Thursday, February 11, 2021 |
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Dear John,
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- AP: Biden nominates California’s Su as deputy labor secretary
- CBS Sac: Criminal Rings Loot Billions In Unemployment Funds
- ABC7: California EDD officials admit paying as much as $31 billion in unemployment funds to fraudsters
- SFC: S.F. Mayor Breed worries schools won't open this year: 'We have to do better'
- SJMN: Coronavirus: Newsom says school reopening deal close
- NR: President Biden Is Keeping Schools Closed
- FresBee: Councilman wants Fresno to sue FUSD to reopen schools. The superintendent didn’t take it well
- SJMN: Palo Alto middle, high schools could open as soon as March 1, Superintendent says
- OCReg: 60 Huntington Beach teachers elect to take leave over mandated return to campus
- LAT $: L.A. County teachers, essential workers could begin getting COVID-19 vaccine within weeks, officials say
- OCReg: Why do some California counties get COVID-19 vaccines into arms faster than others?
- AP: 2 cases of South African virus variant found in California
- FresBee: Fresno Co. mass vaccination site not yet approved says Gov. Newsom
- LADN: Garcetti: Dodger Stadium vaccine site to close for 2 days, as ‘first-dose’ Moderna vaccine runs low
- SJMN: More contagious South African coronavirus strain found in Santa Clara and Alameda counties
- SFC: Boudin offers theories on why burglaries are up in Bernal Heights
- BreitbartCA: Recall Leader: We Have the Signatures for a Vote on Gavin Newsom
- LAT $: Pricey L.A. private school moves ahead of others for teacher vaccinations
- CalM: California left clinics off vaccine list, so low-income patients are underserved
- LADN: Metro: ‘Congestion pricing’ freeway tolls will be studied in 4 LA areas
- SacBee: Should porch pirates go to prison? California bill adds tougher penalties for repeat theft
- Reason: Have Kids? Mitt Romney and Joe Biden Want the Government To Pay You Thousands Every Year
- Should you still pay student loans? What experts say as Democrats weigh forgiving debt
- LAT $: New poll finds sharp decline in support for Sen. Dianne Feinstein in California
- SFC: Sonoma's acclaimed Girl & the Fig closes amid backlash over ex-staffer’s BLM mask
- SacBee: Is ‘Hangtown Santa’ a Proud Boy? California county argues over political appointee
- SFC: Calif. Supreme Court rejects Uber, Lyft challenge to gig-work order
- LAT $: Rep. McCarthy attended son’s wedding amid COVID-19 surge
- CG: Bill to Remove Death Penalty, Life Sentences for Some Convicted of Murder Introduced
- CG: AB 513 Updates Law for Telecommuting Employees
- Rep. Lieu: Trump Ran Out Of "Non-Violent Options" And Turned To The Mob
- LAT $: Rep. Eric Swalwell on the Capitol siege: ‘This was a deliberate premeditated incitement to his base’
- SFC: Pro-Trump rioters intended to kill Pelosi, impeachment prosecutors say
- OCReg: Disneyland considers new annual passes and tickets for afternoon and evenings
- SFC: CDC now says you should double mask. Here’s the data point behind new guidance
- SacBee: GOP names 4 California Democrats among its top targets for 2022. Can it repeat gains?
- AP: Ex-California Assemblyman sentenced for money laundering
- SFC: Ex-assemblyman gets year in prison for BART cafe fraud scheme
- CG: How the Political-rise of Sonny Bono is Beginning to Happen Again in California Statewide
- VCStar $: Former Ventura congressman Robert Lagomarsino dies
- OCReg: There are no socialist success stories: John Stossel
- LAT $: Skelton: They’re political opposites. But old friends Willie Brown and Ed Rollins are teaming up
- NR: The Democratic Party Is Radicalizing against the Constitution
- Reason: Safety Investigators Confirm the 'Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant Helicopter Safety Act' Wouldn't Have Prevented the Fatal Crash That Killed Lakers Legend
- SacBee: Sacramento County nets $60 million windfall from feds. How money will help fight COVID
- SacBee: U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott resigning as Sacramento region’s top federal prosecutor
- SacBee: Equity Lab | Why Sac City Unified’s $6 million in air filters is an equity issue
- NR: San Francisco School Board Not Sure Gay Dad Adds Enough Diversity to All-Female Parent Group
- AP: California deputy drops suit against Toronto Raptors’ boss
- SJMN: More than $2.2 million worth of laptops stolen from Stanford, feds say
- ‘I’m not gonna change my mind’: Deadlocked Ceres council again delays appointment
- FresBee: Fresno County approaches 92,000 coronavirus cases, 1,300 deaths in latest update
- CalCoast: SLO County is now vaccinating people 65 and above
- LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County hospitalizations down 50% with 3,434 new cases and 141 new deaths reported as of Feb. 10
- LAT $: L.A. Sheriff’s Department wanted a helipad near Villanueva’s home. They started building even after owner said no
- LADN: LASD says land near Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s house was cleared of brush for possible emergency helicopter landing
- OCReg: Pfizer tells OC officials it’s safe to use vaccine doses affected by refrigeration issue
- LAT $: Irvine City Council edges toward approving hazard pay for grocery store workers
- OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 454 new cases, 35 new deaths as of Feb. 10
- PE: Riverside County educators push back on return to in-person instruction
- VOSD: Vacancy Tax Study Is Giving City Officials Déjà Vu
- SDUT: San Diego County supervisors vote to develop renewable energy projects
- VOSD: African Communities Warn Language Issues Could Shut Them Out of Redistricting
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Sincerely,
FlashReport Editors
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