Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • REVIVAL!!! Part II, The Role of Principle in the Revival
  • AP: Parents protest California COVID vaccine mandate for kids
  • FresBee: Some Fresno-area parents keep kids home from school in protest over Newsom vaccine mandate
  • Over 1,000 people attend rally protesting California’s vaccine mandate for children
  • SDUT: Hundreds of San Diego area students skip school as families protest vaccine mandate
  • OCReg: Vaccine mandate prompts school walkouts throughout OC, state
  • PE: Protest against COVID vaccine mandate led by Inland Empire teachers and parents
  • AP: Indicted LA councilman to ‘step back,’ but won’t resign
  • LADN: Ridley-Thomas withdraws from duties, in wake of indictment, but intends to stay on City Council
  • LAT $: Mark Ridley-Thomas will ‘step back’ from council duties, but not resign
  • SacBee: Exclusive: Fiona Ma asks taxpayers to cover her Sacramento lodging. Other officials don’t
  • SacBee: California #MeToo leaders say Capitol’s sexual harassment unit is too close to the Legislature
  • LADN: LAFD women firefighters group claims chief ignored abuse reports and should be removed
  • LAT $: Female firefighters, civil rights advocates call for LAFD chief’s removal
  • VOSD: Longtime Labor Leader Leaves After Discovery of ‘Unintended Compensation’
  • VCStar $: Minority voting rights must take precedence in county redistricting
  • PE: Could Riverside County see more Latino supervisors through redistricting?
  • SJMN: Controversial San Jose statue heads for the chopping block
  • California & the Erasure of Junipero Serra's Legacy
  • NR: Rest in Peace, Colin Powell
  • NR: Colin Powell, R.I.P.
  • SacBee: SEIU Local 1000 power struggle: Read the documents showing vote to strip president’s authority
  • SFC: The Panoramic housed students. S.F. wants it to become housing for homeless people
  • SDUT: San Diego to partner with Caltrans to reach homeless along freeways
  • AP: California congressional race could help tilt House control
  • FresBee: California Democrat joins race for tossup congressional seat. Will GOP be able to keep it?
  • AP: Court: Parts of pesticide program violate California law
  • OCReg: Effects of oil spill, oil subsidies highlight congressional hearing in Irvine
  • AP: Data shows ship crossed over oil pipeline that ruptured
  • LAT $: Oil company at center of Orange County spill received millions in federal relief
  • LAT $: Jane Fonda and hundreds turn out in Laguna Beach to endorse ban on offshore oil drilling
  • SDUT: Coast Guard cleans La Jolla beach after reports of tarballs linked to O.C. oil spill
  • SacBee: Will higher prices hurt California Democrats next year? Why Republicans see opportunity
  • SFC: What we know about AY.4.2, a delta subvariant that’s spiking cases in the U.K.
  • Powell Betrayed His Values. Todays GOP No Longer Has Them
  • LAT $: Kamala Harris visits Lake Mead to sell Biden’s climate agenda amid drought in West
  • VOSD: Border Report: Haitian Migrants Continue Trickling into Tijuana, But Will They Stay?
  • AP: Cold front brings snow, rain, showers to California
  • We Got Here Because of Cowardice. Get Out With Courage
  • CalM: Who will govern much-troubled Los Angeles?
  • OCReg: California’s do-it-yourself justice system
  • NR: The New Missile Gap
  • NR: Swimming Upstream in the Culture Wars
  • OCReg: Delays, shortages and a dismal jobs report. The new normal?
  • AP: Pot dispensary sues South Lake Tahoe over license revocation
  • SFC: Voters to decide fate of 3 school board members in S.F. recall election
  • SFC: Here’s how the air above S.F. City Hall could be worth up to $45 million
  • SFC: Jane Kim apologizes for bringing man accused of sex assault to event
  • FresBee: Do other counties have foster kids sleeping on office tables? State says it’s ‘uncommon’
  • FresBee: Judge has harsh words for ex-Fresno City Council staffer convicted of domestic violence
  • CG: Santa Barbara County Supervisors Insult the Little People Who Bother to Show Up
  • AP: Southern California fire 87% contained, residents go home
  • CalCoast: Adam Hill spent $40,000 in campaign money on his criminal defense
  • VCStar $: Active transport plan, outdoor dining on east Ventura council agendaventura
  • BreitbartCA: Former L.A. Mayor Blasts Eric Garcetti: ‘I’ve Never Seen the City So Dirty'
  • LAT $: Congresswoman calls for emergency declaration over foul odor in Carson
  • LADN: LA County to consider call to ramp up services for LGBTQ+ jail population
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 666 new cases and 10 more deaths over the weekend
  • VOC: Poseidon Makes Controversial Demand of CA Regulators Before Their Vote on Proposed HB Desal Plant
  • VOC: Some South OC Cities Say They Were Left Out of The Loop on Freeway Expansions
  • PE: Riverside County’s COVID-19 test-positivity rate remains below 10%
  • PE: Moreno Valley’s Measure G would bring 1% sales tax increase for public safety
  • SDUT: County Supervisor: Jails shouldn’t be first stop for those with mental illness, drug problems
  • SDUT: San Diego changing rules for police inspections at strip clubs, massage parlors, card rooms
  • VOSD: Morning Report: San Diegos Crime Spike, in Context
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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