Friday, November 19, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • SacBee: SEIU Local 1000 president posts six years’ worth of union credit card spending info online
  • SacBee: Suit: City allows homeless camp in North Sacramento park while clearing camps in richer areas
  • LAT $: A plan to give homeless people the right to housing roils Sacramento
  • SFC: S.F.’s surge in burglaries infuriating residents in areas getting hit over and over again
  • SFC: S.F. leaders clash over why homeless drop-in center was killed
  • CalM: California redistricting: Which incumbents are in tough spots?
  • SacBee: Denied unemployment benefits in California during the pandemic? You may now qualify
  • SDUT: San Diego faces steep future deficits, money needed for potholes, graffiti
  • CG: Leg Analyst Projects California Will Have $31 Billion Budget Surplus Next Year
  • CalM: California’s $31 billion surplus: More stimulus checks possible
  • SacBee: CA won’t require COVID vaccines for private workers, for now
  • SBSun: Marines and sailors who refuse the COVID-19 shot will be discharged, will lose some GI Bill benefits
  • LADN: COVID ‘hotspots’ – including Lancaster, Palmdale, Studio City, Santa Clarita – fuel surge fears
  • LAT $: California's coronavirus cases top 5 million - Los Angeles Times
  • SFC: Booster shots: California’s MyTurn site just expanded eligibility
  • AP: California to expand emissions testing with new $419M center
  • SJMN: San Jose: New drought rules and water fees go into effect — what they mean for your bill
  • SFC: The drought is going to stick around for a third year, federal scientists predict
  • SacBee: California’s $1.2 billion Capitol renovation is underway. Activists are still trying to halt it
  • SFC: Thanksgiving travel is expected to make a major rebound in the Bay Area
  • LAT $: LAX Thanksgiving travel expected to double, bringing new coronavirus dangers
  • SJMN: Former Santa Clara University professor indicted on arson charges in connection with Dixie Fire
  • FresBee: Severe fire can be good for giant sequoias. The ‘hopeful’ new research – and a giant debate
  • EdS: Proposed transgender restrictions at Chino Valley Unified fail after student outcry and state warning | EdSource
  • Turlock Unified increases staffing, locks classrooms after stabbing at Turlock High School
  • LAT $: L.A. County juvenile detention halls are ‘suitable’ for housing youths, for now
  • OCReg: Newly released video shows deadly shootout in Buena Park after police chase in September
  • SDUT: UC slams the door on standardized admissions tests, nixing any SAT alternative
  • SacBee: A bigger tax deduction for Californians making up to $550K? The Senate’s thinking about it
  • SacBee: Kaiser strike in Northern California: Engineers uplifted as thousands picket in solidarity
  • LAT $: Kamala Harris’ struggles create a bind for Democrats
  • Reason: Gavin Newsom Has Been Absent as California Port Crisis Drives America's Supply Chain Problems
  • AmerSpec: We Warned Dems About Kamala
  • NR: The Never-Endemic Story
  • NR: What Kamala Harris Gets Wrong about Inequality
  • NR: The Unseemly Canonization of Saint Schiff
  • The Year Campus Free Speech Groups Started Fighting Back
  • FresBee: If Kevin McCarthy can’t see the truth about ugly and violent video, Fresno doesn’t need him
  • LAT $: Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer eyes Newsom rematch
  • OCReg: Neal Kelley a model for ensuring election integrity
  • SacBee: Virtual public meetings are the norm. So why hasn’t Sacramento figured them out?
  • AP: UC Davis adds caste to its anti-discrimination policy
  • SacBee: Boutique hotels pop up in Sacramento, reviving historic buildings and beleaguered downtown
  • CG: Sacramento Mayor Wants More Youth ‘Programs’ Following Shooting Murder of 8-Year Old
  • SacBee: Moving on from a COVID trend: Placer County city removes downtown outdoor dining spaces
  • SJMN: Tesla subjects women to ‘rampant sexual harassment’ at Fremont plant, suit says
  • CG: Superior Court Overturns SF School Board Admissions Policy For Lowell High School
  • SFC: CVS to close 900 stores nationwide. Will any shutter in S.F.?
  • SJMN: From $15,000 to $2 million, Bay Area home prices leap in two generations
  • SFC: S.F. approves plan to allow fourplexes be built on 110,000 city parcels
  • SFC: BART safety procedures investigated in probe of S.F. woman dragged to death
  • SJMN: Elizabeth Holmes trial: Holmes lawyer’s move backfires
  • SFC: Stanford’s biggest diversity survey reveals ‘very troubling’ harassment, discrimination
  • CalM: Four San Joaquin Valley groundwater plans deemed inadequate
  • FresBee: Downtown Fresno is having a big party. But is city putting its best face forward?
  • FresBee: New Fresno State president has big plans for athletics. Bulldog Stadium tops list
  • Ceres Walmart readies opening. What’s next for big-box stores in Modesto-area future?
  • COVID cases in Stanislaus County schools drop to 102 for week starting Nov. 7
  • CG: Paso Robles Teacher Who Told Conservatives Students To ‘Jump Off a Bridge’ May Face Disciplinary Actions
  • VCStar $: Recognition sought for thousands of Chumash buried under Ventura mission
  • VOC: Mission Viejo Looks to Redevelop Golf Course Following Controversial Stein Mart Purchase
  • OCReg: OC sheriff’s reserves leader charged with $17 million in workers’ comp fraud
  • OCReg: Muslim prosecutor sues Orange County for alleged sexual and racial harassment by former high-level supervisor
  • VOC: OC Health Director Publicly Challenged by His Bosses Over No-Bid Contracts Funded by Feds
  • PE: With snip of a gas pump hose, California Air Resources Board lab dedicated in Riverside
  • PE: OK for 8-story Riverside hotel may be key for downtown
  • PE: Moreno Valley rescinds council appointment after getting letter from DA
  • LAT $: San Bernardino County recognizes Serrano language and museums sitting on tribal land
  • SDUT: Lemon Grove Councilmember Liana LeBaron files complaint against city manager, city attorney
  • VOSD: The Housing Commission Had a Rough 2021. The City Council Wants Change.
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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