Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • Lyanne Melendez on Twitter: VIDEO SF Shoplifting: No Consequences
  • BreitbartCA: Nolte: Out of Control Shoplifting in Democrat-Run San Francisco Closes 17 Walgreens
  • Brazen theft at San Francisco pharmacy captured on video highlights city-wide problem
  • ABC7: As retailers close in San Francisco, out-in-the-open theft at Walgreens caught on video
  • Walgreens says SF stores robbed 4x more than rest of country
  • AP: California’s virus reopening met with cheers and caution
  • SJMN: ‘I can see the change’: Bay Area greets COVID reopening day with optimism, wariness
  • CalM: Will travel and tourism return with California reopening?
  • AP: County clerks: Don’t hold Newsom recall before mid-September
  • LAT $: Newsom sees his political fortunes rise as California reopens
  • SacBee: New contract gives 20% raises to some California state attorneys
  • AP: California farmers told drought could cut off their water
  • SFC: State cuts off water to thousands of farms, water agencies amid drought
  • CalM: Tulare County’s never-ending drought brings dried up wells and plenty of misery
  • AP: 10 California residents get $1.5M richer via vaccine jackpot
  • AP: California marks reopening with jackpots, Hollywood flair
  • CapWkly: California, battered by 2020, girds for more intense wildfires
  • SFC: Stanford counselors allege anti-Semitism during diversity discussions
  • SFC: Newsom says vaccine verification is coming in California, but ‘it’s not a passport’
  • LADN: Be smart, LA County officials say, and hang on to that coronavirus mask for some situations
  • LAT $: Trying to avoid ‘Karen situations,’ mask stances vary as crowds return to South Coast Plaza
  • LADN: LA County reopens for business; owners, employees cautiously optimistic as COVID-19 restrictions largely end
  • SDUT: State judiciary paid out $1.9 million since 2018 to settle sex harassment claims
  • AP: Judge OKs Weinstein’s extradition for California rape case
  • Stanislaus health officials are concerned about COVID vaccine rate as state reopens
  • AP: Californians may be asked to conserve power amid heat wave
  • SJMN: Energy: Conservation may be needed to avert blackouts this week, California grid operator says
  • PE: Deputy shoots at suspect, southbound 215 Freeway near Menifee closed for investigation
  • SDUT: ‘Two top-notch officers’: San Diego police, family honor detectives killed in crash
  • Denair man kills himself by ramming Stanislaus sheriff patrol vehicles at 100 mph
  • PE: Judge refuses to reduce bail for suspected Southern California freeway BB gun shooter
  • BreitbartCA: Trump Announces Visit to ‘Decimated Southern Border’ Before Kamala Has Planned Trip
  • CalM: California Legislature passes a self-serving sham budget
  • NR: Jon Stewart’s Howard Beale Moment Is a Watershed for the Lab-Leak Theory
  • OCReg: Sheriff Villanueva’s justified Venice Beach intervention
  • SacBee: Ron Burkle bailed on Sacramento’s soccer dream. Now he’s getting sued over stadium work
  • SacBee: Caltrans completes Highway 99 work ahead of schedule. Crews replaced overpass at 21st Ave.
  • SacBee: Southwest Airlines flights across US grounded again. Sacramento among airports hit by outage
  • SFC: Alameda County supes delay action on city’s request to help fund A’s new ballpark project
  • SFC: Peskin issues emotional apology, city leaders accuse each other of bullying
  • SFC: Former S.F. HR manager charged with two forgery counts
  • SJMN: San Jose: One shot, one stabbed in separate incidents
  • SJMN: Building in “premium” San Jose market draws high price
  • Gallo approved for $400M South Carolina bottling plant. Will it affect Modesto jobs?
  • FresBee: ‘We’ve missed you all.’ COVID restrictions lift in Fresno. What restaurants are saying
  • FresBee: Reopened — but recovered? What Fresno jobs look like in industries hit hardest by COVID
  • Ceres approves contract with Modesto for fire services. What that means for residents
  • CalCoast: Excessive heat and fire danger warnings for parts of SLO County
  • LAT $: Councilman Mike Bonin is served with a recall notice. It’s the second in L.A. in a week
  • LADN: Councilwoman Raman introduces motions aimed at expanding homeless housing
  • LADN: LA City Council to support assault-weapon ban with amicus brief for state appeal
  • VOC: Santa Ana Police Questioned About Why Some Sexual Assault Reports Receive Same Urgency as Graffiti
  • OCReg: Orange County’s ‘Stand and Salute’ Giving Day focuses on military veterans
  • OCReg: Workers to picket Tenet hospitals over alleged understaffing, health insurance concerns
  • PE: Riverside County hits yellow tier on day state coronavirus reopening system ends
  • PE: San Bernardino mayor’s alleged misuse of public funds will be investigated by authorities
  • SBSun: San Bernardino County reaches yellow tier as state’s coronavirus reopening system ends
  • VOSD: Complaints, Concerns Dogged Southwestern College’s Hunt for a New President
  • VOSD: Enrollment at Local Catholic Schools Has Surged
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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