Thursday, September 30, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • YouTube is banning prominent anti-vaccine activists and blocking all anti-vaccine content
  • YouTube CEO says free speech is a "core value" even after removing videos by Putin critic Alexey Navalny
  • AP: California governor signs laws aimed at homeless crisis
  • SFC: Housing plan for Berkeleys historic Peoples Park could get final nod this week
  • VCStar $: Thousand Oaks to seek state funding for city;s first homeless facility
  • SJMN: San Jose couple overcomes homelessness, ties the knot
  • LADN: LA City Council supports indoor-business vaccine rules, but councilman delays vote until next week
  • LAT $: L.A. puts off vote on vaccination requirement for indoor venues
  • CalM: California vaccine mandate: Most health care workers are complying, hospitals say
  • The City Of San Diego Extends Vaccine Mandate Deadline For Its Employees
  • LAT $: Guerrero: How Newsom disappointed farmworkers after they defended him from recall
  • SacBee: Animal rights activists opposed to ‘factory farms’ protest outside Gavin Newsom’s home
  • NR: Senator Manchin: ‘I Cannot — and Will Not — Support Trillions in Spending’
  • BreitbartCA: Democrat Senators Warn of ‘Bipartisan’ Infrastructure Bill Not Passing the House
  • BreitbartCA: Joe Manchin Ahead of House Vote: ‘I Cannot Support Trillions in Spending’101
  • Reason: Democrats Are Denying Basic Economics
  • SJMN: Santa Cruz County rescinds indoor mask mandate
  • SacBee: Sacramento’s mask mandate may end soon as COVID rate drops, health officer says
  • SacBee: He got a $245,000 pension when ‘spiking’ was legal. Supreme Court could decide if he keeps it
  • SFC: S.F. judge blasts D.A. Chesa Boudin, citing disorganization, staff turnover
  • SFC: California school boards to Newsom: Protect us from abuse
  • Can California School Districts Independently Mandate COVID-19 Vaccines For Students? - capradio.org
  • CG: San Diego Unified School Board Unanimously Votes For Vaccination Mandate of Staff and Students
  • VOSD: Morning Report: Get the Vax or Homeschool
  • California lawmakers choose profit over people in gutting COVID disclosure bill
  • LAT $: California outlawed the all-white-male boardroom. That move is reshaping corporate America
  • CalM: Low-wage Californians can’t afford to take family leave — this vetoed bill sought to help
  • VOC: Santa Ana Councilman Watches Police Kill Cousin He Said Had Mental Health Crisis
  • LAT $: Questions grow over Long Beach school officer shooting of 18-year-old woman
  • SBSun: 2 injured in shooting in Redlands; no suspects at large, police say
  • CapWkly: Stem cell agency gives out $2 million a minute
  • LAT $: Black Lives Matter leader targeted in third ‘swatting’ incident, the second since last week
  • LAT $: 4 ways Karen Bass’ mayoral run will impact Washington
  • SFC: Southern Sierra wildfires wiping out giant sequoia trees for 2nd year in a row
  • SJMN: Map: California’s megafires — and which ones are still burning
  • AP: US prison warden in California accused of inmate sex abuse
  • OCReg: ‘Varsity Blues’ mastermind Rick Singer made $28 million in scam, auditor says
  • CG: After Gov. Newsom Mislead Public about Wildfire Prevention Efforts, Who is To Blame for 2021 Catastrophic Wildfires?
  • OCReg: Santa Ana law will decimate rental market
  • OCReg: Moving beyond the pandemic to build an ‘endemic’ economy
  • NR: ABC Omits Obama’s Criticism of ‘Open Borders’ from Televised Interview
  • Hill: Media Fails to Challenge Biden's 'Zero Cost' Infrastructure
  • SacBee: California’s eviction ban is expiring, but Sacramento rent assistance is still available
  • SacBee: Why this potential solution to Sacramento’s housing crisis has made little progress
  • SacBee: South Natomas park killing was fourth homicide of a homeless person in Sacramento in 2021
  • SFC: Oakland councilmember who's called for more police resources is first to enter mayor's race
  • SacBee: Democrat behind California rent cap law to leave Assembly for San Francisco attorney’s office
  • SFC: Nearly 300 S.F. police officers remain unvaccinated. Department plans reassignments to maintain policing services
  • SFC: SFUSD won’t try to recoup $125K in legal costs from Collins’ lawsuit
  • SJMN: Elizabeth Holmes trial: New windows into Holmes’ life, vegan diet and ‘very secret’ relationship
  • FresBee: Water is worth fighting over — but the Fresno City Council should give up this dispute
  • Lodi City Council member arraigned in money laundering, online gambling scheme
  • FresBee: Community sues to evict doctors from Fresno building. Doctors countersue, allege violations
  • COVID-19 cases in Stanislaus County schools drop for third consecutive week
  • CalCoast: District attorney sues San Simeon manager over alleged illegal practices
  • CalCoast: Activist sues San Luis Obispo pot shop for gender discrimination
  • VCStar $: Ventura approves digital timer for council members
  • LADN: Coronavirus: L.A. County reported 1,436 new cases and 31 new deaths, Sept. 29
  • LADN: City Council: LAPD will replenish Price’s fund for South LA fireworks recovery
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 305 new cases and eight more deaths, Sept. 29
  • VOC: San Clemente Councilman Files Police Report On Colleague After a Heated Argument
  • VOC: South OC Toll Road Extension Worries Emerge as Supervisors Back New Roads for 14,000 Homes
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: 80.6% of those over 65 fully vaccinated in OC as of Sept. 29
  • OCReg: Supervisors vote to give $3 million to address food insecurity in Orange County
  • OCReg: Yorba Linda school officials check into racist poster allegedly aimed at Esperanza High
  • PE: Longtime Murrieta school board member Kenneth Dickson retires
  • PE: Court backlog in processing documents stalls lawsuit payments in Inland Empire
  • PE: Inland Empire is warehouse central, but how did it happen?
  • SDUT: SDSU gets $15 million to research Latino health disparities
Sincerely,

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