Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • CG: Is CA Secretary of State Involved in Voter Suppression With Exclusion of Larry Elder from Recall Ballot?
  • BreitbartCA: Larry Elder Sues California over Ballot Exclusion: ‘Voter Suppression’98
  • CG: Larry Elder Sues Sec. of State Shirley Weber Over Not Listing Him As Recall Candidate
  • AP: GOP radio host Larry Elder sues to get on California ballot
  • CNN: What's in the restrictive voting bills being pushed by Texas GOP lawmakers?
  • NPR: In Texas, Efforts To Make Voting Harder Have Some Worried In Harris County
  • SDUT: Will California need a new mask mandate? Delta variant brings Newsom new challenges
  • LAT $: More California areas urge masks indoors as Delta variant rages
  • LAT $: Father says son with speech impairment was unfairly booted from Palo Alto school for not wearing a mask
  • AP: California appoints special counsel for unemployment fraud
  • CG: Former Chief Federal Prosecutor McGregor Scott Joins California Unemployment Fraud Investigation
  • SFC: S.F. group representing 500 bars considers requiring vaccine proof
  • AP: Couple charged in California fire sparked by gender reveal
  • PE: Couple accused of involuntary manslaughter in gender-reveal ignition of El Dorado fire
  • SacBee: Recall proponents go after Gavin Newsom’s crime policies. What they had to say at rally
  • AP: Court fights mark run-up to California recall election
  • LAT $: Councilman Kevin de León is latest recall target in L.A.
  • SacBee: California will spend $6 billion to expand internet access. Who gets priority?
  • AP: Court: California can expand insurance for wildfire areas
  • OCReg: California treasurer Fiona Ma accused of sexually harassing agency director
  • AP: Weinstein brought to California to face further rape charges
  • BreitbartCA: California Appeals Court: Mandatory Transgender Pronouns Violate First Amendment
  • CG: Update from the California Legislature
  • AP: California synagogue shooting suspect pleads guilty
  • SJMN: Are Bay Area hospitals complying with new price transparency rule?
  • LAT $: Laguna Beach places ban on single-use plastics on beaches, parks and trails
  • California voters OK’d billions for water projects. Where are the new dams, reservoirs?
  • SDUT: San Diego’s median home price reaches $750,000 in June, another record high
  • OCReg: ‘It’s crazy’: Orange County home sales up 67%, median price soars to $900,000
  • Rand Paul And Dr. Fauci Call Each Other Liars About Gain-Of-Function Research At Wuhan Lab
  • Psaki Confirms Several Fully Vaccinated WH Staffers Have Tested Positive For COVID
  • Texas Democrats in DC is a 'super-spreader,' doctor says Psaki 'refusing to acknowledge a medical reality'
  • LAT $: How protests over transgender rights at an L.A. spa ended in violence
  • AP: Trump inaugural committee head accused of being UAE agent
  • LAT $: Tom Barrack, L.A. billionaire and Trump ally, charged with acting as agent of UAE
  • Reason: Speech Is Not Violence
  • Reason: When Growth Grinds to a Halt
  • CalM: Three growing crises could affect Newsom recall
  • Reason: Biden Wants To Punish Facebook for the Government's Own Vaccine Failures
  • SacBee: Sacramento bomb plot suspect nearly wins release. How his wife kept him in jail
  • SFC: S.F. small businesses shut due to pandemic could get out of paying rent
  • SFC: S.F. City Hall corruption: Supervisors to fix lack of rules for $2 billion a year in city grants
  • SFC: S.F. expands authority to impose mental health holds
  • SFC: Oakland City Council approves terms for Howard Terminal ballpark against A’s wishes
  • SJMN: Former San Jose council candidate sentenced to six months in jail for crash that killed a 66-year-old pedestrian
  • Modesto segregation up slightly. It can affect home values, life expectancy and income
  • CalCoast: Lawsuit accuses Atascadero officials of bias and retaliation
  • VCStar $: Borderline co-owner appears in court to face grand theft charge
  • VCStar $: Thacher board vows to act as students, alumni demand accountability
  • LADN: LA County reports uptick in nursing home cases, as coronavirus numbers continue to rise
  • LAT $: 22% of LAPD officers failed to promptly activate body cameras in force incidents
  • LADN: LA could receive tens of millions in national opioid settlement
  • LADN: Long Beach explores options for Queen Mary’s future, including preservation or disposal
  • OCReg: Bill Gross denies violating restraining order as legal battle with his neighbor goes back to court
  • VOC: Santa Ana Cops to Hold No Confidence Vote in Police Chief, Union Says
  • LAT $: O.C. Fair sells out for first time since 1890, but there may be ways to get in on booked days
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 315 new cases and one new death, July 20
  • SBSun: San Bernardino leaders embrace resuming in-person meetings after virtual year
  • PE: Riverside residents praise, blast city over Reps. Gaetz, Greene rally
  • VOSD: Fallbrook District Ousted Its Board President but Won’t Say Why
  • SDUT: San Diego city attorney withdraws law firm’s $250,000 contract to help defend new franchise deal with SDG&E
  • SDUT: ‘His vision was to dream big.’ Funeral for Father Joe Carroll draws hundreds.
  • SDUT: Proposed San Diego sewer rate spike for single-family homes moves to September vote
  • SDUT: Scripps Health buys Carmel Valley corner for $23M

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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