Monday, November 2, 2020
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • FRBlog: Prop 15 is clearly the first step toward totally gutting Prop 13 — “for the children”
  • SDUT: Braving COVID and long waits, U.S. citizens cross the Mexican border to vote
  • AP: Election could move California further left on taxes, race
  • SFC: Oakland pledged to cut its police budget in half. Then homicides surged
  • LAT $: Suspect in custody after LAPD officer wounded at San Fernando Valley supermarket center
  • LADN: LAPD officer shot in Granada Hills; has non-critical injuries
  • Saturday Headlines
  • Sunday Headlines
  • AP: Amid pandemic, in-person voting underway in California
  • OCReg: No matter who wins the election, police prepare for protests
  • OCReg: Pre-election coronavirus spike creates concerns for polling places
  • SFC: Phil Matier: Breed blasts Gascón in his race for L.A. DA
  • FresBee: Crossing state lines for the Democratic cause: Gavin Newsom stumps for Biden in Nevada
  • SFC: Prop. 16 fight intensifies over Connerly comments about white nationalists
  • LAT $: Affirmative action divides Asian Americans, UC’s largest overrepresented student group
  • SJMN: Coronavirus: Failing grades spike in Bay Area schools with distance learning
  • OCReg: $5.3 million in taxpayer funds meant for Edison disappeared in failed Industry solar deal
  • AP: 79th California prison inmate dies of COVID-19 complications
  • SFC: The election is ‘just the beginning’: Youthful marchers in S.F. protest Trump - SFChronicle.com
  • SFC: ‘Like local terrorism’: Trump caravan roars into Marin City
  • SDUT: Pro-Trump boat parade in San Diego Bay, caravan snarls traffic on I-5, streets - The San Diego Union-Tribune
  • OCReg: Threats to taxpayers on the state ballot
  • NR: If We Reach Election Overtime and Confusion on Tuesday, Here’s Why
  • LAT $: Skelton: Newsom says he hasn’t decided on Harris’ successor in Senate. Here are some possibilities
  • CG: An Overview of Proposition 54 and Its Impact on California Government
  • CalM: Election tests depth of California’s blueness
  • CapWkly: CA120: The early vote and the roller coaster of Election Day
  • SFC: Bay Area rent prices drop again, but ‘freefall’ may be slowing
  • SFC: Here are Bay Area, Silicon Valley bigwigs who raised huge sums for Biden
  • FresBee: Bredefeld says council’s garbage company vote was corrupt. Here’s what we found out
  • FresBee: Coronavirus update for Nov. 1: Fresno, Valley report fewer COVID-19 deaths in October
  • FresBee: Why stubborn Sierra wildfires continue to burn in Fresno, Madera and Tulare counties
  • CalCoast: Who are the highest paid city employees in SLO County?
  • VCStar $: Sculptures honoring victims placed at Borderline
  • LADN: LA County’s coronavirus cases continue to rise; another 1,590 reported Sunday
  • LAT $: L.A. County reports 1,590 coronavirus cases, 4 deaths amid rise in Southern California infections
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: 233 new cases and 1 new death reported in Orange County on Nov. 1
  • SBSun: Brush fire at border of Fontana and Jurupa Valley stopped at 75 acres; evacuation order canceled
  • PE: No delays reported in Riverside County voting Sunday after system fixes
  • SDUT: San Diego County candidates make one last push in weekend before Election Day
  • SDUT: Escondido lowers campaign contributions for city offices
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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