Well west coast, a simple search shows this was a pretty objective AP report which was carried by several US news organisations. The only "sensational" report comes from the intrepid local reporters of Fox News, but then nobody with any brain would take any notice of Fox, so no surprise there. Isn't this journo bashing stuff something we would expect to read in the profesional forums, my personal opinion is that it doesn't fit in here.
Seems like there was plenty of fuel on board because the reports speak of mopping it up, turbines are extremely reliable though obviously not foolproof, wonder what happened.
Single engined planes going down (ooops!) in built up areas is not uncommon in the States. People are still not clamouring for a 'glide free' rule though.