Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • Reason: Florida Judge Declares CDC Federal Travel Mask Mandate Unlawful and Vacates It
  • SFC: Airlines begin dropping mask mandates after federal judge strikes down requirement
  • LAT $: Some California transit agencies ask riders to still wear masks, despite court decision
  • Deadline: Kamala Harris Heads Back To L.A. Tonight For Hollywood DNC Fundraiser
  • FresBee: VP Kamala Harris visits Vandenberg, announces end to U.S. anti-satellite missile tests
  • CalM: What would Brian Dahle do as California governor?
  • AP: 15-year-old girl stabbed to death at California high school
  • CG: Sacramento Currently Spending $44 Million on Growing Homeless
  • ‘A metastasizing crisis’: can Karen Bass end street encampments in LA?
  • SJMN: Santa Cruz sets end date for largest homeless camp
  • SDUT: Chula Vista street team aims to save lives of its homeless residents
  • VOSD: La Mesa Taps Outreach Workers, Not Cops, to Reach Homeless Population
  • SFC: President Biden has confidence in Sen. Feinstein, press secretary says
  • LAT $: Sonoma State president separates from husband amid sexual harassment, retaliation scandal
  • Tesla Probed by EEOC Before California Sued Car Maker Over Alleged Racial Discrimination - WSJ
  • AP: PG&E’s Tesla Megapack battery in California now operational
  • VOSD: Ukrainians Fleeing War Are the Latest of Many Seeking Refuge Here
  • SacBee: Battle lines are drawn over California’s no-bid deal with Kaiser Permanente
  • SDUT: Seven candidates compete for 49th Congressional District in North County
  • OCReg: Elections 2022: Get to know Rep. Linda Sánchez, two more candidates in 38th District race
  • LAT $: Angelenos are alarmed by air pollution and extreme heat. Poll finds they want action
  • CalM: Tax Day reveals difficult California truth: Many in financial straits
  • CG: Bill To Make Kindergarten Mandatory Gains Support
  • CG: Richard Pan and the Growing Movement to Stop Him
  • AP: California gives rivers more room to flow to stem flood risk
  • AP: California man exonerated after 32 years in prison
  • OCReg: Elections 2022: Meet the candidates for the new state Senate seat on Orange County coast
  • AP: California woman pleads guilty to 2016 kidnapping hoax
  • AP: California store owner charged in errant shooting of girl
  • SacBee: Trucker convoy comes to Sacramento for COVID protests | The Sacramento Bee
  • SFC: Court tosses DMV rule, saying it deprived drivers of fair hearings
  • PE: This show about guns is leaving one LA radio station for another
  • CalM: Californians turn negative on high tax burdens
  • L.A. Times’ pathetic attempts to smear Rick Caruso
  • Montana's 2020 Election Irregularities Are Still Unaddressed
  • OCReg: A common sense fix for California’s welfare system
  • OCReg: As student enrollment drops, California needs to embrace school choice
  • SacBee: Former Butte County resident pleads guilty to Camp Fire disaster relief fraud
  • SacBee: What’s next for Natomas? 3 compete for Sacramento Councilwoman Angelique Ashby’s seat
  • SJMN: Silicon Valley’s COVID windfall raises alarms about region’s economy
  • SJMN: Man arrested in connection with massive San Jose Home Depot fire
  • FresBee: Lawsuit against Fresno moves forward after judge rules in Granite Park civil rights case
  • FresBee: Adventure Church will sue Fresno if the city buys Tower Theatre. ‘Stop interfering’
  • FresBee: West Fresno’s City College campus gets new training center. ‘Ticket to the middle class?’
  • 9,000 new homes planned in Patterson. Schools, city clash over how to pay for their impact
  • CalCoast: SLO County judge accused of judicial activism in dunes ruling
  • VCStar $: County seeks public's help in choosing new CEO
  • LAT $: L.A. County budget grows slightly in new proposal amid rosier economic outlook
  • LADN: LA County reports 3,351 COVID cases over 3-day period; hospitalizations stable
  • CG: 2022 LA Mayoral Election: Comparing Attendance Records of Karen Bass and Rick Caruso
  • OCReg: Santa Ana proposes to increase developer fees, push for local workers
  • OCReg: Family deserves compensation for coroner’s mix-up in body ID, attorney tells jurors
  • PE: Illegal use of disabled parking placards at Coachella increases
  • SBSun: Fontana, state AG settle lawsuit over warehouse project in low-income neighborhood
  • SDUT: As peak wildfire season nears, SDG&E completes work on microgrid in Ramona
  • SDUT: Dismantlement work at San Onofre nuclear facility halted after worker injury
  • SDUT: Deal reached: there will be a midway of games and rides at the San Diego County Fair this year

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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