Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • AP: California spending big money to get out the recall vote
  • LAT $: State stimulus checks arrive in Californians’ bank accounts ahead of recall election
  • SacBee: SEIU Local 1000 board members move to strip union president of power, pick new leader
  • PROJECT VERITAS: Pro-Antifa High School Teacher in California Admits Communist Indoctrination of Students
  • Natomas Teacher With Antifa Flag In Classroom Caught On Video Urging Students To Attend Protests – CBS Sacramento
  • AP: Strong winds push California wildfire closer to Lake Tahoe
  • LAT $: The battle to save South Lake Tahoe
  • SFC: 1,500 new homes were built in the Caldor Fire evacuation area in the last decade
  • SDUT: Caldor fire pushes toward Nevada, South Lake Tahoe still under threat
  • CalM: Devastating fires could damage Lake Tahoe’s iconic blue waters
  • FresBee: California Democrats have long counted on Latino voters. Will they stick with Gavin Newsom now?
  • SFC: Exasperated by drought, farmers could be critical in Newsom recall fight
  • Elder vs Newsom: A Battle for the Soul of America
  • LAT $: Lots of Democrats, few young people: What we know about who have voted so far in the recall
  • LAT $: ‘Larry! Larry!’: A look inside three Elder voting blocs — longtime fans, new converts, evangelicals
  • SFC: Judge knocks down challenge to Newsom's death penalty moratorium
  • AP: Feds find California county jail violates inmates’ rights
  • AP: Deputy shot during California shootout with robbery suspect
  • LADN: ‘Not quite ready’: LA County averts coronavirus vaccine mandate at businesses – for now
  • CalCoast: SLO County officials issue new indoor mask mandate
  • LAT $: More than 65,000 fake students applied for financial aid in wide community college scam
  • FresBee: California Democrats want to expand sanctuary state law, but police unions are pushing back
  • CG: California Bail Agents Claim Vendetta Against Bail Bond Industry in Amended SB 262
  • As bill on deporting freed inmates hits CA Senate, Navy vet in Newman shares experience
  • CalM: Farmworkers may be able to vote at home in union elections
  • SFC: COVID shutdown lawsuits cost California more than $4M for settlements
  • LADN: LA County to pay $400,000 to settle with San Fernando Valley church that defied coronavirus orders
  • SDUT: San Diego County calls medical misinformation a health crisis after 15-hour debate
  • CapWkly: Delta virus cuts through Oregon-California border counties
  • SDUT: Cajon Valley students, family remain trapped in Afghanistan
  • OCReg: Homeless man faces murder charge after victim dies in Santa Ana
  • SJMN: Silicon Valley’s $250 million answer to the homelessness crisis?
  • SFC: Facebook fund helps bring 500 affordable housing units to Bay Area
  • OCReg: Homeless shelter for children with disabilities opens in Anaheim
  • VCStar $: Ojai ponders tiny homes to address housing crisis
  • AP: Years later, California voters still wait on water projects
  • AP: 80% of eligible Californians at least partially vaccinated
  • BreitbartCA: Report: Facebook to Reduce Visibility of Political Posts
  • AP: 5 missing after Navy helicopter crashes off California
  • AP: California AG’s wife leads in race for his old Assembly seat
  • CG: Nancy Pelosi Declines to Defend 13 American Deaths in Botched Withdrawal
  • OCReg: People should get vaccinated, but government shouldn’t force it
  • CalM: ‘Grand bargain’ of workers’ compensation under siege
  • OCReg: Supreme Court rightly strikes down eviction moratorium
  • Fact-Checked: Gavin Newsom Shouldn’t Have Dared Us – Issues & Insights
  • Media Will Help Biden Move On From Exit Debacle
  • California Will Be Fine If Larry Elder Replaces Newsom
  • SacBee: Sacramento city councilman feels powerless as Afghans call him begging for help
  • SJMN: Contra Costa DA’s stepson arrested on suspicion of domestic battery, allegedly dropped her name as he was arrested
  • SJMN: Marin transit worker fired over ‘exterminate’ threats
  • SJMN: Santa Clara County supervisors pass unanimous vote of no confidence in sheriff
  • State halts diversions from the Tuolumne River. What that means for MID, TID water users
  • FresBee: August among worst months for COVID transmission in the Fresno region as surge continues
  • VCStar $: Oxnard fills financial post with Ventura school admin
  • CG: Los Angeles Teachers Union Calls For Mandatory Student COVID Vaccinations
  • LAT $: Santa Monica vs. Malibu: A messy school district divorce over money and who gets the kids
  • LADN: Amid community groundswell, Rep. Karen Bass says she’s seriously considering run for LA mayor
  • OCReg: Long Beach firefighter suspended 15 shifts for punching elderly man he mistakenly believed had killed fire captain
  • OCReg: Cal State Long Beach leaders, new CSU chancellor confident in health, safety protocols
  • SDUT: San Diego city officials restart payments on disputed Civic Center Plaza lease
  • SDUT: Hundreds died of drug overdoses last year in San Diego County — and the number keeps rising, authorities say
  • SDUT: County to join 5-city CCA as alternative to SDG&E. Will it bring lower electric rates?
  • VOSD: Public Not Sold on Military Drone Flights Over San Diego, Says Defense Contractor
  • SDUT: San Diego home-price gains blow by other California markets
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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