Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Thursday, April 28, 2022 Dear John, CLICK HERE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE FR MAIN PAGE [Note: The above link takes you to the current page. You would have to toggle the date on the site if the headlines below have cycled out.] The FlashReport Main Page has been updated with all of the big stories in California... The FlashReport Blog is constantly updated with over 24 different correspondents penning items of interest to those who follow California politics and policy...  THE HEADLINES: SFC: San Francisco is one of the ‘rattiest cities in America.’ Will rat birth control help? SFC: DeSantis’ feud with Newsom ramps up amid S.F. ‘dumpster fire’ insult SFC: The Bay Area leads U.S. in $1 million home sales, and no other region is even close AP: California to increase awards in medical malpractice cases CalM: Medical malpractice deal could replace ballot measure, still raise monetary awards California Is Gearing Up to Win a Darwin Award LADN: Funding will help seal thousands of abandoned oil wells in Southern California and statewide AP: CHP officer shot during struggle on San Diego freeway SDUT: “They shot everybody in there.” These bystanders rushed to help at crime scenes LAT $: Southern California braces for less water and a browner landscape OCReg: Federal racketeering indictment targets 3 reputed OC Mexican Mafia leaders and 28 alleged associates SBSun: Truck burglarized, roadway set on fire during San Bernardino street takeover Parole granted for Stockton man convicted in 1991 Salida shooting case FresBee: Exclusive: DNC seeks to boost California election outreach ahead of anticipated ‘red wave’ McCarthy-aligned super PAC plans $125M ad buy to win the House CG: Conservatives Notice Thousands of Twitter Followers Restored After Elon Musk Purchase Announcement SBSun: Drought prompts outdoor watering limits, possible fines for 6 million in Southern California NR: It’s Gas Prices, Stupid FresBee: California will see a summer gas-tax hike. Here’s how drivers could get some relief SFC: Why aren’t more Californians getting second COVID booster shots? It’s complicated AP: UC Berkeley student charged for threats that led to lockdown AP: LA to pay $300,000 to man injured by police during protest CG: Bill To Increase Maximum Freight Capacity in Fuel Haulers Voted Down in Senate Committee OCReg: Elections 2022: Meet 74th Assembly District candidates Laurie Davies, Chris Duncan OCReg: Cruise industry weathers COVID-19 holdovers as virus lingers FresBee: Fatal flaw in failed San Joaquin Valley air pollution plan was clearly visible all along FresBee: California bullet train planners take critical next step to plan Fresno, Valley stations Nurses hold rallies to protest staff shortages at hospitals in Stanislaus County SacBee: The Camp Fire took their homes. But they had more to lose in the rebuilding process SacBee: Self-styled entrepreneur owed investors money. Then she brought her pitch to Paradise LAT $: Bias, far-right sympathies among California law enforcement going unchecked, audit finds CalM: Police and prison guard misconduct and bias: Audit asks state to step up OCReg: Unmasking the passengers, and unleashing the Karens OCReg: A litany of the state’s waste, fraud, abuse Tearing Down the Silicon Valley Wall OCReg: You can have a new showerhead, but you can’t have any new water OCReg: SoCal sheriffs dive into fever swamp CalM: Health care report: More questions than answers NR: Student-Loan Forgiveness Would Double Down on Progressive Failure SFC: Editorial: S.F.’s homelessness department has skirted oversight for long enough How The Media Built The 'Don't Say Gay' Narrative CG: How to Influence Democrats in Power: ‘Talk Democrat’ SacBee: Sacramento’s Sutter Health rebounds financially in 2021, logging $199M in operating income CG: Prominent Endorsements Fail to Sway SF Voters on DA Chesa Boudin Recall in June SFC: Up to a $30,000 raise in works for S.F. child care and preschool workers SacBee: California’s Golden Gate Bridge needs repairs. But Biden administration may not help SJMN: Oakland A’s face fan malaise in effort to boost attendance, build stadium (in Oakland or Vegas) SJMN: Big revamp is eyed at San Jose’s Santana Row SJMN: ‘I deny all counts’: Embattled sheriff formally responds to corruption charges Modesto officials won’t fill council vacancy, will let voters decide in November FresBee: $30 million program will bring electric school buses to Valley. ‘We’ll get a lot of demand’ FresBee: Fresno County beefs up code enforcement and fines. Here’s why it’s taking action CalCoast: San Simeon reaches settlement with deprived property owner VCStar $: Should Junipero Serra remain on county's emblem? You decide LADN: LA awarded $9.5 million through Project Homekey to house homeless LAT $: L.A. residents deeply pessimistic about race relations 30 years after riots, poll finds LADN: LA County reports uptick in school COVID infections after Spring Break VOC: Local Lawyers Vying To Become OC’s Next Top Prosecutor Sound Off OCReg: Angel Stadium sale: Anaheim OKs settlement with state over housing law VOC: Does the Angel Stadium Sale Put Every Public Property Across California Up For Grabs? PE: Riverside’s city manager taking same post in Huntington Beach PE: Prado Dam patriotic mural near Corona loses legal protection, but could be repainted SDUT: Councilmember Mona Rios is retiring. What’s next in National City politics? Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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