Saturday, September 18, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • SacBee: Two of Gavin Newsom’s children test positive for COVID-19
  • SJMN: 2 of Newsom’s children test positive for COVID-19
  • AP: Giant California sequoias wrapped in aluminum as fire nears
  • SFC: Fire reaches Giant Forest, firefighters set to protect General Sherman tree
  • SDUT: Giant Forest trees prepped for flames in Sequoia National Park as KNP Complex fire closes in
  • SDUT: Report: Violent crime in San Diego County rose in early 2021, but not all crimes
  • CG: Sacramento Crime Stats Soar as Violent Homeless Crimes Push Business Owners to Brink
  • CalM: How big a factor was COVID in the California recall?
  • SJMN: Look at how dramatically California changed — and where — in the 18 years since the last recall
  • SJMN: California Recall: Final turnout likely to be north of 50%, Newsom lead appears to grow from 2018
  • SacBee: Recall was a ‘distraction’ from liberal priorities, advocates say. Now they want Newsom’s help
  • SFC: Gavin Newsom signals more COVID-19 mandates could come after California recall
  • LAT $: Firefighters sue over city of L.A.s vaccine mandate
  • LAT $: COVID vaccinations or negative test to be required at Dodger, SoFi stadium events
  • SacBee: Sacramento City Unified considering COVID vaccine requirement for students 12 and up
  • VCStar $: Ventura County mask mandate extended another month
  • Fed Chief Powell owned same type of assets bank bought during Covid
  • SFC: PG&E: More power shutoffs expected in fire-prone areas after Dixie Fire
  • OCReg: Magnitude 4.3 earthquake centered near Carson shakes Southern California
  • CG: Maskless S.F. Mayor London Breed Caught at Indoor Jazz Club with Maskless Fans
  • SFC: Mayor London Breed criticized by health experts for going maskless in S.F. club
  • Reason: More COVID-19 Hypocrisy: San Francisco Mayor London Breed Partied Maskless at a Jazz Club
  • CalM: Trafficking victims struggle to find jobs. Will this bill help?
  • OCReg: Addiction treatment reforms land on governor’s desk
  • CG: California May Lose As Much As $337 Million In Federal Pandemic Rental Aid According To State Auditor’s Office
  • SJMN: Stunning photos show drought’s impact on huge California reservoir
  • SJMN: What California’s new SB9 housing law means for single-family zoning in your neighborhood
  • SDUT: Poway synagogue shooter enters second guilty plea, this time in federal court
  • LAT $: California police officers accused of brutally beating Black teen in rare indictment
  • BreitbartCA: REPORTS: Biden Admin to Expel Thousands of Migrants at Border on Flights Back to Haiti
  • NR: McCarthy Urges Biden to Deploy National Guard to Migrant Camp under Texas Bridge
  • SDUT: Watchdog: ICE spent $22 million for unused beds at San Diego immigration detention
  • BreitbartCA: Maher on Met Gala: Making Just the Servers Wear Masks Is ‘Not Liberal’Do Germs ‘Know Who the Good People Are?’
  • OCReg: Battle over sports betting in Calfiornia shapes up
  • NR: No, You Don’t Have to Be a Criminal to Want to Limit Government
  • Outdated Laws Let Tech Giants Get Away With Everything
  • OCReg: Elder was wrong to hype election fraud
  • OCReg: Housing delayed is housing denied
  • OCReg: Reflecting on our great U.S. Constitution
  • SacBee: After Bee lawsuit, Sacramento releases new videos in Darell Richards fatal police shooting
  • SacBee: Sacramento reduces water consumption but falls short of Newsom’s goal for California
  • SFC: Another extra-tall tower may be headed to S.F. skyline
  • SFC: Koi Nation tribe’s plan to build casino sees pushback from rival tribal operation
  • FresBee: UC Merced needs funding to open a medical school. Here’s how it could happen
  • CalCoast: Six SLO County residents die of COVID-19, cases dropping
  • CalCoast: 44 candidates vying for the SLO County Clerk-recorder position
  • VCStar $: Fillmore Councilwoman Ari Larson unexpectedly dies
  • VCStar $: Petition filed to hold special election for CVUSD seatnews
  • LADN: Some LAFD firefighters have lengthy commutes – as far away as Florida
  • LADN: Former President George W. Bush to speak in Beverly Hills, Long Beach
  • LAT $: Recall bid targeting L.A. City Councilwoman Nithya Raman collapses
  • LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 1,823 new cases and 25 new deaths, Sept. 17
  • OCReg: Some Santa Ana teachers went to work but didn’t get a paycheck
  • VOC: Santana: Is Orange County Poised to Depoliticize Its Public Health Officer?
  • LAT $: Hate attacks are up in Orange County, with a huge increase against Asian Americans, new report says
  • VOC: Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks City of Orange from Evicting Mary’s Kitchen
  • SBSun: San Bernardino, Measure O cannabis operators settle long-standing lawsuits
  • SBSun: Homeless encampments in San Bernardino County mountains target of new ban
  • SDUT: Metrolink suspends rail service to Oceanside to make emergency repairs
  • VOSD: The Status of San Diegos Zero-Waste Plan
  • SDUT: San Diego unemployment steady at 6.6 percent but labor shortages persist
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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