Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • CalM: 770 new laws coming to California
  • CG: Business Owners Say California’s Gender-Neutral Retail Toy Display Law is ‘Useless’
  • AP: California’s ‘Surf City USA’ beach reopens after oil spill
  • OCReg: OC oil spill now being investigated by state Department of Justice
  • OCReg: After oil spill, each affected OC beach reopens using its own standards
  • LAT $: California attorney general launches investigation into oil spill
  • AP: California oil spill legal fight likely to last years
  • AP: Surging California winds spark new wildfires, power outages
  • LAT $: Alisal fire explodes to at least 2,000 acres near Santa Barbara; 101 Freeway closed
  • VCStar $: Winds push Alisal Fire to 2,000 acres in Santa Barbara County
  • FresBee: Wind-swept grass fire prompts evacuation order near Highway 99 and Avenue 17 in Madera
  • CalM: How much do wildfires really cost California’s economy?
  • CalCoast: Windy, dry conditions spark fires from San Simeon to Gaviota
  • SFC: ‘Person of interest’ detained in Napa Co. fire; winds kick up Santa Barbara-area blaze
  • AP: High winds prompt PG&E to shut power to 25,000 in California
  • CalCoast: 5,432 customers without power in San Luis Obispo County
  • LAT $: Power shut-offs loom for tens of thousands of Californians amid gusty winds
  • FresBee: Thousands without power throughout Fresno as high winds continue to cause problems
  • LAT $: Italian church is vandalized with anti-colonization graffiti. Police are investigating it as a hate crime
  • SFC: Marin D.A. urged to drop case against 5 accused of toppling statue of colonizing priest
  • AP: Southwest cancels hundreds more flights; passengers stranded
  • SacBee: Southwest cancels thousands of flights since weekend — how it’s affecting Sacramento’s airport
  • SJMN: Here are the Bay Area’s most segregated, integrated communities
  • CG: Citizens Ballot Initiative filed to Fulfill Funding of Long-Overdue California Water Projects
  • AP: Plane crash kills 2, burns homes in California neighborhood
  • SDUT: Two dead after plane crashes into homes near Santana High School in Santee
  • SBSun: Newsom signs bill allowing Chino Hills State Park expansion
  • CG: Landscapers Say California Lawmakers’ Ban on New Lawnmowers, Leaf Blowers ‘Out of Touch’
  • OCReg: New California law will free ‘blood slave’ donor dogs
  • AP: California coronavirus death count tops 70,000 as cases fall
  • SacBee: Many Latino Californians waited to get a COVID vaccine. Why they’re rolling up their sleeves
  • CalM: Cal Grant expansion: Newsom vetoes game-changer bill for 150,000 college students
  • OCReg: Kaiser workers vote to authorize strike at Southern California hospitals, clinics
  • Jon Gruden resigns as Raiders coach after more leaked emails reveal homophobic language
  • LADN: LAUSD extends deadline for staff to get COVID-19 shots
  • BreitbartCA: Globalist Google Pushes Political Agenda with Carbon Footprint Traveling Tool
  • SDUT: San Diego County prepares for influx of Afghan refugees
  • Reason: Even If Requiring People Who Have Recovered From COVID-19 To Be Vaccinated Is Legal, That Doesn't Mean It Makes Sense
  • How to Fix Our Broken Relationship With Covid Math
  • Newsom Fiddles With Woke Policies as California Burns
  • NR: Criminal-Justice-System Error
  • OCReg: California and LAUSD shortchange students at Catholic schools
  • CalM: Newsom, Legislature push the state leftward
  • OCReg: Our critical infrastructure is vulnerable – better cyber security can fix it
  • SacBee: State fines Folsom care home where worker was caught on video hitting elderly resident
  • SacBee: Firefighters in West Sacramento stop fast-moving 70-acre grass fire near CHP Academy
  • SFC: S.F. school district lost 3,500 students in two years, costing it $35 million
  • SFC: S.F. plan to build a $400M elite arts school and center dealt another blow
  • SFC: After rape accusation, S.F. group says community leaders are welcoming back Jon Jacobo
  • SFC: New Bay Area restaurants scrambling because of supply chain problems
  • Modesto responds to state auditor rating it high risk for financial distress
  • CalCoast: Central Coast cannabis business to sell for $56 million
  • VCStar $: Local schools report highest COVID-19 cases in September
  • LADN: LA County reports 8 new COVID-19 deaths, 826 new cases
  • LAT $: You thought the oil spill was bad? In L.A., toxic waste is everywhere
  • LAT $: L.A. moves to make amends for wrongs committed against Indigenous people
  • OCReg: Woman removed from Huntington Beach board over protest photo loses legal bid
  • VOC: Newport Beach Approves Crisis Response Team for Homeless, Community Residents
  • OCReg: Newport Beach homeowner who shot intruder cleared by Orange County DA
  • VOC: Laguna Beach Declines to Pursue Ban on Retail Sales of Tobacco, Vaping Products
  • SBSun: Water district bids $32 million for Highland property once slated for 3,600 homes
  • SBSun: Colton Joint Unified wins concessions in legal settlement over truck fueling station
  • SDUT: Revenue surge boosts San Diego finances, turning $38M deficit into $27M surplus
  • SDUT: Accountant applied for 80 jobs, promotions and got zero. Was it racism?
  • SDUT: San Diego lottery for short-term rental licenses should give priority to ‘good actors,’ council insists
  • VOSD: Vacation Rental Regulations Could Get Delayed (Again)
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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