Thursday, May 19, 2022
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 6.6% increase in homeless population
  • SDUT: Homelessness up 10% in San Diego County. ‘More miserable out there than I have seen in years’
  • SFC: Mayor London Breed vows to fight for more police officers in budget talks
  • CG: Los Angeles DA Recall Closes In On Needed Signatures 50 Days Before Deadline
  • SFC: Another poll suggests trouble for Chesa Boudin. How reliable is the data?
  • LADN: LA County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations just surged up – a sign of growing cases
  • CG: EXCLUSIVE: California Globe Interview With President Donald Trump, Part 3
  • AP: Report: Gunman sent diary to newspaper before church attack
  • CG: OC Lifeguards Push for Rehearing of First Amendment Challenge to Union Membership Trapping Scheme
  • OCReg: Bipartisan bill aims to reduce future baby formula shortages
  • AP: Judge: Trump administration illegally withdrew bird listing
  • VOC: Anaheim Mayor Sidhu’s Council Majority Flips, Demands His Resignation Amidst FBI Corruption Probe
  • OCReg: Anaheim council members ask mayor to step down
  • VOC: Santana: What It Felt Like to Stand Against Anaheim’s Shady Angel Stadium Sale Before FBI Probe
  • LAT $: Secret retreats and a powerful ‘cabal’: Corruption probe reveals who really runs Anaheim
  • LAT $: A ‘no party preference’ prosecutor could shake up California attorney general’s race
  • SJMN: Larry Magid: Pair of California bills to protect kids online show promise, but there are concerns
  • SFC: Latinos hold only 3% of California’s public company board seats
  • LADN: LA council OKs $11.8B budget featuring $87 million LAPD increase
  • CG: LA City Council Approves $11.8 Billion Budget for 2022-2023 in 14-1 Vote
  • VCStar $: Longtime congresswoman, 3 challengers duel in House race
  • SFC: S.F. firefighters who refused vaccines fight their firings with conspiracy theories
  • SacBee: Want to donate Bitcoin to your favorite candidate? California commission weighs crypto policy
  • The Dreaded 'S' Word: Stagflation
  • LAT $: Skelton: California attorney general is one of few key races on the ballot. It’s worth our attention
  • OCReg: Harry Sidhu should resign and the stadium deal scrapped
  • SacBee: Big oil backers and bobblehead ads? Sacramento’s Senate race heats up as PACs weigh in
  • SFC: S.F.’s juvenile hall was scheduled to close last year. Why are kids still locked up there?
  • SFC: S.F. hotels see tourism comeback with highest occupancy, room rates of pandemic
  • SJMN: San Jose Police Chief Anthony Mata lays out response to series of officer scandals
  • FresBee: Inexperience, understaffing, missteps plague Fresno State Title IX office, records reveal
  • Which one of Modesto’s poorest neighborhoods is getting sidewalks, bike paths?
  • FresBee: Citing racist papers, Fresno State takes next steps to rename Henry Madden Library
  • Stanislaus County is getting its own EMS agency. Here’s who will pay the higher costs
  • CalCoast: Did Paso Robles vineyard owner make illegal campaign donations?
  • CalCoast: SLO County supervisors dump plans to become a charter county
  • VCStar $: Term-limit measure headed to Oxnard voters after battle
  • AP: Los Angeles Unified predicts accelerating enrollment decline
  • OCReg: DA Gascón calls on politicians to end hateful rhetoric in wake of Laguna Woods shooting
  • PE: Riverside police chief: ‘Pretty much every detective’ investigating home-invasion robberies
  • SBSun: Meet the 2022 Loma Linda City Council candidates
  • SDUT: Chula Vista tables vote on landlord-tenant rules, eviction ban
  • SDUT: Have opinions about public safety in San Diego County? SANDAG wants to hear them.

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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