Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • SDUT: San Diego County asks all residents to mask indoors, whether vaccinated or not
  • NR: Psaki Flounders on Reasoning for Updated CDC Mask Guidance
  • Reason: The CDC Wants Vaccinated Americans To Wear Masks Again
  • CalM: New CDC advice: Most vaccinated Californians should wear masks indoors
  • LADN: LA city employees will be required to get COVID-19 shots (or get regular tests)
  • AP: EXPLAINER: Employers have legal right to mandate COVID shots
  • AP: California cites grocery stores for not giving virus leave
  • CG: Gov. Newsom Polling Almost Evenly On Recall According To New UC Berkeley Survey
  • SacBee: A ‘wake up call’ for California Democrats: New poll shows voters split on recalling Newsom
  • Reason: New Poll Shows California Voters Split on Gov. Gavin Newsom Recall
  • SJMN: Recall candidate Kevin Faulconer says no to mask mandates during San Francisco campaign stop
  • AP: California expands health care to more low-income immigrants
  • BreitbartCA: Newsom Approves Taxpayer-Funded Health Benefits for Elderly Illegal Aliens
  • AP: Newsom pulls kids from summer camp with no mask requirement
  • SFC: Thieves target Newsom-owned wine shop in break-in attempt
  • AP: Teen fatally shot inside California theater, another wounded
  • AP: Democratic donor convicted of offering drugs for sex; 2 died
  • LAT $: Ed Buck convicted in meth overdose deaths of Gemmel Moore and Timothy Dean
  • Higher COVID Rate Found In Some Counties With Higher Vaccination Rate – Why, And What It Says About The Delta Variant – CBS Sacramento
  • California unions on board with Gavin Newsom’s COVID vaccine rules for state workers
  • LAT $: Grid operator, expecting hot weather and high demand for electricity, issues flex alert for Wednesday
  • SFC: S.F. asks state PUC to name a price for PG&E’s local power lines
  • AP: Audit: California prison program illegally spent $1.3M
  • LADN: As anti-camping zones return for LA City Council vote, some experts map impact of such limits
  • SDUT: Calif. task force recommends public archive for digital campaign ads
  • SJMN: Dixie Fire surpasses 200,000 acres; conditions expected to worsen
  • AP: California, Nevada governors tour site of massive wildfire
  • BreitbartCA: Marlow to Tucker: Breitbart Report Suggests ‘Deep Penetration’ by CCP into Swallwell’s Operation
  • LAT $: L.A. Police Commission appoints new president, who promptly rejects ‘defund’ movement
  • SDUT: San Diego’s water desalination efforts could get boost in federal funding
  • SFC: Mendocino is running out of water. The solution might involve a very old train
  • CalM: Will Delta water users sue — again — to stop California’s drought rules?
  • OCReg: White federal prosecutor alleges U.S. Attorney’s Office discriminates against minority employees
  • SacBee: California teachers’ pension fund reports record-high investment gains. Here’s what that means
  • AP: Officials: 4 dead after jet crash near Lake Tahoe
  • OCReg: Blizzard employees plan walkout at Irvine campus after discrimination lawsuit
  • ‘Delta’ Hysteria Is Another Blow To Small Businesses
  • NR: CDC’s Renewal of Mask Guidance Will Be Used to Push for Vaccine Passports and Mandates
  • NR: Fact-Checkers Rewrite the History of Democrats’ Vaccine Skepticism
  • CalM: Early recall election could backfire on Newsom
  • OCReg: Receiverships and conservatorships are ripe for abuse in California
  • OCReg: A nonpartisan push to restore Congress’ role
  • OCReg: Don’t make gun owners pay for crimes they don’t commit
  • SacBee: Sacramento-area county returns to indoor mask mandate following update from CDC
  • LAT $: Yolo County reimposes indoor mask mandate, citing rising COVID cases and hospitalizations
  • CG: San Francisco Puts Forward New ‘Congestion Pricing’ Plan For Parts of the City
  • SFC: S.F. is still the priciest place to rent in U.S. — but another city is catching up
  • SFC: S.F. school mural controversy: Judge rules against district
  • SFC: After pushback, cost to drop for S.F.’s pricey trash can pilot program to test new designs
  • FresBee: Fresno State will require COVID-19 vaccines for students, employees, CSU announces
  • Why Stanislaus school districts say there aren’t plans to require staff vaccinations
  • California ‘abuses its authority’ with K-12 mask mandate, Modesto school board says
  • CalCoast: SLO County COVID-19 cases nearly double in one week
  • LADN: Over Villanueva’s objections, LA County supervisors advance bid to open sheriff’s department records
  • LADN: Aliso Canyon: Supervisors aim to stop SoCalGas from expanding storage at site of mammoth leak
  • LADN: LA County supervisors split over where to house juvenile offenders
  • OCReg: County supervisors earmark $20 million to push veterans cemetery project ahead in Anaheim Hills
  • OCReg: Irvine leaders to drop Orange County from Great Park name
  • OCReg: New group clashes with O.C. Board of Education over ethnic studies
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 453 new cases and one new death as of July 27
  • VOSD: These Are the Challenges Standing Between San Diego and an MLS Team
  • SDUT: Civic Center Plaza landlord files unlawful detainer case against city of San Diego
  • VOSD: Civic Center Plaza Lenders File to Evict the City After Rent Non-Payment

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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