Monday, October 11, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • AP: Southern California beach set to reopen after oil spill
  • LAT $: California’s offshore oil rigs are decades old, and industry resists decommissioning them
  • OCReg: Will the Orange County oil spill sway elections?
  • SDUT: Why Southern California fears too much water conservation
  • AP: Hydropower decline adds strain to power grids in drought
  • LAT $: As drought worsens, California farmers are being paid not to grow crops
  • Vaccine Mandate Sickout Southwest Cancels 1,800 Flights
  • OCReg: The myths of ‘income inequality’
  • Saturday Headlines
  • Sunday Headlines
  • CapWkly: Stem cell agency seeks to weaken conflict-of-interest rules
  • AP: PG&E may shut off power to thousands over windy forecast
  • CalCoast: PG&E considering power safety shutoffs in SLO and Santa Barbara counties
  • SFC: Inside PG&E, execs race to get ahead of wildfire risk, put power lines underground
  • FresBee: California low-wage workers no longer have COVID paid sick leave. What happens next?
  • OCReg: ‘One pill can kill:’ DEA, Snapchat, parents confront deadly fentanyl
  • CG: What Were Reasons for Governor Newsom’s Bill Vetoes this Year?
  • EdS: Quick Guide: New state law puts California’s Juvenile Justice System at a crossroads
  • CG: SB 331 Prohibits Nondisclosure Agreements
  • LAT $: Man is fatally shot by sheriff’s deputy near Whittier
  • FresBee: Man shot in southwest Fresno
  • LAT $: Gunman kills woman on Metro train in Hollywood; suspect remains at large
  • Palm Springs feels the strain as neighboring cities place more restrictions on vacation rentals
  • SacBee: ‘I didn’t trust vaccines’: How Sacramento autism advocate became a COVID vaccine proponent
  • $500 to meet a COVID vaccine mandate. How many Stanislaus court employees got it?
  • SFC: Phillips: White people drive anti-Asian hate. So why do ‘solutions’ target brown people?
  • Reason: How Government Devastated Minor League Baseball
  • Reason: The Trouble With Dems Scrapping Gifted & Talented Programs
  • NR: Hate-Speech Laws Have Never Worked
  • OCReg: Time to end the race-based law that harms Native American children
  • CalM: Will new measures fix California’s colleges?
  • OCReg: The DOJ’s intimidation of parents with opinions
  • NR: The Wrong Way to Reform the IRS
  • SacBee: High rents and low incomes: Sacramento is far short of its affordable housing needs
  • SacBee: Rent is increasing in Sacramento. How do rental prices fare in your area?
  • SFC: S.F.’s sinking Millennium Tower to test new repair plan starting Tuesday
  • SJMN: Has COVID pushed Bay Area stressors to the breaking point?
  • SFC: Crowds throng to S.F. as Fleet Week recaptures pre-pandemic spirit
  • SJMN: Windy weather prompts red flag warning across much of Bay Area
  • SFC: Oakland homeless encampment blaze sends heavy smoke into East Bay sky
  • SJMN: Fremont city manager was arrested after domestic violence report before suddenly resigning
  • FresBee: Fresno County DA’s service dogs played a key role in convicting child molester
  • VCStar $: Local activists to speak on immigrants rights at forum
  • VCStar $: Who's the new airport director for Ventura County?
  • LADN: Coronavirus hospitalizations decline again in LA County; 1,056 new COVID-19 cases posted
  • SBSun: Fontana high school teacher accused of inappropriately touching 2 students in classroom
  • SDUT: Citizens review board leader wants to change the way it investigates deaths in custody
  • SDUT: Mountain Empire school district cancels classes because of high winds forecast
  • SDUT: UCSD students want to sever political connections with La Jolla to join heavily Asian council district

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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