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THE HEADLINES SFC: Incarcerated Californians could vote from prison under new proposal AP: 3 dead in San Francisco; fentanyl overdoses suspected SDUT: County commits to ending homelessness among San Diego County veterans LADN: LA Mayor Bass courts Biden Administration in addressing homelessness VOSD: Downtown Councilman Pushing Big Homeless Project – and a Crackdown Google, Defender of the BLM Narrative California Secretary of State says state can ‘lead the nation’ in Black reparations OCReg: Barricaded suspect in Rancho Santa Margarita surrenders after 8-hour standoff FoxLA: Child kidnapped from Starbucks parking lot in LA's Van Nuys neighborhood Man found dead after standoff, house fire in Sacramento County LAT $: A Riverside high school freshman is beaten on video. Parents ask why no one has been arrested AP: Riverside County deputies kill man armed with spike bat AP: ‘Super bloom’ swarms force California city to say no more CalM: Ground zero: Rain brings little relief to California’s depleted groundwater California taxpayers wait for IRS guidance on inflation relief, Kiley issues 2nd letter SFC: S.F. Muni faces massive $214 million deficit. Here’s what might happen next CalM: Helping homeowners: California expands mortgage relief LADN: New law in LA: Landlords must pay relocation costs if they raise rents too high AP: California deputies shoot arson suspect after desert pursuit SJMN: San Jose police: Man who wounded officer, shot at others had been following cops SFC: Some propose creating an S.F. red light district amid local sex work concerns FresBee: California won’t require school COVID vaccines. Will Fresno-area parents vaccinate anyway? VOSD: High Tech High’s Teachers Union Has Approved Its First Contract SFC: Biden seizes on the rare bipartisan rallying cry: Regulate Silicon Valley SJMN: Tech layoffs: eBay reveals plans to cut nearly 200 Bay Area jobs CG: LA County Board Of Supervisors Passes Package Of New Firearm Ordinances FoxLA: LA Supervisors pass motion to strengthen gun regulations after recent mass shootings SDUT: UCSD embarks on three-year, $3 million effort to train 200 community health workers SFC: Natural gas prices sent Californians’ utility bills soaring. What's next? Reason: A New Federal Bill Could Require You To Show Facebook and Twitter Your Government ID LAT $: California hasn’t seen a catastrophic earthquake recently. But ‘quiet’ period won’t last CG: Big Woke – Money Equals Power, As Usual OCReg: A for-profit end-run around the Constitution to tax video streaming services Reason: Biden Promises To Let Social Security's Ship Keep Sinking CG: The Biggest Untold Reason for the Decline of Salmon OCReg: California farmers can reduce emissions and feed the world with regenerative farming OCReg: Rep. Katie Porter’s nonsensical explanation for voting against condemning the horrors of socialism CalM: Western states play game of chicken over Colorado River SFC: Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong demands reinstatement to his job SFC: Why YIMBYs are about to sue the daylights out of Bay Area cities SFC: S.F. Mayor London Breed’s resignation letter policy banned for good SFC: S.F.'s plan to cut through red tape and get 82,000 housing units built SJMN: Lawsuits link long-ago child abuse to schools in San Jose, Mountain View and Santa Cruz SJMN: Major violations found at Santa Clara County’s main hospital involving suicidal patients FresBee: Hospitals in ‘crisis’ in Central Valley as Fresno County ends its emergency declaration FresBee: Luis Chavez to run for Fresno County Supervisor, challenge his former boss Sal Quintero LAT $: Winery’s wastewater dump in the Merced was bad for fish, and the bottom line Stanislaus aims to copy Father Boyle’s Homeboy Industries approach to gang intervention CalCoast: State cites San Simeon for failures at wastewater facility CalCoast: SLO County Superior Court prepares for new courthouse VCStar $: Port Hueneme lays out plan to replace city manager VCStar $: County settles farm lawsuit, but oil litigation remains LADN: After Bass announces 2 new L.A. Police Commission picks, a current member says she’s stepping down LAT $: Skid Row Housing Trust is in financial trouble VOC: Huntington Beach City Council Ditches Pride Flag By Restricting Flags Flying Over City Hall VOC: OC Green Power Agency’s Top Lawyer Resigns Before Possibly Being Fired VOC: Is Anaheim Shortchanging its Commissioned Corruption Probe? OCReg: How might district-based elections change voting in Irvine? OCReg: Pirates of the Caribbean riders rescued from sinking boat by Disneyland Fire Department SBSun: John Magness, master developer of San Bernardino’s former Norton Air Force Base, dies SDUT: County janitorial companies must protect workers’ rights or lose their contracts, supervisors decide SDUT: ‘It needed to be done’: Resident paints stairway railings at Windansea Beach without San Diego’s approval VOSD: Sheriff’s Union Changes Leaders Following Internal Complaints SDUT: Judge blocks high-density Rancho Peñasquitos housing project; city says ruling could ‘grind development to a halt’ Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site!     Sincerely, FlashReport Editors FLASHREPORT | Website FlashReport | 4040 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 20, Newport Beach, CA 92660 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!