Sunday, August 29, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • FRBlog: Politics of College Loan Relief are Baffling
  • BreitbartCA: Pollak: The Media’s Racist Attacks on Larry Elder
  • LAT $: ‘Take a chance on change’: GOP recall hopefuls court Southern California voters
  • LAT $: How Newsom went from a landslide win to a fight for political survival
  • SJMN: California recall: Here’s what a Republican governor can accomplish if Newsom loses
  • CapWkly: Recall: Democrats outperforming their voter registration
  • SDUT: Will mad moms; and mask mandates determine Newsoms fate?
  • Airola Fire in Calaveras County 55% contained; weekend low humidity is a threat
  • Huge fire erupts near Camp Pendleton in Southern California as pics show huge plume of smoke over Marine base
  • AP: Crews battle to protect Lake Tahoe region from wildfire
  • SFC: South Lake Tahoe prepares to evacuate if Caldor Fire makes a run toward city
  • LAT $: The Caldor fire is moving in on Strawberry. Can its historic lodge be saved?
  • PE: Evacuation orders remain as containment improves for the South fire
  • PE: Residents forced to evacuate as Chaparral fire near La Cresta is seen across 3 counties
  • SDUT: 10 Camp Pendleton troops among 13 killed in Kabul bombing
  • CG: WSJ Support in Lacy v. Newsom Lawsuit to Repeal Death Penalty Protocols
  • SJMN: Who pays the price for California’s affordable housing?
  • LAT $: Mortuaries fill, hospitals clog in rural California towns with low vaccination rates
  • LAT $: L.A. cut police budget, then put $47 million in OT pay on city’s ‘credit card’
  • VOC: OC Welcomes Afghan Refugees; Officials Call on Federal Government to Expedite Process
  • SacBee: ‘They need help.’ Dozens of Sacramento-area students may be stranded in Afghanistan
  • Afghan refugees arrive in Stanislaus County as families try to get more people out
  • AP: Board says RFK assassin Sirhan changed man; grants parole
  • CG: A Few More End-of-Session Legislative Process Items
  • SJMN: With COVID tests needed for work, school and play, get ready for longer wait times for results
  • SacBee: One test, 56 drugs. California crime labs can do more with less blood after toxicology upgrade
  • SFC: Elder advocated denying education, emergency care to undocumented immigrants
  • SFC: Trump-inspired conspiracies about voter fraud infiltrate California recall
  • AP: Mountain lion killed after attacking child in California
  • OCReg: Election reforms are needed in California
  • OCReg: California taking wrong tack on fire insurance
  • CalM: Who will control sports betting in California?
  • Bill Maher: The Lesson Of Afghanistan Should Teach Americans What Real Oppression Looks Like
  • NR: Why Exactly Did We Abandon Bagram?
  • The CDC Should Stay in Its Own Lane
  • NR: Our Upside-Down System
  • SacBee: Train derails in Northern California near site of chemical spill disaster 30 years ago
  • SacBee: Judge approves Sutter Health antitrust deal. What that means for California health care
  • SFC: A’s proposed ballpark in jeopardy after Alameda County delays vote
  • SFC: Bay Area’s delta COVID surge won’t end like others. Here’s why
  • SJMN: VTA light rail service resumes for 49ers-Raiders game at Levi Stadium
  • SJMN: Theranos founder Holmes claims ex-lover and co-accused Balwani abused, coerced her
  • VCStar $: Oxnard Union celebrates new district office
  • LADN: LA County COVID-19 deaths skew younger; case rates rising among children
  • OCReg: Video shows LAPD officer placing knee on neck of NBA player Jaxson Hayes in Woodland Hills arrest
  • LAT $: San Diego mayor proposes greater scrutiny on police use of military weapons
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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