Saturday, September 4, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • FOX11: Family of 5 allegedly attacked by two homeless people with machete in Malibu; dad loses eye
  • Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder for Machete Attack on Local Beach
  • AP: Police kill man who shot at Southern California school bus
  • OCReg: Police kill man suspected of firing at school bus in Buena Park with driver, student aboard
  • SFC: Nearly a quarter of SFUSD teachers, staff have not reported vaccine status
  • LAT $: L.A. firefighters, police officers form group to fight vaccination mandate
  • LAT $: L.A. teachers union drops demand for student vaccine mandate, but wants strict quarantines
  • SDUT: Should employers charge unvaccinated workers more for health insurance?
  • NR: What the Highly Vaccinated States Are Showing Us
  • FRBlog: Fed unemployment benefits end 4 September, but don’t expect most to return to work
  • KUSI: El Cajon families speak out after being rescued from Afghanistan
  • Rep. Issa Meets With Cajon Valley Students Rescued from Afghanistan
  • BreitbartCA: Election Security ’Experts’ Step in with Newsom on Brink of Recall in California
  • LAT $: Experts question California recall ballot-marking devices
  • CG: Bill To Make Vote-By-Mail Permanent in California Passes Senate
  • SDUT: San Diego group’s lawsuit alleges state put Aztec prayer in ethnic studies curriculum
  • SDUT: Faulconer, Elder take jabs at Newsom while campaigning in San Diego Friday
  • BreitbartCA: Disney Executives Back Gavin Newsom in Recall Election While Prominent Disney Family Member Supports Larry Elder
  • SacBee: California recall pulls Gavin Newsom left and Larry Elder right. What about the middle?
  • SDUT: Column: Win or lose on recall, California GOP likely faces a tough road ahead
  • BreitbartCA: Chappelle’s Show Comes to Life: Media, Dems Portray Larry Elder as a ‘Black White Supremacist’
  • LAT $: Inside the social media war that could turn the California recall
  • AP: Gov. Newsom calls GOP rivals ‘anti-vax,’ but are they?
  • Deadline: Mu Variant: First Cases Of New Covid Strain Identified In Los Angeles
  • FresBee: Fresno, Valley under state surge order as coronavirus patients fill hospital ICU beds
  • AP: Virus pushes some California hospitals near ICU capacity
  • Californians will pay highest gas prices ever for Labor Day weekend
  • AP: Lake Tahoe evacuees watching weekend with hope as fire slows
  • SFC: While attention was on Tahoe, smaller communities were hit hard
  • SJMN: Caldor Fire: When residents and visitors might be able to return to South Lake Tahoe
  • AP: California governor seeks $16.7M in aid for Afghan refugees
  • LAT $: Newsom and California lawmakers hit an impasse on financing bullet train
  • SDUT: Retired colonel is second to plead guilty this week in ‘Fat Leonard’ Navy bribery case
  • CG: Bill that Allows Bicyclists To Yield At Stop Signs Headed To Governor’s Desk
  • SDUT: Oceanside residents of ‘active adult’ community disagree about mask mandates
  • FresBee: ‘We’re begging you.’ Doctor pleads for masking to slow COVID spread
  • New Stanislaus County public health order requires masks inside as COVID-19 cases surge
  • PE: School mask rules confronted by some Inland Empire students
  • LAT $: Corruption charges filed in probe of failed solar project
  • LADN: Former Whittier senator, Bell city manager charged in $20 million corruption scandal
  • AP: Tarnished ex-California lawmaker charged in alleged scam
  • PE: Toxic algae at Southern California lakes could sink holiday plans
  • CA Climate Change Policies Have Enforced Racial Segregation
  • OCReg: California would benefit from divided government
  • NR: Joe Biden Wants You to Forget the Afghanistan Debacle
  • OCReg: Hearing delays aimed to help the governor
  • OCReg: ‘Landmark’ labor bill still wreaking economic havoc in California
  • Reason: California's Land-use Reforms Promote Freedom and Property Rights
  • NR: Biden Lied about Visiting Pittsburgh Synagogue after Shooting, Director Claims
  • OCReg: High court should stop abuse of power
  • CG: Cal Fire Announces Total Outdoor Burning Bans In Two Northern California Counties
  • SacBee: Sacramento high school returns to ‘normal’ after viral false threats after teacher uproar
  • SFC: S.F. to pay $600 million to keep low-lying neighborhoods from flooding
  • AP: $2.7M award upheld against ‘predator’ landlord in California
  • SJMN: Los Gatos-Monte Sereno police chief to step down
  • SFC: Shots fired in East Bay during attempted catalytic converter theft
  • SJMN: Apple clears San Jose encampment, puts homeless residents up in motels
  • BreitbartCA: Judge Dismisses Unvaccinated Jurors in Elizabeth Holmes Fraud Trial
  • LAT $: ICU beds filling up in San Joaquin Valley, triggering hospital surge order
  • FresBee: Chief Balderrama gives update on Fresno’s 52nd homicide of the year
  • SacBee: Galt police officer out of hospital after Highway 99 crash that led to partner’s death
  • FresBee: Fresno chief says he’s adopted some police reform recommendations. Here they are
  • CalCoast: SLO mayor discusses blocking Instagram critics in the future
  • LADN: Coronavirus: Daily cases down 26% in L.A. County with 2,673 new cases and 37 new deaths reported, Sept. 3
  • Reason: L.A. Finally Lets People Eat In Parking Lots
  • SBSun: Oscar De La Hoya hospitalized with COVID, scuttling LA comeback fight
  • LADN: LAUSD teachers’ union wants more options for live online instruction to quarantined students
  • VOC: Santana: Watching Orange County Supervisors Hot Wire the Public Health Department
  • OCReg: 2 experts say accused Orange mass shooter not competent to stand trial, but prosecutors want a 3rd opinion
  • OCReg: Judge revokes release of Orange County man accused of attacking police at Capitol riot
  • VOC: County of Orange Goes Dark On HR Investigation Into One of Their Top Public Health Executives
  • SBSun: Former city manager sues Upland for wrongful termination
  • PE: Riverside schools renaming policy aims to reflect city’s diversity
  • SDUT: Grossmont school district investigates after staff member kneels on student’s neck
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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