Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • LAT $: California adopts drought rules outlawing water wasting, with fines of up to $500
  • AP: California adopts water restrictions as drought drags on
  • CG: CA State Water Board Announces Mandatory Water Restrictions For 2022
  • SFC: Newsom administration bans wasteful water uses in first restrictions of drought
  • CalM: No, California’s drought isn’t over. Here’s why.
  • AP: GOP’s Elder to raise funds for Congress, skip Newsom rematch
  • CG: Recall Candidate Larry Elder Announces He Will Not Run For Governor in 2022
  • NBC: Larry Elder Says He Won’t Run for California Governor
  • AP: ‘Jeopardy!’ champion Amy Schneider robbed in Oakland
  • SFC: Alameda Co. sheriff’s recruit dies after Oakland freeway shooting, crash
  • SDUT: Extraordinary number of sick health care workers pushes hospitals to brink
  • FresBee: Can California keep schools open during omicron? Here’s what officials say could cause problems
  • SJMN: California blows through record for new daily cases as omicron surges
  • PE: Federal jury trials suspended in Southern California as COVID-19 cases surge
  • SFC: Over 600 S.F. teachers or aides absent, forcing district top brass to helm classrooms
  • PE: Here are 5 new traffic, driving laws for 2022
  • SFC: Ditch the cloth mask — or at least double up — say Bay Area health officials
  • SacBee: California’s 2022 ballot will be heavy on health care — what to expect in November
  • CG: Tech Entrepreneurs Call for Backing California School Choice Initiative on ‘All-In’ Podcast
  • FresBee: California’s new election maps favor Democrats, but these 3 House races could go either way
  • SBSun: Chino lawmaker won’t seek reelection to state Senate in 2022
  • OCReg: City leaders from Westminster, Fountain Valley enter race for 70th Assembly seat
  • SJMN: Lake Oroville rises 89 feet, power plant resumes operation after December rains
  • AP: California officer shoots police K-9 after dog attacks him
  • AP: Rabbi wounded in synagogue shooting sentenced for fraud
  • AP: California lawmaker ends bill to limit intersex surgeries
  • AP: California bill would make it easier to sue gun-makers
  • AP: Southern California deputy DA dies of COVID-19 complications
  • OCReg: Husband: Kelly Ernby wasn’t vaccinated when she died of COVID-19 complications
  • AP: PG&E blamed for massive Northern California wildfire
  • SJMN: California police racial-profiling report reveals enduring inequities
  • SDUT: Former Marine troop commander faces discharge over fatal 2020 AAV sinking near San Diego
  • SFC: Journalist told equipment wasn't searched. Internal memo suggests otherwise
  • When Government Uses Private Sector As Agents Of Censorship
  • NR: The Covid Truths Come Out
  • OCReg: Abandoning standardized tests ignores reality
  • OCReg: 2022 brings slew of new state laws
  • CalM: California can’t isolate itself, try as it might
  • SacBee: How Elk Grove is trying to land a Sacramento landmark to build the ‘future of zoos’
  • SacBee: Sacramento libraries giving out 90,000 at-home COVID test kits. Here’s how to get one
  • SFC: Breed’s Tenderloin push: S.F. to convert U.N. Plaza building into service center
  • FresBee: Next COVID-19 wave is headed to Fresno. But not all the news about omicron is bad
  • COVID cases in Stanislaus County see post-holiday spike. Omicron, delta both present
  • CalCoast: SLO County COVID-19 cases top 34,000 after holidays
  • OCReg: Long Beach contract extension with Grand Prix accommodates Olympics, addresses development
  • LADN: COVID-positive patients top 2,000 in LA County hospitals amid omicron wave
  • AP: Lawsuit alleges negligence led to LA sewage spill last July
  • OCReg: Comedy or tragedy? Bickering on Westminster council might be funny, but off point.
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 5,930 new cases and two more deaths, Jan. 4
  • PE: San Bernardino County hits record number of daily coronavirus cases
  • PE: Lake Elsinore closes city buildings as coronavirus cases rise
  • VOSD: Cities Now Have to Collect Our Food Waste. The San Diego Region is Scrambling to Comply.
  • SDUT: San Diego State University sued by a former fraternity member over hazing allegations

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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