Thursday, February 10, 2022 |
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Dear John,
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- NYT: Why Liberal Suburbs Face a New Round of School Mask BattlesWith the end of many statewide mask mandates, it’s up to local districts whether they will keep the requirement. Communities anticipate fights ahead.
- SJMN: Bay Area counties to ease mask rule, Santa Clara to keep it weeks longer
- SFC: Why Bay Area’s biggest county isn’t following state’s new mask guidance
- LADN: LA County’s COVID hospitalizations near threshold for lifting outdoor mask mandate
- LAT $: Silicon Valley’s tech monopoly is over. Is the future in Austin, Texas?
- SBSun: California reinstates COVID-19 sick pay and more aid for businesses
- SacBee: California Democrat wants to crack down on employers that exploit workers. Will this help?
- CalM: Why is a tenant protection bill failing in the California Legislature, again?
- PE: New bill would close loophole used by school districts to hide how much they pay
- OCReg: OC’s Davies proposes ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ in Assembly
- SacBee: Tax cuts for restaurants, other small businesses on the way under fast-tracked California law
- AP: 3 million plaintiffs seek $1.2B from California health firm
- SFC: COVID eviction battles have moved to the Bay Area suburbs
- SacBee: Who will replace Jim Cooper in the Legislature? 3 Democrats want the Elk Grove seat
- OCReg: More record heat for Southern California this week? It’s possible
- 3 Quarters Believe Defunding Police Caused Crime Wave, Poll Finds
- LAT $: L.A. gives the Super Bowl, 2028 Olympics high marks but questions economic benefits
- SacBee: As drought continues, Southern California offers millions to buy Sacramento Valley water
- AP: US inflation jumped 7.5% in the past year, a 40-year high
- PE: California sues Tesla over claims of racism at factory
- SBSun: Rent soars, tenants struggle to find apartments as vacancy hits 22-year low
- SJMN: California becomes first U.S. state to hit 1 million plug-in cars
- AP: States get go-ahead to build electric car charging stations
- SacBee: UC Davis equine director — who oversees state racehorse safety — suspended for alleged doping
- CG: California Lawmakers Fast-Tracking Child Health Bills to Erode Parental Rights
- NR: The Giant Obama-Era Loophole on ‘Gainful Employment’
- CG: Why Have No New Reservoirs Been Built Since Prop. 1 Was Passed in 2014?
- SBSun: Study finds lockdowns didn’t work
- SacBee: Jim Cooper is running to succeed Scott Jones as Sacramento sheriff. Could he make history?
- AP: Saga of San Francisco's school board heads to the ballot box
- SFC: City Hall scandal: Union alleges retaliation for whistleblowing in lawsuit
- SFC: Oakland school closure plan faces threat of strikes and lawsuits
- SJMN: San Jose waived $45 million in fees for downtown developers. What’s the result?
- SLTrib: Judge issues ruling on SLO County redistricting map. Here’s what it means for the election
- SLTrib: Last SLO County city joins community energy program. ‘It is important to have choice’
- CalCoast: Controversial contributions mar SLO County’s supervisorial campaigns
- VCStar $: Ventura to adopt redistricting map; Ojai in the works
- FresBee: More than 1,000 Valley immigrants transferred to ICE, despite state laws. How it happened
- CG: LA City Council Proposes Making All New Buildings in City Carbon Neutral
- LAT $: Rick Caruso appears poised to jump into L.A. mayor’s race
- LAT $: Red flags missed? Critics raised concerns years ago about DWP lawsuit settlement
- LAT $: L.A. voters are angry, think elected officials aren’t equipped to solve homelessness
- OCReg: UCI gets $55 million to create center focused on depression research
- SBSun: San Bernardino school board hits impasse over filling vacant seat
- SDUT: San Diego’s proposed ban on flavored tobacco unpopular with neighborhood market owners
- SDUT: Temperatures soar into 80s as heat wave takes hold across San Diego County
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FlashReport Editors
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