Friday, November 20, 2020
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • CG: California Lockdown: Gov. Newsom Issues Stay at Home Order, Curfew Nov. 21-Dec. 21
  • AP: California imposes nighttime COVID-19 curfew but some resist
  • CalM: Newsom issues evening curfew ahead of Thanksgiving week
  • AP: California cities, counties split on enforcing health orders
  • Coronavirus curfew will begin in Stanislaus County this weekend. Who will enforce it?
  • FresBee: New California coronavirus curfew won’t be enforced locally, Fresno law enforcement says
  • SDUT: San Diego sheriff deputies will join COVID enforcement as state enacts curfew
  • CG: Sacramento Sheriff Will Not Enforce Gov’s Stay-Home and ‘Gatherings’ Orders, or Curfew
  • AP: Audit: California agency exposed 38M Social Security numbers
  • SDUT: Judge hopes to rule Friday on whether San Diego restaurants, gyms can operate indoors amid rising COVID cases
  • SFC: Anti-mask protesters flash Nazi salutes at Solano board meeting
  • SacBee: Gavin Newsom’s executive powers under scrutiny as he copes with French Laundry mistake
  • CG: Recall Campaign Gets Powerful New Ally
  • CalM: State mandates emergency workplace COVID-19 protections, less crowding for guest farmworkers
  • AP: California adopts stricter workplace pandemic safety rules
  • OCReg: Cal/OSHA requires face masks, sick pay in new COVID-19 worker protections
  • AP: California prison closings could save more than $1 billion
  • FresBee: California should close 5 prisons to save money after releasing 25,000 inmates, analyst says
  • AP: More than 100 displaced after fire ravages California town
  • OCReg: 653,551 folks left California in 2019. Where did they go?
  • CapWkly: Historic accord reached on Klamath river dam removal
  • CalM: Well water throughout California contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
  • LAT $: Fire captain sues over phone demand in Kobe Bryant crash photo probe
  • LAT $: Who will get the first COVID vaccines? California and other states race to decide
  • AP: Judge nixes lawsuit challenging California home pot delivery
  • AP: Police groups back requiring college classes for recruits
  • LAT $: Black and Latino renters face eviction, exclusion amid police crackdowns in California
  • CalCoast: SLO awards $109,800 to organizations that promote diversity
  • California Republican infamous for social posts refuses – like Trump – to concede election
  • LAT $: Michael Tubbs lost his bid to return as Stockton mayor. Some say he’s still a rising star
  • Reason: Gavin Newsom's French Laundry Outing Crystallizes the Arrogance of COVID-19 Dictators
  • FH: Exclusive! Revised French Laundry Menu for Privileged Guests
  • FRBlog: FlashReport Interview with Arnie Steinberg on the defeat of Prop 16
  • FH: The Grand New Party
  • FH: Forgive, But Don’t Forget, L’Affaire French Laundry
  • CG: Part II: Fireside Chat with Congressman Tom McClintock
  • FH: LAO Budget Projection Good News But Problems Persist
  • OCReg: Small businesses need PAGA reform
  • CalM: Why do shopping malls remain open while indoor climbing centers have to close?
  • SacBee: UC Board of Regents approves controversial $1.1B Aggie Square project in Sacramento
  • SacBee: What California’s new COVID-19 curfew means for counties in the Sacramento region
  • SacBee: Nav Gill, Sacramento County CEO, put on paid leave after ‘toxic culture’ accusations
  • SFC: BART shrinks budget deficit, OKs retirement buyouts to avoid layoffs
  • SFC: California curfew: What's allowed, and which Bay Area counties are affected
  • SFC: Protesters gather at scene where S.F. officers shot man with knife
  • SFC: Oakland events space gets restraining order for violating COVID rules
  • FresBee: COVID-19 case reported at Fresno County school three weeks after students return to class
  • FresBee: Fresno adopts police reform report. Here’s how much is left to put it in practice
  • CalCoast: Claim exposes former SLO County supervisor’s sexual misconduct
  • CalCoast: Which SLO County candidates amass the big donations?
  • CalCoast: Chief Cantrell again under fire for arrests of protesters
  • VCStar $: Oxnard on path to fixing hundreds of audit finding
  • VCStar $: Winter homeless shelters adapt to COVID-19
  • LADN: A lot of questions, concerns about LAUSD’s COVID-19 testing program for student-athletes
  • LADN: New L.A. County coronavirus cases top 5,000; strict new rules could be added to state curfew
  • LADN: Pleas spurned to limit storage at Aliso Canyon, site of massive gas leak 5 years ago
  • OCReg: Newport Beach councilman wants to keep century-old Christmas boat parade going
  • OCReg: Gov. Newsom announces COVID curfew that includes Orange County
  • OCReg: With federal aid nearly gone, OC officials fret over funding pandemic response in the new year
  • SBSun: San Bernardino won’t annex 350 acres of land for Spring Trails housing project
  • SBSun: Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-San Bernardino, elected to leadership role in Congress
  • SBSun: Coronavirus curfew met with frustration, resignation in Inland Empire
  • SDUT: Battle for San Diego council president more contentious, uncertain this year

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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