Thursday, December 23, 2021 |
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Dear John,
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THE HEADLINES:
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- OCReg: Top Gascon aide allegedly threatened to put officer who arrested him on dishonest cop list
- Lenient CA Prosecutors Spur Voter Ire--and Gascon Recall
- OCReg: GOP Reps. Young Kim, Michelle Steel target new districts in 2022 elections
- AP: US House shuffle continues with California districts in play
- SDUT: Elected and non-elected candidates pounce on new boundaries for state and federal offices
- SacBee: Rep. Ami Bera’s new GOP challenger knows how to raise money. Can she flip a blue district?
- New Congressional and State Legislative districts — A detailed analysis
- LADN: Are LA County hospitals prepared for a potential winter COVID surge?
- AP: Omicron less likely to put you in the hospital, studies say
- SJMN: Omicron cases in California quadruple in a week. How Newsom plans to tackle it.
- LAT $: Omicron sweeping through California with staggering speed, raising alarm and questions
- SFC: Boosted and confused: Omicron has made the holidays a time of anxiety, again
- SFC: 60% of S.F. drug incidents are in the Tenderloin. That number’s rise is one factor in the debate over a ‘state of emergency’
- Congressman Josh Harder to seek re-election in new Democrat-leaning Central Valley district
- FresBee: Will California’s Central Valley send a Latino to Congress in 2022? New voting maps could help
- SacBee: Supply chain mess cost California farms $2.1 billion in stalled exports, study shows
- SacBee: Your guide to California’s changing rules on COVID-19: Masks, vaccines and schools
- Gavin Newsom expands state testing hours, rapid tests as omicron sweeps through California
- SDUT: Pacific storm will dump about 2 inches of rain on San Diego County coast starting Thursday night
- AP: California sets Feb. 1 deadline for health worker boosters
- OCReg: New reports of oil sheen off Bolsa Chica prompt search Wednesday afternoon
- AP: California prosecutors warn of surge in deadly DUI crashes
- CG: Biden Administration Orders Two $689 Million Solar Projects In Southern California
- OCReg: Where’s the cheapest place to live in California?
- Reason: Rand Paul: Feds Wasted $52 Billion on Slot Machine-Playing Pigeons, COVID Aid, Afghanistan, and More
- SFC: Plastic waste from Amazon purchases soared by 29% in pandemic, report finds
- SDUT: Few answers given at meeting to discuss suspension of local NAACP branch president
- LADN: Officials say Rose Parade and Rose Bowl are still happening, but will keep watch on COVID changes – Daily News
- BreitbartCA: Kamala Flees D.C. for L.A. After ‘Close Contact’ with Infected Staffer
- OCReg: The Biden presidency is a political gift to Republicans
- LAT $: Arellano: Hold on to your donkeys, Democrats — Latinos going GOP in 2024 isn’t that far-fetched
- Hispanics' Rightward March
- OCReg: No wonder why people and businesses are dumping California
- FresBee: It’s time to use California’s budget surplus money to fix key aqueduct and canals
- LAT $: Gerrymandering still exists in California. But reforms did away with the old, ugly system
- OCReg: Job-killing wage mandates set to sweep the country
- CapWkly: What Next For Roe v. Wade?
- SFC: Third Oakland council member explores run for mayor
- SJMN: East Palo Alto punts on measure that gives renters first dibs on real estate deals
- SFC: Why Oakland recently scrambled to field 911 calls
- SFC: Limit recalls? Curb corruption? San Franciscans will vote next year on hot-button issues
- SFC: There aren’t enough mental health professionals. Here’s what S.F. is doing about it
- AP: Jurors in the Elizabeth Holmes trial may take next week off
- SJMN: Cupertino’s SB 9 ordinance may violate state law, housing group says
- FresBee: California state senator calls for Sanger mayor to resign after domestic violence arrest
- FresBee: Fresno officers involved in shooting near Woodward Park. Police describe what happened
- CalCoast: Grand jury rejects claims of mismanagement at Hancock College
- CalCoast: Paso Robles police release video of fatal officer involved shooting
- VCStar $: Jacqui Irwin makes political plans known
- VCStar $: Simi Councilwoman again passed over for mayor pro tem
- LADN: LAUSD’s ‘ambitious’ hiring plan challenged by labor market shortages
- LAT $: Overturned big rig causing traffic delays on 5 and 14 freeways near Newhall
- OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reports 1,057 new cases, two more deaths on Dec. 22
- VOC: Do OC Residents Deserve More Transparency On COVID-19 Bailout Spending?
- OCReg: City attorney, city council squaring off in Huntington Beach
- SBSun: New $8.2 million fire station planned for northern Fontana
- PE: Eastvale City Manager Bryan Jones put on paid leave
- SDUT: Oversight board asks Sheriff’s Department to respond to racial disparities revealed in recent report
- SDUT: Garbage strike getting old for homes and businesses served by Republic Services
- SDUT: Ethics commission issues fines to city attorney, former council candidate
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Sincerely,
FlashReport Editors
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