Friday, November 26, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • LADN: Nordstrom at Westfield Topanga mall hit in latest rash of flash mob robberies
  • SDUT: Flash mob smash-and-grabs continue at high-end stores in Los Angeles
  • SFC: Wild weekend’ of retail crime underscores challenges for law enforcement
  • SFC: $30,000 a month security, bulletproof vests: How one S.F. retailer reopened after robbery
  • CG: Reform CA Files Ethics Complaint Against Lorena Gonzalez Over ‘Employment Negotiations’ as Next Labor Leader
  • SJMN: $500 a month without strings: Bay Area’s latest guaranteed income program
  • SJMN: Cash for rent: Oakland experiments with new homelessness prevention strategy
  • The Lefts Failure on Covid Lockdowns and Mandates
  • SJMN: Bay Area residents grateful to be closer to ‘normal’ on Thanksgiving, but COVID’s weight lingers
  • LAT $: With vaccine, Thanksgiving in nursing homes comes 'back to life'
  • WSJ: New Coronavirus Variant Arrives in Europe, Sets Off Global Fears of Restrictions
  • AP: South African scientists detect new virus variant amid spike
  • Stock futures fall amid fears of new Covid variant found in South Africa
  • SacBee: Sacramento County blamed American River’s pollution on homeless people. But was it true?
  • LADN: Thanksgiving meals, fund-raisers, runs put emphasis on helping LA County’s homeless
  • FresBee: ‘Safe camp’ for unhoused residents in Fresno shuts down. What happened and what’s next
  • FresBee: ‘Offensive’ names in Fresno? These places landed on the federal government’s list
  • CalM: Should the community of Squaw Valley change its name?
  • BreitbartCA: Us and Them: Global Elites Drive Demand for Private Jets to New Highs
  • CalM: A 50% coupon for one tool? Gardeners call California’s subsidy inadequate
  • AP: Thousands lose power on Thanksgiving in Southern California
  • Howling winds cause power outages across Southern California
  • SacBee: How new ‘learning centers’ allow some Placer County parents to avoid school vaccine mandate
  • CG: Californians Fleeing the State Ranks Among Top 5 Outbound Migration States
  • OCReg: Giving is an American tradition. For that, I am thankful
  • SacBee: What another multibillion-dollar budget surplus says about California’s rampant inequality
  • SFC: Francisco Reservoir on Russian Hill set to reopen as public park in early 2022
  • SFC: Meet the scientist responsible for predicting San Francisco’s COVID future
  • SJMN: ‘Moderately priced’ Hilton Home2Suites hotel gets Pittsburg council’s approval
  • SFC: Oakland turns Thanksgiving feast into even bigger meal giveaway program
  • Fire Along Southbound I-880 in San Jose
  • Here’s how Modesto, Valley authorities will protect holiday shoppers after brazen thefts
  • VOC: Is This Mary’s Kitchen’s Last Thanksgiving?
  • OCReg: Former players show support for Mater Dei, Rollinson after report of hazing that left football player with brain injury
  • OCReg: ‘Sorry!’ Customers with prepaid Thanksgiving meal orders find doors shut at Boston Market in Rancho Cucamonga
  • SDUT: 100th anniversary of San Diego Marine base marks milestone in city history
  • SDUT: Chokehold at center of a new excessive-force lawsuit against San Diego sheriff, county
  • SDUT: Man sues Grossmont school district alleging counselor sexually assaulted him at school
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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