Saturday, July 31, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • CG: California Imposes Another Mask Mandate, Threatens Lockdowns, and Gov. Newsom Owns It
  • SJMN: COVID delta variant may spur new Bay Area mask mandates
  • SFC: Will COVID ever end? Here's all you need to know about the CDC's new report
  • SDUT: Activists protest possible restrictions on unvaccinated San Diegans
  • SDUT: Column: Faulconer can’t shake Cox in recall election. Can he catch Elder?
  • Gavin Newsom says California recall could help GOP in 2022, have ‘consequences nationwide’
  • CG: Governor Newsom Speaks On Recall, Predicts ‘Profound Consequences’ For Democrats Nationwide If He Loses
  • SDUT: Newsom issues emergency proclamation to free up extra sources of power
  • SacBee: Wary of blackouts, Newsom offers cash for conservation as California faces energy squeeze
  • CalM: COVID vaccinations lag for people on Medi-Cal
  • SFC: This San Francisco nonprofit will offer free weed to adults who get the COVID vaccine
  • LADN: 2 prosecutors file retaliation lawsuits against LA County DA George Gascón
  • SFC: Two sustain life-threatening injuries in S.F. shooting
  • SFC: Salinas police shooting of a Zapotec teen draws national debate
  • SFC: Oakland police ask for help in unsolved killing of 5-year-old boy
  • SJMN: Dozens of California communities are running out of water
  • AP: California wildfire flares but within line crews have built
  • LAT $: Dixie fire swells beyond 240,000 acres, swallowing homes
  • LAT $: Newsom asks Biden to ensure Pentagon OKs use of satellite data for wildfire program
  • SacBee: Gavin Newsom asks Biden for more ‘boots on the ground’ in fighting California wildfires
  • LAT $: ‘Breakthrough’ COVID-19 cases rising in L.A., but the vaccinated are still protected, data show
  • OCReg: Lawmakers, union seek transparency in PPP loans issued to hotels
  • LADN: Protesters of anti-camping law show up at LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s house, which suffers vandalism
  • LADN: What’s next: LA ban on sitting, lying down and sleeping on sidewalks will launch Sept. 3
  • AP: EXPLAINER: California’s efforts to slow pace of evictions
  • AP: US sues Kaiser Permanente over alleged Medicare fraud
  • OCReg: $100M gift from Irvine Co.’s Bren powers Caltech space electricity idea
  • SDUT: California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta warns San Diego military about financial fraud
  • SacBee: Placer County allocated taxpayer dollars to a private Christian college. That must end
  • SacBee: Did critical race theory lead to ouster of Latino student at Catholic school in California?
  • OCReg: Elizabeth Warren’s attack on the recall cuts against her public persona
  • OCReg: What explains the California exodus?
  • NR: A Tight Labor Market Is Good for Workers
  • CalM: Gun shows are the kind of event state fairgrounds were designed for
  • NR: A ‘Reparations’ Plan Designed to Help the Activist Left, Not Minorities
  • OCReg: Why we ought to be missing Jerry Brown (sort of)
  • OCReg: Bring common sense back to California: Doug Ose
  • CG: Insurrections for Me, but not for Thee
  • AP: San Francisco tenants get 6-figure buyout to leave luxe unit
  • SFC: End of the gas stove in S.F.? City mulls mandates, incentives to electrify
  • SFC: Uber, Lyft, Roblox among tech companies delaying office returns
  • FresBee: Chukchansi Tribe, Madera County reach deal to boost fire protection and sheriff’s patrols
  • LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 3,606 new cases and five new deaths, July 30
  • LAT $: Sheriff expresses ‘grave concerns’ over fatal shooting by deputies
  • LADN: Scope of Delta variant’s strength grows clearer, scarier; impact on LA County deepens
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 593 new cases and no new deaths, July 30
  • LAT $: Vaccinations at the O.C. Fair? With county infections rising, officials say it’s worth a shot
  • VOC: Newport-Mesa School District Officials Halt Anti-Bias Training in Schools
  • OCReg: OC Judge recuses himself from high-profile rape case against Newport Beach doctor and girlfriend
  • SBSun: Data backlog blamed for 224 San Bernardino County coronavirus deaths reported Friday
  • PE: Riverside County coronavirus vaccine clinics closing in Riverside, Lake Elsinore
  • SBSun: Ex-prosecutor says Riverside County superiors told him to ditch evidence pointing to murder defendant’s innocence
  • PE: ACLU alleges Riverside County misspent $4.6 million in coronavirus money on Sheriff’s Department
  • SDUT: San Diego County to employees: Get the COVID-19 vaccine or get tested regularly
  • VOSD: Chula Vista Leaders Can’t Stop Fighting Over Gift Bags and Birthday Greetings
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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