Saturday, February 26, 2022
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • FRBlog: The Invasion of Ukraine
  • Tom McClintock says America is growing ‘dangerously vulnerable’ after Russia invades Ukraine
  • CalM: Will California pay reparations to descendants of enslaved people?
  • AP: California governor ends 12 emergencies, but not for COVID
  • Newsom eliminates most pandemic-related health orders, focusing on testing, vaccines
  • Mask Mandate: City of LA to ease indoor mask policy for fully vaccinated people
  • OCReg: California on Monday might set date to drop mask mandate in schools; parents remain divided
  • FresBee: California schools aren’t waiting for Newsom to lift mask mandate. Will state crack down?
  • SJMN: Revised CDC COVID-19 mask rules change where they’re needed now
  • LADN: California on Monday might set date to drop mask mandate in schools; parents remain divided
  • KTLA: Controversy erupts after parents of Los Alamitos fifth-graders learn of sleeping arrangements at camp
  • SFC: City said police could start arresting some Tenderloin drug users. Here’s what happened
  • Ukrainian soldiers tell KTLA about the front lines while local Ukrainians march for peace in Santa Monica
  • BreitbartCA: When the Going Gets Tough…Biden Leaves for Delaware as Russians Prepare to Take Kyiv
  • CG: CA Lawmakers Propose Bill to Punish Doctors Who Speak Against COVID Treatment ‘Consensus’
  • VOSD: The Medical Board Is Investigating Multiple San Diego Doctors for Vaccine Exemptions
  • SJMN: South Bay church fined $2.8 million for COVID violations hasn’t paid a cent as lawsuit drags on
  • SacBee: California canceled a $456 million deal for N95 masks in 2020. Now it’s getting sued
  • LADN: Ukraine: San Fernando Valley’s elected officials offer contrasting views on Russia sanctions
  • FresBee: Fresno, Madera homeless population counted for first time since COVID pandemic began
  • SacBee: How has homelessness worsened since COVID-19? Sacramento carries out first count since 2019
  • OCReg: Ex-prosecutor: DA Todd Spitzer reversed death penalty decision to hide racial comments
  • Prepare to 'spring forward' again: Daylight saving time starts soon
  • AP: Major hurdle cleared in plan to demolish 4 California dams
  • LAT $: Los Angeles sues NoHo apartment owner over alleged gang activity
  • AP: Man charged with murder in fatal California freeway shooting
  • FresBee: Mark Pazin, former Merced Sheriff and Cal OES chief, says he will run for state Assembly
  • OCReg: Two OC teens with COVID-19 died in February, health officials say
  • CalM: COVID-19 has turned deadlier for Black Californians, who have the state’s lowest vaccination rate
  • AP: New California rules aim to lower property insurance rates
  • AP: California’s widespread overnight freezes begin to ease
  • NR: Tulsi Gabbard Slams Fellow Dems for Promoting Freedom Abroad while Undermining It at Home: ‘Hypocrites’
  • NR: How Moscow’s Man in Vienna Fooled Team Biden on Ukraine
  • The Unnecessary, and Avoidable, Russo-Ukrainian War
  • NR: Against a Big-Government GOP
  • Reason: How the Past 4 American Presidents Helped Escalate Tensions in Ukraine
  • SFC: Oakland’s new strategy to catch illegal dumpers: install cameras
  • SJMN: Judge accused of misconduct in Oakland murder case; prosecutor accused of judicial shakedown
  • FresBee: He would be Fresno’s first Latino sheriff if elected. Here are his top priorities
  • CalCoast: SLO County’s ends COVID-19 state of emergency
  • AP: California reps ask US for new water study at former base
  • VCStar $: Rams temporary T.O. stay could be approaching an end
  • AP: Demolition of old Port of Long Beach bridge set for May
  • OCReg: Ports of LA, Long Beach delay cargo fee again
  • LADN: State blames LA County fire captain for fatal accident with Caltrans dump truck
  • LAT $: Training and discipline proposed for LAPD officers in new policy on traffic stops
  • LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 2,406 new cases and 68 new deaths, Feb. 25
  • CG: Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate Rick Caruso Gains LA Police Union Endorsement
  • OCReg: Student stabbed, another in custody at Trabuco Hills High School in Mission Viejo
  • OCReg: San Juan Capistrano leaders want ideas for replacing ‘dated’ city seal
  • PE: Riverside County sheriff’s lieutenant dies from COVID-19 complications
  • SBSun: Wife of late Grand Terrace founder, mayor donates open land on Barton Road
  • SDUT: MTS bus, trolley ridership trending upward as Omicron surge wanes
  • SDUT: SDSU explored putting a sports arena on Mission Valley campus

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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