Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • CalM: Will state stick ‘Team Biden’ firm with $35 million tab after Yee balks at Padilla vote contract?
  • SFC: DA Chesa Boudin charges officer who shot Keita O’Neil with homicide
  • LADN: Supervisor Barger, others want to keep outdoor dining open in LA County
  • LAT $: Critics say L.A. County’s suspension of outdoor dining will ‘further devastate’ economy
  • LAT $: Pasadena will allow outdoor dining to continue despite L.A. County health order
  • AP: States impose new rules, plead with public to stop spread
  • AP: Judge won’t lift San Diego County pandemic restrictions
  • SDUT: Judge says no to letting San Diego County restaurants, gyms reopen indoors amid rise in coronavirus cases
  • CG: Protests Against Gov. Newsom’s Curfew Throughout California and at Newsom’s House
  • $169 bn for 29,000 lives? Study calculates cost of US shutdowns
  • AP: Los Angeles to discuss stay-home order as COVID cases rise
  • SFC: Bay Area coronavirus cases are surging. Are deaths also starting to rise?
  • LAT $: Federal prisons among first in line for COVID-19 vaccines — with staff as priority
  • CG: Following French Laundry Debacle, Gov. Newsom Blames CHP Detail for Family Exposure to COVID
  • LAT $: After two COVID-19 exposures, Newsom and his family will quarantine until Dec. 5
  • SacBee: Noted conservative activist speaks at packed California church, defying COVID-19 rules
  • CG: Tesla, Other Factories Deemed ‘Essential’ to Remain Open During Statewide COVID Shutdown
  • AP: GM flips to California’s side in pollution fight with Trump
  • CalM: GM drops Trump fight against California car standards
  • AP: Southern California police officer wounded by gunshot
  • AP: Suspect arrested in fatal stabbings at California church
  • CalCoast: SLO County judge nixes marijuana billboards on interstate highways
  • SFC: Pressure rising on Newsom about who will replace Kamala Harris in Senate
  • LAT $: Feinstein won’t seek top Judiciary Committee spot following complaints from progressives
  • SJMN: ‘Gilligan’s Island’ and outdoor art at center of lawsuits involving California neighbors
  • CG: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ‘Dinnergate’ Apology Grows From Little White Lie to Whopper
  • FH: CalChamber poll (Part 1): Voters serious about addressing pandemic consequences
  • CalM: Poll confirms Californians’ sour mood on higher taxes
  • NR: The Rural Way
  • FH: Business and Jobs Task Force Quits Ahead of Likely Additional Business and Job Closures
  • OCReg: Blaine Amendments and California charter schools
  • FH: Enough Dead to Fill Forest Lawn
  • SFC: At SFO, travelers take coronavirus risk in stride during Thanksgiving rush
  • LAT $: Apple’s chief security officer, Santa Clara County undersheriff charged in alleged bribery scheme
  • FresBee: Deadly stretch of Highway 41 in Fresno County needs urgent fixes – or more will die
  • FresBee: Fresno-area coronavirus surge: Region sees more than 2,100 new cases in three days
  • Oakdale mayor resigning mid-term. What he has planned next
  • CalM: A 40-year conflict over a state park: Has it finally reached a breaking point?
  • CalCoast: San Luis Coastal planing residential development at former elementary school
  • VCStar $: COVID-19 update: 610 new cases over weekend
  • VCStar $: How can Ventura County prepare for the looming eviction crisis?
  • LAT $: New stay-home order looms for L.A. County as COVID-19 cases soar to new highs
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 1,422 new cases and no new deaths as of Nov. 23
  • OCReg: Forum to discuss Orange County Sheriff’s cooperation with ICE
  • OCReg: Fullerton council approves marijuana businesses; shops could start opening late next year
  • OCReg: Newport-Mesa teachers union urges district to return secondary schools to distance learning
  • SBSun: November a record month for San Bernardino County coronavirus cases
  • PE: Riverside County has had 80,000 confirmed coronavirus cases
  • PE: Riverside County spends $1.6 million to help struggling Date Festival
  • PE: Riverside County suspends school waivers as coronavirus cases climb
  • VOSD: Review Board Grills Sheriff’s Department Over Body Cameras

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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