Monday, July 12, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • SacBee: Democrats are in control at California’s Capitol. Why is the state budget still not done?
  • VCStar $: Oxnard resident challenges law on free speech grounds
  • FresBee: River Fire near Coarsegold now at 4,000 acres. Here are areas under evacuation
  • LAT $: Northern California wildfire grows, destroys homes
  • SJMN: How bad is this fire season in California really going to be?
  • SJMN: Diablo Fire on Alameda, Contra Costa counties’ border contained
  • SFC: Brush fire quashed in East Bay, but state’s largest fire still rages
  • AP: California wildfire advances as heat wave blankets US West
  • FresBee: River Fire is on faster growth pace than Creek Fire – but its potential still unknown
  • LAT $: ‘Unrecognizable.’ Lake Mead, a lifeline for water in Los Angeles and the West, tips toward crisis
  • Saturday Headlines
  • Sunday Headlines
  • PE: Fighting wildfires requires even more tribal, local and state coordination
  • LADN: Wildfires, like the 2018 Woolsey fire, fuel mental health fears and stress alongside paths of devastation
  • SFC: When Lava Fire flared back up, questions started about Forest Service's firefighting strategy
  • LAT $: California heat wave causes misery as temperature records fall
  • SJMN: State ISO issues flex alert for Monday, warns residents to conserve power
  • LADN: LA County’s coronavirus surge endures: 1,113 new cases, 4 deaths reported Sunday
  • CG: California Public Health Officials Silent on CDC Vaccine Injury Report of 438,440 ‘Adverse Events’
  • LAT $: L.A. County sees more than 3,000 new coronavirus cases in three days
  • SFC: Bay Area an ‘emerging hot spot’ for COVID as delta cases jump
  • CG: Why is a Wisconsin Prof Using Beijing Research to Push Water Snitching in California?
  • SJMN: ‘No parking’ signs going up as Mountain View about to start crackdown on homeless RV campers
  • LAT $: Punches fly at Rep. Katie Porter's town hall
  • EdS: How California’s new universal transitional kindergarten program will be rolled out
  • SFC: Guaranteed income is lifeline to former foster youth. Will it go statewide?
  • SDUT: Is there a ‘wage and benefits’ shortage in California?
  • SFC: As California wineries lose insurance, some fear this fire season will be their last
  • SFC: One way to save California salmon threatened by drought: Truck them to the mountains and back
  • BreitbartCA: Harris: Voter ID Could Hurt Those Who Don't Live Near a Copy Center
  • BreitbartCA: The Glaring Loopholes in Hunter Biden's Art Deal
  • NR: Hunter Biden’s Art: Con or Creative Coup?
  • OCReg: Actually, more COVID restrictions resulted in greater economic harm
  • NR: We Must Fight Un-American Race Theories
  • CalM: A union pot calls a union kettle black
  • Reason: The Post Office Pension Ponzi Scheme
  • OCReg: Our culture of too many lists
  • SacBee: ‘I was shocked.’ Students, parents outraged after Sacramento teacher uses N-word in class
  • SFC: Castro community group tries again to redesign Harvey Milk Plaza
  • SJMN: Sex assault accusers describe Bay Area coach’s ‘cult-like’ hold on them
  • SFC: Debate over Oakland violence prevention intensifies with dueling rallies
  • SJMN: Santa Clara County public defender launches bid to replace three-term DA
  • FresBee: Who wants to be Fresno’s first legal pot barons? Familiar names might be a surprise
  • FresBee: Trees could help cool Fresno homes and save money. New tool shows where to plant more
  • Top ag official speaks in Modesto about $5.3 billion for water
  • Key players in California water confront drought, fish and more at Modesto summit
  • CalCoast: Flores could face 2 LA rape charges in Kristin Smart case
  • LAT $: ‘We need to fix this city’: Post-Garcetti Los Angeles at a crossroads
  • VOC: After Criticism, OC’s Homeless Vaccine Clinic Showcases A New Strategy
  • LAT $: Updated tsunami hazard maps for Orange County highlight at-risk areas
  • SBSun: Redlands eyes safety as passenger trains proposed for San Timoteo Canyon
  • SDUT: San Diego re-opening its pension system in wake of courts nullifying Proposition B
  • SDUT: Father Joe Carroll, legendary ‘Hustler Priest’ devoted to helping the homeless, dies at 80
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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