Thursday, January 6, 2022
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • AP: Spike in California virus cases hitting hospitals, schools
  • SDUT: Daily COVID-19 cases again pass 8,000 as county warns of testing scams
  • SDUT: Almost 200 San Diego police employees in isolation or quarantine because of COVID-19
  • AP: California to extend indoor mask mandate until mid-February
  • CG: Gov. Newsom Extends CA Statewide Indoor Mask Mandate to February 15th Because ‘Omicron’
  • SFC: ‘Shut the whole system down’: S.F. teachers plan sickout as schools struggle amid omicron surge
  • SJMN: Getting Bay Area kids back to classrooms won’t be as easy as keeping them out
  • BreitbartCA: San Fran Teachers to ‘Shut Whole System Down’ in Omicron ‘Sickout’
  • LAT $: Historic lamps are being stolen off an L.A. bridge. The city is removing the rest for safekeeping
  • SDUT: Crime concerns prompt San Diego to propose nighttime closures at several coastal parks
  • CalM: California crime: Prop. 47 targeted by legislators- CalMatters
  • SacBee: Can California’s biggest state worker union pay its bills? Split budget vote confuses members
  • SFC: Hospitals struggle with omicron, nursing shortage as state extends mask mandate
  • SJMN: Santa Cruz hospitals, county ask patients with mild COVID-19 symptoms to stay home
  • SJMN: Sister of federal officer killed in Oakland sues Facebook for promoting violent content and connecting alleged killers online
  • CalM: California schools risk ‘colossal’ loss of dollars as enrollment drops
  • OCReg: NFL explores moving Super Bowl 56 out of LA amid COVID-19 spike
  • FresBee: California is swimming in money. How will Gavin Newsom spend California’s budget surplus?
  • AP: California man says run-in with police left him paralyzed
  • LAT $: California is suddenly snow-capped and very wet. But how long will the water rush last?
  • PE: Will you get a check? Final round of California stimulus payments due by Jan. 11
  • SBSun: State offering up to $80,000 in grants to COVID-impacted homeowners
  • PE: Judge denies LA County’s bid to dismiss Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit over Kobe crash-scene photos
  • OCReg: Southern California Democrats on Jan. 6 riot committee say democracy is vulnerable
  • SFC: How four Bay Area residents wound up accused in the Capitol riot
  • SacBee: California’s new election maps favor Democrats, but these 3 House races could go either way
  • PE: Ron Galperin seeks state controller’s seat, jumps out of LA County supervisor race
  • LAT $: Does it matter if Dad is unvaccinated? Family courts weigh in
  • LAT $: Kelly Ernby stood against vaccine mandates. Her death from COVID made her a symbol
  • FresBee: Fresno group proposes new name for ‘Squaw Valley,’ ask federal government to weigh in
  • SFC: S.F. delays 250-bed homeless shelter in Lower Nob Hill amid backlash
  • VOSD: Homeless Shelter Outbreaks Test Isolation Efforts
  • The Problem With Liberal Tech Giants Censoring Content
  • LAT $: Skelton: Republicans have next to no power in California. But they do sometimes have good ideas
  • CalM: Farewell to a staple of Capitol news coverage
  • CityJrnl: Reuters Fires Scientist for Criticizing Left's Racial Politics
  • OCReg: California consumers to pay high price for animal welfare law
  • OCReg: Biden should ditch his domestic policy agenda for a better one
  • OCReg: Is CalOptima putting politics above health?
  • LAT $: Editorial: Not again. AIDS nonprofit wants to block L.A.'s ambitious plan for desperately needed housing
  • Reason: Biden's Antitrust Enforcement Won't Fix Inflation
  • SacBee: Sacramento restaurants close, go takeout-only as omicron variant spreads rapidly
  • SacBee: Yolo County DA reaches settlement with Walmart over egg ‘price gouging’ during pandemic
  • SFC: Is Hunters Point sick? Doctor screening residents for toxins in S.F. development battle
  • SFC: Supreme Court clears thousands in back pay to S.F. janitors who lost jobs
  • SFC: Elite S.F. high school plans huge building to replace strip mall in Pacific Heights
  • SJMN: San Jose’s mayoral race is shaping up to be the most expensive in city history
  • FresBee: Even for diehard political junkies, 2022 is going to be head-spinning crazy in Fresno
  • Turlock school board meeting canceled last-minute over COVID protocols. Here’s why
  • FresBee: Smoking in a Fresno apartment could cost you up to $1,000. What to know about new rule
  • CalCoast: Oceano Dunes off-roading enthusiasts win another round
  • VCStar $: Demolition of Oxnard harbor eyesore underway
  • PE: Riverside events and programs canceled, postponed by coronavirus surge
  • SBSun: Trials in Riverside, San Bernardino counties postponed amid surge in COVID-19 cases
  • PE: Riverside City, Moreno Valley, Norco colleges move classes online as coronavirus surges
  • SDUT: New San Diego district boundaries shake up two council races

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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