Friday, February 26, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • SFC: California plans to push teachers to front of vaccine line as supply increases
  • LAT $: COVID-19 vaccines prioritized for California educators will focus on struggling communities
  • CalM: Delays emerge in Blue Shield vaccine rollout
  • SDUT: Dedicated dose supply gives UC workers a vaccination advantage
  • SJMN: COVID: Urban school parents start speaking out for reopening
  • AP: Governor’s vaccine plan aims to reopen California classrooms
  • FresBee: Councilman urges Fresno schools to reopen. ‘This isn’t intended to be political pressure’
  • SDUT: North County parents sue state to overturn school reopening rules
  • SFC: Here’s how S.F. plans to redirect $120M from law enforcement to Black residents
  • SFC: Catalytic converter thefts are surging across the Bay Area
  • SFC: Home burglaries are on the rise in San Francisco. Here’s how to stay safe
  • CG: Crime Victims File Motion to Disqualify DA George Gascón in Double Murder Case
  • LADN: Unions blast District Attorney George Gascón’s hiring of controversial prosecutor
  • NR: Xavier Becerra Should Be Nowhere near HHS
  • NR: Sasse Blasts Becerra: ‘Hell of a Lot More Dangerous Than Tanden’
  • SFC: Calif. to spend up to $28M to help asylum seekers who can enter U.S.
  • SacBee: Court upholds California’s COVID-19 workplace rules requiring testing, sick pay
  • Court upholds California’s COVID-19 workplace rules requiring testing, sick pay
  • CalM: Air board tells San Joaquin Valley growers to phase out burns by 2025
  • Effort to Recall CA's Newsom Taps Into Pandemic Anger
  • SacBee: California county claims Newsom-backed company ‘fell flat on their face’ on COVID testing
  • NR: California School Board VP Likens School Reopening to Slavery, ‘White Supremacist Ideology’
  • Parents call for La Mesa-Spring Valley Schools board member to resign after comments on racism
  • Judge Denies Request To Reopen In Lawsuit Brought By 25 Gyms
  • CG: Lawsuit Filed Against California, CalGEM Over Fracking Environmental Reviews
  • SacBee: California DOJ says it can’t deliver on police shooting reviews without more funds
  • AP: Amendment would ban ‘servitude’ by California prison inmates
  • OCReg: Judge rules in Long Beach’s favor in ‘hero pay’ lawsuit, keeping grocery wage bump in place
  • AP: 9th Circuit eyes California ban on high-capacity magazines
  • LAT $: Despite concerns over increasing student stress, standardized testing to go on with some limits
  • AP: State high court upholds ending adult trials for some youths
  • LAT $: KCRW accused of 'blatant racism' by former producer
  • LAT $: After Times investigation, Golden Globes voters vow to ‘bring in Black members’
  • LAT $: San Clemente City Council sent home after councilwoman refuses to wear mask
  • SDUT: California Assembly candidates weigh in on race for 79th District
  • CalM: Will California’s desert be transformed into Lithium Valley?
  • LAT $: Kamala Harris coaxes Black communities to get vaccines, but distrust remains high
  • OCReg: Newsom busy extracting ‘behested payments’ from private companies
  • BreitbartCA: Amazon Prime Cancels Clarence Thomas Documentary During Black History Month
  • OCReg: Don’t overlook negative impacts of the minimum wage
  • Reason: 'Everything Has Been Criminalized,' Says Neil Gorsuch as He Pushes for Stronger Fourth Amendment Protections
  • AmerSpec: Unions Fight Return to Schooling
  • OCReg: Increasing California’s housing supply will require three major steps
  • SacBee: From West Sacramento to Dunnigan, these 19 Yolo County restaurants offer indoor dining
  • SacBee: ‘Caught off guard.’ Sacramento County delays plan for mental health strike teams
  • SacBee: The largest school district in the Sacramento region is returning to campus
  • SFC: Oakland public schools could reopen in weeks
  • SJMN: COVID: Santa Clara County relaxes health directives
  • Reason: In the Middle of a Pandemic, San Francisco NIMBYs Sue To Stop a New Hospital From Being Built
  • SFC: Sinkhole opens up on I-280 off-ramp in San Francisco
  • SJMN: Community of new single-family homes to be built on San Jose school district property
  • FresBee: Did a Clovis council member offer prizes to voters for ballots? Questions linger
  • Turlock hires interim city attorney. Why did his politics come into question?
  • Coronavirus update, Feb. 25: Stanislaus County surpasses 50,000 cases in less than year
  • CalCoast: Deputies arrest eight protesters at a Santa Barbara County construction site
  • CalCoast: Port San Luis Harbor commissioner refuses to sign reprimand
  • VCStar $: Board OKs up to $1M to defend oil lawsuits
  • VCStar $: Proactive enforcement sweep nets 19 arrests
  • LADN: Coronavirus: Hospitalizations in L.A. County fall below 2,000, down 75% from its high as of Feb. 25
  • LAT $: L.A. County COVID-19 hospitalizations hit three-month low while MIS-C cases climb
  • LADN: LA County hospitalizations for COVID-19 reach lowest levels since before winter surge
  • VOC: Orange County Quietly Shut Down its Last Walk-In Homeless Shelter Without Any Public Announcement
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County surpasses 3 million tests taken for the virus as of Feb. 25
  • SBSun: San Bernardino mayor’s alleged dealings with prospective Carousel Mall developer raises questions
  • SBSun: San Bernardino County hospitalizations, intensive care admissions down
  • PE: Moreno Valley helps residents, businesses with electricity bills during coronavirus pandemic
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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