Daily Business Report: September 2, 2026
By Megan Barth | California Globe
The Department of Transportation confirmed Monday that it used an emergency order to shut down more than 110 trucker schools nationwide for allegedly fraudulently certifying drivers who later failed English-language proficiency tests—and California landed near the top of the list.
Fox News congressional correspondent Bill Melugin reported the state-by-state breakdown provided by DOT: California had 11 schools pulled from the federal Training Provider Registry. Arizona had two. Texas and Pennsylvania each had 13. Florida had 10. Utah had nine. Ohio had seven. Another 23 schools were online-only with no physical location; Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered a review of those operations as well. DOT did not publish a complete roster of the 110 schools.
by Tessa Balc & Dorian Hargrove | Times of San Diego
One of the gunmen who allegedly shot and killed three people at the San Diego Islamic Center went missing from a mental health treatment facility in Normal Heights the night before prosecutors say he and another teen carried out the attack.
In a new lawsuit, obtained by Times of San Diego, the parents of Caleb Vazquez said officials at Park Mental Health failed to ensure their son’s safety, and ultimately the safety of others, by not monitoring him.
ViaSat-3 F3 Satellite Enters Service Across Asia-Pacific
by ViaSat
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communication technology, today announced that its ViaSat-3 F3 satellite has entered service, with capacity now available for customers operating across fast-growing markets in the Asia-Pacific region. The milestone marks the beginning of revenue-generating operations for one of the most advanced high throughput communications satellites ever deployed. ViaSat-3 F3 is expected to deliver greater flexibility, coverage, and capacity with competitive bandwidth economics driving new growth opportunities across Viasat’s markets.
“ViaSat-3 F3’s advanced technology, including its ability to maximize regional capacity density on demand within premium mobility markets, will drive growth and improved blended average yield and incremental cash economics across our portfolio,” said Mark Dankberg, Chairman and CEO of Viasat. “Asia-Pacific presents a unique challenge for satellite connectivity, with demand concentrated in specific corridors and markets across a vast geography. ViaSat-3 F3 gives us the flexibility to direct high operating leverage capacity where demand and opportunity are greatest.”
ViaSat-3 F3 is designed to deliver more than one terabit per second of throughput capacity and is the second of three satellites in Viasat’s next-generation Ka-band constellation. This enhanced capacity will allow the company to pursue growth opportunities in underpenetrated attractive markets.
