Tuesday, December 7, 2021 |
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Dear John,
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- CalM: Nunes resignation sparks massive political shakeup
- CG: CA Rep. Devin Nunes Announces He Will Leave Congress To Join Trump Media Startup
- AP: GOP Rep. Nunes leaving Congress for Trump social media firm
- FresBee: Devin Nunes’ retirement could mean an opening for California Democrats. Who might run?
- CG: Second Recall Petition Against LA DA George Gascon Begins
- CalCoast: Flash mob like thieves hit clothing store in Santa Barbara
- LAT $: Melrose Avenue neighborhood group to install license plate readers over crime worries
- FresBee: Vehicle burglaries up 38% in Fresno in 2021. Leave nothing in car, police warn
- SFC: Woman charged with stealing $40K in merch from S.F. Target arrested again
- LAT $: California prepares for winter COVID-19 surge; if not from Omicron, then from Delta
- CalM: Tracking coronavirus hospitalizations in California by county
- LAT $: Lazarus: Should you pay an extra fee just for being a Californian? Pizza Hut thinks so
- Stanislaus County leaders choose a map that sets the new boundaries for elections
- LADN: Pomona’s gain is San Fernando Valley’s loss as county redistricting hits stretch run to final map
- VOSD: Latinos Stand to Lose Voting Power in District 9
- CG: State Doctor Files TRO Against Labor Union Over Illegal Dues Deductions
- SacBee: UC avoided one big strike, but more are in the works at California colleges. Here’s why
- SFC: Here are 22 new laws Californians must start following in 2022
- SJMN: San Jose’s final Pearl Harbor survivor looks back on 80th anniversary
- LADN: Family of San Pedro Pearl Harbor survivor won’t let the nation forget
- CG: Why is California’s ‘More Water Now’ Ballot Initiative Already Under Attack?
- SacBee: Gavin Newsom’s California budget will propose more help for kids who – like him – have dyslexia
- AP: California’s governor writes children’s book about dyslexia
- AP: Rohingya sue Facebook for $150B, alleging role in violence
- LADN: Former head of LADWP will plead guilty to bribery in corruption scheme, prosecutors say
- LAT $: Former head of DWP agrees to plead guilty to bribery charge
- LADN: 113 LA firefighters put on unpaid leave for failing to comply with vaccine mandate
- Too Good to Fact-Check? Journal Publishes Higher Ed Hoax
- Josh Harder rakes in money warning against Devin Nunes threat that didn’t materialize
- SJMN: Rep. Jackie Speier endorses replacement as she prepares to retire
- AP: Derby winner Medina Spirit collapses, dies in California
- SFC: Wetland restoration could be a blueprint for how California adapts to climate change
- SacBee: California Democrats say they want to help lower prices for the holidays. Can they?
- LAT $: Facing record labor shortage, trucking firms battle for drivers
- LADN: Ports of LA, Long Beach delay container fee once again
- LAT $: New York City poised to let noncitizens vote in municipal elections
- OCReg: Foundation spending in politics and journalism poses risks
- OCReg: More balanced approach needed to deal with addiction, crime
- Democrats' Mask Mandates Harm Kids Development
- Inflation Hits Lower-Income Families the Hardest
- OCReg: Contrary to claims of underfunding, K-12 education spending in California has exploded
- CalM: California housing crisis both wide and deep
- SacBee: With buildings rising all over Sacramento region, the construction industry sets a record
- SacBee: Sacramento clears 160 vehicles used by homeless from business park. Are more sweeps coming?
- SacBee: Understaffed. Burned out. Teachers at Sacramento high school injured breaking up fights
- SFC: No more butt sliding: Muni will roll out trains with redesigned seats in early 2022
- SFC: Parklets are permanent, but S.F. added so many rules that many restaurants plan to tear them down
- SJMN: Excessive force judgment orders Santa Clara to pay $500,000 for 2017 police shooting
- SJMN: San Jose mayor teams up with billionaire developers to influence upcoming elections
- SJMN: Small businesses in Santa Clara County could land $20 million in pandemic relief grants
- VCStar $: CSU Channel Islands business school gets $10.5M donation
- VCStar $: Camarillo City Council chooses Mulchay as mayor
- VOC: OC’s New Mental Health Director is Promising Transparency, Collaboration
- OCReg: In city budget talks, Fullerton police union spars with councilmen over cuts
- OCReg: ‘He would be dead:’ Mother recounts how Mater Dei football players allegedly beat her son
- OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 1,443 new cases and 15 more deaths over the weekend
- PE: Coronavirus hospitalizations hold steady in Riverside County
- PE: Anaheim man charged with 2 BB-gun shootings on 91 Freeway in Riverside
- SBSun: Is Redlands at warehouse ‘tipping point’ and what can be done?
- PE: Southern California’s first remote jury trial wrapping up in San Bernardino County
- SDUT: This proposal for San Diego’s sports arena site emphasizes community, downsizes arena
- SDUT: Elo-Rivera takes over pivotal San Diego council president post in surprise vote
- SDUT: Two San Diego County sheriff’s deputies failed to provide medical aid to inmate before he died, review board finds
- SDUT: DA charges San Diego, Los Angeles ‘Antifa’ groups with violently countering P.B. ‘Patriot March’
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FlashReport Editors
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