Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • SJMN: US inflation jumped 8.5% in past year, highest since 1981
  • SFC: Inflation means a Bay Area resident will spend $4,400 more for the same stuff this year
  • SacBee: California Republicans ask Gavin Newsom to change prison release rules after Sacramento shootings
  • Sacramento County D.A. discusses Sacramento shooting, crime policies | KTLA
  • CalM: After Sacramento shooting, a state prison release proposal is even more contentious
  • PE: Masked gunmen rob gamblers at gunpoint in gated Riverside home
  • SFC: Security guard killed at Oakland community cabin site for homeless people
  • AP: Inmate who walked away from LA reentry facility is caught
  • CG: Postal Service Suspends Service in Santa Monica Neighborhood Over Attacks on Postal Carriers
  • CG: California Lawmaker Proposes Official State Milkshake
  • SacBee: Exclusive: SEIU Local 1000 president used fake name in college, investigated for identity theft
  • CalM: California public school enrollment drops below 6 million mark
  • SFC: SFUSD enrollment plummets this year, doubling peak pandemic declines, new data shows
  • LADN: Inspector general hired to monitor LADWP, amid FBI corruption probe
  • LAT $: DWP, mired in scandal, has its first inspector general. He vows to bring a ‘zeal for independence’
  • AP: Guilty plea part of ongoing US probe into Caltrans bribery
  • CG: New Study Shows California Gets ‘F’ in Handling COVID-19 Pandemic
  • VCStar $: County nursing home lockdown isolated residents, families say
  • AP: California utility to pay $55 million for massive wildfires
  • CG: Suspended UCLA Professor Files Lawsuit, Now Headed For Trial
  • AP: Farms, fish on dry California-Oregon border see scant water
  • SJMN: Lawn watering crackdown coming to Santa Clara County as drought worsens?
  • LAT $: California could shrink water use in cities by 30% or more, study finds
  • SDUT: Santee must overturn approval of 3,000-home Fanita Ranch project, judge rules
  • OCReg: Most L.A. and Orange County residents support higher-density housing, poll shows
  • CalM: Duplex housing law met with fierce resistance by California cities
  • VOC: Mission Viejo Considers Changing Downtown Office Complex to High Rise Apartments
  • AP: University of Southern California sues YouTubers over pranks
  • Reason: Two California Lawmakers Want To Mandate 32-Hour Workweeks
  • FresBee: New bill could help get Latinos through college in California’s San Joaquin Valley
  • LADN: Workers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center vote to strike
  • BreitbartCA: CA Marriage Fraud Agency Sought Green Cards for More than 400 Illegal Aliens48
  • LAT $: California companies with ties to Chinese aluminum giant to pay $1.8 billion for avoiding import duties
  • Reason: The Big Labor President
  • 5 Times Brian Stelter & CNN Pushed Disinformation
  • OCReg: When will Democrats get serious about repealing cannabis prohibition?
  • OCReg: Here’s why Newsom and the Democratic Legislature don’t want to suspend gas taxes
  • Majority Backs Floridas Parental Rights in Education Bill
  • Teachers Unions Other Foes: Liberal Parents
  • LAT $: Editorial: California school salaries should be easier for the public to see
  • SacBee: Sacramento clears highly-visible homeless camp on Fair Oaks Boulevard. Was it legal?
  • AP: Shooting challenges downtown Sacramento’s rebuilding efforts
  • SFC: S.F. activist Cleve Jones to vacate Castro flat amid housing fight
  • SFC: Opinion: S.F. redistricting will make Asian American disenfranchisement worse
  • SFC: S.F.’s youngest drug overdose last year was 14. Her mother doesn’t know what happened
  • SJMN: Report slams Gilroy councilwoman as ‘disingenuous at best’ after deadly Halloween shooting
  • SJMN: Questions surround San Jose Home Depot’s sprinkler, alarm systems after massive fire
  • SJMN: San Jose won’t seek switch to controversial ranked choice voting
  • FresBee: Fresno gives Granite Park Friday deadline for proof of insurance. Alcohol sales at stake
  • Turlock Unified says ‘multiple concerns’ about ‘Be More Chill’ musical led to cancellation
  • Turlock proposes reorganizing city departments. How could it affect public services?
  • CalCoast: Is SLO County’s League of Women Voters nonpartisan?
  • VCStar $: Oxnards Mandalay power plant site sells for $8.7M
  • LAT $: Voters are split on Garcetti. Here’s what that tells us about the race to succeed him
  • OCReg: State inspectors say OC sheriff not serving moldy lunch meat to jail inmates
  • VOC: OC State Senator Joins Chorus Questioning Why Mission Viejo Council Members Don’t Have To Stand For Election
  • OCReg: Mary’s Kitchen holds ‘garage sale’ as city lays out plan to replace nonprofit’s services
  • VOC: Santa Ana Police Try Skirting Public Accountability Using Copyright Infringement
  • SDUT: Review board to consider asking Sheriff’s Department to mandate meeting with family members
  • VOSD: Metals to Make Batteries Could Be Under the Sea, But Far From San Diego Coast
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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