Friday, February 11, 2022
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • Rapid Rate of Rising Prices Overwhelms Wage Hikes
  • Red-Hot Inflation Gives Most Americans a Pay Cut in January
  • Millions feel squeeze as prices soar. When will…
  • SBSun: Local inflation soars: Inland Empire hits 8.6%, LA-Orange counties, 7.5%
  • SDUT: San Diego inflation hits highest point since 1982. Here’s what’s costing you more
  • AP: How inflation and tangled supply lines are gripping economy
  • AP: Here’s why mask mandates are falling across the US
  • LADN: LA County on track to loosen outdoor COVID-19 masking rules by Wednesday
  • SFC: We asked what people plan to do when California’s mask mandate ends, here’s what they said
  • SBSun: Students defy school mask mandate in Inland Empire
  • Reason: How California Deputies Became Highway Robbers
  • CG: CA Senators and Assembly Members Exempt From COVID Vax Mandate, but Capitol Staffers Must Get Booster
  • VOC: State Senator Calls For Offshore Drilling Ban, But Bill Would Only Apply to Three Rigs
  • CG: Registration and Reporting Requirements for California Lobbyists
  • SFC: A police dog mauled an unarmed Uber driver who didn’t resist. Officials still found the attack ‘justified and necessary’
  • CG: GOP-led Effort to End Gov. Newsom’s COVID State of Emergency Fails
  • SDUT: With the 2nd year of a projected budget surplus, should California consider cutting taxes?
  • LAT $: Horrific allegations of racism prompt California lawsuit against Tesla
  • Noose drawing, lynching reference left up for months at Tesla’s Fremont factory, civil-rights lawsuit claims
  • SDUT: A peek into California’s energy future: Grid operator releases 20-year outlook
  • Gig workers of California community colleges face worsening conditions
  • LADN: How bad could fire season get? Emerald fire could be harbinger for another tough year
  • OCReg: Emerald fire in Laguna Beach area contained at 20% as officials warn, ‘Stay vigilant’
  • Shoplifting Is "Out of Control"; Reaching Crisis Proportions
  • SJMN: PG&E monthly bills are set to jump again this year, jolting customers
  • LAT $: Why efforts to scale back California’s ‘three strikes’ law for juveniles are failing
  • SJMN: California’s cannabis conundrum — protecting youth or corporate profit?
  • SBSun: Redlands has had a shrine to President Lincoln for 90 years, here’s why
  • CalM: ‘Morale killer’: California scientists battle over pay disparities
  • AP: California high court won’t hear Manson follower parole case
  • OCReg: To lift all boats, help Americans resume fulfilling work
  • California’s Laughing Rail Stock
  • Inflation Haunts the Biden Economy
  • NR: The Workers’ Revolution Is Here, and the Left Hates It
  • OCReg: ‘Basic incompetence’ is saving America from California
  • SacBee: New candidates step forward in open Sacramento City Council races. Here’s who’s running
  • SFC: BART faces ‘most challenging revenue outlook’ in history amid low ridership
  • Two Richmond police review commissioners faulted for ‘inappropriate’ behavior
  • SJMN: Cupertino quarry and cement plant may be bought and shut down by Santa Clara County government
  • FresBee: Will Fresno taxpayers agree to fund upgrades to Bulldog Stadium? Big plans in the works
  • LAT $: New L.A. Unified Supt. Carvalho previews elements of an ambitious 100-day plan
  • LAT $: For Inglewood, Super Bowl brings hopeful glow after years of stagnation and anxiety
  • LADN: Judge rules LA County employees will have to shore up vaccine challenge
  • SBSun: Loma Linda throws $1.3 million at pension debt
  • OCReg: OCTA asks Newsom to step in, prevent bus drivers from striking in Orange County
  • SBSun: Ex-Riverside County school boards official gets 364 days for embezzlement
  • SBSun: Avoiding congestion can get real costly on a tollway
  • SDUT: San Diego police propose regulations to govern use of military equipment
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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