Saturday, August 28, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • CG: Majority of California Latinos Favor Ousting Newsom
  • LAT $: Column: ‘The battle just begins.’ Recall backers say toppling Newsom only first step in changing California
  • NR: Newsom Says He’ll ‘Regret Every Damn’ Policy Decision He Made Recently if Recalled
  • CalM: With recall looming, Newsom gets some help from friends in Legislature
  • As Newsom Recall Looms, Corporations Fleeing California
  • LAT $: Federal judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to halt California recall election
  • AP: Board says RFK assassin Sirhan changed man; grants parole
  • LAT $: Sirhan Sirhan, Robert F. Kennedy’s killer, is recommended for parole
  • BreitbartCA: CA Parole Board Votes to Release Sirhan Sirhan, Palestinian Who Assassinated RFK
  • AP: California police officer charged in 2018 shooting
  • The United States Effectively Has No President
  • SJMN: New UCSF study: Vaccine-resistant viruses are driving ‘breakthrough’ COVID infections
  • SFC: S.F. study finds virus mutations behind many breakthrough cases
  • LAT $: L.A. prosecutors decline to pursue gun, domestic abuse claims against Larry Elder
  • SJMN: California Democrats tell Biden to send Afghan refugees to Golden State
  • OCReg: With lives in the balance, Afghans in Southern California turn to congress members for evacuation help
  • SDUT: Camp Pendleton Marines reportedly among those killed in Kabul bombing
  • OCReg: At least 3 Marines killed in the Kabul airport bombing attack came from Camp Pendleton
  • SFC: Newsom grabs a broom and talks homeless policy at S.F. encampment
  • SFC: S.F. wants homeless hotels around city. Neighborhoods are pushing back
  • SDUT: COVID increasingly crowding out other types of care in San Diego hospitals
  • OCReg: California’s ICUs have fewer available beds than when winter stay-at-home orders were issued
  • AP: 3 California lawmakers out with coronavirus, surgery plans
  • CG: How Do the Final Two Weeks of the 2021 Legislative Session Look?
  • AP: Winds frustrate effort to corral wildfire near Lake Tahoe
  • Update: Evacuation orders downgraded, power restored as Airola Fire is 25% contained
  • SJMN: Smoke blanketing Bay Area prompts new Spare the Air alert
  • SFC: Caldor Fire now 12 miles from Tahoe Basin, more than 34,000 people evacuated
  • Update: At least 14 homes destroyed in Washington Fire
  • SJMN: Caldor Fire creeps closer to Tahoe basin, but containment still ‘completely attainable’
  • KQED: ‘It's All About the Weather’: Tahoe Basin Residents Brace for Fast Approaching Caldor Fire
  • LAT $: All-out fight to save South Lake Tahoe as Caldor fire forces evacuation warnings
  • SDUT: San Diego police officers, blue-collar workers have much lower vaccination rates than other workers
  • California changed its vaccine rules for indoor events. Here’s what you need to know
  • LAT $: Column: Larry Elder says he’s not a face of white supremacy. His fans make it hard to believe
  • LAT $: Larry Elder’s private charity was a bust, and questions swirl over where the money went
  • LAT $: Column: In Larry Elder, the right embraces a false prophet of California’s Talk Show Land
  • AP: California students disciplined for racist social posts
  • BreitbartCA: 82,766 Wisconsin 2020 Mail Ballots ‘Went Missing or Undeliverable
  • BreitbartCA: Harvard Chooses Atheist as Head ‘Chaplain’
  • OCReg: How a grassroots campaign can win the recall
  • OCReg: Elder shrugs off his distant rivals
  • The United States Effectively Has No President
  • Hill: HR 4: For Democrats, It's All About Power
  • OCReg: Land-use bill promotes freedom and property rights
  • OCReg: Auditor shines a light on high-risk issues
  • SacBee: Dignity Health, nurse union agree to wage hikes of 13.5% over four years in tentative deal
  • SFC: Fremont orders temple torn down, Buddhist master says ‘systemic racism’
  • SFC: Chesa Boudin vowed to reduce S.F.’s jail population. What does the data show?
  • SJMN: ‘Recipe for hardship’ or ‘visionary move’? San Jose weighs eliminating parking requirements
  • FresBee: Fresno, Valley hospitals ‘in worse condition today’ than winter’s COVID pandemic peak
  • SLO Mayor Heidi Harmon stepping down, will take on new career as climate advocate
  • CalCoast: SLO Mayor Heidi Harmon resigns, denies connection to FBI case
  • CalCoast: Two COVID-19 deaths in SLO County, hospitalizations surge
  • LAT $: Britney Spears’ fate in battery case now lies with Ventura County district attorney
  • LADN: LA County COVID-19 hospitalizations drop again, but 30 more deaths reported
  • LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County 64% fully vaccinated with 2,789 new cases and 30 new deaths
  • VOC: Two OC Supervisors Back Scathing Report on Sheriff Training as Taxpayers Pay Millions for Lawsuits
  • VOC: Mission Viejo’s Tentative Plan For Drawing New Voting Districts Starts in December
  • LAT $: 2 Riverside County Marines among those confirmed dead in Kabul airport attack
  • SDUT: 2 San Diego County sheriff candidates make opening pitches at union forum
  • VOSD: Morning Report: This San Diego Special Is Actually Almost Solved

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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