Sunday, March 20, 2022
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • FRBlog: Did You Ever in Your Wildest Dreams Think They Could Mess Up Things This Much This Fast?
  • FresBee: Unanswered questions linger in Fresno’s secret scam loss. Councilmember calls for change
  • SJMN: Ex-Caltrans engineer charged with accepting bribes from contractors
  • VCStar $: Bell Canyon district misspent public funds, review says
  • SFC: China is seeing its worst COVID outbreak of the pandemic. Should California be worried?
  • SDUT: State bill seeks to stop catalytic converter theft
  • LAT $: Text messages claim misconduct by Garcetti aide as mayor’s nomination faces challenges
  • SJMN: Palo Alto council could use historic preservation to skirt SB9 lot-splitting law
  • ‘That’s not justice’: Decades after Ranzo murders, family must keep fighting parole
  • LAT $: USC was in a free fall. Then it turned to Rick Caruso
  • SDUT: Two life-long San Diegan Democrats and a Republican battle for 80th Assembly District
  • LAT $: Commentary: Three California races that might shake up the June primary
  • SFC: A.G. Bonta’s opponents want to talk about crime. He wants to talk about guns driving it
  • SFC: Mayor of Bay Area city cited for DUI
  • LADN: They’re off and running! Chilly morning, big challenge greet LA Marathon’s competitors
  • Memos Show Hunter Biden Warned on Unpaid Taxes, Lobbying
  • BreitbartCA: Fake Paper of Record: NYT's Hunter Biden Disgrace
  • SFC: In wake of COVID, advocates for HIV care seek return to spotlight
  • FresBee: Dozens gather in Clovis for the grand opening of Congressman Kevin McCarthy’s campaign HQ
  • SacBee: Trans health care is still up for debate in California. Woman is forced to crowdfund surgery
  • SacBee: Transphobic bills in Texas, Florida and other states show fight for LGBTQ rights not over
  • SacBee: Sac City schools must support trans and non-binary students. Bathrooms are a first step
  • OCReg: California drank bleach to fight off the coronavirus
  • OCReg: Common sense lessons from two years of COVID-19
  • CalM: Court money woes invite state intervention
  • OCReg: How California taxpayers weathered the pandemic
  • SacBee: Sacramento City schools could close Wednesday if teachers strike isn’t averted, district warns
  • SFC: When exactly was the Golden Age of S.F.? We did the math …
  • SFC: Oakland council member considering ballot measure on A’s ballpark fate
  • SJMN: In a battle for the East Side, San Jose council candidates confront their pasts
  • FresBee: Fresno police officer was killed by a wrong-way driver. A highway memorial rises in his honor
  • More residents with tainted wells can get free bottled water in Stanislaus and Merced
  • CalCoast: Voting in SLO County? Here are the candidates and their ballot positions
  • CalCoast: Former San Luis Obispo mayor Dave Romero dead at 93
  • LAT $: Ventura County sheriff’s deputy shoots at driver who tried to ram him, authorities say
  • OCReg: Why prosecutors dominate the races for 9 open judicial seats in Orange County
  • PE: Fire at Moreno Valley veterans memorial is investigated as arson
  • SDUT: Reporter’s notebook: Mayor overreported increase in homicides in San Diego. Here’s why
  • SDUT: Micro-unit apartment complex, with 406-square-foot studios, coming to North Park
  • SDUT: Why San Diego Unified’s new superintendent wants every student to be ‘seen and heard’

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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