Thursday, January 27, 2022
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • SJMN: In a joint letter, six unions from across county sectors say booster mandate will harm staffing
  • LAT $: L.A. charter school sued over student COVID vaccine mandate
  • CalM: Oil transition puts California Democrats in a bind
  • AP: Los Angeles City Council approves phaseout of oil drilling
  • AP: Gun rights group sues California city over liability law
  • CalM: Omicron blazes through California child care providers already reeling from COVID
  • LAT $: California coronavirus cases top 8 million
  • SDUT: San Diego’s COVID-19 surge appears to have peaked
  • SFC: The ‘stealth omicron’ subvariant is in the Bay Area. Here’s what you need to know
  • OCReg: Orange County School Board asks court to intervene in dispute about voting maps
  • SJMN: Breyer replacement? 5 things to know about California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger
  • BreitbartCA: White House Downplays Kamala Harris Rumors for Supreme Court
  • LAT $: As student activists fight for COVID safety measures at schools, some face criticism
  • CG: Teacher Union Tantrums Now Count as Sick Days in California
  • OCReg: “Green Gaiter Bandit” suspected in at least 14 OC and LA bank robberies or attempts
  • SFC: San Francisco gun violence rose last year, with shootings up 33%
  • AP: LA police chief says rail cargo thefts include guns
  • SDUT: Video shows thieves plow stolen car into Escondido jewelry shop
  • SDUT: Got proof that catalytic converter is yours? Carlsbad cracking down on theft of much sought-after device
  • CalM: What’s in the California paid sick leave deal for workers and businesses?
  • AP: California Senate aims to limit ‘junk science’ in courtrooms
  • CalM: Student housing is tight. A California plan wants $5 billion for affordable beds
  • AP: Remains of massacred ancestors returned to Wiyot Tribe
  • SJMN: Proposed ballot measure to build more California dams could be withdrawn
  • AP: California State University prepares to drop SATs and ACTs
  • SacBee: This California university just became the third Cal Poly in the CSU system
  • LAT $: Cannabis social equity programs leave many California entrepreneurs demoralized, depleted
  • SDUT: Plea deals mounting in ‘Fat Leonard’ Navy bribery case as trial nears
  • FresBee: Would $500 each month help Fresno State students finish school? We want to hear from you
  • SFC: Court sides with S.F. claim that onerous PG&E rules have stalled projects
  • Get your facts straight, Congressman Josh Harder, before sending email blasts
  • LAT $: Skelton: California is headed for another bruising vaccine fight. Newsom should embrace a school mandate
  • OCReg: Pot-bust fixes caught in the bureaucracy
  • NR: Mitt Romney Paved the Way for Obamacare — Be Wary of His Latest Welfare Scheme
  • SacBee: Sacramento’s struggles with homelessness are a result of Mayor Steinberg’s failures
  • SacBee: Sacramento sheriff sued over jail attack that left mentally ill inmate in coma
  • SacBee: American River advocates demand removal of homeless camps in appeal to Sacramento leaders
  • SFC: Why struggling Sonoma County has Bay Area’s toughest COVID restrictions
  • LAT $: Man attacked in San Francisco’s Chinatown sues D.A., claiming his rights as a victim were violated
  • SFC: Rent prices in some Bay Area cities rising to pre-pandemic levels. These are the hot spots
  • SFC: Supervisors kill Breed’s push to streamline housing production
  • FresBee: Political finance watchdog clears allegations against mayor’s One Fresno Foundation
  • FresBee: Young person in foster care no longer living in Madera County office. State agency pledges help
  • Modesto council OKs fire service contracts stretching to Tuolumne County line
  • Why some Stanislaus school districts stopped directly notifying parents of COVID exposures
  • CalCoast: Coastal Commission’s authority over Oceano Dunes in litigation
  • VCStar $: Goodbye, Ventura Harbor carousel — and hello, beer garden
  • VCStar $: CSU Channel Islands president announced
  • LAT $: L.A. Councilman Mike Bonin says he won't seek re-election
  • LAT $: L.A. hasn’t cited businesses for defying COVID vaccine rules
  • VOC: Orange County Hits ‘Grim Milestone’ Surpassing 6,000 Residents Killed by COVID
  • OCReg: Laguna Hills student disciplined for racist remarks; school keeps boys basketball coach
  • OCReg: DA Spitzer launches reelection campaign, frames race as fight against LA progressive Gascon
  • PE: San Bernardino County tops 500,000 COVID-19 cases
  • SBSun: Chino lawmaker Connie Leyva makes bid for San Bernardino County supervisor
  • SBSun: ULI Center for Sustainability renamed after Upland developer Randall Lewis
  • PE: Where should off-highway vehicle park be built in Riverside County?
  • PE: Riverside OKs two warehouses next to Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park
  • SDUT: San Diego supervisors explore how they can cut traffic while adding more homes
  • SDUT: Chula Vista says Republic Services ‘creating another mess’
  • VOSD: Labor Leaders Escalate Feud With SDSU
  • SDUT: Will $8M ad campaign built around happiness deliver tourists to San Diego?

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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