Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • AP: Democrats appear to gain edge in California House districts
  • CalM: California redistricting: What to know about the final maps
  • SDUT: New state voting maps create majority Latino congressional district in San Diego
  • SFC: New legislative map could trigger ‘knock-down, drag-out’ Silicon Valley contest
  • Stanislaus County wins — and loses — with new redistricting maps
  • FresBee: So much for unity: Fresno’s final redistricting maps further deepen political divide
  • SJMN: Redistricting: New assembly maps put Evan Low, Marc Berman in the same district
  • LAT $: With new California congressional maps set, candidates swoop in
  • AP: California says health care workers must get booster shots
  • LAT $: L.A. County says no lockdown needed now as California requires boosters for health workers
  • LADN: LAUSD teacher says vaccine led to pain, forced resignation
  • OCReg: DA George Gascón’s top aide arrested on suspicion of public intoxication
  • SJMN: California booster requirements spread as Newsom, Liccardo announce plans; Biden calls for free rapid tests to fight omicron
  • SFC: Bay Area COVID testing ramps up as omicron arrives. Will it be enough?
  • LADN: LA County warns of COVID-19 surge’s potential impact on hospitals
  • AP: Judge rules against San Diego schools in COVID vaccine suit
  • OCReg: Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen to run for state Senate in coastal Orange County seat
  • FresBee: Fresno congressman Jim Costa plans to run again. Here’s where he plans to campaign in 2022
  • FresBee: Google ‘Fresno congressman,’ and Jim Costa’s name appears. That’s just how he likes it
  • LAT $: UCLA, six other UC campuses to start new term online and require COVID boosters
  • AP: Stormy weather means rainy, snowy California Christmas
  • SJMN: Woman robbed at gunpoint at Palo Alto train station
  • SFC: Why does California have the highest jobless rate in the country?
  • SJMN: San Mateo community college vice chancellor charged in wide-ranging corruption case
  • SFC: S.F. has a slew of mega housing projects on track. What it could mean for the city
  • LADN: Cargo containers, trucks to be stored in Carson amid congestion at ports of LA, Long Beach
  • LAT $: Texas abortion law spurs copycat measures, from guns in California to critical race theory in Florida
  • CalM: Danger in Droughtsville: California’s urban water at risk
  • As Crime Surges, Woke Take Shelter in Magical Thinking
  • OCReg: Scandals plague Garcetti’s ambassadorship nomination
  • SDUT: Column: Democrats scrambling to get ahead of crime concerns
  • SJMN: Oakland man wanted for kidnapping commits suicide while evading North Bay police
  • SJMN: After Richmond Police K-9 investigation found high rate of dog bites, community leaders call for review
  • Stanislaus school district says it won’t enforce COVID vaccine mandate for students, staff
  • Oakdale wants Modesto to keep providing fire service. Yet another area could join in
  • CalCoast: Federal judge rules that San Simeon deprived water
  • CalCoast: Paso Robles hires new police chief
  • VCStar $: Moorpark to pay $6.6M for building as interim City Hall
  • LADN: LA won’t have to pay firefighters who refuse vaccine during termination proceedings, judge rules
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 652 new cases and four more deaths, Dec. 21
  • VOC: Why Do Orange County’s Firefighters and Deputies Have Some of the Lowest COVID Vaccination Rates?
  • OCReg: La Habra council member quits city job, lands another on OC Board of Education
  • SBSun: 21-year-old San Bernardino resident killed in shooting
  • PE: Menifee man killed after colliding with Riverside sheriff’s deputy in Lake Elsinore
  • PE: 5 ways new political maps affect the Inland Empire
  • SDUT: Residents struggling with campaign to rein in San Diego granny flat construction
  • SDUT: San Diego city leaders push plan to help older residents live better, longer

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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