Friday, October 8, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • LAT $: CEQA lawsuits are blocking needle exchange programs. A new law will stop that
  • AP: Mystery lingers around cause of California oil pipeline leak
  • VOC: OC Lawmakers Call For New Bans On Offshore Drilling, Creating a New Election Campaign Issue
  • OCReg: Oil spill: New estimate allows possibility of a much smaller spill, authorities say
  • VOC: Why Didn’t an Auto Shut-Off System Prevent the Massive Oil Leak off OC’s Coast?
  • OCReg: Oil spill: Laguna Beach homeowners sue Amplify Energy Corp.
  • AP: How much oil leaked in California spill? No firm tally
  • SDUT: Tarballs found along San Diego coastline, Orange County oil spill suspected
  • SFC: SF Eagle, one of the oldest leather bars in S.F., granted landmark status
  • SFC: S.F. school board faces legal costs with appeal of suit over mural decision
  • Reason: Los Angeles Orders Local Businesses To Serve as Vaccination Enforcers
  • BreitbartCA: LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Will Not Enforce Vaccine Mandate
  • Hill: Los Angeles sheriff says he will not enforce vaccine mandate
  • VOSD: Teacher Vax Rates Vary Widely Across San Diego County
  • FresBee: Fresno City College students protest COVID vaccine mandates
  • LAT $: Former officials Nuñez, Boxer and Villaraigosa lead exodus from powerful lobbying firm
  • LAT $: In coronavirus milestone, San Francisco set to lift some indoor mask rules
  • SFC: Here’s where each Bay Area county stands on meeting mask rollback benchmarks
  • SJMN: Here’s what Bay Area health officers say will end our mask mandate
  • SacBee: Here’s where Sacramento County stands with COVID — and what it means for you and your mask
  • WSJ: Proposed California Ballot Measure Could Spark Court Challenges to Teacher Protections
  • CG: California Civil Justice Reform Group Submits Ballot Measures
  • AP: Elon Musk says Tesla will move HQ from California to Texas
  • CG: Tesla Moving HQ From California To Texas!
  • AP: California fires may have killed hundreds of giant sequoias
  • LAT $: Hundreds of giant sequoias may have burned to death in KNP Complex and Windy fires
  • FresBee: Emergency crew fighting KNP Complex Fire is seriously injured, transported by helicopter
  • SBSun: 2 men found shot to death in their cars, hours apart in San Bernardino
  • SFC: Police respond to fights, shooting at S.J. Earthquakes stadium after game
  • SacBee: Some Californians are seeing large unemployment balances. Why they won’t get the money
  • AP: California makes it illegal to remove condom without consent
  • SacBee: California bans nondisclosure agreements in workplace harassment, discrimination cases
  • SacBee: Big change to California hair salons: New law eases training requirements for stylists
  • LAT $: Newsom signs California medical board reforms into law
  • SFC: Newsom vetoes bill giving California prisoners a right to visitation
  • FresBee: New California law enhances punishment for spousal rape, ends legal distinction
  • AP: New California law limits some workplace secret settlements
  • AP: Dad who fled Afghanistan sues US to reunite with young sons
  • LAT $: Column: Here’s something important most people in California are totally ignoring. (No, not Arnold)
  • SJMN: California Drought: Which cities in Santa Clara County are saving the most and the least water
  • Google, YouTube to prohibit ads and monetization on climate denial content
  • AP: Judge blocks big California development over wildfire danger
  • OCReg: 2 more with Southern California ties charged in Jan. 6 storming of U.S. Capitol
  • BreitbartCA: Report: Hunter Biden Sells 5 Pieces of Art for $75,000 Each in Los Angeles Show
  • SacBee: Biden wants new rules to keep workers safe in heat waves. California could be a model
  • Why I Just Sued Facebook
  • OCReg: For some politicians, enough spending is never enough
  • The Trouble With Censoring Doctors Over Covid Stances
  • America and 'The Dying Citizen'
  • CalM: Thankfully, governor vetoed bill to reform the recall process
  • Joe Biden’s Class War
  • SacBee: John Eastman: Here’s the advice I actually gave Vice President Pence on the 2020 election
  • OCReg: Appeals court must defend the right of initiative
  • AP: South Tahoe councilman arrested for DUI denies having meth
  • CG: Two Sacramento Safe Ground Sites Have 23% ‘Success Rate’ in Getting Homeless off the Street
  • LAT $: San Jose State president to resign after investigation into athlete sex abuse allegations
  • SJMN: SJSU president’s departure in wake of sex misconduct scandal draws mixed reaction
  • FresBee: State and local officials gather at the historic Hotel Fresno to discuss housing and homelessness
  • Stanislaus schools report lowest number of COVID cases, quarantines since school year began
  • SJMN: Gilroy: Officer video released in fatal police shooting at post office
  • FresBee: Five new Fresno cannabis licenses now under appeal. Which shops are in jeopardy?
  • Annual count finds record number of homeless people in Stanislaus, its cities
  • CalCoast: San Luis Obispo’s twisted cannabis permitting process unraveling
  • VCStar $: T.O. housing plan includes hundreds more affordable units
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County is 62% fully vaccinated with more than 4 million doses administered as of Oct. 7
  • OCReg: Anaheim must commit to transparency
  • SBSun: San Bernardino commits $1 million toward violence prevention efforts
  • SBSun: $1 million in state budget makes Rialto school district healing garden possible
  • PE: Pushback against warehouses in the Inland Empire gains momentum
  • SDUT: San Diego’s $3.4B airport redo could start next month
  • SDUT: Unions, environmental groups endorse proposal to repeal San Diego’s free trash pick-up law
  • SDUT: Judge strikes down envisioned Otay Ranch housing project, citing wildfire, climate change
  • SDUT: ‘It’s all about same-day service’: Amazon is building a second giant warehouse in Otay Mesa

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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