Thursday, May 5, 2022
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • LAT $: Newsom seizes on the fight over abortion as a key part of his reelection campaign
  • AP: Newsom: Democrats need counter-offensive in culture wars
  • CalM: California Democrats lean into abortion rights as ‘defining issue’
  • LAT $: Patrols, fines, altered landscapes: How severe SoCal water restrictions will roll out
  • SBSun: Cities that failed to meet California’s housing deadline seek rezoning extension
  • CG: Little Scrutiny Two Years After Gov. Newsom’s Odious $1B China BYD Mask Deal
  • AP: California moves to embrace cryptocurrency and regulate it
  • LADN: DA Gascón won’t bargain because of recall support, prosecutors union says
  • CalM: Bill would put homeless courts where the unhoused live
  • EdS: Lawmakers want strict rules so students avoid no-credit remedial courses
  • FresBee: California voters agreed to give prisoners shorter sentences. Did they mean violent ones, too?
  • CapWkly: In a wobbly cannabis market, complaints intensify
  • AP: Abuse-clouded prison gets attention, but will things change?
  • CG: Online Sports Betting Initiative Receives Enough Signatures To Be on 2022 Ballot
  • OCReg: John Doerr gives $1.1 billion to Stanford for new climate school; largest gift in Stanford history
  • LAT $: Art burned at Sonoma State president's home tied to scandal
  • SFC: Is this the world’s last ‘affordable’ city for home buyers? And how the Bay Area compares
  • LAT $: L.A. city attorney race features a couple of ex-Republicans. And the Daffy Duck factor
  • LAT $: Arellano: We watched all of Rick Caruso’s campaign commercials so you don’t have to
  • LAT $: Orange County deputies in standoff with man at Foothill Ranch In-N-Out parking lot
  • SFC: Investigators can't fully exonerate officers in pinning of Mario Gonzalez
  • CalCoast: Judge selected in Kristin Smart murder trial, to be held in Salinas
  • SacBee: From Hollywood lawyer to Democratic fundraiser: Doug Emhoff dives into party politics
  • Reason: Was Censorship the Greatest COVID Threat to Freedom?
  • PayPal's IndyMedia Wipeout
  • LAT $: Skelton: Supreme Court gives Democrats a leg up in elections
  • OCReg: It’s time to fix rising gas prices
  • NR: Republicans Must Stop Biden’s Student-Debt Transfer
  • AP: Prosecutors charge 3 with murder in Sacramento mass shooting
  • SacBee: Good news for Sacramento homebuyers: This key real estate measure is finally improving
  • SacBee: Yuba City homes evacuated as firefighters respond to natural gas leak; shelter opened
  • SFC: More police or more alternative responses to 911 calls? Berkeley leaders clash
  • SFC: Teacher got paid $0 in April. Principal loaned her $4,500 for rent amid payroll debacle
  • SFC: With abortion rights in danger, some S.F. companies will pay for employee access
  • SJMN: Hangar One revamp led by Google gets into full swing
  • SJMN: New “restaurant row” could emerge in downtown San Jose with fresh lease deal
  • Oakdale will tear up a downtown street. Eateries and other businesses will stay open
  • FresBee: Fresno Unified’s new school board trustee takes oath of office ahead of first meeting
  • Modesto City Schools approves $2.15M settlement after first-grader alleges abuse
  • FresBee: Fresno’s new sister city is Guadalajara. What the relationship could mean for city residents
  • VCStar $: In housing crisis, Ojai city councilwoman risks loss of seat
  • VCStar $: Oxnard adopts rent-control program, tenant protections
  • LAT $: Third official disputes Sheriff Villanueva in jail cover-up
  • OCReg: Election 2022: DA incumbent Todd Spitzer battles 3 challengers calling for reform
  • VOC: Mission Viejo Resident Looks to Stop City Council’s Second Term Extension
  • VOC: Jewish Hate Spiked Across Orange County and Long Beach in 2021, Audit Finds
  • OCReg: Tale of two cities: While Cypress leaders decided in private to fight district elections; La Palma did the opposite in public
  • SBSun: San Bernardino schools Superintendent Harry ‘Doc’ Ervin to retire
  • SDUT: U.S. steps up deportations at San Diego border
  • SDUT: Candidates for San Diego Council District 6 clash over street racing, vaccine mandates, leadership styles
  • VOSD: Campaign Spending in Race for San Diego Unified Coastal District Surprisingly Competitive
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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