Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • OCReg: California throws more money at COVID-19 contact tracing, but is it too late?
  • LAT $: California freezes 345,000 ‘suspicious’ disability insurance claims
  • LAT $: Like ‘Tetris’: COVID surge turns hospital scheduling into frustrating numbers game
  • SFC: Omicron may have peaked in parts of the Bay Area as California COVID surge slows
  • SacBee: Should I keep my kid home from school? What to know about youth COVID in Sacramento
  • FresBee: Does the UFW still have the political muscle to restart election fight in California?
  • CalM: 5 challenges in expanding California’s permanent supportive housing — and potential solutions
  • LAT $: Kevin de León, working to clear encampments, wages an escalating fight with activists
  • OCReg: Fired OC district attorney’s investigator who accused Todd Spitzer of bribery gets job back in arbitration
  • CG: Bill To Make Juneteenth an Official State Paid Holiday Introduced in CA Assembly
  • SFC: Oakland students say they’ll walk out Tuesday unless COVID safety demands are met
  • SFC: California energy officials plan to slash incentives for rooftop solar
  • CG: Lawsuit Forces California Department of Education to Remove Aztec God Chants From Ethnic Studies Curriculum
  • SJMN: San Mateo Mayor Diane Papan, daughter of former Assembly speaker, runs for new legislative District 21
  • AP: Chan, Zuckerberg fighting Native American vaccine hesitancy
  • LAT $: Restaurants suing insurance company over COVID-19 losses
  • MLK's Unifying Dream: Kids Are Not Defined by Skin Color
  • SFC: ‘Folks of all backgrounds coming together.’ Bay Area events honor Martin Luther King Jr.
  • CG: San Francisco Sends Out Ballots For Upcoming February 15th Special Election
  • SFC: Everything you need to know about S.F.’s Feb 15 special election
  • SFC: S.F. native plans move to Mexico after eviction. Can a new bill stop renters from leaving?
  • LAT $: Native Americans want to ditch the name Squaw Valley. A county supervisor says context matters
  • SFC: Warriors’ minority owner creates furor with comments about Uyghur genocide
  • NR: Fauci Must Go
  • OCReg: Bringing some accountability to California’s public schools
  • CalM: Newsom backs away from single-payer health care pledge
  • Another Resignation: Why I'm Leaving Legacy Media
  • Is Government Competent to Spend More Money?
  • Boycott the Beijing Olympics
  • SacBee: Sacramento County breaks record for hospitalized COVID cases amid omicron surge
  • SJMN: Kaiser gave 3,900 patients in East Bay low COVID-19 vaccine doses
  • SJMN: Redwood City Port could soon open restaurant, museum to attract visitors
  • SJMN: Prime San Jose development site lands veteran buyer
  • FresBee: Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer challenges city to get clean. Here’s how you can play a part
  • CalCoast: Superintendent for two SLO County school districts gets 10% raise
  • LAT $: State Senate leader Bob Hertzberg to run for Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
  • OCReg: Some residents wary redistricting could split heavily Latino El Modena district in Orange
  • SBSun: San Bernardino could slash mayor’s salary to align with duties of position
  • PE: Lake Elsinore limits short-term rentals after hearing concerns
  • PE: Moreno Valley shifts to online-only meetings due to coronavirus surge
  • SDUT: Striking trash haulers end walkout, agree to new contract with Republic Services
  • SDUT: San Diego County launches new after-hours air pollution complaint program
  • VOSD: Fallbrook Is Nearly a Majority-Latino Town. Until Recently It Had No Latino Representatives

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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