Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • CapWkly: Remembering Scott Lay, 1972-2021
  • NR: My Going Maskless Is Different, Says San Francisco Mayor, Because ‘I Was Feeling the Spirit’
  • NR: Rule-Breaking Elites Let the Mask Slip on COVID Protocols
  • Reason: San Francisco Mayor London Breed Is Right: It's Crazy To Force Vaccinated Patrons To Mask Inside Bars!
  • CG: California’s War on Bacon Has Tempers Sizzling in Farming States
  • FresBee: Man with knife shot by deputy in Fresno, Sheriff’s Office says. Here’s how incident began
  • AP: Man arrested in brutal California attacks, rape on trail
  • PE: Riverside police shoot woman near UC Riverside
  • SFC: 2 men killed in separate S.F. shooting, stabbing incidents
  • AP: 4 famous giant trees unharmed by Sequoia National Park fire
  • LAT $: Fire creeps closer to ancient sequoias, reaching Trail of 100 Giants
  • SacBee: California union sends misleading texts on CalPERS election. Here are the facts
  • AP: California water agencies resolve Colorado River dispute
  • CalM: Unemployment rate stagnant: Why many Californians aren’t back at work
  • CG: California Unemployment Rate Still Ranks Highest in U.S.
  • LAT $: Hollywood union calls for strike authorization vote by crew workers
  • SacBee: Dignity Health nurses vote to ratify labor contract promising 13.5% in raises over 4 years
  • CalM: Victorious in recall, Newsom refocuses on California housing crisis
  • LAT $: The crazy SoCal housing market is cooling. But don’t expect a bargain
  • SFC: SoCal is sabotaging housing law. Bay Area NIMBYs will, too, if Newsom doesn’t stop them
  • SFC: Marc Levine to challenge Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara in 2022
  • SacBee: California halts insurance cancellations in major wildfire areas across 22 counties
  • AP: Homeowners near California wildfires won’t lose insurance
  • CG: New Newsom Executive Order Continues Remote Local Governmental Meetings Until 2024
  • AP: California militia member pleads guilty to conspiracy charge
  • SacBee: New lawsuit could halt Sacramento’s $100 million homeless shelter and tiny home plan
  • SJMN: Bay Area cities join lofty Biden plan to tackle homelessness
  • LAT $: Mayoral candidates visit L.A. homeless encampments. Not everything goes according to plan
  • SFC: S.F. embraces first tiny cabin village for homeless people
  • SacBee: How a new city team is responding to resident calls about Sacramento homeless camps
  • SFC: Oakland pledges to house 1,500 homeless residents in 16 months
  • CalM: Students with disabilities across California stuck in limbo
  • LAT $: Threats against members of Congress soar, changing the job
  • Housing, transportation, mental help are barriers for resettlement centers, refugees
  • BreitbartCA: CDC: Afghans Arriving in U.S. Infected with Measles, Malaria, Tuberculosis
  • NR: Psaki on Why Migrants Can Enter U.S. But Unvaccinated Foreign Nationals Can’t: ‘Not the Same Thing’
  • AP: 'We were them:' Vietnamese Americans help Afghan refugees
  • Democrats Are Now the Party of the Rich
  • NR: Who Created the Incentive to Play the Victim?
  • Why Wokeism Will Rule the World
  • SFC: Highway 50 to South Lake Tahoe is about to reopen for all motorists
  • SFC: East Bay school district cancels meeting to vote on vaccine mandate. Here's why
  • SFC: One Bay Area county is approaching 100% of eligible residents with one vaccine dose
  • FresBee: ‘It’s been a mess.’ Hear from Fresno renters, landlords struggling to access help
  • FresBee: Fresno County’s ‘fully vaccinated’ residents now outnumber those without COVID shots
  • As drought gets worse, some wells will trigger environmental review in Stanislaus County
  • CalCoast: Five Cities Fire Authority shutters Oceano station, firefighters elsewhere
  • CG: Ventura Airgas Employees Break Free from Unwanted Teamsters Labor Union
  • CG: Leading Recall Proponent Against LA Councilman Mike Bonin Home Attacked
  • LADN: Central City Association CEO, President Jessica Lall announces run for LA mayor
  • LADN: COVID-19 hospitalizations fall again in LA County; businesses complying with tighter rules
  • LAT $: City Atty. Mike Feuer wants to double the size of the City Council — and slash its pay
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 1,031 new cases over the weekend
  • VOC: Santa Ana Officials May Enact Rent Control, Eviction Protections, Legal Aid Tuesday
  • OCReg: Recall still trails in Orange County, but close margin reflects local divide
  • SDUT: Judge tosses out lawsuit that sought to stop San Onofre nuclear plant dismantlement
  • SBSun: More than 1 million San Bernardino County residents now fully vaccinated
  • SBSun: Rialto approves 20% salary increase for future elected officials
  • PE: Murrieta Mayor Scott Vinton resigning from city council
  • PE: 87-year-old Riverside woman found dead in freezer at home; daughter questioned
  • SDUT: San Diego council considers sharp sewer rate spike on Tuesday
  • SDUT: San Diego Police Department pledges to increase number of women recruits by 2030
  • SDUT: Poway Unified will keep board meetings virtual after anti-mask protests
  • SDUT: San Diego County’s traffic impact rules could limit new housing in unincorporated areas
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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