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- AP: Calif. governor’s companies got $3 million in relief loans
- SJMN: Gov. Newsom’s companies got $3 million in relief loans
- LAT $: Newsom-affiliated companies got $2.9 million in relief loans
- VOC: Republican Officials Join Recall Effort Against Gov. Newsom for Coronavirus Restrictions
- SFC: Some Californians not giving up on recalling Gov. Newsom
- CapWkly: California tax revenue ‘windfall’ now uncertain
- LAT $: The Golden State’s future? Most Californians are pessimistic
- SJMN: Coronavirus economy: California recovery will lag U.S. rebound
- SDUT: ‘Stay open and fight for your rights,’ say San Diego businesses defying shutdown order
- CG: Superior Court Judge Strikes Down Los Angeles Outdoor Dining Ban
- CalM: Playgrounds stay open: State backtracks on outdoor play area ban
- LAT $: L.A. vowed to cut police and help disenfranchised areas. Now that plan is under fire
- SFC: Oakland formed a task force to help defund police. Members want the city to reconsider
- AP: 13 counties in California moving into strict virus category
- LAT $: California has its most coronavirus deaths in a single day
- SJMN: Coronavirus: California was faring better than the U.S. What happened?
- AP: Newsom taps new head of powerful California air board
- CG: California Bans the 2021 Chevrolet Camaro SS and ZL1 Over Environmental Concerns
- SacBee: Sacramento region’s ICU capacity falls below 15%. COVID stay-at-home order coming
- SDUT: County, hospitals readying for potential ICU bed capacity crisis
- CalM: California’s intensive care nightmare: Which hospitals are full?
- PE: Here’s a closer look at ICU bed availability in the Inland Empire
- LAT $: San Francisco could run out of ICU beds in 17 days if infection rate continues
- OCReg: Southern California ICU capacity slips to 9% in latest state update
- FresBee: Fresno, Valley reaches 100,000 coronavirus cases as hospital ICUs brace for more patients
- SFC: Some unemployed Californians could be forced to repay part of pandemic benefits
- SacBee: Is anybody listening? Pandemic fatigue sets in among Californians as state faces ‘viral tsunami’
- SacBee: ‘A total blessing’: Sacramento County gives $1,000 payments to residents affected by COVID-19
- PE: COVID pay: Supermarket chains offer temporary bonuses, perks for employees
- SDUT: Carlsbad approves job protection for furloughed hotel workers
- SFC: Napa and Sonoma wineries, still open for tastings, saw plenty of weekend visitors despite lockdown news
- SFC: Lake Tahoe is shutting down to tourists on Friday
- LAT $: Manhattan Beach repurposes closed outdoor dining areas for public seating
- CalM: New bill pushes California to stock, distribute masks to farmworkers during wildfires
- SacBee: Who is Jim DeBoo and why is he joining Gavin Newsom’s administration?
- OCReg: Proposed bill would require in-person instruction at schools when a county’s COVID stats improve
- CG: Sen. Scott Wiener: Open Bay Area Safe Drug Use Sites, and High-Density Housing
- LAT $: L.A. County’s lone minor league team is one of dozens of affiliates eliminated by MLB
- FresBee: Fresno reaches deal with Grizzlies, MLB to keep minor-league baseball. Here are the details
- OCReg: CSU system plans return to in-person learning in fall 2021
- CG: Is the California Citizens Redistricting Commission Spending Out of Control?
- AP: Calif stewards dismiss complaint about Justify drug test
- SacBee: California’s air regulator might get key job with Biden. Here’s Newsom’s pick to replace her
- SFC: Rep. Barbara Lee has concerns about retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as Pentagon chief
- OCReg: Southern California leaders hope to close digital divide
- LAT $: Hunter Biden tax inquiry examining Chinese business dealings
- NR: Hunter Biden Says Feds Investigating His ‘Tax Affairs’
- NR: San Francisco Puts Another Nail in Its Own Coffin
- OCReg: Trump should reject any blue state bailouts
- OCReg: Costs must be weighed against benefits
- NR: Of Course There’s Such a Thing as an ‘Abortion Enthusiast’
- FH: Look to Orange County for How to Turn California Purple
- CG: Why is Eric Swalwell Still on House Intel Committee after Chinese Spy Exposé?
- CG: California Lawmakers Must Protect Family Businesses in 2021
- FH: California Tops Nation Least Affordable Housing
- LAT $: Arellano: What in tarnation is going on with Southern California sheriffs and coronavirus?
- FH: Becerra Confirmation; An Old Issue for a New AG; Elimination of Cash Bail?
- AP: California health officials place greater Sacramento region into strictest coronavirus category as ICU capacity falls
- SacBee: City and county garbage, recycling fees may increase in 2021. What officials are planning
- SacBee: Steinberg, City Council tap brakes on moving Sacramento Zoo to North Natomas park
- SFC: Black S.F. employees file racial discrimination lawsuit against city
- SFC: Video shows familiar S.F. scene: Car after car with smashed windows
- AP: GM’s Cruise to deploy fully driverless cars in San Francisco
- SFC: S.F. embracing a new school assignment process. Will it create more diverse classrooms?
- SJMN: East Bay Parks admits shooting ‘out of control’ cats
- SFC: Warriors lose appeal, must pay Oakland, Alameda Co. for arena work
- SFC: 42,000 gallons of gasoline leaks into Walnut Creek canal
- LAT $: FTC, states sue to break up Facebook over anti-competitive behavior
- AP: Oklahoma City deputy police chief named Fresno police chief
- Modesto closes its Tenth Street Place offices to public again as COVID-19 surges
- COVID vaccines are coming soon to Stanislaus County. Who gets them first?
- It’s official: Hear newly-elected Turlock City Council members take oaths
- VCStar $: Simi Valley residents frustrated over blackouts
- CG: Citizen Initiatives Transform Oxnard Politics
- VCStar $: Oxnard district to be led by an all-Latina school board
- FH: On Lockdowns, At Least One County LA Supervisor Gets It
- LAT $: Sidelined from protests after an injury, L.A. man sues to ban police projectiles
- LADN: LA County coronavirus death count nears summer peaks
- OCReg: Orange County expands coronavirus saliva testing program to all residents
- VOC: OC Hospitals Urged to Trigger Surge Plans, Halt Elective Surgeries as Coronavirus Hospitalizations Soar
- OCReg: Brea school board member alleges police kept dossier on her interactions with officers
- PE: Riverside County expects 14,000 coronavirus vaccine doses soon
- SBSun: Bereaved parents gather in San Bernardino to demand stiffer penalties in fentanyl-related deaths
- SDUT: San Diego Unified may cut $155 million from budget, approves 370 early retirements
- SDUT: San Diego police officers allowed to wear ID numbers instead of name tags during protests
- VOSD: Real Estate Debacles Loomed Large on Faulconer’s Watch
- SDUT: Harbor Park, a $47.5M coastal attraction in Chula Vista, OK’d by port
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Sincerely,
FlashReport Editors
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