Thursday, September 23, 2021 |
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Dear John,
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THE HEADLINES:
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- FresBee: California farm worker union marching to the French Laundry after Newsom vetoes labor bill
- AP: COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff
- LAT $: L.A. teachers to receive 5% raise, pandemic-related bonuses under tentative agreement
- LADN: LAUSD strikes deal with teachers union to provide quarantine instruction
- AP: California 1st to set quota limits for retailers like Amazon
- New Stockton Amazon warehouse facility opening soon, hiring for 2,200 open positions
- AP: Thousands fight wildfires threatening California’s sequoias
- FresBee: New evacuation warnings for communities near Sequoia wildfire, now at nearly 30,000 acres
- AP: Wildfire victims left with nothing get hope from donated RVs
- SFC: S.F. unveils new push to combat retail theft after viral shoplifting videos
- SDUT: Federal judge — somewhat reluctantly — upholds California law banning billy clubs
- AP: California governor signs privacy laws for abortion patients
- SFC: Lawsuit seeks to block Scott Wiener’s rezoning bill
- FresBee: Fresno County judge rules against air district over exemptions for Valley refineries
- SDUT: Encinitas just banned natural gas in new buildings, including homes
- SacBee: Scott Lay, California newsletter pioneer and beloved ‘tinkerer of tech,’ dies at 48
- SacBee: CA Capitol fixture and college advocate Scott Lay dies at 48
- LAT $: Scott Lay dies: Chronicler of California politics was 48
- OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 259 new cases and eight more deaths on Sept. 22
- LAT $: Inland Empire COVID-19 hospitalizations far worse than L.A. Here’s why
- CalM: Who’s dying in California from COVID-19?
- AP: Former US defense secretary testifies in Holmes fraud trial
- AP: Last person seen with Kristin Smart in 1996 heading to trial
- LAT $: A 7.1 earthquake couldn’t kill this Mojave Desert town. But a water war just might
- VOSD: Higher Water Costs on the Horizon for San Diego Region
- SJMN: San Jose mayor wants to add thousands of units of homeless housing
- CG: U.S. Senate Candidate Stumbles on Hornets Nest over Facebook Post
- AP: Judge plans to re-sentence Scott Peterson to life this fall
- Juror at center of Scott Peterson’s retrial efforts wants immunity. Here’s why
- OCReg: New ballot tally is conclusive: Orange County voters reject recall
- LAT $: Guerrero: How Latinos led the vote in the California recall — and set up a model for the midterms
- AP: Bill would change maritime liability rules after boat fire
- SacBee: California’s Democratic legislators are redefining climate denialism with their inaction
- FresBee: Anti-mask activist who participated in Jan. 6 riot enters plea in Fresno federal court
- SacBee: Biden wants to phase out private prisons. GEO Group and a California city have other plans
- Biden Admin Caught Lying About the Del Rio Border Camp
- CG: Applying Dynamex Retroactively Is Fundamentally Unfair
- OCReg: Politicians ignore California’s exodus at their own peril
- Reason: Don't Import Vaccine Mandates for Domestic Travel
- LAT $: Skelton: Don’t be fooled — California’s new housing laws make significant changes to zoning
- The Biden Family Emails & the CIA/Media/BigTech Fraud
- OCReg: Who’s really at blame if the government defaults?
- Instagram Is No Place for Kids
- CG: The Gala Games at Emmy Capitol
- OCReg: Protectionist licensing schemes hit solar contractors
- SacBee: How Mayor Darrell Steinberg kept ‘Hamilton’ from getting canceled in Sacramento
- SacBee: UC Davis nurses demand improved staffing, but management says it’s part of union’s playbook
- SacBee: Coin shortage? Why making change is hard for Sacramento restaurants these days
- SFC: Oakland school board 1st in Northern California to require vaccination for students
- SFC: Supervisors approve contracts worth $200 million to replace parking meters, Muni trains
- SFC: S.F. property owners sue city over pandemic rent relief law
- SJMN: San Jose to apologize to Chinese community for past wrongs
- SJMN: Affordable homes project in downtown San Jose is jolted by loan default
- SJMN: Editorial: SJSU president must come clean about sexual abuse scandal
- State orders fourth recall of raw milk sold from dairy farm west of Modesto
- Students protested Turlock Unified dress code, then helped draft new one. What’s it allow?
- Delta COVID surge shows signs of slowing in Stanislaus County, health officials say
- CalCoast: SLO Mayor Heidi Harmon quits early, demeans critics
- CalCoast: Students vandalize Central Coast schools as part of social media challenge
- VCStar $: Brushfire east of Simi, dogs rescued, gunfire in PH
- LADN: Despite Rand report showing subgroups are common, LA County sheriff disputes claims deputy-led gangs are still active
- LAT $: L.A. County sheriff’s unit accused of targeting political enemies
- LADN: Man alleges eye was permanently blinded after Hawthorne officers slammed him into lockbox
- LAT $: Female LAFD firefighters face hazing, retaliation, battalion chief testifies
- VOC: Santa Ana May Create Its Own Health Department Given COVID Coverage Gaps from County
- OCReg: Santa Ana approves rent control, other tenant protections, after emotional debate
- VOC: Santa Ana Council Narrowly Moves Forward With Citywide Rent Control, Eviction Protection Policies
- SBSun: Mike Gallo appointed to San Bernardino County Board of Education
- SBSun: Evacuations lift as firefighters stop spread of University fire in San Bernardino
- PE: Riverside County pays $900,000 to settle child sex abuse lawsuit against sheriff’s investigator
- VOSD: San Diego Wants to Infuse Social Equity in the Cannabis Industry
- SDUT: ‘We’ve been completely plowed over’: Jacumba residents sue to stop 600-acre solar project
- SDUT: State officials propose new site, in Rancho Bernardo, to house sexually violent predator
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Sincerely,
FlashReport Editors
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