Monday, December 13, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • AP: San Francisco's vaunted tolerance dims amid brazen crimes
  • NYT: Robberies. Drought. Tent Camps. Los Angeles’s Next Mayor Faces a Litany of Crises.
  • FresBee: Democrats want to spend California’s surplus on infrastructure. What about rebate checks?
  • SFC: How do you spend trillions of dollars? What Biden’s infrastructure bills mean to Bay Area
  • FresBee: California paid out $20 billion in fake unemployment claims. How much will it recover?
  • OCReg: Beware of California’s obscene budget surplus
  • Saturday Headlines
  • Sunday Headlines
  • AP: Rain, snow fall as California braces for brunt of storm
  • LAT $: With 2022 campaign on the horizon, Gov. Gavin Newsom has the public stage to himself
  • CG: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Proposal to Allow Private Citizens Sue Gun Manufacturers Violates Federal Law
  • POL: He was hired to fix California schools — while running a business in Philadelphia
  • AP: Will new bacon law begin? California grocers seek delay
  • AP: California may cut rooftop solar incentives as market booms
  • SFC: For the authors of the ‘Red Boat Fish Sauce Cookbook,’ the pantry is political
  • SFC: It’s time to retire the ‘defund the police’ slogan
  • VOSD: ‘Hunger Doesn’t Discriminate’: Food Insecurity Touches Hundreds of Military Households
  • What’s next for Scott Peterson following resentencing? Case is far from its conclusion
  • CalM: Biden helps unions attack California pension reform
  • CG: Would MORE Legislators Better Govern California?
  • LAT $: Skelton: Bob Dole was known for his gut punch. But his gift for political compromise won him respect
  • OCReg: What’s at stake in the Uber/Lyft/DoorDash case?
  • The Corrupt, Mediocre Heroes of the Left Are Imploding
  • NR: California Thinks Abortion Is FAB
  • In California, the Affluent Look Away While Their Cities Burn
  • SacBee: Sacramento council to consider to stop towing homeless vehicles unless city can offer shelter
  • SacBee: ‘We’re not trash.’ Rancho Cordova family with infant seeks help after RV is towed
  • SFC: S.F. embraced plan to reform broken mental health care. Has it helped?
  • SJMN: Could SJ mobile home owners buy a $500 million piece of Silicon Valley?
  • FresBee: Fresno superintendent says this school year ‘harder’ than 2020. Will these new tools help?
  • FresBee: One of Fresno’s ‘rare and amazing’ adobe houses is under threat. Will city protect it?
  • CalCoast: San Simeon on notice, stop encroaching on your neighbors
  • LADN: LA County commission lands on first-ever independent citizens’ redistricting map
  • LAT $: Andre Ethier is friendly face of nonprofit feeding struggling L.A. restaurant workers
  • LADN: 4 LA mayoral candidates take on homelessness, public safety, environment in early issues showcase
  • OCReg: Season of Giving: Navy veteran finds a place to call home through United Way’s WelcomeHomeOC
  • SDUT: What San Diegans should know about the $160B plan for transit and road charges approved on Friday
  • SDUT: San Diego street vendor crackdown delayed again, frustrating merchants across city
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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