Thursday, July 21, 2022
Dear John,


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THE HEADLINES
  • SDUT: San Diego will steer contracts to women and people of color — but it’s legally risky
  • LAT $: California pension fund reports $29-billion loss, first since Great Recession, amid market turmoil
  • VOSD: Escondido Tax Measure Debate Focuses on City’s Pension Debt
  • SFC: ‘Chaotic’: City shuts down Mission District plaza as it confronts drugs, illegal vending
  • CalM: California poised to restrict bee-killing pesticides
  • AP: Electronics repair company to locate hub in Tennessee
  • LAT $: Trucker protest over gig worker law shuts down Oakland’s port
  • SDUT: Strike by Hilton Bayfront hotel workers comes to a halt late Wednesday as Comic-Con starts
  • SJMN: ‘We want to stop the virus’: Monkeypox shots still limited as Bay Area cases grow
  • OCReg: Southern California home sales plummet 25% as payments soar 44%
  • LADN: Gavin Newsom demands UCLA explain publicly how leaving Pac-12 for Big Ten is beneficial
  • LAT $: Newsom demands that UCLA publicly explain deal to leave the Pac-12
  • SFC: Bay Area police arrest four who allegedly stole $50K from Lululemon stores
  • Thieves strike Patterson Joint Unified schools twice within past week
  • AP: FBI adds California slaying suspect to Top 10 fugitive list
  • OCReg: Report: $25 minimum wage initiatives would exclude 65% of healthcare workers
  • LAT $: Man shot by LAPD held auto part, not gun, police say, as neighbors seek answers
  • AP: Police: Officer kills Black man running away with gun
  • SDUT: Many San Diego police officers didn’t activate body-worn cameras when they were supposed to, report finds
  • SacBee: New 988 mental health hotline is now active. What this means for California residents
  • SDUT: CA energy law boosts renewables but some in San Diego say it stymies local control
  • SFC: How many teachers at California schools are fully credentialed?
  • CG: Cal EPA Asserts Shockingly Broad Domain Over Private Property
  • FresBee: Firefighters scrambling to contain Yosemite-area fire, as 48 structures remain threatened
  • SFC: Ruling will change California DMV rules on license suspensions after DUIs
  • LAT $: 1.6 million households in state’s affordable internet program
  • NR: Mayor Adams: Influx of Illegal Aliens a ‘Real Burden’ on New Yorkers
  • How the Left Shuts Down Debate
  • OCReg: Pass the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act to help local newspapers
  • Post-Roe, Pro-Abortion Crowd Must Defend Indefensible
  • Newsom Moving Into Position To Run in 2024
  • Hill: Biden's 6 Favorite Lies About Inflation & the Economy
  • CG: Sacramento Mayor Does Bait-and-Switch on Remote City Homeless Shelter
  • SacBee: Ousted Placer executive asks The Sacramento Bee to remove story about his firing from site
  • SacBee: Sacramento-area school teacher accused of child sex abuse with students at his home
  • SFC: S.F. street war: Elite private school and beloved farmers’ market battle over city block
  • SFC: Top S.F. official calls for resignation of school board member after racist comment
  • SJMN: Hundreds of affordable homes could replace southwest San Jose shopping center
  • FresBee: Fresno transportation board OKs $6.8 billion spending plan. What’s next for Measure C?
  • CalCoast: SLO Tribune changes article, apologizes for defamation
  • VCStar $: Ventura cannabis business hopefuls share plans
  • VCStar $: Oxnard takes aim at gun violence: ‘Tired of the bloodshed’
  • LADN: 6,450 more COVID cases in LA County; hospitalizations top 1,300
  • AP: California beachfront taken from Black couple given to heirs
  • LAT $: Jury awards $2 million to family of homeless man shot and killed by LAPD
  • OCReg: Knott’s Berry Farm institutes chaperone policy after teen fights force park closure
  • OCReg: State slaps Andrew Do for violating finance rules
  • VOC: Irvine Asphalt Factory Relocation Settlement Expected Within 60 Days After Three Year Fight
  • OCReg: Cypress faces a potentially expensive lawsuit after declining to switch to district elections
  • SBSun: Redlands man convicted of murder and other counts for 2017 Inland Empire shooting spree
  • SBSun: Attorney challenges San Bernardino police statements on fatal shooting
  • PE: Riverside rescinds downtown parking policy, fee increases
  • PE: Turpin children suffered beatings, sexual abuse in foster home, lawsuit alleges
  • SDUT: In tentative ruling, judge declines city’s request to consolidate Ash Street litigation
  • VOSD: Community College Districts in San Diego are Working to Build Housing. Here’s Where Those Efforts Stand.
  • SDUT: Lemon Grove mayor tries to eject council member, backs down after standoff
  • SDUT: San Diego will sue to take over these Fashion Valley, Hazard Center parcels
  • SDUT: San Diego sues former lawyer, law firm after losing $3.9 million wrongful-termination case
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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