Dear John,

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The FlashReport Blog is constantly updated with over 24 different correspondents penning items of interest to those who follow California politics and policy...

• FRBlog: What's on your restaurant plate is often a TINY cost factor in your bill
• AP: California orders GOP to remove unofficial ballot boxes
• FresBee: California orders state GOP to shut down ballot collection boxes at gun stores and churches
• SFC: California orders defiant GOP to halt use of unofficial ballot boxes
• OCReg: California tells Republicans 'cease and desist' with unofficial ballot drop boxes, but GOP remains defiant
• CalM: California GOP in legal standoff over 'ballot harvesting' with unofficial drop boxes
• CG: California District Court Judge Rules Prisoners are to Receive Stimulus Checks
• LAT $: COVID stimulus checks must go to prison inmates, judge rules
• SDUT: Social justice advocates want Gov. Pete Wilson statue removed from downtown
• CG: Gov. Gavin Newsom Proclaims 'Indigenous Peoples' Day' on Columbus Day
• SacBee: California's vote-by-mail campaign could affect election results, taxpayer group's lawsuit says
• SJMN: Coronavirus: California issues new guidance for private gatherings
• OCReg: State agencies plan visits of California theme parks this week to develop reopening plans
• LAT $: Before letting California theme parks reopen, Newsom is looking out of state
• SFC: PG&E outages starting Wednesday could impact most Bay Area counties
• About 50,000 PG&E Northern California customers may lose power in safety shutoffs
• AP: With federal aid stalled, no help for California budget cuts
• CG: California Enacts a Slew of New Employment Laws
• CalM: Workout workaround: How gyms are getting themselves reclassified as 'essential'
• AP: Southern California Edison focus of wildfire probe
• CalM: PG&E under investigation for deadly Shasta County fire
• PE: UC Riverside unveils on-campus coronavirus testing lab
• SFC: California hoping to contain coronavirus spread as national cases surge
• OCReg: Report: Fountain Valley hospital failed to control COVID-19 spread among patients and staff
• LAT $: Californians hospitalized with COVID-19 at lowest level in 6 months
• LADN: Trump letter causes a stir among food aid distributors, recipients
• SBSun: James Ramos facing Jennifer Tullius in 40th Assembly District race
• SBSun: 47th Assembly District candidates answer questions on coronavirus, fires
• CG: 35,000 Protest Outside Turkish Consulate in Beverly Hills
• SBSun: 35th Congressional District candidates Norma Torres, Mike Cargile field questions
• OCReg: What to know about gig worker pay before voting on Prop. 22
• KQED: As Supreme Court Hearings Begin, SF Activists Call on Feinstein to Reject and Delay Them
• SFC: Harris avoids confirmation hearing room as Senate panel takes up Amy Coney Barrett
• More cuts to California prisons: Jamestown among sites losing inmate fire camps
• SFC: 2 Vallejo teachers placed on leave after insulting students
• CalM: Misusing taxpayers' money for campaigns
• OCReg: Gov. Gavin Newsom issues another vague decree
• Op-Ed: If the Senate Refuses ACB, We're Headed for Anarchy, Tyranny & Lawlessness
• FH: Voters Should Reject This Year's Two Economy-Killing Ballot Measures; No on Props 15 & 21
• NR: The Orwell Hearing: Dems Warp Meaning of 'Court Packing'
• FH: The Happiest Place on Earth is Turning Grumpy-With Good Reason
• OCReg: Get government out of the boardroom
• CG: Peter Gleick's National Water Plan for California
• FH: The New Political Party California Needs
• CalM: From homelessness to real estate: How some Bay Area tenants won their affordable housing fight
• SFC: Oakland City Council candidates grapple with surging homelessness
• SFC: Alameda County just paved the way for more food pop-ups
• FresBee: Fresno County adds more than 200 new COVID-19 cases a day before critical status update
• FresBee: The latest word from Fresno City Hall on West Fresno toxic contamination
• FresBee: Clovis school district confirms 'a small number' of COVID-19 infections
• Modesto's Gregori High School campus closed for 14 days because of COVID-19 outbreak
• FresBee: Merced candidate says registrar flubbed his statement and needs to do more to fix it
• VCStar $: Mayoral candidates confront top Oxnard issues
• VCStar $: COVID-19 update: 160 new cases over weekend
• LAT $: Tech companies step up to bring free Wi-Fi to L.A. public housing residents
• OCReg: Coronavirus: 117 new cases, no new deaths reported in Orange County on Oct. 12
• OCReg: Huntington Beach City Council candidates field questions about the COVID-19 economy and housing
• OCReg: Fullerton, Los Alamitos asking voters to add local sales tax in November election
• OCReg: What's next for Santa Ana's 2525 building? Judge upheld referendum petition
• PE: Murrieta votes to limit short-term rentals
• SBSun: San Bernardino County now second in state for coronavirus hospitalizations
• SBSun: Jerry Armendarez, Joe Baca Jr. running for San Bernardino County supervisor
• VOSD: Coastal Anxieties Run Deep in Oceanside Mayor's Race
• SDUT: County to follow updated state guidance on gatherings
• SDUT: Misinformation, opposition dog city's plan to convert two hotels into housing
• SDUT: San Diego's permitting office finally goes digital, launches 'Virtual Counter'

Sincerely,