Thursday, March 10, 2022
Dear John,

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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

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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