Sunday, September 5, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • FRBlog: The Experience of a Lifetime, a 9/11 Remembrance
  • LAT $: To fight the recall, Newsom and allies spent $36 million in August alone
  • SFC: Newsom widens recall fundraising lead against GOP challengers
  • LAT $: Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins Newsom in L.A., urging Californians to reject recall
  • CA's Newsom Recall Could Deliver a Sucker Punch to Biden
  • SacBee: Gavin Newsom focuses on abortion rights in California recall election in wake of Texas ban
  • OCReg: Freeway shooting, crash on 210 Freeway in Arcadia leaves Monrovia woman dead; EB lanes reopen after investigation
  • Dramatic footage released of Modesto Police officer shot while serving search warrant
  • FresBee: Fresno judge decides Clovis home invaders can dodge prison — and be released from jail
  • SBSun: ‘Everyone hit the floor’ as Redlands police fire at armed man inside Applebee’s on Friday night
  • FresBee: Clovis Unified pro-union group alleges ‘surveillance campaign’ in latest complaint
  • SJMN: Caldor Fire containment jumps to 43% as weather calms
  • SFC: The Caldor Fire blew past every barrier firefighters put up. This is how they finally tamed it
  • LAT $: How Lake Tahoe was spared devastation from wildfire
  • SacBee: Wildfire updates: Fire activity slows at Caldor, Dixie fires as some areas repopulate
  • SFC: S.F. Giants concession workers vote to strike over pandemic safety concerns
  • SJMN: Food service workers vote to strike at Oracle Park, walk out could take place at any time
  • SJMN: Berkeley adds vaccination verification rules
  • LAT $: After this desert city faced dry taps, California rushed through emergency water funding
  • OCReg: DAs and sheriffs elected in 2022 would get an extra 2 years in office under state bill
  • SFC: S.F.’s overdose epidemic disproportionately affects Black people, data shows
  • LAT $: Elder once called Trump ‘almost God-sent.’ Now he’s ‘indifferent’ about a Trump endorsement
  • LAT $: Arellano: Larry Elder is the most Latino candidate in California’s recall. It won’t help him
  • Why I Won't Support Spending Another $3.5 Trillion
  • OCReg: Vaccine passports are an affront to liberty
  • CalM: California housing plans need an overhaul
  • CG: Gavin Newsom is Right – There’s Much His Replacement Can Do If He’s Recalled
  • OCReg: Density and our property rights
  • SFC: Opinion: Why Calif. liberals turn into raging conservatives over housing
  • SJMN: Bay Area parents fume as schools send healthy kids home after COVID exposure
  • SFC: Muni offers alternative visions for its future: Restore all bus routes or focus on high-traffic lines
  • FresBee: A year after the Creek Fire, survivors gather to support and celebrate ‘baby steps’ forward
  • 20-year veteran of Modesto Police Department sworn in as its chief in outside ceremony
  • How will local authorities enforce universal COVID mask order in Stanislaus County?
  • VCStar $: Ventura stops pumping from drought-stricken rivernews
  • VCStar $: Ventura Boys & Girls Club shuttered after dispute
  • LADN: Coronavirus hospitalizations dropping steadily in LA County
  • OCReg: 35 reasons why Orange County is so expensive
  • SDUT: How San Diego Congressional offices scrambled to assist with Afghanistan evacuations
  • VOSD: Politics Report: Assessor Bry? Maybe
  • SDUT: Outside lawyers hired for Ash Street legal work were paid more than $1 million, records show
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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