Saturday, October 24, 2020 |
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Dear John,
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THE HEADLINES:
- How liberal politics, COVID-19 and a high cost of living are fueling a new California exodus
- AP: California utility may cut power to 1 million people
- PG&E forecasts largest California wildfire safety blackout of 2020. Here’s where it may hit
- SJMN: More than 466,000 PG&E customers to lose power due to extreme fire weather risk from Sunday to Tuesday
- SFC: S.F. hotel near Union Square to be converted to homeless housing with state grant
- SJMN: Newsom pledges extra $200M for homeless housing, funds more Bay Area projects
- AP: Unemployment fraud concerns prompt action in California
- SFC: Man steals from SF Walgreens as TV crew reports story on shoplifting
- LADN: LA needs to ‘aggressively’ cut services, costs as projected revenue gap may hit $600 million
- LAT $: L.A.’s budget crisis worsens as deficit projections climb to $600 million
- LAT $: Garcetti faces new questions as top aide is accused of sexual misconduct
- SFC: Gun sales have surged during the pandemic, up 500% for one Bay Area store
- AP: Man gets 20 years for buying guns used in 2015 terror attack
- SFC: Gavin Newsom isn’t on this ballot, but his opponents are already lining up
- Gov. Newsom Pledges to Ban Fracking in California – Then Greenlights More of It
- LADN: Three coronavirus cases reported at church fighting county’s pandemic rules
- Reason: School Threatens 12-Year-Old With Arrest for Allegedly Missing 90 Minutes of Zoom Class
- CalM: CA Democrats swamp Republicans in early voter turnout | CalMatters
- CalM: California stadiums welcome voters for November election
- LADN: 2020 elections: Nearly 1.3 million ballots have already arrived at this L.A. County processing center
- SacBee: Sacramento County mail-in ballots pour in at record pace as in-person voting kicks off
- CalM: Slated for deception? Beware of all those glossy mailers telling you how to vote
- CG: 2020 General Election Preview: 8th Assembly District
- OCReg: Battle for 37th state Senate seat reflects shifting Orange County
- SJMN: State Legislature: The races to represent Silicon Valley that you should watch
- AP: California prosecutors again seek death for Scott Peterson
- Scott Peterson case update: Stanislaus County DA plans to re-try death penalty phase
- LADN: A massive legal fight still hangs over the Aliso Canyon gas leak, five years later
- LAT $: CSU graduation rates continue to climb, but stymied by stubborn equity gaps
- SDUT: Attorney general is weighing federal death penalty in Poway synagogue shooting
- AP: 1 dead in Border Patrol shooting in California
- CalM: Now for some good news: California praised for recent handling of pandemic
- SFC: Oakland school officials apologize for racist term in survey
- SacBee: A hug that divided the Democratic Party: Feinstein could pay a price for Supreme Court hearings
- SDUT: San Diego city attorney moves to shut down La Jolla Airbnb party mansion
- AP: Arnold Schwarzenegger feels ‘fantastic’ after heart surgery
- CG: BLM, Antifa, Far Left Promise Rioting if Trump Wins
- FH: California’s Tax Revenue
- FH: Prop. 15 backers try to mislead homeowners
- NR: Homeowners with Trump Yard Signs Receive Ominous Warning
- FH: 2021 and Another Minimum Wage Hike Coming
- FH: Despite Concerns, Initiative Process is Here to Stay
- SacBee: Gold Country Casino owners claim fraud, sue former tribal leaders seeking $38 million
- SacBee: Manteuffel gets 29 years for 1990s Sacramento rapes; faces more time in Yolo attack
- SFC: Berkeley says hills residents should consider leaving amid fire danger
- SFC: Alameda County is reopening indoor dining. Here’s how it’s going
- SFC: S.F. needs to safely reopen schools to help desperate families
- SFC: Bay Area fire experts key in on huge threat to homes: burning embers
- SJMN: Blogger links SJPD officers to more bigoted social media a day after DA moves to dismiss tainted cases
- Record pace: Coronavirus leads to a wave of early voting in Stanislaus County
- CalCoast: San Luis Obispo County officials spar over campaign limits
- VCStar $: Latina immigrant to head county public defender's office
- LAT $: Violent hate crimes in L.A. hit highest level in more than a decade; white supremacist acts jump 38%
- LAT $: Several L.A. City Council members back law to ban homeless camps near city shelters
- OCReg: Investigation into OC Supervisor Andrew Do’s campaign funds is closed
- LAT $: Damaging Santa Ana winds are on tap for Monday in the Los Angeles region, forecasters say
- LAT $: Interim Huntington Beach police chief resigns, citing political divisiveness
- OCReg: Fullerton council defers vote on marijuana shop law
- PE: Riverside County coronavirus testing surges
- PE: Corona-Norco schools reverse course, will seek waiver to reopen elementary campuses after all
- PE: Which Inland cities are the most Republican, Democratic?
- SBSun: Redlands has the highest coronavirus death rate in San Bernardino County
- SBSun: San Bernardino officer fatally shoots armed man, police say
- SDUT: Democratic volunteer’s email to Del Mar voters riles party officials
- VOSD: Bry Might Recuse Herself From Future Franchise Fee Decisions
- SDUT: Bry outspending Gloria as San Diego mayor’s race heads into final stretch
- SDUT: San Diego receives at least one bid for city’s electric and gas franchise agreement
- SDUT: Cities sue SANDAG over plan that greatly increases goals for new affordable housing
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Sincerely,
FlashReport Editors
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