Dear John,

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• OCReg: Unofficial ballot drop boxes popping up throughout the state worry elections officials
• CG: WHO Official Urges World Leaders to Stop Using Lockdowns as Virus Control Method
• SFC: Why Bay Area's outdoor gyms could last beyond the pandemic
• Newsom formally allows social gatherings in California for first time during pandemic
• KQED: School Reopenings and Hybrid Learning Look Different Across California
• SFC: Silicon Valley companies are rethinking free speech at the office
• SacBee: Will California's property tax initiative hurt small business? What you need to know
• Saturday Headlines
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• FresBee: Is the Fresno region still a Republican stronghold in California? Here's what we found out
• OCReg: Harley Rouda and Michelle Steel locked in tight battle for 48th District seat
• KPBS: Local Democrats Angered By 50th District Candidate Campa-Najjar's Interview With Far-Right Group
• FresBee: Trump, Devin Nunes campaign signs burn in Dinuba as arson is suspected
• Man smashes taco shop window with skateboard after mask dispute, California cops say
• AP: Thousands in Los Angeles protest hostilities against Armenia
• LAT $: Tens of thousands protest outside L.A.'s Turkish Consulate in solidarity with Armenia
• SJMN: Should California invest $5.5 billion more into promising stem cell research?
• FresBee: Creek Fire update: Containment grows, but weather could be a factor by midweek
• AP: Team investigating deadly Calif. fire seizes PG&E equipment
• SFC: PG&E shut-offs possible in Bay Area, starting Wednesday
• LAT $: California counties face census count challenges
• SFC: Pressure on Harris, Feinstein at Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing
• AP: Fans, some rowdy, cheer Lakers win outside Staples Center
• AP: Report: Water blast knocked California firefighter over rail
• PE: Inland schools rethink mascots as pressure mounts against Native American, other 'racist' nicknames
• LAT $: California kept prison factories open. Inmates worked for pennies an hour as COVID-19 spread
• OCReg: Alex Padilla's $35 million convoluted contract invites lawsuit
• NR: Democrats' Silence on Court Packing Could Cost Them Senate Control
• FRBlog: The Republican Party Must Define Itself
• FRBlog: Biden Plan for the Economy
• CalM: Another vague decree from Newsom
• SDUT: How Prop. 15 could undo hard-earned progress for countless businesses
• CapWkly: Shawnda Westly
• Reason: Debt Reckoning
• LAT $: Newsom's childhood pet inspired protecting California land, waters
• SacBee: Sacramento councilman seeking re-election owes more than $200,000 in unpaid taxes
• SFC: Tower's $100M fix meant to stop building, its home values from sinking
• SJMN: Coronavirus cases, deaths remain near average for the Bay Area
• SJMN: Thousands of Bay Area seniors left scrambling as financial woes strike Medicare Advantage plan
• SJMN: San Jose: Driver slams into outdoor dining crowd, police say
• Stanislaus County readies move to lower COVID-19 tier. Here's the changes you'll see
• VCStar $: Simi council candidate concedes DUI crash
• VCStar $: School districts consider path forward to reopeningnews
• LADN: L.A. County reports 971 new coronavirus cases and 3 more deaths
• LAT $: L.A. County reports 971 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths
• LAT $: 3 arrested after stabbing on Santa Monica Pier, police say
• OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reports 244 new cases and 1 new death as of Oct. 11
• SBSun: 140 new coronavirus cases reported in San Bernardino County
• SDUT: Misinformation, opposition dogs city's plan to convert two hotels into housing
• VOSD: No Unlawful Assembly Charges So Far Following Dozens of Arrests

Sincerely,