Saturday, January 2, 2020
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • SFC: S.F. parolee accused of killing 2 pedestrians was free despite arrests
  • AP: California reports a record 585 virus deaths in single day
  • SFC: Grim start to 2021 as both S.F. and California set coronavirus records
  • SDUT: California reports a record 585 virus deaths in single day
  • AP: Once a model, California now struggles to tame COVID-19
  • WashTimes: EDITORIAL: Eric Swalwell's relationship with a spy can't be ignored
  • SFC: Here are 21 new laws for Californians in 2021
  • SacBee: A new California law lets you break into a car to save a child. But there are limits
  • New California workplace laws for 2021 tackle COVID outbreaks, family leave, gender pay gap
  • LAT $: How will California’s new laws affect you?
  • CapWkly: Proposition 22: California’s new labor landscape
  • LAT $: Evangelist draws crowd of 2,500 to New Year’s Eve event, ignoring risk of COVID-19 spread
  • LADN: New Years parties persist in LA County despite increasingly dire coronavirus situation
  • SFC: San Jose police disperse unlawful assembly on New Year’s Eve
  • Coronavirus in Los Angeles County: More people are dying from COVID even without underlying conditions
  • LAT $: Army Corps of Engineers to aid L.A. hospitals facing oxygen problems
  • LADN: Six overtaxed Los Angeles County hospitals to get Army engineers’ help
  • OCReg: How relatives of hospital workers have managed to jump the line for early COVID vaccines
  • SJMN: Coronavirus: After record deaths end 2020, California’s year of COVID-19 in perspective
  • SDUT: San Diego’s new minimum wage hike: Will it help or hurt during a pandemic?
  • AP: Efforts to clean beaches hampered by stay-at-home orders
  • SDUT: What does upcoming U.S. climate policy mean for San Diego County?
  • AP: Trump vetoes Calif. fishing bill over seafood trade deficit
  • FresBee: Valley congressman-elect tests positive for coronavirus. How he plans to handle his workload
  • PE: Trump caravan travels usual Rose Parade on Colorado Boulevard
  • OCReg: For New Year, let’s rebuild a ‘leave us alone’ coalition
  • SacBee: French Laundry lobbyist’s second-biggest client? Poseidon Water, a Gavin Newsom funder
  • Companies Are Fleeing California. Blame Bad Government.
  • Even the Rose Bowl left California in 2020 for Texas. Can the Golden State get anything right?
  • Reason: To Continue Thriving, California Needs New Politicians
  • SFC: House Speaker Pelosi’s S.F. home vandalized with spray paint, pig’s head
  • SJMN: COVID-19 drove down South Bay crime; domestic violence impact continues to worry
  • FresBee: Fresno’s 2020 homicide victims: A legacy of violence during a dark year
  • FresBee: Coronavirus update: County deaths rise to 711; unclear if Fresno fined New Year party-goers
  • Coronavirus update, Jan. 1: Stanislaus ends 2020 with 616 deaths, strained hospitals
  • FresBee: Two men gunned down in Fresno on the first day of the New Year. Here’s what police know
  • CalCoast: SLO and Santa Barbara counties set records for new coronavirus cases
  • VCStar $: Many school districts to begin the new year remotely
  • LAT $: Medical care suffers across L.A. County — even basic services outside COVID-19 wards
  • OCReg: Seven days in December: Even as COVID surges, many in Huntington Beach shrug off the pandemic
  • PE: 2020 Inland Empire housing market saw opportunities and challenges
  • PE: More infectious coronavirus strain detected in San Bernardino County
  • SDUT: Short-term rentals, rising home prices, COVID-19 tests: San Diego business stories to watch in 2021

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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