Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, March 10, 2022 Dear John, CLICK HERE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE FR MAIN PAGE [Note: The above link takes you to the current page. You would have to toggle the date on the site if the headlines below have cycled out.] The FlashReport Main Page has been updated with all of the big stories in California... The FlashReport Blog is constantly updated with over 24 different correspondents penning items of interest to those who follow California politics and policy...  THE HEADLINES: AP: Returning money to California taxpayers may aid state budget SJMN: Q&A: Why are California gas prices $1.32 higher than the national average? FresBee: Here are ideas for Californians to agree on: Suspend the gas tax and send rebate checks California officials raided preschool, interviewed 2-year-olds over mask policies Sacramento City Unified will keep its student mask mandate for now, but sets benchmarks to remove it SFC: San Francisco drops vaccine mandate for indoor restaurants, bars LADN: LA City Council moves to rescind city’s public vaccine mandate SJMN: Santa Clara County supervisors push for exempted employees to get back to work as booster rule loosens CG: ‘The California Way’ Isn’t as Rosy as Gov. Newsom Touted in State of the State FresBee: Fresno lost $400,000 to a phishing scam out of Africa in 2020 and never told the public SDUT: Assembly bill would tax house flippers, those who sell homes a few years after buying As California’s gas prices surge, rideshare drivers want Uber and Lyft to pay more Orange County DA Todd Spitzer Faces Accusations Of Retaliation, Racism OCReg: Report raises concerns about OCDA Todd Spitzer’s conversation with father of boy killed in mass shooting OCReg: OCDA candidate Peter Hardin was warned about being seen as ‘womanizer’ while a prosecutor SBSun: Two Montclair employees sue Council Member Ben Lopez for sexual harassment LAT $: ‘They need to pay up’: Emails in college admissions trial show USC’s interest in wealthy applicants EdS: Redistricting gets political as California school boards draw new boundaries SFC: California’s power to set its own auto emission standards reinstated Biden will let California set its own vehicle emissions standards, rebuffing Trump decision Many California workers are eligible for COVID-19 paid sick leave. Is the law being enforced? SFC: Cal to relocate homeless community at People’s Park to make way for student housing SacBee: Placer supervisors approve ordinance aimed at cleaning large homeless encampment in Auburn AP: Former US official’s death in California ruled suicide NR: Exclusive: Biden HHS Instructing Employees to Watch Their Pronouns, Leaked Documents Show SFC: ‘Mummified’ body found in wall at Oakland’s Kaiser Convention Center PE: Another man shot in Riverside’s Arlanza neighborhood; suspect arrested SJMN: Marin armed robbery case snares 4 Bay Area suspects SFC: One person injured in shooting in S.F.’s Bayview LAT $: In L.A.'s election, Ukraine and the role of NATO emerge as campaign issues CalM: Will Gov. Newsom do more to reduce California inequality? Reason: Congress Plans To Spend $1.5 Trillion This Year, Continues To Pretend the Deficit Doesn't Matter OCReg: California’s drivers pay high gas taxes and prices for roads and bridges in poor condition NR: Collateral Damage from the Economic Bomb CG: The War America Can’t Afford to Win OCReg: LAPD blasted for detonating a neighborhood OCReg: NIMBYs use CEQA to harm students LAT $: Skelton: Newsom promised relief from high gas prices in California. But don’t expect much SacBee: Big Sacramento-area school districts saw enrollment fall in COVID. Will they recover? FresBee: Yosemite will soon oust homeowners near the national park. Residents call it ‘heartless Reason: San Francisco's Efforts to Block Duplexes Could Force It To Allow Skyscrapers Instead SFC: Prosecutors to dismiss last charge against SFPD officer in baton case SFC: ‘San Francisco is coming back.’ Mayor Breed hits optimistic note in annual address SFC: As Stanford mourns Katie Meyer, university promises to act on string of student deaths Ceres citizens group files complaint to Stanislaus grand jury. What are its concerns? CalCoast: Oceano Dunes restraining order exposes county staff’s overreach VCStar $: Here's what Ojai's new City Council districts look like LADN: Women claim sexual abuse, rape by LA County probation officers at closed juvenile facility LADN: Here’s who’s running for LAUSD school board so far LADN: LA City Council members introduce motions to combat renter discrimination VOC: Who Wants to Run OC? Here’s the Candidates So Far For June 2022 Primary OCReg: HHS Secretary Becerra visits Orange County to talk mental health LAT $: Huntington Beach police pilot fought to save helicopter before deadly crash, report says VOC: While Westminster Officials Squabble, Residents May Learn What a Bankrupt City Looks Like OCReg: Orange County Board of Education wins lawsuit that challenged Trustee Tim Shaw’s appointment SBSun: Fontana taps Chino city manager for top administrative role VOSD: Judge Rules Against City on Measure C SDUT: It didn’t pass: City had ‘no authority’ to thwart voters’ will on Measure C, court rules SDUT: ‘It’s a lot.’ Supersized Seaport project raises big questions SDUT: Lemon Grove backs off censuring council member after public outcry Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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