Saturday, September 25, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • SacBee: Farm workers arrive at French Laundry to protest Gavin Newsom — and plan another rally
  • SacBee: California bans state travel to Ohio, citing law that lets doctors deny care over their beliefs
  • LAT $: L.A. County begins offering COVID-19 booster shots
  • FresBee: Fresno County expects to start giving COVID booster shots next week. Are you eligible?
  • Reason: Biden: You Will Get a Booster Shot When the CDC Says So
  • AP: 4 shot near California train station, suspects at large
  • SFC: Mission District shooting leaves one dead, schoolchildren shaken
  • SDUT: Escondido police say man killed by officer fired two shots during encounter
  • CalM: Lightning could spark more California fires as world warms
  • SFC: Bay Area woman accused of starting Shasta County fire may be serial arsonist
  • AP: Firefighters hope cooling temps help battle California blaze
  • SFC: Andrew Wiggins can’t play Warriors home games if unvaccinated, S.F. says
  • SJMN: SF health officials: Exemption won’t allow Warriors’ Wiggins to play if unvaccinated
  • SFC: Nearly 200 S.F. police staff want religious exemptions from city’s vaccine mandate
  • LADN: Media reports: Rep. Karen Bass will enter race for mayor of LA
  • LAT $: Rep. Karen Bass is planning a run for L.A. mayor in 2022, sources say
  • SacBee: New California housing law challenged in court by Los Angeles nonprofit
  • SFC: As more Californians head to Texas, how do the states really stack up?
  • CG: Governor Newsom Signs Bill That Requires All Self-Driving Cars To Be Zero Emission By 2030
  • SacBee: New California law seeks to boost state’s oversight of unaccompanied immigrant children
  • SacBee: Gavin Newsom signs bill striking the word ‘alien’ from California laws
  • CG: PG&E Charged With 4 Counts of Manslaughter, 11 Felonies Stemming From 2020 Zogg Fire
  • AP: PG&E charged in California wildfire last year that killed 4
  • SacBee: Gavin Newsom signs law to replace Sacramento Junipero Serra statue with monument for tribes
  • CalM: As UC makes room for more Californians, can it afford to lose out-of-state students?
  • Speaking Freely on the West Coast
  • CG: California To Have First State Fair Since 2019 Next Year At Cal Expo In Sacramento
  • Reason: Mass Student Loan Forgiveness Is Already Happening
  • SFC: How EDD got scammed out of $2M by a prison inmate, a nurse and a car dealer employee
  • BreitbartCA: Biden Tells Indian Prime Minister Not to Answer Questions from U.S. Press
  • OCReg: How an unofficial military network helped 2 families of Afghan interpreters evacuate from Kabul
  • Biden on Border Agents With Reins: "I Promise You, Those People Will Pay"
  • Psaki vs. Doocy: What Impact Would A Biden Border Visit Have On The Policies? What Would You Like Him To Do?
  • What If Del Rio Had a Wall?
  • Meet Josiah Zayner, America's Most Censored Person
  • Dems Turning Covid Into the Afghanistan of Pandemics
  • OCReg: The battery bus bungle
  • OCReg: Congress should reject regressive tobacco tax increase
  • OCReg: Democrats’ tax plan is war on freedom and investment
  • OCReg: Eastman election memo was absurd and dangerous
  • SFC: Resignation and a glimmer of hope in California’s most pro-recall county
  • SacBee: Sacramento teachers’ union proposes mandatory vaccines and COVID-19 testing
  • SacBee: Kings owner Ranadivé announces buyout of minority owners who helped keep team in Sacramento
  • SacBee: UC study of Sacramento-area residents links air pollution to increased Type 2 diabetes risk
  • SFC: Oakland fire chief calls for investigation into ambulance delays
  • SFC: San Francisco politics could see a major shake-up next week. Here’s why
  • SJMN: KTVU again removes Frank Somerville from the air
  • SJMN: Apple pays over $400 million for Cupertino buildings
  • SJMN: Elizabeth Holmes trial: Theranos cared more about PR and raising money than patients, former lab chief testifies
  • Coronavirus update, Sept. 24: Stanislaus reports 7 deaths, big drop in hospital cases
  • FresBee: Fresno Housing Authority names top candidate in its nationwide search for CEO
  • CalCoast: Morro Bay appoints council member, plans special election
  • Lawsuit against SLO City defending the homeless community
  • LAT $: LAPD pares down cost to train and equip officers for protests
  • LADN: LA County’s homeless are seeing fewer coronavirus infections
  • LADN: Hyperion sewage cleanup, repairs complete, officials say; El Segundo residents say odors remain
  • VOC: Protest Alleges OC Politicians Derailed Fair Competition on $200 Million Toll Lanes Contract for 405 Freeway
  • LAT $: Former O.C. sheriff’s deputy charged with stealing dead woman’s credit cards
  • VOC: Irvine Great Park Development Going Back to Drawing Board After Seven Years
  • PE: Substitute teacher shortage has Inland school districts scrambling for solutions
  • SBSun: San Manuel Casino rebrands as Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
  • VOSD: VOSD Podcast: The Water (Rate) Is Rising

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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