Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • AP: California OK’d aid in name of Scott Peterson, other killers
  • Scott Peterson, Cary Stayner among infamous Death Row killers named in EDD fraud case
  • SacBee: California’s ‘dysfunctional’ EDD was unresponsive amid inmate unemployment fraud, prosecutors say
  • LAT $: Scams led California to send COVID jobless benefits to Scott Peterson, death row inmates
  • CG: California EDD Sent Millions in Unemployment Benefits to Inmates in Jails and Prisons
  • AP: Californians urged to avoid Thanksgiving gatherings
  • NR: Thanksgiving, If You Can Keep It
  • SDUT: Poll: Most San Diegans to stay put for Thanksgiving, avoid shopping
  • CalM: Identity politics vs. melting pot vision
  • FH: Feinstein Steps Down; A Sign the Political Divide is Still Wide
  • CalM: Supermarket employees demand hero pay, protections as COVID-19 spikes
  • CG: Los Angeles to Introduce Mandatory Air, Rail Travel Forms Starting Wednesday
  • LAT $: L.A. outdoor dining ban survives challenges as COVID-19 outlook worsens
  • LADN: LA County’s ban on in-person dining will hit low-income workers hardest, experts say
  • LAT $: Referendum would block California ban on sale of flavored tobacco
  • SacBee: Trump environmental war against California ran deep. Here’s how Biden changes everything
  • LAT $: Garcetti’s signature homeless program shelters thousands, but most return to the streets
  • SJMN: GOP Rep. Mike Garcia leads Christy Smith by 387 votes after latest California’s 25th Congressional District update
  • LAT $: LAPD request for $100-million budget increase draws criticism amid city’s fiscal crisis
  • AP: Judge: California can’t ban offensive license plates
  • LAT $: UC San Diego detects coronavirus in wastewater samples from five areas of campus
  • SJMN: California sees record COVID case spike, more counties restricted. Are we behaving ‘selfishly’?
  • CalM: How California reached historic voter turnout despite pandemic, distrust
  • KQED: Jerry Brown's Climate Advice to Biden: Rebuild Credibility, Disregard Environmental Advocates | KQED
  • AP: California county hopes mail-in test kits help curb virus
  • CalM: Research topics to expand as California passes stem cell measure
  • SFC: Pollsters are taking lumps for bad calls. In California they’re taking victory laps
  • SacBee: Cal Fire firefighters contain escaped debris fire that burned in Yuba County
  • VOSD: Even Deeper in the Wilderness, San Diego Republicans Face Major Choice
  • LADN: Black Lives Matter L.A. urges Biden not to select Garcetti for cabinet
  • LAT $: Column: Should Mayor Garcetti go to D.C. if Biden offers a job? When does the next plane leave?
  • OCReg: Private property’s harvest
  • SacBee: Betty Yee must uphold law, let Alex Padilla clean up $35 million voter contract mess
  • OCReg: Despite surplus, California must hold line on spending
  • LAT $: Arellano: How Huntington Beach became Angrytown, USA
  • FH: CalChamber poll (Part 2): Voters crave sensible policies, no new taxes
  • FH: The First Question for Gavin
  • Reason: How to Beat Legalized Larceny
  • CG: Dear Harmeet Dhillon: THIS Recall Gavin Campaign Has Over 800,000 Signed Petitions
  • FH: The Most Crucial Small Business Saturday is Coming
  • SacBee: Video released of Sacramento police shooting man pointing gun at boxing event crowd
  • SacBee: Sacramento County slammed with nearly 1,000 coronavirus cases in one day, sounding alarm
  • Sacramento Sheriff’s Office Breaks COVID-19 Enforcement Commitment After Collecting Millions In Federal Relief Funding
  • SFC: Genentech wins approval for massive HQ expansion in South S.F.
  • SFC: S.F. remains in red tier, even as other Bay Area counties clamp down due to surge
  • SFC: Bay Area’s commercial Dungeness crab season delayed again
  • SFC: Gun crime in East Bay cities has police seeking to keep perpetrators off the streets
  • SFC: San Jose employee volunteering at church was among injured in stabbing
  • FresBee: Latest lease-leaseback decision: Court says Fresno Unified violated education code
  • ‘Minor’ coronavirus outbreak reported in Stanislaus County Jail
  • FresBee: Fight between two groups of minors leads to shooting in Fresno. Here’s what police know
  • Stanislaus County is short on answers for COVID surge. Vaccine expected next month.
  • CalCoast: Is the surge in Coronavirus cases slowing in SLO County?
  • VCStar $: Sheriff's office beefs up campground patrols
  • VCStar $: COVID-19 hospitalizations climb in Ventura County
  • LADN: LA County supervisors bid farewell to Mark Ridley-Thomas
  • LAT $: L.A. County Sheriff’s department accused of trumped-up train-wrecking charges against protester
  • LADN: L.A. City Council sends homeless sleeping ordinance back to committee
  • OCReg: A positive coronavirus test forces some John Wayne Airport air traffic controllers to quarantine
  • OCReg: San Clemente councilwoman censured by colleagues
  • OCReg: 3 O.C. cities look to unplug from Southern California Edison
  • OCReg: The winter coronavirus surge is here; Orange County sinks deep into strictest purple tier
  • PE: San Bernardino County to pay $65 million settlement in Colonies civil case
  • SBSun: San Bernardino County sees second highest coronavirus case increase
  • SDUT: San Diego County sets a COVID hospitalization record as new surge hits home
  • VOSD: Council President Endorsement Votes Obscure Internal Tensions

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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