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• FRBlog: My Antifa Dream
• AP: California GOP considers adding more disputed ballot boxes
• FresBee: GOP's unauthorized ballot boxes in Fresno County prompt investigation by DA's office
• VCStar $: What we know about unofficial ballot boxes in Simi
• LAT $: GOP pushes back against California cease-and-desist order against unofficial ballot boxes
• What is 'ballot harvesting' and why is California fighting about it?
• CalM: California GOP in legal standoff over 'ballot harvesting' with unofficial drop boxes
• SacBee: Should felons keep their California pensions? This court case could give a new answer
• SDUT: Newsom's office recommends changes for policing protests
• PE: California panel recommends limits to police responses to demonstrations; 'militaristic' tactics cited
• Velvet Grill supporters pack room, Modesto cancels appeal hearing
• Reason: San Francisco Will Pay Artists $1,000 a Month in Universal Basic Income
• SDUT: New poll shows Levin 'comfortably' poised to beat Maryott in 49th Congressional District race
• SDUT: Candidates for 50th District stir controversy with Defend East County group
• PE: Caravan of 'No on Prop. 22' rideshare drivers to stop in LA
• SFC: Health equity measure aims to protect communities. Will small businesses pay the price?
• OCReg: Chapman University works to contain coronavirus outbreak among students
• CG: CHHS Strongly Discourages Traditional Halloween Events During Weekly Conference
• AP: 10 California counties see restrictions eased, risks remain
• PE: One winery temporarily closes due to novel coronavirus; a brewery goes out of business
• OCReg: California will release Disneyland reopening plan 'when we're ready,' state official says
• SacBee: Utility tells regulators branches on a power line may have sparked Southern California blaze
• PG&E says wildfire blackouts to begin late Wednesday. Winds coming in two waves
• SFC: Potential blackouts could leave California homes without power until Friday
• CG: Secretary Alex Padilla Facing Lawsuit Over $35 Million Contract with 'Team Biden' PR Firm
• LAT $: Costa Mesa art project celebrates the impact of powerful Latinas known as 'poderosas'
• CalM: What no Trump stimulus means for California schools, unemployment and more
• PE: Riverside County deputies' union pulls endorsement of Inland assemblywoman
• LAT $: How has this hotel firm spent its PPP money? Eight members of Congress want to know
• SDUT: Former Rep. Darrell Issa attacked by 50th District opponent for taking PPP loan
• OCReg: Supreme Court grants Trump administration's request to halt 2020 census
• SDUT: As 2020 Census ends nearly 20 San Diego neighborhoods have response rates below 50 percent
• AP: California braces for renewed fire threat from windy weather
• SDUT: Marine battalion commander fired after amphibious vehicle accident killed nine near San Diego
• Reason: The Reawakening of the Black Gun-Rights Movement
• SFC: Michelin won't be awarding California restaurants stars after all
• SFC: Feinstein tries to pin down Barrett on key legal issues without success
• SJMN: No fireworks as Kamala Harris questions Amy Coney Barrett in Supreme Court hearings
• FH: Consequences from the Ballot Harvesting Law
• LAT $: Arellano: Latino Republicans face a tough task: turning blue Orange County red again
• NR: The Fragments of a Civilization
• FH: Prosecutorial Institutionalism
• CalM: Veto hurts educations of at-risk kids
• FH: Is This What California Wants?
• OCReg: California is making hiring more expensive during a recession. That's crazy
• FH: Reading the Props: Would 21 Be Better With a Different Sponsor?
• OCReg: Greg Raths indulges in fake news
• NR: The Country Needs Another Relief Package
• SacBee: 'Game changer.' How COVID-19 will change our commutes around the Sacramento region
• CG: Time to Restructure Failing BART System
• SFC: School board meeting on Lowell admissions turns ugly
• SJMN: Santa Clara, Alameda counties reach 'orange' coronavirus tier: Here's when indoor dining could resume
• SFC: S.F. rent prices plunge as much as 31% - steepest decline in U.S., new report says
• SFC: Vallejo mayor candidate Hakeem Brown has a history of violence against women
• FresBee: Latinos hold almost half of all elected positions in Fresno County. Here's how they made gains
• With Stanislaus in red, Modesto City Schools sets aside waiver app, talks reopening
• Stanislaus County approved for less restrictive coronavirus tier. Businesses to reopen
• FresBee: Fresno police chief asks for $10 million more in budget amid outcries to defund
• VCStar $: County could be two weeks away from orange tier
• AP: LA County agrees to settle immigration suit for $14 million
• LAT $: Coronavirus outbreaks tied to gatherings, workplaces keep L.A. County from reopening
• LAT $: Times asks court to order disclosure of sexual misconduct records in Los Angeles D.A.'s office
• LADN: LA County DA investigator awarded $950,000 to settle sexual harassment, retaliation suit
• LADN: Coronavirus case rates remain high in L.A. County stalling additional business sectors from reopening
• LAT $: Ridley-Thomas sends Yoo cease-and-desist letter over attack website
• LAT $: Meet L.A.'s firefighting robot. RS3 can battle flames too dangerous for humans
• LADN: About 60 schools in L.A. County have applied for reopening waivers
• CG: Twenty-four Female DAs Extol Support for Los Angeles DA Jackie Lacey
• OCReg: Capping 'one tough year,' Huntington Police Chief Handy steps down
• OCReg: Fullerton City Council candidates outline priorities ahead of November vote
• OCReg: Orange City Council and mayor candidates weigh in for the city's first district elections
• OCReg: Four challengers hope to unseat Costa Mesa mayor Nov. 3
• SBSun: San Bernardino County again slides further away from looser coronavirus tier
• PE: Riverside County reports 729 new coronavirus cases, two new deaths
• PE: Riverside County keeps red coronavirus tier status after asking state for time to improve
• SDUT: San Diego County remains in COVID-19 red tier
• VOSD: Hueso Is Playing Up Trump Fights Over Sacramento Record
• SDUT: San Diego Unified schools brought some students back with Phase One reopening

Sincerely,