Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • SacBee: Caviar seller stayed with California treasurer and her staff on work trips, ex-staffer says
  • SFC: S.F. working to open supervised drug use site by spring, possibly near the Tenderloin
  • OCReg: California Attorney General Bonta, DA Gascon colluding to overturn death sentences, prosecutor alleges
  • CG: Congresswoman Jackie Speier Announces That She Will Not Run in 2022
  • SFC: A timeline of Jackie Speier’s career, from Jonestown survivor to Congress
  • AP: Rep. Speier, survivor of 1978 Jonestown ambush, to retire
  • SJMN: Rep. Jackie Speier, Jonestown massacre survivor and longtime US House member, announces she won’t run for re-election
  • SFC: Jackie Speier retirement sets off jockeying to replace her in Congress
  • SFC: Gov. Newsom warns of California winter surge, with virus ‘coming back in force’
  • SJMN: How long will Californians be asked to lie for a booster shot?
  • VCStar $: County follows state lead, opens door wider for boosters
  • AP: 14 California children given wrong amount of COVID vaccine
  • LAT $: Garcetti waits as senators review allegations against ex-aide
  • More than 500,000 California workers will get $500 pandemic bonuses. Here are the details
  • SFC: Former S.F. building inspector, building commissioner indicted
  • SFC: Director of S.F. Film Commission forced to resign after not getting vaccine
  • AP: California backslides on water conservation amid drought
  • LAT $: As drought persists, Californians are ‘backsliding’ in effort to conserve water
  • FresBee: Sword attack breaks out at Fresno Starbucks parking lot. Victim rushed into surgery
  • SBSun: Man shot to death outside of San Bernardino bar
  • OCReg: Anaheim police investigate fatal motel shooting
  • OCReg: Edison’s new rate plans create financial pinch for rooftop solar panel owners
  • CG: California Energy Commission Approves $1.4 Billion Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Plan
  • SJMN: Proposed California ballot measure would fast-track construction of dams, desalination plants and other water projects
  • AP: Woman charged in California fire found incompetent for trial
  • CalM: Will California’s plan for clearing homeless camps work?
  • OCReg: Homeless woman vows to fight new court order to leave Mile Square Regional Park
  • LAT $: Two homeless men lit on fire in attack at Thousand Oaks encampment
  • CalM: UC lecturers will strike Wednesday, halting instruction for thousands of students
  • LADN: Sheriff Villanueva says he ‘encouraged’ destruction of Kobe Bryant crash scene photos
  • WashTimes: Is McCarthy Up to the Job If the GOP Wins the House?
  • BreitbartCA: Catholic Football Player Suspended for Saying There Are Two Genders
  • Reason: Kamala Harris Was Unpopular Before She Became Vice President. Nothing Seems To Have Changed.
  • Kamala Harris Is a Very Weird Person
  • NR: The Collapse of Kamala Harris
  • AP: California electrician ordered to pay $481 million for scam
  • AP: After record low, monarch butterflies return to California
  • AP: Cyclist paralyzed in crash to get $24M payout from San Diego
  • SFC: ACLU questions CHP’s use of aerial surveillance during 2020 protests
  • CalM: Paying so much to earn so little
  • No Journalist Is More Racist Than MSNBCs Joy Reid
  • SacBee: California’s lottery is a regressive tax that rips off citizens. Lawmakers need to end it
  • Why the New York Times Rewrites History
  • CG: SacBee Calls Parents ‘Angry, Violent, Toxic’ While Touting City’s New Community Organizer Hire
  • SacBee: ACLU sues Sacramento sheriff over ‘illegal’ transfer of inmates to immigration authorities
  • SacBee: ‘Knowledge is power.’ Join lead inspector on a mission to detect lead at Sacramento home
  • SacBee: Poisoned young: Lead exposure goes undetected in Sacramento children, endangering them
  • SFC: Before raid of Foppoli's home, woman came forward with new allegation
  • SFC: Oakland picks developer to start negotiations on building out Coliseum site
  • SFC: New voice in S.F. for crime victims? Proposal would ask to create an office
  • SFC: S.F. supervisor pushes competing plan for fourplexes in single-family areas
  • SJMN: Elizabeth Holmes trial: Damaging testimony on claims made in meeting with investors
  • Stanislaus County leaders could decide who serves on two municipal advisory councils
  • FresBee: Judge shortage stops civil trials in Fresno federal courts. How long will it last?
  • FresBee: Should this Fresno County place change its name? Supporters call for public hearings
  • FresBee: Fresno County supervisors pick new district map, but opponents say it’s still status quo
  • Masks not required: Stanislaus County ends COVID-19 order after transmission level drops
  • CalCoast: Friends of Oceano Dunes wins another victory against the APCD
  • SJMN: Feds move to create new marine protected area next to Monterey Bay sanctuary
  • VCStar $: Proposed large apartment complex in Thousand Oaks clears first hurdle
  • LAT $: L.A. County supervisors seek to decriminalize bike violations after Times investigation
  • LADN: LA County to survey 80 school districts on mental health needs
  • LADN: City seeks psychological exam of LAPD Capt. Lillian Carranza in nude-photo lawsuit
  • LADN: Los Angeles County brothers get probation for breaking into US Capitol during Jan. 6 riot
  • OCReg: LAUSD to loosen COVID-19 protocols next semester
  • LADN: Staples Center to be renamed Crypto.com Arena
  • KTLA: O.C. Board of Supervisors is expected to approve majority Latino district for 1st time
  • OCReg: OC supervisors haggle over redistricting, should pick new map Nov. 22
  • VOC: ‘You Have Something to Hide:’ Amplify Energy Absent Again from State Hearing on OC Oil Spill
  • PE: Former Moreno Valley Mayor Tom Owings dies
  • PE: Eight-story downtown Riverside hotel is approved
  • SDUT: County names long-time elections official as new Registrar of Voters
  • SDUT: Trans woman beaten after being jailed with men, lawsuit against San Diego Sheriff’s Department alleges
  • SDUT: Federal bill would rename San Diego VA Medical Center after fallen soldier Jennifer Moreno
  • SDUT: San Diego adopts new policy wiping out parking requirements for many businesses
  • VOSD: San Diego’s Landfills Are Leaking Planet-Warming Methane
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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