Thursday, July 14, 2022
Dear John,


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THE HEADLINES
  • SacBee: California state attorneys, scientists seek raises of 30% and more in contract talks
  • OCReg: Coalition calls $25 minimum wage for healthcare workers ‘inequitable’
  • Reason: Inflation Hits 9.1 Percent, Highest Level in 41 Years
  • FresBee: How much longer will food prices go up? Californians better get used to it, experts say
  • LADN: New White House supply chain envoy joins Port of LA chief for record-setting updates
  • CalM: Mr. Newsom goes to Washington
  • CG: Mr. Newsom Goes to Washington to Accept ‘Education Award’
  • CG: The Possible 2024 Presidential Run of Governor Gavin Newsom
  • Yosemite wildfire update: More than 1,000 firefighters scrambling as crews lose ground
  • AP: Yosemite wildfire moving east into Sierra National Forest
  • SJMN: California AG puts law enforcement on notice over illegal evictions
  • SJMN: San Jose: $100,000 worth of tools recovered in homeless encampment bunker near Coyote Creek
  • SFC: S.F. wants to extend hotel homeless shelters. But are residents housed when they leave?
  • LAT $: She was once homeless. Years later, she helped other women living on L.A.’s streets
  • VCStar $: Many Mansions' Oxnard housing project breaks ground
  • LAT $: Pregnant, homeless and living in a tent in Hollywood
  • AP: 7-Eleven offers $100K reward for arrest in deadly holdups
  • SJMN: California’s ‘insurer of last resort’ accused of wrongly denying wildfire claims
  • LAT $: Bipartisan House bill aims to rescue California’s giant sequoias from wildfires
  • Small fire briefly closes Sonora highway. What else has burned in tinder-dry region?
  • SacBee: As ghost guns proliferate in California, Bonta joins defense of federal regulation
  • LADN: LA conserves water: Residents sets record low for month of June
  • LAT $: L.A. water use plunges a record 9% as unprecedented water restrictions bring savings
  • AP: Court documents in Polanski criminal case ordered released
  • AP: Scientific Games’ lottery playbook succeeded, then spread | AP News
  • SacBee: California State Fair focused on safety as it returns after COVID cancellations
  • SacBee: Actor says Southwest kicked her off California flight over ‘slut-shaming’ outfit incident
  • LAT $: LAPD killed a man who it says aimed gun at officer. Body camera video tells a different story
  • OCReg: Costa Mesa police shoot suspected armed burglar at business
  • FresBee: California’s local governments face violent disruption. Officials say they need protection
  • CG: Teva Pharmaceuticals Reached $24.8 Million Settlement With San Francisco Over Role in City-Wide Opioid Epidemic
  • SDUT: Judge says prosecutor in Navy bribes trial committed ‘flagrant misconduct,’ but won’t throw out case
  • Reason: Renegade D.A.'s Who Defy State Mandates Are Often Freedom's Last Line of Defense
  • OCReg: Why Gov. Newsom’s secret trip to Montana looks bad
  • CG: Eliminating Vehicle License Fee is One Step in Addressing Affordability
  • SacBee: Sacramento County supervisors reject legal cannabis sales in rural, unincorporated areas
  • SFC: Oakland to vote on 8 ballot measures in November: taxes, housing and more
  • SFC: East Bay college is offering semester of free tuition, other perks to most
  • SFC: Wealthy Bay Area neighborhood’s bid to secede from school district rejected
  • SJMN: Tech-linked layoffs eliminate more than 600 Bay Area jobs
  • SFC: It’s official: Bay Area home values are finally going down
  • SFC: Why this neighborhood has the most Airbnbs of any San Francisco residential area
  • FresBee: Bulldog Stadium is now Valley Children’s Stadium. What does it mean for renovation plans?
  • FresBee: It’s not Madden Library anymore. CSU strips Nazi-sympathizer’s name from Fresno State
  • CalCoast: New SLO County COVID cases rising again, hospitalizations down
  • LADN: Port truckers snarl traffic in Long Beach, San Pedro area with freeway protest
  • LAT $: L.A. city attorney candidate Faisal Gill temporarily ineligible to practice law in California
  • OCReg: Interested in joining the Orange County Board of Education? There’s an open spot
  • OCReg: In talks about district-based voting, Irvine leaders voice benefits, concerns
  • OCReg: Anaheim strikes out on campaign finance reform after third try
  • VOC: San Clemente Councilwoman Clashes With City Staff Over Access to Records
  • OCReg: Approved $10 million project will cut water use by 90% at Laguna Beach marine mammal rescue
  • VOC: Anaheim’s Little Arabia Could be Officially Recognized
  • VOC: A Public Records Battle Brews in Cypress as a Councilwoman Demands Records From Colleagues
  • PE: Will Turpin report spur Riverside County to improve child, adult protective services?
  • PE: State weighs alternatives to storing lead-laced soil at Jurupa Valley acid pits site
  • SBSun: San Bernardino County ambulance drivers, sheriff’s employees are getting raises
  • SBSun: Rialto taps Brian Park to lead Fire Department
  • SDUT: Lawsuit brought by Black Lives Matter protester prompts changes to SDPD’s cellphone search and seizure rules
  • VOSD: One Year In, San Diego Isn’t Anywhere Close to Building the Homes the State Says It Needs
  • SDUT: Oceanside city treasurer accused of looking at nude photos at public library
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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