Sunday, March 6, 2022
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • FRBlog: No, Republicans Do Not Like Putin
  • FresBee: Polls show California Democrats’ agenda is increasingly losing the backing of voters
  • SFC: California Democrats avoid talking crime, homelessness at state convention
  • LAT $: Divisions on display at California Democratic convention
  • SFC: Oakland police investigate hotel shooting that left three wounded
  • SFC: Three die of apparent drug overdoses in the Mission District
  • SacBee: Update: Controversial union leader and supporters occupy Sacramento headquarters building during protest
  • FresBee: Drought, water cutbacks take financial toll on Central Valley farmers: ‘It’s getting worse’
  • LADN: LAUSD: As LA County’s COVID unmasking advances, hard part remains for district – building consensus
  • SJMN: Bay Area colleges divided on public health unmasking orders
  • LAT $: USC lifts mask mandate for most campus facilities
  • CalCoast: Atascadero parents and students argue over masks, appropriate speech
  • LAT $: L.A. could soon end COVID vaccine mandate for restaurants, bars, gyms, movie theaters
  • AP: California storm brings warnings for motorists in mountains
  • SDUT: Second taxpayer lawsuit filed against Chargers, NFL in wake of team’s move to Los Angeles
  • AP: California jury rules in favor of cops who shot man in 2017
  • SFC: 1,000 more students could attend UC Berkeley next fall — if university system accepts group’s conditions
  • SJMN: COVID rent relief coming slowly, may be too late, study finds
  • CalM: Los Angeles is a microcosm of California’s housing crisis
  • OCReg: California’s economy is losing its diversity
  • SJMN: Editorial: Tech must stop allowing spread of Russian disinformation
  • SacBee: What could be done to prevent church slaying? ‘There’s a lot of unanswered questions’
  • SFC: The pandemic hurt downtown living. So why are developers building a tower in Oakland’s center?
  • SFC: Opponents of Oakland school closures return to ‘crime scene’ to protest
  • Merced CA district attorney focus of critical ACLU report
  • VCStar $: Ventura council approves pay raise for city manager
  • LAT $: Buscaino spends donor funds on family trips to Hawaii and Italy
  • LAT $: From a fireworks tip to ‘catastrophic failure’ in 12 hours: How the LAPD blew up a neighborhood
  • OCReg: Orange County home prices hit record $950,000, up $201,500 in pandemic era
  • PE: Will Inland Empire’s soaring industrial prices force businesses out of California?
  • SDUT: Lawsuit, redistricting map by secret author roil San Dieguito school district
  • SDUT: Mayor Gloria launching new ‘Bridge to Home’ gap financing program to spur housing construction
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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