Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • WSJ: Don't Let Ideologues Steal Thanksgiving
  • NR: The Four Hundredth Anniversary of Thanksgiving
  • SJMN: Pricey journey ahead for Bay Area Thanksgiving travelers
  • Thanksgiving travel expected to rival pre-pandemic levels
  • LAT $: ‘Everything is sky high’: Higher prices, barer tables for many at Thanksgiving this year
  • OCReg: No chicken patties for lunch? Southern California schools grapple with supply-chain shortages
  • AP: Latest grab-and-run theft hits Southern California Nordstrom
  • Retail Robberies Heighten Black Friday Security Concerns
  • SJMN: Three charged with conspiracy, robbery in Walnut Creek mass burglary; approximately 87 suspects outstanding
  • News Crew Security Guard Shot During Attempted Armed Robbery in Oakland, Police Offer Reward
  • Robbery under investigation at a Nordstrom in Canoga Park, security guard sprayed
  • LADN: Police step up presence at LA-area shopping centers after flash mob robbery at The Grove
  • Buyers Turn a Blind Eye to Stolen Catalytic Converters, Investigators Say
  • AP: Santa Ana winds to raise Southern California fire danger
  • PE: Arlanza fire jumps containment line, prompts evacuations in Riverside
  • OCReg: Thousands lose power in Southern California because of wildfire worries
  • New Coronavirus Variant a ‘Serious Concern’ in South Africa
  • AP: California denies most fracking permits ahead of 2024 ban
  • PG&E Scrambles to Make Up for 3,000 Potentially ‘Falsified' Electrical Inspections
  • PE: These 3 maps could give you a new Riverside County supervisor
  • FresBee: Would Fresno’s underserved populations receive fair representation in draft voting districts?
  • SDUT: New San Diego boundary map boosts Latino power, but more changes may be needed
  • SFC: California cities rush to limit new law increasing density of single-family neighborhoods
  • CG: Gavin Newsom Goes to Mexico while Extending Covid State of Emergency
  • SFC: California might reduce financial benefits of rooftop solar systems
  • SDUT: California dubs San Diego climate activist ‘godmother’ of 100% clean energy
  • AP: Lawsuit claims hazing injured high school football player
  • OCReg: Mater Dei president asks for trust after report of hazing that left football player with brain injury
  • AP: California man dies after police use stun gun twice
  • SFC: S.F. police videos show officers shot man with mental illness history
  • PE: Video shows Riverside police shooting and injuring unarmed woman
  • OCReg: Falsified police reports can be used to impeach officers testifying in unrelated cases, justices rule
  • AP: San Francisco officials call for 10% reduction of water use
  • SDUT: Teen who sued San Diego Unified over vaccine mandate to file appeal after judge rejects exemption
  • SBSun: Teacher sues Chaffey high school district over right to bring gun to campus
  • LAT $: Lawsuit takes aim at law that allows transgender inmates to choose housing location based on gender identity
  • OCReg: New law means Veterans benefits will be printed in multiple languages
  • Reason: Private Property Rights Made the First Thanksgiving Possible
  • OCReg: Padilla doesn’t understand the purpose of the filibuster
  • NR: The Separatist
  • Crenshaw: It's Pretty Obvious That Soros-Funded Prosecutors Are Pushing "Social Justice" Over "Justice"
  • Kevin McCarthy Is Barking Mad
  • OCReg: Things to be thankful for in OC in 2021
  • LAT $: Skelton: After decades in California politics, Allan Zaremberg has some parting advice for the GOP
  • Reason: CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Lauded the Success of China's 'Really Strict' Lockdowns
  • AP: Settlement: Old toxic cables to be removed from Lake Tahoe
  • SacBee: ‘It’s extremely alarming’: Sacramento-area police prepare against theft as Black Friday nears
  • SacBee: Is Sacramento’s ‘ANSAR’ coalition the answer to Afghanistan refugees’ housing struggles?
  • SFC: Experts baffled by video showing S.F. police apparently watching as burglary unfolds
  • Caught on Camera: Thieves Target San Francisco Dispensary
  • SFC: Three garages near Union Square will offer free parking for rest of 2021
  • SJMN: Apple homeless camp: San Jose closes contentious RV parking site
  • FresBee: Developers set to break ground on second affordable housing project in Fresno in 2022
  • VCStar $: T.O. landowner's effort to remove Parks from office suffers setback
  • LADN: COVID-19 testing results accidentally shared with some LAUSD parents
  • LAT $: L.A. County DCFS again at crossroads as another director departs amid child deaths
  • LAT $: L.A. Unified nears a choice on its next superintendent at a critical moment for students
  • LAT $: L.A. firefighter accused of ‘despicable act’ in protest over vaccine mandate
  • PE: Riverside spending $19.2 million to pave, repair roads
  • PE: 324 patients in Riverside County received COVID-19 vaccine frozen longer than manufacturer recommends
  • SDUT: CEO of Sullivan Solar charged in North County with felony stalking

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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