• In Riverside, California, 13 American flags and 1 Marine Corps flag were hung to honor 13 US service members that were killed last month in a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan
• According to the Riverside Police Department, the flags were displayed on an overpass above the 91 freeway, and at some time on Monday, September 6, the flags had been damaged

Navy Secretary to attend groundbreaking of $1.7 billion Portsmouth Naval Shipyard expansion 

• Navy Secretary Carlos del Toro will be attending the groundbreaking for a $1.7 billion project that will expand the number of dry docks at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
• The project is expected to last 7 years and will accommodate both Virginia-class and Los Angeles-class attack submarines

California fire danger remains high in spite of progress near Lake Tahoe

• According to officials, California is on track to have its worst fire season as conditions remain dry and temperatures remain high
• Around the Caldor Fire, Fire crews have a 50% containment as of Tuesday, September 7

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• According to a report from the Associated Press, they’ve recorded deaths of at least 12 U.S. service members and 60 Afghans during a terrorist attack at the Kabul airport on August 26
• The group responsible for the attack is suspected to be from ISIS and officials from the Pentagon have announced that at least one of the explosions was set by a suicide bomber

Grandparent Fraud Scam with Eight charged in federal grand jury indictment

• On the week of August 23, 8 people have been indicted and accused of taking part in a criminal business that has stolen large sums of money from elderly victims in San Diego and across the United States
• These defendants have taken more than $2 million from elderly victims 70 and older with a minimum of 10 in the San Diego county area, according to statements made by prosecutors in court

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• On August 25, A group from the California families stranded in Kabul returned to the United States, according to the Cajon Valley Union School District
• The 24 children and 16 parents went to Afghanistan earlier this summer to visit extended family but were stranded when the Taliban seized control in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal

New California stimulus checks to begin next week

• Beginning on September 1, eligible Californians will be receiving a Golden State Stimulus check with payment of up $1,100
• To qualify, one must still live in the state and have been a resident for a majority of 2020; filed a 2020 tax return by October 15, 2021, have an SSN, or ITIN, cannot be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer, and meet the income parameters
• The financial eligibility requirements include a California adjusted gross income of $1 to $75,000

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