy and Food
  • CalM: Newsom mental health plan needs full airing
  • NR: Kamala Harris, Abortion-Rights Activist
  • SacBee: 2 students responsible for racist graffiti at Sacramento-area elementary school, district says
  • SFC: Criminal inquiry into former Windsor mayor moves forward
  • SFC: Former S.F. planning commissioner settles lawsuit against city for $1.8M
  • SJMN: Bay Area home prices headed one way — up
  • LAT $: San Francisco police officer found not guilty in beating of unarmed Black man
  • SFC: JFK Drive should remain car-free permanently, city report recommends
  • SFC: Lowell High alumni president says academic admission policy was legal
  • FresBee: Here’s the Fresno city attorney’s full email asking DA Smittcamp to ‘correct’ the record
  • FresBee: Fresno city attorney wants DA Smittcamp to correct remarks on city council investigation
  • Turlock farmer addresses labor violations. What’s next for farmworkers who weren’t paid?
  • FresBee: Law firm joins Fresno candidate’s fight to be on ballot. What letter to county clerk says
  • CalCoast: San Simeon manager wants the community to pay his fine, legal fees
  • VCStar $: Here's what an environmental study says of a Moorpark home project
  • VCStar $: More county incumbents decide not to file for re-election
  • LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 1,144 new cases and 43 new deaths, March 7
  • OCReg: Coastal Commission to decide on new Newport Beach junior lifeguard building
  • LAT $: Orange County Fair board to weigh options for the future of cannabis at Costa Mesa site
  • PE: What’s new: Temecula breaks ground on 77-unit affordable apartment complex
  • SBSun: Highland City Council will now meet just once a month
  • SDUT: Coastal Commission threatens enforcement to stop railroad fence in Del Mar
  • SDUT: San Diego County, MTS put up surplus land for affordable housing
  • SDUT: San Diego chooses longtime educator to lead school district

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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