Monday, November 30, 2020
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • AP: California sees record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations
  • SJMN: On Bay Area’s busiest COVID ward, ‘doom and gloom’ returns but more hope for second wave of patients
  • LAT $: California breaks record for COVID-19 hospitalizations
  • CG: Is California’s COVID ‘Surge’ Real?
  • AP: More California counties ratchet up measures amid surge
  • Coronavirus update, Nov. 29: More counties join Stanislaus in restrictive purple tier
  • SFC: San Francisco and San Mateo land in purple tier, curfew to start Monday
  • LAT $: Dozens protest outside of home of L.A. County’s public health director
  • LAT $: San Francisco may rename 42 schools, including Lincoln High and Dianne Feinstein Elementary
  • Saturday Headlines
  • Sunday Headlines
  • SFC: S.F. archbishop considers legal challenge to new worship restrictions
  • SacBee: ‘Let us play’: With high school sports on hold in California, athletes rally at Capitol
  • SFC: 49ers and NFL make COVID adjustments, but are the efforts worth the cost?
  • SDUT: As the pandemic grinds on, more SDG&E customers falling far behind on their bills
  • PE: Path Forward: Massive coronavirus vaccine effort faces enormous challenges in California
  • SJMN: Marin County dominates racial segregation rankings in Bay Area according to UC Berkeley study
  • LAT $: Democrats recalibrate ambitions in Congress amid election setbacks
  • NR: Why Republicans Picked Up House Seats Even While Trump Lost
  • SJMN: Battling for local control over California, Bay Area development
  • CalCoast: Court overturns judgement against California Coastal Commissioners
  • LADN: 6th day of protests staged at mayor’s home as group aims to block Garcetti from Biden’s cabinet
  • LAT $: Some federal judges plan to retire when Trump exits. Will Biden be able to replace them?
  • OCReg: Californians have had enough of high taxes
  • OCReg: Plenty to be thankful for
  • CalM: Bad optics can sink political careers
  • FRBlog: Are You Surprised They Think You Are Stupid?
  • OCReg: California’s self-destructive COVID policies
  • SacBee: Sacramento council set to vote on this controversial North Natomas development
  • SFC: Why biotech is a bright spot in the Bay Area’s battered economy
  • SFC: Indoor dining banned at all Bay Area restaurants, just as weather gets colder
  • SFC: S.F. rapper Lil Yase identified as man fatally shot near Dublin BART
  • FresBee: ‘What is the plan?’ People demand action after deadly attack on Fresno street vendor
  • Hughson mayor accepts job as Livermore police chief. County leaders will miss him.
  • 3 new Modesto council members to take office as mayor’s race heads to a runoff
  • Government watchdog sues Riverbank over records on employee pay
  • FresBee: Bulldogs basketball program shut down by positive coronavirus tests for a third time
  • SJMN: National agency proposes new uses of Santa Cruz County national monument
  • VCStar $: Two markets involved in $3.8 million fraud case
  • VCStar $: Oil industry pushing back on permit rules
  • LADN: LA County’s card rooms deal final hands before shutting down again amid coronavirus restrictions
  • LAT $: Councilman wants L.A. to buy an apartment building using $46 million in COVID-19 aid
  • LADN: Coronavirus hospitalizations in L.A. County again soar past 2,000; new cases top 5,000
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: 1,058 new cases, no new deaths reported in Orange County on Nov. 29
  • SBSun: San Bernardino County breaks coronavirus hospitalization record
  • PE: What ‘San Bernardino Strong’ means 5 years after San Bernardino terrorist attack
  • SDUT: Inmate’s family sues San Diego County over his death, alleges it was COVID
  • SDUT: San Diego County announces new round of COVID-19 relief for eligible renters
  • SDUT: One San Diego ZIP code averages 30 new cases of COVID-19 daily

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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