Saturday, January 1, 2022
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • AP: New Year’s Rose Parade to proceed despite COVID-19 surge
  • OCReg: 10 things to know about Saturday’s Rose Parade
  • OCReg: Live Rose Parade 2022 coverage of every float, marching band and more
  • CG: Governor Newsom Declares State of Emergency Over Winter Storms In 20 Counties
  • SFC: Map shows almost all of California out of ‘exceptional drought’ after week’s storms
  • LAT $: California calls for stricter COVID isolation for infected people
  • NR: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Florida amid New York Covid Surge
  • OCReg: Untreated sewage spill prompts beach closures in LA, Orange counties
  • The Pricey California Market? In 2021, It Got Pricier.
  • LAT $: Six people injured in shooting at South L.A. supermarket
  • SJMN: Concord: Sunvalley mall locked down after shooting
  • Betty White Dead at 99
  • SDUT: Television pioneer, Emmy winner Betty White dead at 99
  • AP: Report: California police stops down significantly in 2020
  • LAT $: L.A. COVID-19 cases skyrocket to 27,000
  • CG: California Listed 27 Times on WalletHub’s 2021 Study of U.S. Neediest Cities
  • AP: California prisons fight virus outbreaks amid staff concerns
  • SFC: Driver allegedly hit by Frank Somerville says he floored car after crash
  • SJMN: Bay Area TV anchor Frank Somerville arrested on suspicion of DUI after crash in Oakland
  • SacBee: California high school students disciplined over swastika photos, superintendent says
  • LAT $: Magnitude 3.5 quake hits near Coalinga, Calif.
  • Reason: America's Huge Pile of National Debt Makes Combating Inflation More Difficult
  • CG: Resignations in the California Legislature
  • OCReg: Restraint is key as COVID-19 continues on
  • NR: The Covid Insanity Has to End
  • SacBee: West Sacramento police arrest three suspects in string of organized retail thefts
  • SFC: How S.F. navigated New Year’s Eve in spite of an enduring pandemic
  • FresBee: Did Fresno’s rainy December break records or help the drought? Here are the numbers
  • Good job growth, low housing stock: Business report looks at Stanislaus as 2022 arrives
  • LAT $: Biden offers condolences to Chilean president after LAPD shooting death of girl
  • SDUT: San Diego says trash hauler violating contract by allowing garbage to pile up during strike

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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