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THE HEADLINES: BreitbartCA: Looting in Los Angeles as at Least 20 Suspects Attack Nordstrom Security Camera Captures Swarm of Thieves Stealing From Mom-and-Pop Shop in Oakland LAT $: 3 arrested after break-in at Nordstrom at L.A.'s Grove mall AP: Masked suspects rob diners on California restaurant patio SFC: Man stabbed multiple times in Oakland ‘for no apparent reason,’ police say SacBee: ‘It’s extremely alarming’: Sacramento-area police prepare against theft as Black Friday nears SFC: Mayor Breed touts local seasonal shopping, plays down theft spree CalM: State beefs up Highway Patrol around stores and malls after brazen thefts SF DA Chesa Boudin Announces Charges for 9 Suspects Linked to Retail Thefts SFC: S.F. police to hold town hall about fatal shooting of man CG: New Report on San Francisco Homelessness Provides Real Policy Solutions CG: LA City Council To Vote on Public Homeless Encampment Prohibition Ballot Measure LADN: LA program will send unarmed outreach teams to nonviolent 911 calls involving the homeless LAT $: Buscaino aims for November for anti-camping ballot measure SFC: San Francisco declares water shortage emergency, asks city users to conserve 5% FresBee: ‘Everybody’s pumping.’ How California’s plan to conserve groundwater ran into a drought FresBee: California’s biggest labor group recommends Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez as its next leader No ‘vaccine passports’ for Stanislaus County services after leaders pass resolution VCStar $: Local group gains followers, influence fighting COVID-19 mandates SJMN: Race for Speier’s Congress seat: Assemblymember Kevin Mullin joins field SFC: How a tool that tracks ‘disadvantaged communities’ is costing S.F. millions in funding SDUT: Program to help lower-income San Diego residents buy electric vehicles expected to launch next year LADN: Asian/Pacific Islander groups battle to keep San Gabriel Valley communities together as 1 district LAT $: L.A.’s infamous Thanksgiving traffic gridlock expected to return with vengeance LAT $: With hospitals full, Central California pleading to send COVID-19 patients to L.A. CalM: Another COVID holiday: Is California in a better place this year? SFC: Bay Area faring much better during COVID pandemic this holiday season, experts say FresBee: California law allows transgender inmates in women’s prisons. Now, female inmates are suing SDUT: Former San Diego Mayor Faulconer served with subpoena as part of Ash Street litigation Reason: Inflation Is at a 30-Year High. Biden's Big Economy Speech Barely Mentioned It. NR: The Best Way to Bring Down Inflation? Give Americans Something to Buy SacBee: CA wants workers to prove unemployment claims were legitimate LAT $: California’s coast embraces child COVID-19 shots, while demand lags inland SacBee: California corporate board race diversity law faces lawsuit AP: Santa Ana winds to raise Southern California fire danger LAT $: Inside one school district’s confounding struggle to define critical race theory SacBee: Becerra: New federal billing rules should force overcharging doctors to accept fair prices CG: Coalition of Progressive Groups Call on Senator Feinstein to Either Help Stop GOP Filibuster or Resign OCReg: Anaheim turns mascot debate into civics class CalM: LA County’s board is too small for 10 million people OCReg: California’s pension law vs. another DOL SacBee: Why Sacramento’s ‘right to housing’ proposal is not the right solution for homelessness SJMN: Editorial: Billions of California education dollars unaccounted for NR: In Praise of Thanksgiving NR: Canceling Thomas Jefferson SacBee: COVID-19 misinformation dominates Sacramento-area supervisors meeting, alarming experts SFC: S.F. supe pushes compromise for Sunset District affordable housing project SFC: Oakland reels from weekend violence as chief asks for help: ‘There is a clear problem in this city’ SJMN: Holmes testifies on stolen logos: ‘I wish I had done it differently’ FresBee: Fresno leaders celebrate Biden spending plan. Here’s what stands to benefit locally FresBee: Developers set to break ground on second affordable housing project in Fresno in 2022 FresBee: Contracted Amazon employee critically injured in Fresno crash shortly after leaving facility Ceres City Council cancels appointment after concerns raised over divisive comments LADN: 12% LAPD budget increase OK’d by police commission despite activists’ opposition LAT $: Director of L.A. County’s Department of Children and Family Services to step down LADN: LA City Council passes motion to improve hate-crime reporting OCReg: Family of unarmed man killed by Anaheim police seeks $20 million VOC: OC’s First Clean Energy Agency to Consider Power Plans SBSun: San Bernardino mayor misused city funds for personal and political purposes, investigator finds SBSun: Legal challenge to Amazon air hub in San Bernardino denied by federal appeals court VOSD: San Diego Still Can’t Solve Its Public Restroom Problem SDUT: Partial closures on I-5 linger in downtown San Diego as flood cleanup continues VOSD: ‘Neglected for Decades’: San Diegans Voice Frustrations Over Local Parks SDUT: Column: Advocates revive measure to give San Diego voters more choice Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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