Monday, June 21, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • SDUT: SANDAGs proposed road charge would piggyback on California's plans for a per-mile driver fee
  • LAT $: After week of record heat, here is what Southern California can expect in coming days
  • SFC: The next heat wave is coming and will center on Northern California
  • SacBee: California keeps putting wildfire victims in danger. Stop rebuilding in fire-prone areas
  • SacBee: When did the forest near you last burn? Map shows 30 years of California wildfires
  • VCStar $: California prepares for Forever War with wildfires by focusing on forest fuel
  • Build, burn, build again. Why is California still constructing homes in wildfire red zones?
  • SFC: Cost of Marin kayaker’s ocean rescue? $42,000. Who pays the bill?
  • Saturday Headlines
  • Sunday Headlines
  • SFC: Lake Oroville depleted water levels may force power plant to shut down for the first time ever
  • SJMN: In Russian River’s fabled vineyards, the harvest of a drought
  • OCReg: This bill was meant to protect California workers from COVID. Some counties use it to protect employers instead.
  • SFC: Empty Oakland site planned for residential tower could host tiny homes for the homeless
  • SFC: S.F. debates cutting police budget to fund response to homelessness
  • LAT $: Only six L.A. agencies have named problem officers
  • SDUT: Fold ‘em: Lucky Lady closure ends card rooms in San Diego
  • OCReg: As employees head back to work, insults and misconduct ramp up
  • SDUT: An online push in Tierrasanta urges district to keep Junipero Serra High's name
  • Reason: Biden's Nominee to Head the ATF, Who Wants Congress to Ban 'Assault Weapons,' Says He Can't Define Them
  • BreitbartCA: U.S. Special Operations Command Reinstates Diversity Inclusion Adviser Who Compared Trump to Hitler
  • OCReg: State budget process is broken
  • SDUT: Chris Reed: The three reasons the ultra-rich are unlikely to ever be subject to a ‘wealth tax’
  • NR: Silencing the Culture Wars?
  • CalM: As independent redistricting shows, changing rules can change outcomes
  • SFC: What tourism downturn? Napa wineries report off-the-charts demand for $500-plus tastings
  • SacBee: Raging Waters water park in Sacramento has closed due to ‘unexpected conditions’
  • SFC: Oakland police seeking motive in Lake Merritt shooting that killed 1, injured 6
  • SFC: Man arrested in string of brazen drugstore robberies in S.F.
  • SFC: Tipping in S.F. shot up during the pandemic. Now it’s coming back down
  • SJMN: Bay Area becoming more segregated over decades, report says
  • Riverbank would grow to McHenry under plan for 2,400 homes. Not so fast, critics say
  • CalCoast: Paso Robles school board planing to ban critical race theory
  • VCStar $: Ventura County crime dips, bucking national crime trend during pandemic
  • LADN: LA County posts 258 new coronavirus cases, 3 more deaths on Sunday
  • OCReg: Keep watch on how OC governments use ARPA funds
  • LAT $: Hotline set up for info on pair charged in Aiden Leos killing
  • PE: Why are so few people getting vaccinated in the Inland Empire?
  • SBSun: Rialto pyrotechnics company rebounds from ‘devastating’ pandemic, plans 250 fireworks shows this year
  • SDUT: San Diego struggles with emergency response times, closes some coverage gaps
  • SDUT: Coronado school district issues apology after tortillas thrown at opposing basketball team
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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