Monday, July 5, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • SDUT: Lobbyist seeks $2M fee for work on behalf of insurer that donated to state's insurance regulator
  • SDUT: Why is a San Diego teachers union trying to get rid of half a school board?
  • BreitbartCA: Marvel Comics Makes Captain America Say American Dream ‘Is a Lie’
  • BreitbartCA: Mad Max goes off on Declaration of Independence
  • BreitbartCA: The Nation: Founders ’Colonizers,’ USA Exceptionalism = ’Racism’
  • BreitbartCA: Wapo Writer: Statue of Liberty Symbol of ‘Hypocrisy’
  • BreitbartCA: Happy Independence Day From the Squad! Cori Bush: America ’stolen Land’’Black People Still Aren’t Free’
  • OCReg: Orange County is celebrating Independence Day in person
  • PE: Corona enjoys July 4th with parade, fireworks
  • SJMN: Crowds celebrate post-COVID freedoms at Bay Area parades
  • SFC: San Francisco fireworks, back after skipping a year, draw throngs to waterfront
  • Saturday Headlines
  • Sunday Headlines
  • SFC: Newsom got an early date for the recall — and it may not be good thing
  • FEMA Rejected 95% Of Aid Applicants During California's Last Wildfire Disaster. Why?
  • SFC: Contra Costa firefighters battle several blazes from illegal fireworks
  • LADN: Tumbleweed fire in northern Los Angeles County grows to 1,000 acres, is 10% contained
  • FresBee: Crews battle fires along Kings River near Piedra area of Fresno County; evacuation ordered
  • AP: Firefighters battle destructive blazes in California
  • LAT $: He had 10 minutes to flee the Salt fire. Now his home is gone
  • SFC: Delta variant now the dominant COVID strain in California. Here’s what that means
  • LADN: LA County posts 457 new coronavirus cases, 4 deaths on July 4
  • AP: Annual California bighorn sheep count canceled after death
  • SacBee: A dry California creek bed looked like a wildfire risk. Then the beavers went to work
  • LAT $: This architect is trying to save cougars from becoming roadkill on California freeways
  • SDUT: Why Sempra is dropping ‘energy’ from its name
  • SJMN: San Jose State swimmers tell how they blew the whistle on trainer’s alleged sexual abuse
  • SBSun: Federal probe of American Indian boarding schools reflects dark chapter in U.S. history
  • LAT $: Kamala Harris greets firefighters in her Brentwood neighborhood
  • OCReg: Freedom is indispensable to the well-being of humanity
  • Happy Birthday to a Great and Good Nation, the USA
  • California Targets Free Speech and Charities
  • AmerSpec: Don't Let the Left Cancel Independence Day
  • OCReg: America’s birthday was no picnic in the park
  • CalM: Koch brothers win legal duel with California
  • SFC: S.F.’s controversial federal tower is getting a new plaza — and a tall protective fence
  • SFC: Mayor Breed was praised for her COVID response. Now, she confronts S.F.'s other problems
  • SJMN: SJPD social-media scandal: What happened to the officers put on leave after blog exposed racist, Islamophobic Facebook posts
  • FresBee: Internal Fresno police reports show first-responders blaming victim in restraint-related death
  • VCStar $: Ojai pharmacist wins round in David Vs. Goliath fight over insurance reimbursements
  • OCReg: Boat slip prices increasing in Dana Point Harbor known as ‘best deal in OC’
  • SDUT: Before tortilla incident, Coronado residents clashed over racial equity efforts
  • SDUT: UC San Diego will have to pivot after being told to admit more California students

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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