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Dear John,
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- Reason: Trump Has Been Impeached—Again
- BreitbartCA: Pelosi Violates her Own Rules During Impeachment Debate
- NR: House Impeaches Trump for Second Time, in Historic Rebuke over Capitol Riot
- Donald Trump becomes first president to be impeached twice
- FresBee: Rep. David Valadao only California Republican to break party lines and vote to impeach Trump
- OCReg: How did Orange County members of Congress vote on President Trump’s impeachment?
- LAT $: Rep. David Valadao, a Central Valley Republican, says he voted his conscience to impeach Trump
- BreitbartCA: Tom Cotton: Senate ‘Lacks Constitutional Authority’ to Proceed with Impeachment After Trump Leaves Office
- AP: Proposed corporate tax hike in California would aid homeless
- SFC: Calif. Democrats propose higher taxes to pay for homeless programs
- CG: AB 71 Amended to add Tax Increases to Fund ‘Bring California Home Act’
- WSJ: FTC Reaches Settlement With Flo Health Over Fertility-Tracking App
- Facebook's Sandberg deflects blame for Capitol riot even as new evidence shows it played a pivotal role
- AP: Los Angeles leaders seek to toughen mask enforcement
- LADN: LA City Council urges enforcement of mask mandates – via citations, fines, other penalties
- SFC: French Laundry celebrity chef Thomas Keller exits Twitter after growing backlash
- SFC: ‘We are flying blind’: Bay Area politicians say they’re in the dark about vaccine rollout
- AP: California expands eligibility for coronavirus vaccine
- AP: California counties beg for vaccine as eligibility expands
- CalM: California throws open COVID vaccines to anyone 65 and older
- CapWkly: Scant COVID testing for CA’s arrested children
- Stanislaus seniors given priority for COVID vaccine. But injection sites are scarce
- BreitbartCA: Tapper Questions Double Amputee, Purple Heart Recipient GOP Rep. Mast’s ‘Commitment’ to Democracy
- CalM: How California’s budget depends on staggering wealth gap
- CG: California’s General Fund Relies on the Super Rich and Federal Bailouts
- AP: California heat, poor planning led to August power outages
- AP: California Democrats see backlash after recall ‘coup’ claims
- SFC: Pro-Trump organizer calls off Sacramento rally after permit is denied
- CG: Gov. Newsom Proposes Statewide Unemployed Artist Funding
- CalM: Farmworkers lose out on $1.5B COVID-19 safety funding
- OCReg: Southern California agencies reassure public amid concerns about potential inauguration violence
- AP: 3 of 6 jail inmates who escaped jail back in custody
- Airbnb canceling and blocking DC reservations during inauguration week
- CG: LA School District Board Votes That District Can Sue State Over Gov. Newsom’s Reopening Plan
- LADN: Community groups join LAUSD-led campaign to speak out about Newsom’s school reopening proposal
- OCReg: Controversial law professor John Eastman retires from Chapman University
- CalM: Newsom calls textbooks “racket,” proposes money to create free ones
- LAT $: Defiance of coronavirus dining bans grows as restaurants flounder
- PE: Why some Riverside County restaurants are closing temporarily
- Do your favorite restaurants take COVID safety seriously? Yelp rolls out new tools
- SFC: Audit: State DA group misspent millions meant for environmental cases
- LAT $: Sheltering in a Capitol office, California lawmaker sent text and got impeachment ball rolling
- SFC: Twitter CEO on Trump ban: ‘right decision’ but broader bans could be ‘destructive’
- SFC: Eric Swalwell gets prominent role as Trump impeached a second time
- Here’s What We Know About Rep. Swalwell’s Connection To A Suspected Chinese Spy
- BreitbartCA: Woman Charged with Operating Massive Ballot Harvesting Scheme in Texas
- BreitbartCA: ‘Billions’ Creator Brian Koppelman Says Matt Gaetz Has ‘The Single Most Punchable Face I Have Ever Seen’
- BreitbartCA: Sean Penn Compares Trump Supporters to al-Qaeda, Says Trump Is ‘Bin Laden’
- OCReg: California needs to be more responsible with our money
- Reason: Big Government Is a Bipartisan Problem
- NR: A Conspiracy Theory Worth Considering
- OCReg: Ethnic studies should be honest and balanced, not ideological and divisive
- CalM: California’s technology woes deepen
- NR: Shame
- SFC: Lockdown is ending in Sacramento region but not Bay Area: Here's why
- SJMN: She helped lure Google and other top Silicon Valley companies to San Jose. Now she’s leaving.
- SJMN: Santa Clara County jail coroanvirus infections keep soaring as officials ponder another batch release
- FresBee: COVID-19 cases rising while Fresno County, Valley await widespread vaccine availability
- Ceres City Council to fill District 1 vacancy. Here’s how to apply for the appointment
- FresBee: ‘Horrifying.’ Fresno police sued for wrongful death in shooting of Black man last year
- New mayors appointed in Oakdale and Hughson. More appointments ahead
- CalCoast: SLO County COVID-19 deaths reach 119, with eight more in two days
- VCStar $: Ventura County seniors move up the vaccination queue
- VCStar $: Oxnard meetings starting to look different
- LADN: ‘They’ve been hidden too long’: report details LA Sheriff’s deputy gangs and violence toward communities of color
- LADN: 2-year prison sentence recommended for ex-LA Councilman Mitchell Englander
- LAT $: One L.A. County hospital ICU is operating at triple its capacity amid COVID-19 surge
- LADN: Court will oversee reforms to L.A. County juvenile halls plagued with abuse, unsafe conditions, state A.G. says
- OCReg: Alleged rape victim says her reputation is caught up in race for O.C. Supervisor
- OCReg: COVID-19 vaccine shots begin at Disneyland parking lot, Orange County’s first super site
- OCReg: Santa Ana considers $4 hour hazard pay for grocery, pharmacy workers
- VOC: Vaccine PR Effort for County of Orange Moves Forward With No Budget, No Plan
- OCReg: Orange County looking for volunteers for mass COVID-19 vaccination sites
- PE: San Bernardino County Democrats call for Rep. Jay Obernolte to resign
- PE: Riverside offers utility bill relief to small businesses hit by coronavirus
- PE: Riverside County vaccination clinics open for newly eligible people, including seniors
- VOSD: Council Unknowingly OK’d Surveillance Gear for Secretive Police Group
- SDUT: County plans to vaccinate 1.9 million San Diegans by July
- SDUT: Encinitas councilwoman resigns, citing advanced cancer
- SDUT: San Diego mayor unveils proposals on homelessness, climate change, equity in ‘State of City’ speech
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Sincerely,
FlashReport Editors
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