Friday, July 22, 2022
Dear John,


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THE HEADLINES
  • CG: California’s Electric High Speed Rail: No Power, No Money, No ‘High Speed’
  • LADN: Don’t bring back COVID mask mandate, business group tells LA County
  • LAT $: Indoor mask rules expected next week as L.A.'s COVID wave worsens
  • Reason: Truckers Shut Down California Port Fighting for the Right To Be Their Own Bosses
  • SJMN: Truckers are holding the Oakland port captive. Can Newsom end the standoff?
  • SacBee: California mental hospital workers to get 10.5% raises, $2,400 stipends in new contract
  • FresBee: Esparza vows to ‘fulfill commitment’ on Fresno City Council amid pending felony charge
  • LAT $: Shasta Lake at 38% capacity heading into the hottest months of the year
  • CalM: Low-income students are more likely to be in classrooms with underqualified teachers
  • CalM: Will billions close California’s educational equity gaps?
  • OCReg: ‘I’m calling about your auto warranty’: FCC says no more, orders spam block
  • LADN: Judge rules in favor of LAPD union in COVID-testing dispute
  • SDUT: National homeless leader urges more action in visit to San Diego
  • SFC: Affluent city saw its homeless count spike. Now unsheltered residents nowhere to be found
  • LAT $: Homeless and hoarding in L.A.: The special struggles and anxieties of unhoused people
  • AP: Marines halt new amphibious vehicle use at sea after mishaps
  • AP: California to allow cryptocurrency campaign donations
  • SDUT: How to solve a middle-class housing shortage? Inside San Diego’s plan
  • CalM: Small business grants overshadow loan program in COVID-19 response
  • SFC: Amazon bought One Medical. People are worried about their privacy
  • SacBee: California parks want to bring more Latino visitors outdoors. Here’s their plan
  • FresBee: Devin Nunes drops California lawsuit against man he claims was ‘Twitter cow’s’ spouse
  • Reason: Venue Cancels Dave Chappelle Performance, Vows To Become 'the Safest Space'
  • SDUT: One America News Network’s days may be numbered after being dropped by Verizon
  • CG: Angry with Your Local School Board? Run for Office.
  • 'It Has To Change': Inflation Crushing Small Business
  • WashTimes: Dems Always Know Media Will Help Them
  • OCReg: California’s latest attempt at to-go cocktail freedom
  • NR: Biden’s Manufactured Climate Emergency
  • The Left Should Be Happy With Biden
  • LAT $: Editorial: Californians deserve affordable legal options. Politicians don’t seem to agree
  • SacBee: California prison guard to plead guilty in cover-up of inmate’s death at New Folsom
  • SacBee: Investigation into Sacramento councilman’s residence is underway, but city won’t say who’s leading it
  • SFC: Heather Knight: I checked out the $20,000 trash can model S.F. is testing
  • CG: String of Bay Area Factories, Distribution Centers Shut Down This Week
  • SFC: Bridge toll penalties can be crushing for low-income drivers. A state bill aims to ease the burden
  • SFC: D.A. Jenkins fills more key positions. Here’s who will investigate police misconduct
  • SFC: S.F. shuts down Mission District plaza to confront illegal vending
  • SFC: S.F. Mayor Breed vetoes law to end single-family zoning. Here's why
  • SFC: Oakland zoo begs voters for funds after tough pandemic years
  • SJMN: Caltrain eyes downtown San Jose towers, big changes near Google village
  • SJMN: Cain Velasquez asks appeals court to overturn his bail denial in Santa Clara County
  • SJMN: DA clears SJPD officers in fatal 2021 shooting but experts criticize police tactics
  • FresBee: Vendors sold food in this Fresno County spot for years. Why are officials cracking down now?
  • FresBee: Two former Merced County high schools students suing their teachers for sexual abuse
  • FresBee: Long-vacant northwest Fresno land sold for development. Here’s what will be built there
  • VCStar $: Battle lines drawn for Conejo Valley school board election
  • LADN: Community gathers at City Hall vigil to mourn Pasadena City Councilman John J. Kennedy
  • LAT $: Wesson's pay halted after judge bars him from council duties
  • LAT $: Column: How the fight over a City Council seat is tearing apart Black Los Angeles
  • OCReg: Inglewood marks progress on Intuit Dome, newest gem in Hollywood Park’s ‘City of Champions’ crown
  • LAT $: Suspect escapes after barricading himself in Sun Valley home after shooting by LAPD
  • PE: Proposed tunnel to Ontario Airport faces public skepticism
  • OCReg: OC supervisor can’t be kicked out of old district, AG opinion says
  • OCReg: Sparks from power lines likely caused 154-acre Emerald Fire in Laguna Beach
  • VOC: Borrowing to Meet Budget, Anaheim Passes on Disneyland Ticket Tax
  • PE: Cherry Valley warehouse bringing blight, ignoring county rules, Beaumont leaders allege
  • PE: Moreno Valley drill trains police for school shooting
  • SBSun: San Bernardino school district throws Back to School Extravaganza for 1,500 families
  • SBSun: Carousel Mall in downtown San Bernardino to be demolished
  • SBSun: San Bernardino to potential Carousel Mall developer: hold your horses
  • SBSun: Fontana Unified superintendent agrees to step down amid controversy
  • VOSD: DA’s Office Files Motion Over Seized Hughes, Cisterra Docs Days Before Settlement Vote
  • SDUT: ‘They will tell us the truth’: DA wants judge to order release of records in Ash Street investigation
  • SDUT: San Diego will sue to take over these Fashion Valley, Hazard Center parcels

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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