Thursday, July 8, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • FRBlog: Everything That is Wrong with the State Budget, Part 1
  • Republicans And Democrats Agree: California’s Future Is At Stake In The Recall Election
  • LAT $: Column: Republican Kevin Faulconer tries to run his recall campaign as a policy wonk
  • CG: Caitlyn Jenner Files Motion, Joins Lawsuit Against Newsom’s Party Preference Efforts
  • LAT $: Newsom hypes his budget proposals as he seeks to hold off recall
  • AP: California governor kicks off $1B statewide cleanup plan
  • CG: Mask Mandate Returns to State Capitol Building Following New Outbreak
  • AP: Mask mandate returns for California lawmakers, staff
  • Reason: Los Angeles Is Squandering $1.2 Billion While Homeless Face a 'Spiral of Death'
  • LADN: LA Metro will pursue alternatives to police when dealing with homeless, says new CEO
  • CalM: Inside one city’s multimillion-dollar effort to convert motels into affordable housing
  • BreitbartCA: The Federalist: Andrew Breitbart Revealed Obama’s Ties to Critical Race Theory 9 Years Ago
  • SFC: Calif. joins lawsuit against Google, alleges monopoly of mobile app market
  • AP: Dozens of states target Google’s app store in antitrust suit
  • CG: CA Employee Files NLRB Case After Evidence of Vote Tampering by Teamsters Union Officials
  • OCReg: Businesses offer bonuses as unemployed workers avoid thousands of job openings
  • LADN: As EDD logjam mounts, Assembly adds staff to deal with requests for help
  • SDUT: Is California losing its luster? UC San Diego survey says no
  • CG: UC San Diego Survey Finds That There Is No California Population Exodus
  • AP: Pace of California wildfires well ahead of disastrous 2020
  • SacBee: Helicopter fighting Northern California wildfire goes down in lake — pilot OK, officials say
  • FresBee: Fresno homicides surging toward 2020 numbers — city’s second deadliest year, data shows
  • SFC: Man who allegedly left a dying father at scene of hit-and-run charged with manslaughter
  • SacBee: ‘I am your vaccination’: A new California union leader speaks through social media posts
  • AP: California nixing algae that crowds out food for sea animals
  • LAT $: State fines L.A. County Superior Court for safety violations during COVID-19 pandemic
  • Unvaccinated San Diegans Account For Nearly All COVID Cases And Deaths
  • LADN: LA County coronavirus infections top 500 again; nearly 300 hospitalized
  • SFC: Bay Area COVID deaths plunge to near zero, thanks to high vaccination rates
  • LAT $: Coronavirus cases in California rise for first time in months as Delta variant spreads
  • AP: California shifts police shooting probes to attorney general
  • SDUT: California attorney general launches teams to investigate fatal police shootings
  • LAT $: California parents want to keep online learning as a fall option, poll finds
  • AP: $1B in illegal pot seized in largest Los Angeles County bust
  • Hill: Free Speech Is Losing to the Rising Generation of Censors
  • NR: Was Tucker Carlson Spied On?
  • Reason: The U.S. Has Strayed Far From Its Founding Ideals
  • Reason: The Campaign Against 'Extremism' Looks Like an Attack on Speech
  • OCReg: Recall Josh Newman, again
  • SacBee: New California Supreme Court rule grants governor more secrecy. Newsom shouldn’t follow it
  • SacBee: Sacramento train builders to overhaul Amtrak’s fleet with Siemens’ record $3.4 billion deal
  • SacBee: Sacramento residents asked to cut water usage as California drought, intense heat worsen
  • SFC: San Francisco’s jobs-to-housing ratio is disturbing. Here’s how wide the gap is getting
  • SFC: New poll numbers indicate S.F. board members in danger if recall election is held
  • SJMN: COVID: New ‘hybrid’ working models could mean worse Bay Area traffic
  • SJMN: Theranos: Holmes’ lawyer blames feds over database her company dismantled
  • SJMN: Photos: Santa Clara Valley Water District breaks ground on 1,700-foot-long tunnel at Anderson Dam
  • Modesto, MID and TID owed more than $16M in past-due utility bills in pandemic
  • FresBee: Fresno judge removes obstacles blocking the sale of the Tower Theatre
  • FresBee: Who is Jewel Hurtado? The rise and stumbles of young Fresno-area politician
  • FresBee: Fresno city workers average $25K more per year than most of us. See what top cops earned
  • Ceres police harassed gay teacher after making reports of homophobia, lawsuit claims
  • SLO judge rejects Paul Flores’ request to silence Kristin Smart family’s civil attorney
  • CalCoast: Coastal commissioners appeal proposed Cayucos resort
  • VCStar $: What to expect from county elections as more join race
  • LAT $: For subscribers: Women say a ‘frat house’ culture at L.A. Fire Department blocks them from jobs
  • OCReg: Grand jury probes tragedy, controversy at now-closed group foster home
  • SBSun: San Bernardino County picks Undersheriff Shannon Dicus as new sheriff
  • SBSun: COVID-19 hospitalizations in San Bernardino County above 100 for first time in 3 months
  • PE: COVID-19 hospitalizations in Riverside County at their highest since mid-May
  • SDUT: Republicans wanting to keep only seat on San Diego City Council still must find a candidate
  • SDUT: ‘Say Their Names’ memorial exhibit comes to San Diego

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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