Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • CalM: Newsom declares drought emergency across California
  • LAT $: Gov. Newsom extends drought emergency to entire state
  • AP: Hopeful storms in forecast for drought plagued US West
  • SJMN: Atmospheric river storms to soak Bay Area, Northern California — biggest in 9 months
  • CG: San Francisco Government Shuts Down In-N-Out for Not Enforcing Proof of Vaccine
  • SFC: In-N-Out blasts S.F. for shutdown: ‘We refuse to become vaccination police’
  • LAT $: San Francisco In-N-Out temporarily closed over city’s vaccine requirement
  • BreitbartCA: San Francisco Closes In-N-Out After Company Defies Vaccine Mandates
  • BreitbartCA: ‘Survivor: Fiji’ Star Michelle Yi Stabbed, Beaten By Homeless Woman
  • LADN: Gang member arrested in shooting of 4 at Playa del Rey homeless camp
  • SFC: S.F.’s new plan to curb car break-ins: offering tipsters $100,000
  • LAT $: Man shot in leg outside Beverly Hills restaurant during attempted robbery, police say
  • SDUT: Caring for San Diego’s fastest-growing homeless population: seniors 55 and over
  • SJMN: Santa Clara County Supervisor: Proposed Project Homekey site in Mountain View is “misunderstood”
  • SacBee: Sacramento City Council takes step toward turning downtown motel into homeless housing
  • VOSD: San Diego 101: How Homelessness Is Criminalized
  • SFC: Japantown hotel won't turn into homeless housing, after months of backlash
  • SJMN: San Jose divided over plans to fence off massive airport encampment
  • OCReg: Police ID suspect in Newport Beach Pier fight that left homeless man dead
  • VOC: Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board May Ban Critical Race Theory After State Mandates Ethnic Studies
  • LAT $: Unvaccinated L.A. city employees could get more time to get their shots
  • SDUT: Column: Calif. prison guards are vaccinated at lower rate than inmates; state officials don’t seem worried
  • CG: California Keeps Mask and Vaccine Mandates Even as State Boasts Near Lowest Cases in U.S.
  • SacBee: California isn’t ordering CHP to get vaccinated. Here’s what happened in another state
  • SFC: Former SFPUC chief Harlan Kelly faces new fraud charges
  • LADN: LA City Council President Martinez submits motions to suspend Mark Ridley-Thomas
  • SacBee: Second state worker charged in fraud case at California Office of AIDS
  • OCReg: Hoarding resumes: Food shortages the next supply-chain crunch
  • VOC: OC Congressional Democrats Question Why Taxpayers Float Unprofitable Oil Rigs
  • VOC: OC Coastal Cities Join Increasing Calls For Offshore Oil Drilling Bans
  • OCReg: Midterms bringing huge money, attention to Orange County House races
  • SacBee: Can online sports betting help the homeless? California mayors back ballot measure
  • CG: What Initiatives Might Be on the Nov. 2022 Ballot?
  • SDUT: Vote centers will replace local polling places in San Diego County
  • CG: California School Walkout: Thousands of Parents, Students, Teachers Protest Newsom’s School Mandates
  • SDUT: Hundreds of San Diego area students skip school as families protest vaccine mandate
  • CalM: California schools are running out of money
  • SacBee: California could lose millions in federal money meant for K-12 schools, state audit finds
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: Woman who refused to wear mask in Costa Mesa grocery store goes on trial
  • Reason: California Seizes 1.2 Million Dangerously Untaxed Marijuana Plants
  • CalM: Not on the menu: Halal, kosher options limited in California school lunches
  • AP: Former Calif. regulator tapped to run highway safety agency
  • LAT $: Migrants make increasingly dangerous journeys to enter California through the coast
  • NR: Ten Reasons to Cut Debt
  • CalM: Will big changes shape up California schools?
  • Reason: Dems Try To Pass Off $10,000 IRS Reporting Threshold as Merely Going After the 1 Percent
  • OCReg: SoCal’s water planning offers lesson for state
  • SacBee: Downtown blockbuster: Kings, developer unveil luxury Capitol Mall high-rise project
  • SacBee: Highway 99 will soon be impacted by pilot program. Here’s what Caltrans is testing
  • SacBee: City Council approves recovery spending plan, including Old Sacramento safety upgrades
  • SFC: Letter to Boudin calls for transparency, resources to Asian crime victims
  • SJMN: Contra Costa County allocates federal funds for tenants who can’t make rent
  • SFC: Plans to change park’s name to acknowledge Indigenous land stirs debate
  • SFC: Oakland to open guaranteed income applications, spots for hundreds more
  • SJMN: San Jose mayoral candidate faces firestorm for criticizing county employee bonuses
  • FresBee: Who is Clovis’ new city manager? Here’s what you should know about the ‘strong leader’
  • Where and what to build? Modesto turns to community in implementing housing plan
  • FresBee: Fresno County supervisor says he was unaware of CPS kids in horrid conditions until last week
  • FresBee: Planned school site could derail approved Fresno cannabis shop. Could others be in jeopardy?
  • CalCoast: SLO County supervisors deny appeal, allow 31 oil wells
  • VCStar $: Ventura residents can give say in council districts
  • LADN: LA County reports 26 more coronavirus deaths, 825 new cases
  • LADN: LAUSD reports overall high staff coronavirus vaccination rates
  • OCReg: Controversial Redondo power plant operations extended through 2023
  • LAT $: Weeks after foul odor began, Carson residents now urged to avoid outdoor exercise
  • OCReg: Portion of Huntington Harbour closed after sewage spill
  • OCReg: State earmarks $236 million for 55 Freeway widening project
  • PE: Art Littleworth, who led move to desegregate Riverside schools, dies
  • PE: California AG visits Riverside to talk fighting hate crime
  • SDUT: Supervisors agree to craft ordinance to prohibit ghost guns
  • SDUT: After auditor critique of San Diego real estate deals, City Council debates how to prevent future failures
  • SDUT: Judge sides with Cajon Valley superintendent, school board in trustee’s lawsuit
Sincerely,

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