Thursday, July 29, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • SFC: East Bay city may allow undocumented residents to vote in local elections
  • AP: California follows CDC, advises indoor masks for vaccinated
  • SFC: S.F. considers mandating masks indoors regardless of vaccination status
  • SacBee: Mayor wants Sacramento to require vaccine or regular COVID testing for city employees
  • Coronavirus surge worsening in California as officials consider more drastic actions
  • LAT $: California sees small boost in vaccinations but needs much more
  • SFC: Twitter closes S.F. and New York offices as delta variant spreads
  • SFC: Facebook to require vaccinations in U.S. offices, joining Google
  • Apple to Require Employees, Customers to Wear Masks in Many U.S. Stores
  • CG: Gov. Newsom Increases Ads and Candidate Stops To Fight Falling Poll Numbers in Recall
  • CalM: Newsom recall: GOP challengers see parents as ‘consumers’
  • OCReg: Recall effort picks up steam as vote nears
  • SacBee: Elizabeth Warren calls on Californians to ‘vote no’ on Newsom recall in new ad
  • SacBee: Republican recall candidate Kevin Faulconer visits Fresno, offers plan for Valley water
  • CG: BREAKING: LA Doctor Warns County Will Close Schools Again For Even One ‘Case’ of COVID
  • SacBee: CA SEIU state worker union challenges Newsom vaccine order
  • OCReg: Disneyland requires all visitors to wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status
  • SFC: DA Boudin recall: As deadline approaches, here’s how much money both sides have raised
  • SDUT: San Diego to consider an ordinance barring ghost guns
  • Survivors of California’s deadliest wildfire haunted as new blaze nears: ‘I can’t do it again’
  • LAT $: As violent crimes surge, Californians’ faith in gun control slips in new poll
  • Violent Crime Is Rising, and It's Changing Mayoral Politics
  • LAT $: L.A. finalizes its anti-camping law, setting the stage for vote-by-vote enforcement
  • CG: LA City Council Gives Final Approval For Homeless Encampment Ban Ordinance
  • FresBee: ‘Liquidation of cows.’ How the drought creates chaos on California ranches, dairy farms
  • LAT $: Investigators reportedly searching Arroyo Grande hills for Kristin Smart’s remains
  • OCReg: Water shortage, fire threat move to the top of Californians’ environment concerns
  • FresBee: Devin Nunes has more cash on hand than any other Republican. What does he want to do next?
  • Poll: Most California voters want to revamp state's recall process
  • OCReg: Anti-mask Huntington Beach restaurant took PPP funds while rejecting safety regulations
  • Stop Big Tech-Democrat Collusion Before It's Too Late
  • NR: The BLM Effect
  • OCReg: Court provides some clarity on schooling
  • OCReg: If the FDA is serious about vaccine hesitancy, it should fully approve vaccines now
  • NR: It’s Not Just COVID: China’s Dubious Scientific Ethics
  • AP: Police: 6 now confirmed dead in plane crash near Lake Tahoe
  • SacBee: As complaints pile up, Sacramento County wants to reinvent its sprawling Medi-Cal program
  • SacBee: City of Sacramento to buy Sacramento News & Review building for new library
  • SFC: Sacramento's air quality tanked because of Dixie Fire. Will smoke reach the Bay Area?
  • LAT $: Contentious George Washington mural at San Francisco school can stay, judge decides
  • SFC: Breed signs legislation making parklets a permanent fixture of S.F.
  • SFC: S.F. corruption scandal: Ex-Recology exec to plead guilty to bribes charge
  • SFC: Court allows housing-retail development on Berkeley shellmound to proceed
  • SFC: Disgraced Contra Costa politician to serve home detainment in Hawaii condo
  • FresBee: Six Flags in Fresno? Just as soon as we get a PGA Tour stop, lake, speedway and aquarium
  • Where Stanislaus County and its cities stand on requiring COVID-19 vaccines for staff
  • FresBee: Fresno church cancels youth activities after COVID exposures at summer camp
  • FresBee: Fresno County experiencing rise of COVID-19 cases among younger population, doctors say
  • CalCoast: Marijuana mogul charged with bribing SLO County supervisor
  • VCStar $: Santa Paula crowd rejects reopening of waste plant
  • VCStar $: Plan to build a new Santa Paula Hospital revealed
  • VOC: Irvine Residents Rail Against Great Park Special Tax While City Council Changes Park Name
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 532 new cases and no new deaths, July 28
  • OCReg: Placentia-Yorba Linda school board wants face masks to be optional
  • SBSun: San Bernardino County sees highest weekly coronavirus case count since February
  • PE: Riverside launching Santa Ana River revitalization effort
  • PE: Riverside County sees highest coronavirus hospitalization and ICU tally since March
  • SDUT: Audit committee chair urges prosecutor to investigate Ash Street transaction
  • SDUT: Audit says San Diego spent most of $250M in federal COVID-19 relief responsibly, with minor exceptions

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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