Friday, January 21, 2022
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • AP: California water districts will get more supply than planned
  • AP: Preteens may be vaxed without parents under California bill
  • AP: California’s COVID gun store shutdowns ruled illegal
  • PE: Newsom unveils effort to fight theft of LA railroad cargo
  • AP: Governor vows state help in cracking down on LA rail theft
  • LAT $: Coronavirus transmission rates falling across California
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: 6,532 new cases, five more deaths reported in Orange County on Jan. 20
  • LAT $: Nation’s largest annual antiabortion rally assembles with its goal in sight
  • LAT $: Kamala Harris to announce wildfire money in visit to California on Friday
  • SJMN: Bay Area families are opting for independent study programs instead of sending kids back into classrooms
  • LADN: Pasadena City College teachers rally to extend remote learning as first day of in-person classes looms
  • LAT $: Four California healthcare providers to receive millions in grants to combat staff burnout
  • LADN: Garcetti staffer reportedly called BLM-Los Angeles ‘annoying’ in leaked emails
  • SDUT: California’s grid boss guardedly optimistic there will be no power outages this year
  • CalM: Rewilding California: New $65 million preserve straddles north and south
  • SJMN: Tesla Fremont factory employee dies while working on production line
  • SacBee: Judge rips PG&E as ‘continuing menace to California’ over wildfires as probation ends
  • SFC: California workplace safety board hears debate on cutting back quarantine during surge
  • LAT $: Lawsuit accuses Mater Dei coach of raping student in 1980s
  • LADN: Port of LA broke Western Hemisphere cargo record in 2021
  • SFC: UCSF scientists detect anomalies in people with post-COVID ‘brain fog’
  • CBS: Motorcyclist Killed In Horrific Crash In West Hills
  • FresBee: CA Democrat Phil Arballo announces 2022 run for Congress
  • EdS: How California districts seek to recruit, retain Black teachers amid shortage
  • I'm a Public School Teacher. The Kids Aren't Alright
  • NR: The Chamber of Commerce and Conservatives Are Drifting Apart
  • 10 Commandments GOP Should Run On in 2022
  • OCReg: One year in, Kamala not doing so well
  • OCReg: Modern Pharisees think government creates virtue
  • SJMN: Yosemite National Park may limit visitors this summer due to major construction projects
  • CG: Sacramento Mayor Steinberg Spending $23 Million on Another Homeless Hotel
  • SacBee: America’s caviar capital: Here’s how an unlikely export found a home in Sacramento County
  • SFC: Housing advocacy group sues over S.F.'s rejection of 500-unit housing tower
  • SJMN: San Francisco subpoenas unauthorized COVID testing operator suspected of scam operation
  • SFC: State AG investigating S.F. police's shooting of allegedly armed man at SFO
  • Council member breaks city’s silence on Patterson mayor’s alleged teacher misconduct
  • Oakdale police officer recovering after accidentally shooting himself at hospital
  • CalCoast: Rural SLO County shooting update: deputies determine self defense
  • VCStar $: Thousand Oaks teen, adult centers to get $4.3 million makeover
  • LAT $: Attorney’s ethics complaint seeks investigation of Feuer, others in DWP case
  • LAT $: After guilty plea in federal case, Englander now faces L.A. city ethics charges
  • OCReg: $8.3 million in infrastructure bill to dredge Newport Harbor, but sand projects at standstill
  • OCReg: Fullerton explores joining OC Fire Authority; will research cost-cutting possibilities
  • OCReg: Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board meeting ends at the beginning — again
  • SBSun: San Bernardino sets mayor’s salary at $50,000 beginning in December
  • PE: San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies accused of illegally seizing $1 million from armored vehicles
  • SDUT: Former San Diego County employee accused of steering contracts to wife’s company
  • SDUT: San Diego voting Monday on changes to law making developers build low-income units
  • SDUT: A dispute over a fence exposes deep-seated divisions about coastal access on train tracks

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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