Friday, August 12, 2022
Dear John,


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THE HEADLINES
  • CG: Why is Gov. Newsom Pushing Stricter Climate and Energy Goals?
  • CalM: Newsom unveils long-term strategy to bolster California water supply
  • AP: Newsom: California must boost water recycling, desalination
  • SacBee: California could lose 10% of its water. Gavin Newsom offers new drought, water blueprint
  • CalM: Supervised drug injection sites could soon pop up in California. How will they work?
  • CG: Bill To Punish Social Media Companies For Addictive Features For Minor Users Killed in Senate
  • AP: Social media addiction bill fails in California Legislature
  • SDUT: San Diego looks to eliminate nearly all natural gas by 2035. What does that mean for your home?
  • CalM: Decision day: Which bills did California lawmakers kill?
  • LAT $: California won’t require companies to make salary data public despite pay equity concerns
  • SacBee: On soccer pitch, California lawmakers set aside political differences. At least for a night
  • SacBee: A California bill mandates training for delivery drivers carrying alcohol. Big Tech opposes it.
  • SFC: Chesa Boudin joins California group opposing three-strikes ruling
  • SFC: State investigating finance complaint against Boudin recall campaign
  • NR: Students Sue California College over Censorship of Anti-Communist Flyers
  • NR: Bari Weiss: New York Times Editor Wanted to ‘Check with’ Chuck Schumer before Running Tim Scott Op-Ed
  • BreitbartCA: Here We Go Again! Twitter Announces Plan to ‘Protect’ Midterms
  • OCReg: Westminster City Council declines to place sales tax measure on November ballot
  • OCReg: Bartender tells jury that LASD deputy showed gruesome Kobe crash photos at bar
  • LAT $: A young crypto billionaire’s political agenda goes well beyond pandemic preparedness
  • AP: Frenemies reunited: Newsom names former LA mayor to new post
  • SacBee: Do Gavin Newsom’s appointees reflect California? Study shows Latinos under-represented
  • AP: Judge to decide if Scott Peterson victim of jury misconduct
  • AP: 21,000 fish die in ‘catastrophic failure’ at UC Davis
  • OCReg: DDT dumped off Peninsula went straight into ocean, not contained in barrels, EPA says
  • SFC: S.F. police arrest suspect in shooting of a woman last month in Tenderloin
  • LADN: Alleged killer of Monterey Park officer spent 1 day in jail after burglary, domestic violence conviction
  • FresBee: Newly released Clovis police body cam video shows in-custody death
  • SDUT: Police searching for suspects in connection with East County home burglary
  • OCReg: Judge denies Activision bid to dismiss parts of state discrimination suit
  • AP: Nuke or no nuke? California officials ponder nuclear future
  • SFC: Kamala Harris’ VP portfolio is full of unwinnable issues. Abortion isn’t one of them
  • Reason: Democrats Don't Trust 'the Police,' but They Do Trust the FBI, Provided It Is Targeting Donald Trump
  • The Rot at the FBI Is Systemic and Ingrained
  • NR: Yes, Her Emails
  • OCReg: California’s government is ill-equipped to enter the insulin business
  • OCReg: Dental licensing board takes big bite out of patient care in California
  • The FBI Has Become Dangerous to Americans
  • LAT $: Skelton: California’s gambling propositions are a bad bet
  • Sacramento County bans homeless camps along the American River Parkway and near schools, libraries
  • SacBee: Embattled Sacramento councilman faces new investigation by state politics agency
  • Reason: Are San Francisco's NIMBYs Finally Getting Their Comeuppance?
  • SFC: New York is roaring back from the worst of the pandemic. Why isn’t San Francisco?
  • LAT $: Abortion rights protester sues San Francisco, saying paramedic sedated her without consent
  • SFC: John Hamasaki, former S.F. police commissioner, plans to run for D.A.
  • SFC: Gabriela López was recalled from the S.F. school board. She plans to run again
  • SJMN: Construction work starts on Google-owned San Jose sites
  • FresBee: California Attorney General asks Fresno council to delay Measure C hours before crucial vote
  • Stanislaus traffic planners hear fears, concerns of residents in problem areas. What next?
  • Modesto homeless program has gotten 79 people off streets. City is investing $2.1M more
  • LADN: Anson Williams, Potsie of TV comedy ‘Happy Days,’ seeks a nonfiction role – Mayor of Ojai
  • LADN: Former assistant LA County sheriff sues over demotion, claims retaliation for exposing cover-up
  • LAT $: L.A. water board approves controversial agreement with Boeing over toxic site
  • LADN: Officials criticized over lack of plan for Project Roomkey’s last 800 homeless residents
  • LADN: Petition filed against LA city minimum wage hike for healthcare workers
  • LADN: LA County adopts smaller Monkeypox vaccine doses, matching new federal guidelines
  • VOC: Did the Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board Violate Transparency Law?
  • LAT $: Anaheim City Council hires firm to investigate donations made to former mayor and councilmembers - Los Angeles Times
  • SBSun: Secession backer says poll shows majority of San Bernardino County voters support the move
  • PE: Pray for my dying son, not me, father shot in Corona Costco in 2019 told bystander
  • SDUT: Encinitas council denies Seabluffe residents’ appeal, approves Alila Marea sister project
  • SDUT: Hyatt Regency at Aventine sells for $216M, making it San Diego’s second largest hotel sale in 5 years
  • VOSD: City Demands Demo of Blighted California Theatre

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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