Saturday, July 10, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • AP: California to require face masks at schools this fall
  • LAT $: California to require masks in schools despite CDC guidelines
  • SFC: Oregon fire threatens California’s power supply, immediate conservation urged
  • AP: Surging California wildfire prompts Nevada evacuations
  • SacBee: California’s electricity grid strained as heat, wildfire in Oregon; Flex Alert issued Saturday
  • LAT $: How bad is this year’s fire season? Even firefighters are worried
  • Is your neighbor wasting water? Snitching on them may ease California drought, study says
  • LAT $: Newsom faces court showdown over recall as Caitlyn Jenner is grilled over her record
  • SFC: Caitlyn Jenner takes her Newsom recall challenge to Sacramento
  • SacBee: ‘I go in to win.’ See Caitlyn Jenner campaign for governor in Sacramento
  • AP: Caitlyn Jenner’s 1st news conference short on substance
  • SDUT: San Diego voters will receive mail ballots for recall election
  • SFC: S.F. burglar surprised by gun-toting resident, held up until police arrived
  • OCReg: Blue shirts, bright smiles; health advocates deliver COVID-19 info door-to-door
  • SDUT: Carlsbad City Council member facing recall resigns
  • LAT $: Biden nominates Garcetti as U.S. ambassador to India
  • BreitbartCA: L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti Named Ambassador to India; Will Leave if Confirmed
  • LADN: It’s official: Biden nominates LA Mayor Eric Garcetti for India ambassador
  • SFC: S.F. workers subject to racially unequal treatment, report says
  • AP: California oil regulators deny new fracking permits
  • LADN: Fate of school’s Indians mascot in hands of Hart Union High School District board
  • CalM: Supreme Court decision could mean increase in labor trafficking of farmworkers
  • Hill: Supreme Court Donor Ruling a Defeat for Kamala Harris
  • AP: California reports first 2021 death from West Nile virus
  • CG: Bill To Expand Last Resort Insurance Coverage To Farms Passes Senate Unanimously
  • SFC: Can’t reach EDD about unemployment benefits? Call your state rep
  • CG: CA Assembly/Senate Leaders Say 85% Vaccination Rate of Capitol Members and Staff is ‘Not Good Enough’
  • LADN: LA County coronavirus cases soar over 1,100 as Delta Variant spreads
  • SFC: Bay Area an ‘emerging hot spot’ for COVID as delta cases jump
  • LAT $: 1 struck by gunfire outside Knott’s Berry Farm
  • FresBee: It was Fresno’s 38th homicide of 2021. How police found suspect in Campus Pointe slaying
  • SJMN: COVID restrictions are over. So why is this California treasure still shut down?
  • California and Florida Battle for the Soul of a Nation
  • OCReg: California’s public schools need more choices and flexibility
  • WashTimes: We're Only 1 Generation Away From Losing America
  • OCReg: Back to school after year of learning loss
  • Reason: Antiquated Zoning Laws Are Worsening the Housing Crisis
  • SacBee: Gov. Gavin Newsom appoints two new judges to serve at Sacramento Superior Court
  • SacBee: City of Sacramento no longer pursuing restraining order against councilwoman’s staffer
  • SFC: Fire rips through Oakland encampment, spreads to BART tracks
  • SFC: Imports at the Port of Oakland are surging
  • FresBee: First human case of West Nile virus found in Fresno County, second in the state
  • VCStar $: Apology issued after Ventura employee texts come to light
  • LAT $: Former UCLA spirit squad director sues school for wrongful termination
  • LADN: Deadline extended for Venice Boardwalk homeless who refuse to accept housing
  • LADN: From parks and transit to a ‘mass exodus’, Valley leaders pitch solutions
  • OCReg: Want to replace Tito Ortiz? Huntington Beach leaders listen to some pitches
  • OCReg: Debate about war monument could just be Little Saigon politics as usual
  • OCReg: 6,052 join lottery for 68 Irvine townhomes priced as low as $425,000
  • OCReg: Orange County venue cancels Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s planned America First rally
  • PE: Jurupa Valley opens door to possible warehouse in 250-acre project
  • SBSun: Cardinal Health to pay $1.45M for discriminating against Black workers at Ontario warehouse
  • VOSD: Sacramento Report: What San Diego's Getting Out of the State Budget
  • SDUT: SANDAG’s Ikhrata gets three-year contract extension
  • VOSD: VOSD Podcast: Meet the New Community College Chief
  • SDUT: San Diego takes over management of Logan Heights maintenance district

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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