Wednesday, September 22, 2021 |
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Dear John,
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- AP: California struggles to conserve water amid historic drought
- CG: State Reduces Water Usage By 1.8% in July, Far Lower Than the 15% Reduction Target
- CalM: As California’s drought deepens, water use drops only 1.8%
- AP: Sequoia National Park’s Giant Forest unscathed by wildfire
- SDUT: Four Guardsmen safe, but giant sequoia burns; cabins threatened
- LADN: LAPD employees with 2 COVID-19 shots up to 56% as deadline approaches
- FresBee: Deadlines near for Fresno, Valley health workers to meet COVID-19 vaccine mandate
- KQED: SFO Becomes First Major U.S. Airport to Mandate COVID Vaccinations for All Workers | KQED
- CG: California Parents Contributing to the Homeschool Boom
- SFC: West Contra Costa teachers file Cal/OSHA complaint over COVID safety rules
- Reason: Quarantined L.A. Schoolkids Have Lower COVID Rates Than Vaccinated Teachers
- LAT $: L.A. cracks down on ‘out of control’ protests. Some call it overreach
- FresBee: Middle-aged man stabbed multiple times while in a wheelchair near downtown Fresno
- LAT $: Woman found dead in freezer was an ex-L.A. County sheriff’s detective
- SJMN: Contra Costa County won’t extend eviction moratorium, but approves COVID rental assistance
- SFC: S.F.’s plan to extend eviction moratorium through 2021 foiled by state law
- AP: Suspects in Kristin Smart disappearance could face trial
- CalCoast: Ruben Flores’ neighbor refutes allegations she saw digging under porch
- AP: California now has nation’s lowest virus transmission rate
- CalM: Three key takeaways about broadband and California’s digital divide
- CG: Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin de Leon Announces Candidacy For Mayor
- LAT $: With mayor’s race heating up, L.A. council members seek to oust Buscaino from post
- SDUT: Northern California lawmaker to challenge Lara for state insurance commissioner
- AP: California woman accused in $6M student loan debt scam
- AP: University to pay $1.6M to students assaulted by employee
- SFC: S.F. is building tiny cabins for the homeless. One reason: it may be cheaper than tents
- VOSD: Gloria Joins Federal Homeless Initiative
- SacBee: 137 homeless people died in Sacramento County in 2020, 36% in winter. What’s being done?
- OCReg: Rep. Katie Porter visits southern border, says U.S. is failing on several fronts
- LAT $: Haitian migrants pour out of U.S. into Mexico to avoid being sent back home
- SFC: D.C. could send California billions for fire recovery. But there’s a catch
- NR: Australian Reporter ‘Startled’ by Biden Press Team’s Aggressive Aversion to Questions
- OCReg: Corporate welfare enriches wealthy businesses at the expense of everyone else
- OCReg: FBI uses lax laws to seize people’s cash
- NR: The Hunter Biden Email Cover-Up Is a Scandal
- The Biden Administration Is Clueless on the Border
- SacBee: Bomb threat at Northern California prison followed alleged employee shooting
- SFC: Amid rising violence, Oakland council votes to fund another police academy
- SFC: Amid California drought, S.F. expands recycled wastewater rules for new large buildings
- SFC: S.F. approves contracts worth $200M to replace parking meters, Muni trains
- SJMN: Feds: San Jose State botched sports trainer sex abuse scandal, retaliated against coach who blew whistle
- Stanislaus 2030 proposal stresses importance of designing an ‘intentional’ economy
- FresBee: Downtown Fresno developer sues councilman and city alleging fraud over stalled project
- LADN: Sheriff’s captain announces bid to unseat Villanueva in 2022 election
- LAT $: Black Lives Matter leader sues over LAPD response to ‘swatting’ incident
- OCReg: Orange County may see tighter supply of monoclonal antibodies
- OCReg: Billionaire Bill Gross testifies legal feud has him feeling ‘like in a prison’ in his Laguna Beach home
- VOC: Leadership Vacuum Hits City Halls Across Orange County
- VOC: State Proposal to Relax Control of Local Fairgrounds Across California Sparks Privatization Fears
- PE: UC Riverside students back on campus with new coronavirus safety measures
- SDUT: National City approves $300K settlement in Earl McNeil death lawsuit
- SDUT: San Diego looks for partner to build $1.5B San Vicente hydro energy project
- SDUT: Largest fare increase ever approved for Coronado ferry, a 40 percent spike from $5 to $7
- SDUT: San Diego ready to solicit interest in sports arena property
- SDUT: San Diego increases sewer rates 31 percent over four years for single-family customers
- VOSD: City Landlord Debated How to Handle Finance Official’s Scrutiny Over Civic Center Deal
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Sincerely,
FlashReport Editors
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