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THE HEADLINES:
- FRBlog: Freedom is Fragile
- FRBlog: National total death rate now from all causes is now over 40% BELOW the “expected total death rate”
- LAT $: California auditors criticize state spending on contracts
- SacBee: Pension perk for California telemedicine doctors is improper and costly, audit says
- CalM: California may “shatter the total vote record”
- LAT $: Mayor and LAPD chief assure voters that L.A. is election-ready and voting is safe
- SacBee: Federal officials gear up for Election Day in Sacramento area, but not at polling sites
- LADN: L.A. County’s second wave of Vote Centers to open as turnout swells
- ‘A mistake not to prepare’: Law enforcement readies for potential election protests
- LAT $: L.A.’s surge in homicides fueled by gang violence, killings of homeless people
- AP: Evacuation orders lifted in 2 California wind-driven blazes
- OCReg: ‘It just came too fast:’ Yorba Linda house is destroyed by flames as a neighbor’s new home is untouched
- AP: Church: California city violated its rights during pandemic
- AP: Court: UC can’t waffle in phasing out SATs in admissions
- SacBee: PG&E facing ‘significant’ new losses from California wildfires, utility tells investors
- AP: 5 hurt in fight by 20 inmates at Folsom prison in California
- OCReg: Proposition 25: Future of cash bail system in voters’ hands
- WSJ: California Republicans’ House Opportunity
- VOC: The Battle for Orange County’s Congressional Seats: Will 2018 Repeat itself?
- OCReg: Tournament of Roses announces two-hour TV event in lieu of Rose Parade
- CalM: ‘Out of Control’: Candidate Trump casts California as cautionary tale
- CG: Assemblyman Bonta Seeking to Bar California DAs From Reviewing Police Use of Force Cases
- LADN: County medical officer: Coronavirus linked to various long-term health issues
- LAT $: Coronavirus spike in L.A. County brings new alarms
- AP: CEO of influential Silicon Valley group quits over racist ad
- SFC: Silicon Valley chamber’s president resigns after 'racist’ ad on website
- SJMN: San Jose leaders say raising Black Lives Matters banners just the start
- SDUT: Comments about ‘Black Lives Matter’ chalk art prompt calls for removal of 2 La Jolla parks board members
- EdS: Yes on Prop. 16 has big fundraising lead in effort to restore affirmative action in California | EdSource
- SFC: Chaotic reaction to Prop. 16 shows state’s feelings on equality
- OCReg: Republican Laurie Davies favored in 73rd Assembly District race with Democrat Scott Rhinehart
- OCReg: Democrat Cottie Petrie-Norris faces Republican Diane Dixon in 74th Assembly District
- SFC: California judge: Uber’s Prop. 22 ads in driver app are not coercive
- SFC: Interactive map shows how much property tax most Californians pay compared with neighbors
- SacBee: Gavin Newsom jokes about picking Kamala Harris’ successor as he votes in Sacramento
- AP: Calif stewards hear case involving Justify’s 2018 drug test
- Trump removes gray wolf from endangered species list. What that means for California
- Reason: Glenn Greenwald Resigns from The Intercept, Citing 'Pathologies, Illiberalism, Repressive Mentality' of Pro-Biden Newsroom
- NR: No Newsroom Is Safe If The Intercept Can Fall Victim to Media Groupthink
- NR: FBI Investigating Hunter Biden for Money Laundering: Report
- AmerSpec: California GOP’s Fading Fortunes
- CG: The Radical Left’s Campaign to Elect ‘Woke’ Prosecutors, Targeting Los Angeles DA Jackie Lacey
- SDUT: Patricia Bates: We must combat climate change without forcing more Californians into poverty or out of state
- NR: Californians Should Vote Against Legalizing Race Discrimination
- FH: “Why Can’t I Get My Darn Unemployment Check”
- OCReg: Gavin Newsom versus Mickey Mouse
- NR: Even the Girl Scouts Abandon Justice Barrett
- FH: Disney Now Not the Happiest Place
- OCReg: Rejection of Prop. 15 and approval of Prop. 22 critical to California’s future
- NR: Why Absentee Ballots Arriving after Election Day Represent a Vote-Counting Problem
- FH: Stubborn Coronavirus Leads to Homelessness as Top Concern for LA County Businesses
- FH: Break Up Prop 19!
- CG: Sacramento City Council Pushes Out Messy Roberts Center Audit
- SacBee: Was she too old at 55? Lawsuit against Citrus Heights police claims age discrimination
- SFC: 2,515-unit housing proposal in S.F.’s Fillmore is one of city’s largest ever
- SJMN: Another exodus? Bay Area could be worst hit by outward pandemic migration
- SJMN: Bay Area wins more money for homeless housing under Project Homekey
- SFC: S.F.’s positive test rate is the lowest of all big U.S. cities. Can it stay that way?
- SFC: Another pandemic blow: S.F.’s ambitious plan to redesign Market Street
- SFC: Head of Bay Area wine nonprofit resigns after sexual misconduct allegations
- FresBee: Fresno repeals fee refund program, as council clashes again over corruption allegations
- This Turlock candidate spent $21,000 campaigning. How much have others paid this election?
- LAT $: One person in custody after three are stabbed at pro-Armenian rally in Fresno
- FresBee: Fresno County dips under 100 new COVID-19 cases. Here’s where daily average stands
- CalCoast: Protesters planning to disrupt traffic in San Luis Obispo
- VCStar $: Ventura to ban plastic-foam food containers
- LAT $: Coronavirus spike in L.A. County brings new alarms
- LADN: Jerry’s Deli in Studio City to close Friday after 42 years on Ventura Boulevard
- OCReg: Amazon buys old Register printing plant for $63.2 million
- OCReg: Garden Grove business fined $1M for failing to clean up contaminated soil
- OCReg: Police? Covid? Open space? Santa Ana mayoral candidates have thoughts on these issues
- SBSun: Former San Bernardino County Supervisor Jerry Eaves dies at 81
- SBSun: San Bernardino to evaluate cost of demolishing Carousel Mall property
- PE: Inland Empire hospital workers prepare for next coronavirus wave
- VOSD: Most Residents Agree Housing Issues Are Dire But Consensus on Solutions Is Elusive
