Saturday, October 16, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • CG: Sacramento Has 11,000 Homeless; City ‘Outreach Effort’ Moves 26 ‘Guests’ into Navigation Center
  • SacBee: ‘Everybody knew Kelvin.’ Homeless man found dead at Sacramento Safe Ground camp
  • SacBee: SEIU Local 1000 board could attempt to strip union president of powers this weekend
  • AP: California union leader booked on tax, embezzlement charges
  • CG: Massive Statewide School Vaccine Walkout Protest Planned Monday October 18th
  • VCStar $: Students, staff vent over handling of vaccine mandate
  • AP: Firefighters make progress coralling big California wildfire
  • FresBee: Kings Canyon National Park to partially reopen as KNP Complex Fire containment grows
  • SFC: Out-of-control prescribed burn prompts evacuations in Santa Cruz County
  • SJMN: Estrada Fire: Evacuations ordered after prescribed burn jumps control lines
  • AP: Clinton “doing fine” and will be out of hospital soon
  • SacBee: New California law expands visitation, testimony protections for children in family court
  • AP: California judge tentatively rejects cutting inmate crowding
  • Newsom demanded PG&E ‘fix this damn thing.’ New CEO says they’ve made quick progress
  • VCStar $: Public health officials to extend local mask mandate
  • SFC: Why lawmakers won’t override a veto from Newsom, or any other governor
  • SFC: First big city in California faces mandatory water cuts due to drought
  • CalM: Hospitals brace for strikes as California workers protest staff shortages
  • AP: California OKs new protections for leatherback sea turtles
  • CG: Name Change for Father Serra Park in LA Finalized
  • SBSun: DA lied to charge former Industry city manager after statute of limitations expired, attorneys allege
  • FresBee: California Assembly leader signals support, but no added money yet, for high-speed rail
  • FresBee: California city council member no longer facing recall — though pending DUI case lingers
  • SJMN: Elizabeth Holmes trial: Holmes hired her brother, who hired his college pals
  • SFC: Is shoplifting forcing Walgreens to cut back in S.F.? Data puts the claim into perspective
  • Reason: California Voters Might Have a Chance To Ban Government Unions in 2022
  • Biden Admin Will Pay for Playing Inflation Games
  • Hill: Democrats Should Rethink Their Assault on Parents and Kids
  • CalM: Is direct democracy under attack in California?
  • Reason: In Gavin Newsom's California, COVID-19 Rules Are for Those Without Political Power
  • NR: The Politics of Parental Revolt
  • CG: Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel: Did the CA Supreme Court Get It Right?
  • SacBee: Capital Stage in midtown Sacramento stays strong amid Black Lives Matter mural vandalism
  • SacBee: Jack In The Box workers in Folsom say managers threatened to call immigration enforcement
  • SFC: La Niña has arrived. Here’s what that means for Bay Area winter rainfall
  • AP: Kids in California county care sleeping on floor in building
  • FresBee: Nearly 60 children under Fresno County’s custody on runaway status. One wrecked a county car
  • CalCoast: SLO County Clerk Recorder error leads to Tribune correction
  • CalCoast: Bicycle thefts remain rampant in SLO, though cases decreasing
  • VOC: Congressional Hearing on Oil Spill is Headed to Orange County
  • PE: Jurupa Valley aims to restrict new businesses that create truck traffic
  • PE: Moreno Valley school board candidates answer questions on budget, coronavirus
  • PE: Temecula bans disruptions such as clapping, whistling at public meetings
  • SDUT: Santa Ana winds will raise the wildfire risk in greater San Diego through Saturday
  • SDUT: Can newly drawn districts in San Diego County protect minorities’ voting blocs?
  • SDUT: UC San Diego enrollment hits nearly 43,000, shattering record
  • SDUT: Column: San Diego council member, constituents clash over bias claims in housing

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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