Sunday, December 26, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • FRBlog: Where Did Our Law Enforcement Lose Its Way?
  • LAT $: What you need to know about California’s new composting law — a game changer for food waste
  • SFC: The Bay Area omicron surge is under way. What to expect in the coming weeks
  • SDUT: California’s disputed gender diversity law catapults a record number of women into corporate board seats
  • LAT $: Santa Monica seeks to make amends for its racist past
  • SFC: Did state get its money’s worth from $1.7 billion COVID test contract?
  • AP: Parts of California get a White Christmas after snowfall
  • SFC: Snow in the Bay Area? Cold front to bring rain, cold temps, flurries to region’s peaks
  • SJMN: Months after VTA shooting, families face bureaucracy and traumatized survivors return to workplace
  • OCReg: California ready to pull the plug on rooftop solar system subsidies
  • LADN: 82 LAX flights, 5 at John Wayne — but none at Long Beach and Burbank — canceled on Christmas Day
  • SDUT: Border wait times swell as staffing shortages plague inspections booths
  • SFC: Despite plan to close it, S.F.’s juvenile hall to remain open in 2022
  • OCReg: Suspected source of sheen in waters off Bolsa Chica identified
  • VCStar $: Ventura, Ojai cut from Congresswoman Brownley's district
  • NR: The Snoot Party Goes to War
  • LAT $: Editorial: Californians overwhelmingly supported legalizing marijuana. Why is it still a mess?
  • SJMN: Editorial: The time for coddling California’s police is over
  • OCReg: Reform California’s outmoded parking rules
  • SacBee: If office vacancies persist, Sacramento should adapt and turn empty buildings into housing
  • SacBee: Tragic shooting renewed calls for change in Upper Land Park public housing. Will it come?
  • SJMN: San Jose is looking at a potential ‘break in a new direction’
  • FresBee: Fresno homeownership rates have third-highest increase in the nation over past decade
  • VCStar $: Ventura, Oxnard parks set to expand with state grants
  • OCReg: Most influential: Meet Orange County’s 125 top influencers for 2021
  • SBSun: Ontario-Montclair board rallies around superintendent over high pay, housing issues
  • SBSun: State Route 18 into San Bernardino mountains is closed after rain washes away portion of road
  • SDUT: San Diego sheriff’s officials pushed some evictions while others languished for months, internal records show
  • VOSD: VOSD Podcast: How Sean Elo-Rivera Wants to Lead the City Council
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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