Thursday, November 11, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • SacBee: ‘A life of service.’ This Sacramento veteran served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam
  • LAT $: Thousands lay flowers at Tomb of the Unknowns to mark Veterans Day
  • FresBee: Biden administration blocks billions in California transit money, citing pension law
  • LAT $: Biden infrastructure funds will help state bullet train, but not as much as boosters hoped
  • BreitbartCA: LAPD Advises City Residents to ‘Cooperate and Comply’ with Robbers
  • SFC: Car strikes, kills educator outside S.F. elementary school where he worked
  • SJMN: Two convicted in Oakland Starbucks laptop robbery that killed engineer; jury returns murder and manslaughter verdicts
  • SacBee: ‘It’s a nightmare.’ The downtown jail incubates dangerous inmates and unleashes them on us
  • LADN: Sherman Oaks actor chased, shot at in follow-home robbery attempt
  • OCReg: Huntington Beach man testifies that he used meat cleaver to kill 2 women in Westminster double-murder trial
  • AP: Man who killed wife, 3 children sentenced to life in prison
  • AP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s son sentenced for stabbing neighbor
  • CalM: Where are the flashpoints in California redistricting?
  • LAT $: Incumbents in California could face reelection challenges under draft congressional maps
  • SacBee: Yolo County moves to protect Latino voting power after hearing redistricting appeals
  • LADN: LA City Council holds public hearing on proposed district maps, several residents oppose splitting Studio City and Reseda
  • VOC: Garden Grove Officials’ Push to Skip Redistricting Altogether Jolts Alarm in City Spanning Little Saigon
  • VCStar $: City, county redistricting topic at Ventura midtown council
  • VOC: OC Supervisors Get Close to Picking New Election Maps Without Much Public Debate
  • SDUT: Compromise boundary map for San Diego would boost minority power with less severe changes
  • OCReg: Still waiting on Golden State Stimulus check? 784,000 are coming, California says
  • CG: Gov. Newsom: ‘Winter is Coming’ So Keep the Masks On, ‘For Good Reason’
  • AP: California prepares for possible winter pandemic surge
  • CalM: COVID misinformation plagues California’s Indigenous speakers
  • LAT $: As more L.A. County Black and Latino men get the COVID-19 vaccine, distrust lingers
  • SFC: Health officials talk up boosters for everybody ahead of federal guidance
  • SacBee: California bans insurance companies from dropping homeowners in 2021 wildfire zones
  • SDUT: Poway Unified to keep next board meeting virtual after reports that trustees received death threats
  • SDUT: County supervisors vote for rules to curb disruptive comments in board meetings
  • CalM: Cars and trucks: How international climate promises compare to California’s mandates
  • AP: California governor puzzled by reaction to his absence
  • SFC: Lawmakers say Newsom hiatus drives home their difficult work-family juggling act
  • AP: California parent gets 6 weeks prison in admissions scandal
  • OCReg: 800 laundry workers file unfair labor charges against Kaiser contractor Emerald Textiles
  • LADN: Hate crimes surged nearly 20% since the beginning of the pandemic: new report
  • AP: Southern California drought emergency declared
  • OCReg: Ahead of school board decision, Anaheim High School students vote to keep ‘Colonists’ mascot
  • SFC: California high court to consider law on misgendering nursing home patients
  • BreitbartCA: CRT Co-Founder: Children Should Learn U.S. Ground Is ‘Soaked in Blood of Theft’
  • SacBee: Schubert says ‘Stop the Chaos’ + R’s want school oversight + Ballot initiative group forms
  • SacBee: California police officer fired over sex crime fights CalPERS to keep disability pension
  • LAT $: Is port congestion worsening L.A. pollution?
  • AP: EXPLAINER: Britney Spears’ conservatorship, and its endgame
  • BreitbartCA: Report: Sen. Manchin Could Delay Biden’s Build Back Better Bill Until Next Year
  • LAT $: Freeways eject residents in communities of color — again
  • NR: Hunter Biden Makes Painting Debut at NYC Gallery Despite Ethics Concerns
  • OCReg: The EDD scandal exposes Sacramento
  • Dishonest Press Go Dark on Discredited Dossier
  • CalM: Private enforcement in Texas abortion law flips liberal California playbook
  • How Florida Empowers People to Oppose Tyranny
  • OCReg: Kamala Harris’ impressively low approval
  • Can We Say Goodbye to the Woke, Guilted Age?
  • LAT $: Skelton: Newsom deserved downtime with his kids. But he should’ve told the public sooner
  • NR: The Race-Marxists Finally Went Too Far
  • NR: Democrats Have Only Themselves to Blame for the Inflation Fiasco
  • CG: Oakland Councilwoman Sheng Thao Enters 2022 Oakland Mayoral Race
  • SFC: Cal’s football team was 99% vaccinated before a big COVID-19 outbreak. What happened?
  • AP: Cal coach says team followed protocols before COVID outbreak
  • SJMN: Santa Clara County offers COVID vaccine booster to all adults
  • SJMN: Santa Clara: Council nixes White Oak Lane site for potential Homekey development
  • Ceres City Council appoints new member. Why past ‘belittling’ behavior was discussed
  • What just-passed infrastructure bill might bring for Stanislaus roads, rail, water
  • CalCoast: Northern SLO County water district officials accused of subversion
  • CalCoast: Paso Robles to pay $1.2 million settlement to victim of alleged rape
  • LAT $: Group says it has enough signatures to force L.A. Councilman Mike Bonin recall vote
  • LADN: COVID-19 remains threat to homeless population, LA County says
  • VOC: OC’s Longtime Elections Chief Neal Kelley is Retiring
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 218 new cases and 11 more deaths on Nov. 10
  • VOC: Will Westminster Get Some Money Back Amid New Scrutiny Over Quiet Park Land Sale in 2016?
  • PE: Is Inland Empire traffic back to pre-pandemic levels?
  • PE: Court dismisses Corona woman’s wrongful-death lawsuit over sheriff’s search for husband
  • PE: Lawsuit aims to void LaDonna Jempson’s appointment to Moreno Valley City Council
  • SDUT: Nearly 7,500 kids vaccinated in San Diego County six days after federal approval
  • SDUT: Recall effort for San Dieguito trustee Allman unsuccessful
  • SDUT: Judge ends temporary order blocking removal of palm trees, saying residents lack property rights to stop it
  • VOSD: San Diego Aims to Cut Natural Gas to Buildings

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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