Thursday, June 23, 2022
Dear John,


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THE HEADLINES:
  • CG: Assemblyman Kiley Introduces Constitutional Amendment to End CA’s Jungle Primary
  • FresBee: Will California suspend its gas tax? Debate over fuel costs rages on as Biden weighs in
  • FresBee: Gas prices could drop soon, experts say. When will California see lower costs?
  • LADN: Gascón policy blamed for man’s release from life prison term before arrest in killing of Pacoima transient
  • LAT $: Parents of Beverly Grove man killed by intruder sue LAPD over response to prior 911 calls
  • LADN: El Monte to pay for all costs related to slain officers’ funerals
  • FresBee: Massive pay raises proposed for Fresno city council, mayor. Dyer might not support it
  • CalCoast: SLO County delays vote on administrator raises
  • LAT $: State OKs lawsuit over Wesson appointment, throwing his future at City Hall in doubt
  • LADN: State Attorney General Bonta gives Mark Ridley-Thomas backers a chance to fight his removal from LA City Council
  • CalM: What happens if Californians pass two sports betting initiatives?
  • OCReg: Orange County needs a single, powerful water overlord, grand jury says
  • PE: Outdoor watering limited to three days a week in Riverside
  • CG: Bill to Prohibit Selling Weight Loss Supplements To Minors Passes Sen. Committee
  • AP: Head of California wildfire victim trust fund resigns
  • AP: California emissions, carbon neutrality plan draws criticism
  • LAT $: Officials reveal unprecedented plan to return Bruce’s Beach to rightful Black heirs
  • SJMN: Amid rise in UC applicants, high school seniors seek other options
  • PE: A year after Surfside collapse, two California startups are creating Carfax-like reports for HOAs
  • SDUT: A 9th Circuit panel tossed California’s ban on private immigration facilities. That could change on appeal
  • AP: Man pleads not guilty to trying to kill Justice Kavanaugh
  • CalM: Fight over mask mandate disrupts Nevada City student’s senior year
  • NR: Environmental Justice Programs Awarded Millions in Covid-Relief Funds from EPA
  • LAT $: Homophobia. Antisemitism. Indecent exposure. The scandals rocking California’s military
  • LAT $: Column: California flushed $200 million down the toilet. Why won’t it fix the recall process?
  • NR: No, Corporate Greed Is Not to Blame for High Gas Prices
  • OCReg: Predictable chaos in Orange County’s power agency
  • OCReg: Could California be headed for a homeowners insurance catastrophe?
  • OCReg: Plastics fight would inconvenience Californians, not do much to help the planet
  • Tide Is Turning Against Democrats on Education
  • SacBee: Mayor asks Sacramento councilman for public report on residency following Bee stories
  • SacBee: Large affordable apartment complex coming to this expensive Placer County suburb
  • SacBee: Sacramento approves newest outdoor dining plan. Here’s what it could look like
  • SFC: S.F. Mayor London Breed tests positive for the coronavirus
  • SFC: S.F. police release photo of ‘person of interest’ in shooting on Muni train
  • SFC: Lowell High School admissions will return to merit-based system after school board vote
  • SJMN: San Jose council approves nearly 1,000 housing units in new urban village
  • SJMN: Silicon Valley Pain Index: Income gap widens along racial lines
  • Modesto is granted restraining order against ex-worker it says threatened to kill official
  • FresBee: Appeals court deals blow to Adventure Church. City to finalize Tower Theatre purchase
  • FresBee: Central Unified trustee wants to hear from students ahead of vote on Fresno police
  • AP: Swimmer injured by shark attack on central California coast
  • VCStar $: County budget up $147 million as staffing, liability costs grow
  • VCStar $: Port Hueneme skirts Brown Act violation liability
  • CG: LA Makes Proposes Ending Construction of New Gas Stations in City in Nod to EV Policies
  • LADN: Can LAUSD’s board and Superintendent Carvalho do a dramatically better job educating students?
  • VOC: Anaheim City Council Rule Change Could Bring A Wave of New Policy Discussions
  • OCReg: Legislation would give Laguna Woods church shooting hero Congressional Gold Medal
  • OCReg: Anaheim will hire firm to probe campaign contributions, city contracts
  • VOC: Anaheim City Council Deadlocks on Campaign Finance Reform Following FBI Corruption Probe
  • SBSun: Redlands temporarily bans new warehouses
  • SBSun: San Bernardino schools to rotate administrators while seeking new superintendent
  • SDUT: Last-minute deal averts Palomar Health strike
  • VOSD: Encinitas Safe Parking Program Data Reveals Most Participants Are Coming from Nearby Cities
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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