Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • OCReg: Kelly Ernby, deputy DA and former Assembly candidate, has died of COVID-19 complications
  • SFC: San Francisco now has 3rd highest COVID transmission rate in California
  • SFC: How progressive is S.F.? This data shows clear divides emerge along racial and ethnic lines
  • CG: California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Resigns for Labor Union Post
  • AP: California lawmaker resigns to lead labor federation
  • AP: New maps, new building, new bills greet California lawmakers
  • CalM: The California Legislature is back: What to expect in 2022
  • CalM: Here’s what’s ahead for California businesses in 2022
  • LAT $: Newsom promised 6 million COVID tests for students. Only half have arrived
  • LAT $: L.A. County see delays in 911 ambulance calls
  • SDUT: Number of San Diego firefighters in COVID related isolation continues to climb
  • SFC: COVID live updates: Napa County runs out of ICU hospital beds
  • LADN: Though better braced after 2 years of pandemic experience, hospitals fear swift-spreading omicron wave
  • SFC: Prop. 57 doesn’t allow early parole for violent criminals, court rules
  • AP: California court rejects early releases for violent crime
  • CG: BIG Parent Rally at CA Capitol Protesting Gov. Newsom’s Ongoing COVID School Mandates
  • LAT $: It’s March 2020 COVID deja vu for UC students as the new term begins
  • SDUT: Community colleges switch to remote operations as COVID-19 cases surge anew
  • BreitbartCA: Annual Moving Survey: Top 5 Outbound States Run by Democrats
  • LAT $: California’s longest serving auditor pulled no punches. Who will replace her?
  • AP: California man sentenced for 21 Trader Joe’s robberies
  • OCReg: Staff are attacked at Tustin vaccination site by man claiming pandemic is a hoax; suspect arrested
  • CG: Legislation to Change State School Funding Metrics From Attendance-Based to Enrollment-Based
  • AP: New California wildlife preserve gives animals room to roam
  • PE: Inland Assemblyman Kelly Seyarto to run for state Senate
  • VCStar $: Election season kicks off with more candidates, key deadlines
  • PE: Inland Republican Bill Essayli launches second Assembly bid
  • VOC: Santana: Big Oil Heads To Federal Court in Orange County
  • SFC: State sits on $350M in unclaimed bottle deposit funds, thanks to ‘recycling deserts’
  • AP: More beaches reopen after Southern California sewage spill
  • OCReg: Days after the wave of sewage and stench, some beaches reopen – but worry endures in hard-hit Carson
  • SacBee: Didn’t receive your stimulus money in 2021? Here’s how you can still get it
  • LADN: Man killed at homeless encampment in Sun Valley area, suspect sought
  • Is This the End of Progressive America?
  • Enough Already of the Covid State
  • OCReg: Why the delay on critical water storage projects?
  • LAT $: Editorial: Hey, California lawmakers. Less is more
  • NR: Free Speech, America-Style
  • CalM: Legislature faces difficult politics of plenty
  • FresBee: See ya, Devin Nunes. We deserve a representative who will actually meet with citizens
  • SacBee: 500 test positive in Sac City Unified after thousands of COVID tests given during break
  • SacBee: COVID cases erupt to all-time high in Sacramento County, tripling in the past week
  • SFC: Breed’s Tenderloin plan: Supes could vote on whether to withdraw support
  • SFC: Man killed in S.F.’s Richmond District on New Year’s Eve
  • SFC: ‘A good year’ to see coho salmon make their annual return to Marin creeks
  • SFC: S.F. Hilton may have to pay hotel workers for missed tips
  • SFC: Jury finds Theranos ex-CEO Holmes guilty of 4 of 11 fraud charges
  • FresBee: Nationwide COVID spike has reached Fresno, central San Joaquin Valley. Cases double in week
  • FresBee: Evicted in a pandemic: Hundreds in Fresno, Valley locked out despite COVID-19 protections
  • CalCoast: Cannabis kingpin versus public integrity, SLO County judge to decide
  • LADN: LAUSD decrees mandatory testing for students, teachers before classes resume
  • LADN: LA County COVID hospitalizations near 2,000 mark as surge rages on
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 15,427 new cases and five new deaths over the holiday weekend
  • SBSun: Legal challenge to Amazon air hub in San Bernardino should be reheard, AG says
  • SBSun: New coronavirus cases double to nearly 7,000 in past week in San Bernardino County
  • PE: New coronavirus cases nearly double in Riverside County, hitting 11,639 in past week
  • PE: Single-family rental homes coming to Riverside County defy California trend
  • SDUT: San Diego County ERs hit hard by COVID-19. ‘Capacity is exhausted’
  • SDUT: San Diego’s legal fight to enact hotel tax ballot measure just got a little easier
  • SDUT: City audit shows San Diego’s internal technology systems need greater transparency, accountability
  • VOSD: Morning Report: Forget Everything You Think You Know About the Sports Arena
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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