Monday, December 14, 2020
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • FRBlog: Special Interests Cannot Control What They Cannot Buy
  • AP: With his star dimmed, California’s Newsom could face recall
  • SJMN: San Francisco records the most coronavirus cases ever Saturday, health officials report
  • LAT $: Surge in military coronavirus cases puts pressure on San Diego Navy hospitals
  • AP: Los Angeles, San Francisco counties break COVID-19 records
  • LAT $: Los Angeles, Orange and San Francisco counties shatter COVID-19 records as ICU space shrinks
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: O.C. Supervisor Don Wagner joins rally to reopen businesses
  • Reason: California's Health Secretary Concedes There Is No Empirical Basis for the State's Ban on Outdoor Dining
  • SFC: Dozens defy government orders and worship, mostly maskless, inside San Jose church
  • Saturday Headlines
  • Sunday Headlines
  • SJMN: Report: S.F.’s iconic Cliff House restaurant to close permanently
  • SFC: S.F.’s iconic Cliff House restaurant to shut down
  • Sacramento police: Six arrested during demonstrations at Capitol
  • SFC: Feinstein isn’t going anywhere as long as the political establishment is with her
  • SacBee: First COVID-19 vaccines headed to Sacramento after approvals by feds and California
  • LAT $: COVID-19 vaccine clears key hurdle in California and much of the West
  • SFC: In S.F., stealing a car is only the beginning of the crime
  • LAT $: Santa Clara County begins door-to-door coronavirus testing in hard-hit neighborhood
  • OCReg: Health vs. wealth: How does California score on coronavirus lockdowns?
  • FresBee: Despite drain on city finances, Fresno had no choice but to play ball with MLB
  • SFC: Here’s where outdoor dining is allowed in the Bay Area. But maybe not for long
  • OCReg: Despite coronavirus shutdowns, revenues expected to rise in LA, Orange and Riverside counties
  • SJMN: Does remote work kill innovation? Looking into Silicon Valley’s future
  • SacBee: Sacramento club football costs nearly $700. Is it an investment or COVID-19 mayhem?
  • SDUT: Toni Atkins: A fierce advocate for equality
  • OCReg: Serf State, USA
  • CalM: Will Newsom have another Senate seat to fill?
  • LAT $: Skelton: Legislators return with new bills to help Californians hurt by pandemic
  • NR: Businesses & Entrepreneurs Flee California's High Taxes & Regulations
  • How NBC News Helped the Biden Bury Hunter Laptop Story
  • AP: Police kill man with knife in Sacramento grocery store
  • SacBee: Amid a ‘defund’ debate, Sacramento’s police force is larger than it’s been in years
  • SFC: Matier: First Amendment takes a beating at S.F. Board of Supervisors
  • SFC: ‘Our luck is beginning to wear out’: Bay Area’s brutal surge strains hospitals
  • SJMN: Oakland diocese settles sex-misconduct suit for $3.5 million
  • FresBee: Coronavirus update: Fresno County adds more than 600 new coronavirus cases, state reports
  • FresBee: A new town in the hills above Fresno? Not without fixing air quality problems, judge says
  • Free money is back. Get COVID relief funds to shop at Stanislaus restaurants, stores
  • LAT $: ‘I’ve seen people die.’ COVID-19 slams Central Valley hospitals, as many resist lockdowns
  • CalCoast: Heidi Harmon eyeing longer term limits for her SLO mayor’s seat
  • VCStar $: Ventura to fine 'rogue' sports leagues
  • LAT $: With L.A. courts paralyzed by COVID-19, public defenders say caseloads are ‘unconscionable’
  • LADN: With initial vaccines on the way, LA County tops 4,000 hospitalizations
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County surpasses 100,000 cases, with 3,121 new ones, 14 new deaths on Dec. 13
  • OCReg: Anaheim Elementary School District launching COVID-19 testing program for employees
  • PE: Wildfire burns 1,900 acres south of Beaumont; forward progress stopped
  • SDUT: San Diego’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout set to begin in days, with demand exceeding supply
  • SDUT: Supervisor-elect Anderson plans to prioritize homelessness, transparency

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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