Friday, December 31, 2021 |
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Dear John,
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- LAT $: Gun violence hits 15-year high in L.A.
- SFC: Oaklanders gathered in a park known for shootings. Will it help reduce violent crime?
- LAT $: California criminal justice panel eyes ‘three strikes’ law changes in 2022
- AP: Storm drenches Southern California, shuts Interstate 5
- OCReg: California Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency in 20 counties after series of storms
- AP: Water content of California snowpack far above normal levels
- SDUT: As New Year’s Eve arrives, San Diego hits an all-time single-day COVID-19 case record
- LADN: LA County reports more than 20,000 new coronavirus cases, fueled by omicron
- VOC: Orange County’s COVID Hospitalizations Double in a Week
- PE: COVID surging in Pasadena, but Rose Parade, Rose Bowl game will happen, officials vow anew
- PE: Kaiser pulls in-person health care workers from marching in Rose Parade float amid omicron surge
- LAT $: California’s workplace laws change in 2022: More protections are coming
- LAT $: Schools urged to tighten testing, upgrade masks when they reopen Monday
- OCReg: UC system fires physician who challenged COVID-19 vaccine mandate in lawsuit
- CG: Pennsylvania U.S. District Court Orders California DOJ To Pay Pharmaceutical Lawyers $80,000 in Fines
- LAT $: A plan to offer COVID-19 survivor benefits could pave the way for California 'baby bonds'
- SacBee: California man held over threats against Obama, Fauci to seek insanity defense
- SFC: ‘What made you think I should be shot?’: Eric Swalwell posts chat with man who made online threats
- PE: LAPD officer who fatally shot 14-year-old described as ‘heartbroken,’ ‘shattered’
- SFC: S.F. investigating cops who apparently watched as a dispensary was robbed
- AP: California prisons fight virus outbreaks amid staff concerns
- CG: State Officials Announce Cleanup of Huntington Beach Oil Spill Has Ended
- SDUT: ‘No worker wants $15 an hour’: As San Diego’s minimum wage hits milestone, some say it’s not enough
- CalCoast: Flores’ lawyer files a motion to dismiss Kristin Smart murder charges
- LAT $: Is wildfire arson getting worse in California? Climate change doesn’t help
- OCReg: Another wage hike won’t aid our state’s poor
- Reason: How Biden's Agenda Is Causing Inflation
- We Must Make Authorities Accountable for Covid Lies
- Political-Media Consensus Wrong About Everything in 2021
- CG: Filling a Vacancy in the California Legislature
- CG: Gifts and Honoraria and California Legislators
- OCReg: The lonely crusade against government hubris
- OCReg: The trap of racial equity
- SacBee: Marijuana acquisition will help this Sacramento company build a statewide pot presence
- CG: 48,000 Californians are Without Power in the Sierra Nevadas
- SJMN: New housing or a community garden? A Bay Area city roils over the choice
- SFC: State appeals court rules in favor of Oakland’s embattled Measure AA tax
- SJMN: San Jose hotel proposal sparks debate over neighborhood development plan
- FresBee: New year, new assignments for some Fresno County Superior Court judges, commissioners
- CalCoast: Coastal Commission blocks seawall construction in Pismo Beach
- VCStar $: Ventura to close most city facilities amid COVID surge
- LADN: 5 LAUSD issues to watch as an eventful 2022 awaits
- LADN: The 5 top things to look for in LA County governance in 2022 (and a couple of honorable mentions)
- OCReg: A busy 2021 for Orange County news and politics
- VOC: Ethnic Studies and Critical Race Theory: A Tumultuous Year for OC School Boards
- SBSun: 305,617-square-foot warehouse OK’d in Highland
- SBSun: Redlands school board gives itself a raise after a ‘challenging’ year
- VOSD: VOSD Podcast: Scott Lewis' Short History of San Diego Politics
- SDUT: Residents, businesses have a trash-filled holiday during strike
- SDUT: Housing market, vacation rentals, CCAs: San Diego business stories to watch in 2022
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Sincerely,
FlashReport Editors
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