Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • CG: California Democrats Refuse to Pass Gas Tax Relief
  • California drivers won’t see a gas tax holiday any time soon after GOP move fails
  • LAT $: Lyft to join Uber in adding temporary fuel surcharge to fares
  • SDUT: What am I paying for? The costs that drive sky high gas prices in California
  • CalM: Inflation threatens California’s economic recovery
  • OCReg: State Bar breach of confidential attorney discipline records worse than originally reported
  • LADN: Masks still required for LAUSD students. Until when? It’s hard to say
  • With the end of California mandate, masks are coming off in Modesto schools
  • SDUT: School mask mandate is lifted, but some San Diego area students still wore masks
  • SJMN: Many Bay Area students still masked as state mandate lifts
  • SFC: Can S.F. Mayor Breed sell the city to foreign tourists? She’s going to try on 10-day trip to Europe
  • CapWkly: Hugely expensive ballot fight looms over gambling
  • SFC: Three city workers sue to block San Francisco’s employee vaccine mandate
  • NYT: How California Is Building the Nation’s First Privacy Police
  • AP: Airlines fight Calif. law that expands breaks for employees
  • CalM: ‘Just transition’ bill for oil industry workers exposes labor rift
  • CG: California ID For Illegal Immigrants Legislation Controversy Grows Before Hearings
  • AP: New California law prevents enrollment drop at UC Berkeley
  • AP: California aims to limit health care costs with new office
  • Stanislaus could have 188,000 electric vehicles by 2035. Where will we plug them in?
  • LAT $: Karen Bass is running for mayor as a progressive. But some L.A. leftists are frustrated
  • OCReg: Trio plead not guilty to new charges in Industry corruption scandal
  • SFC: Is what’s happening in the UK a harbinger of the next COVID surge in California?
  • OCReg: Assistant principal at Placentia middle school dies of apparent suicide, officials say
  • VOC: Placentia Middle Schoolers Sent Home After Assistant Principal Took His Own Life on Campus
  • LAT $: A cabin village for homeless moms is coming to San Diego County
  • SFC: One Bay Area county says it could ‘end homelessness’ this year. Can its approach spread?
  • SDUT: San Diego city attorney again delays deposition from critical witness in Ash Street lawsuit
  • Can We Have Some Real Talk About Ukraine?
  • CityJrnl: The Democrats' Identity Cult
  • CapWkly: Gas prices, Russia and energy security
  • CalM: California Democratic leaders take heat from two directions
  • LAT $: Del Norte County sheriff resigns after being charged with voter fraud
  • SFC: Mayor Breed is not extending the Tenderloin emergency for S.F. drug crisis
  • SFC: S.F. teachers stage overnight sit-in to protest missing paychecks
  • SFC: BART ridership hit a post-pandemic high last week. Is it because of high gas prices?
  • FresBee: Fresno mayor, police chief want changes for mall. Here’s what they want
  • FresBee: Gavin Newsom appoints two Fresno County lawyers to fill Superior Court judgeships
  • CalCoast: Dr. Rene Bravo named SLO citizen of the year
  • VCStar $: Sheriff, DA candidates debate how to make county safer
  • LAT $: LAFD chief deputy allegedly drunk during a major fire gets no discipline, $1.4-million payout
  • LADN: West San Fernando Valley’s Silverstein qualifies to challenge LA City Councilman Blumenfield
  • LAT $: Column: For $5 a month, three East Hollywood residents want to change L.A. journalism
  • LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 291 new cases and 40 new deaths, March 14
  • OCReg: Plenty of challengers sign up for Orange County Board of Education races
  • OCReg: A dozen candidates fill field for three OC supervisor seats in June primary
  • OCReg: Newport Beach will have its own animal shelter with plans to open in summer
  • SBSun: Downtown San Bernardino alley gets $720,000 investment to become a ‘destination’
  • SBSun: Here’s who’s running for office in San Bernardino in the June primary election
  • PE: Here’s who’s on the ballot for Riverside County’s major races in June 7 election
  • PE: Victims of 2015 Corona bridge collapse to share $38.5 million settlement
  • SBSun: Turpins lack access to $1 million in donations, attorney says
  • VOSD: What it Takes to Survive in Our Region
  • SDUT: Local lawmakers claim hundreds of millions for military, local projects

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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