Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • BreitbartCA: Cotton: Biden ‘Kept His Promise to the Taliban’ and ‘Broke His Promise to Americans’
  • NR: Sasse: ‘Dishonor Was the President’s Choice’
  • NR: Blinken Confirms U.S. Left Hundreds of Americans Behind in Afghanistan
  • BreitbartCA: Video of Kabul Post-Withdrawal: House to House Executions, Taliban in American Gear
  • BreitbartCA: Charles Hurt — Biden’s War: Image of President in Fetal Position Has Enemies Quaking
  • BreitbartCA: ‘I Hope You Burn in Hell!’ Families of Slain Servicemembers Recall Raw Response to Joe
  • Families of Slain Heroes Express Anger at Biden's Failure
  • SacBee: California Democrats drop plan to require COVID vaccines to work, go to most public places
  • LAT $: L.A. teachers union calls for vaccination mandate for eligible students
  • SJMN: COVID: Proposed California vaccine verification bill on ice
  • SFC: Vaccine requirement for California workers shelved for the year
  • LAT $: Democratic lawmakers drop idea for a California statewide vaccine mandate
  • LADN: Downtown LA courthouse will require proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test to enter
  • LADN: LAUSD teachers union seeks student vaccine mandate, quarantine of entire classrooms in early grades
  • SacBee: Rural California counties tighten mask rules as COVID patients flood hospitals
  • SDUT: Masks, COVID tests color students’ first day for San Diego Unified
  • CG: 30,000 Evacuated As Caldor Fire Approaches South Lake Tahoe
  • SJMN: ‘It’s out of control’: Caldor Fire prompts South Lake Tahoe evacuation traffic gridlock
  • AP: California fire approaches Lake Tahoe after mass evacuation
  • SDUT: Lake Tahoe faces disastrous ‘urban conflagration’ if Caldor fire reaches communities
  • CG: More Businesses Leaving California In 2021 Than In Any Other Year Prior According To New Analysis
  • LAT $: ‘Gimme Shelter’: California is on the verge of ending single-family home only zoning
  • AP: California lawmakers vote to limit secret settlements
  • AP: California may allow students to choose names on diplomas
  • Reason: California Court Rules Vegan Creamery Has First Amendment Right To Call Products 'Butter' and 'Cheese'
  • OCReg: Newport-Mesa district investigating teacher’s TikTok about saying pledge to pride flag
  • Recall Best Way to Slap Newsom for CA's Disastrous Decline
  • LAT $: California Gov. Newsom is taking cues from a tea party darling to fight the recall
  • AP: GOP’s Larry Elder looks for shock win in California recall
  • CalM: Are young voters the key to Gavin Newsom surviving the recall?
  • CityJrnl: Playing the Race Card on Larry Elder
  • Hill: Newsom Thought He Could Override the Constitution
  • PE: Meet the 4 Inland Empire candidates on the Gavin Newsom recall ballot
  • CG: LA County Public Health Officer Orders Weekly Covid Testing to Participate in Youth Sports
  • SDUT: Forest Service officials confirm all California national forests to temporarily close
  • SDUT: Rage against the vaccine: how a San Diego group is lashing out at COVID-19 rules
  • LAT $: Vaccination foes target homes of L.A. City Council members
  • AP: RFK’s oldest son condemns possible parole of Sirhan Sirhan
  • SFC: Why is West Hollywood experimenting with universal basic income?
  • AP: Lithium fuels hopes for revival on California’s largest lake
  • OCReg: Huntington Beach man takes plea deal related to U.S. Capitol siege
  • SFC: San Francisco school board recall hits critical milestone to qualify for the ballot
  • LAT $: Huntington Beach City Council recall effort hits snag
  • VOSD: Border Report: Remain in Mexico is Back From the Dead
  • SDUT: Complaint alleges retaliation at immigration detention facilities after protests over conditions
  • Who's Telling Biden Not to Answer Questions?
  • Reason: Banning Alex Berenson From Twitter Is a Mistake
  • NR: Pushback on Critical Race Theory Starts With the States
  • OCReg: Californians can’t afford to lose good-paying jobs
  • CalM: Will Gavin Newsom release Robert Kennedy’s killer?
  • NR: The Bitter Truth: There’s Still No Rhyme or Reason to COVID-19
  • Say No to Vaccine Passports
  • Biden's Presidency Has Gone Off the Rails
  • Hill: Kamala Harris: The Absentee VP by Design
  • AP: Sutter Health paying $90M in Medicare fraud settlement
  • SacBee: Sacramento school district confirms 24 students are still stranded in Afghanistan
  • What Silicon Valley Learned From the Fall of Theranos
  • SJMN: California Attorney General drops bribery charges against fundraiser in Santa Clara County concealed-gun permit scandal
  • Modesto Mayor Sue Zwahlen: `I would be more sick if I hadn’t gotten COVID vaccine’
  • FresBee: COVID cases continue to climb in Fresno-area schools amid chaotic meetings, uncertainty
  • FresBee: Terry Slatic accuses Fresno school leaders of failing to protect teachers, violating laws
  • CalCoast: Lompoc police shooting deemed suicide by cop
  • CalCoast: HASLO, Cambria CSD in line to receive federal funds
  • VCStar $: Measure E funds will help clean up streets, provide maintenance
  • LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 2,399 new cases and six new deaths, Aug. 30
  • LADN: Valley activists, residents head to Sacramento to demand cleanup of contaminated Santa Susana Field Lab
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 1,525 new cases over the weekend and 18 more deaths
  • OCReg: Santa Ana police union chief Gerry Serrano placed on leave
  • VOC: Tustin to Hold District Election Workshop After Receiving Legal Warning for At-Large Elections
  • SBSun: Coronavirus cases level off in San Bernardino County, but 26% more patients are in intensive care
  • PE: Evacuation orders lifted for Riverside County residents for Chaparral fire near Murrieta
  • PE: Coronavirus hospitalizations slowing in Riverside County
  • VOSD: Non-Classroom-Based Charters Performed Near Bottom in Test Score Analysis
  • SDUT: Father Joe's Villages shelter sees surge in COVID-19 cases - The San Diego Union-Tribune
  • SDUT: Feds: No death penalty for Poway synagogue shooter
Sincerely,

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