Check out today's headlines on FlashReport! Election Day 2020 Tuesday, November 3, 2020 Dear John, CLICK HERE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE FR MAIN PAGE [Note: The above link takes you to the current page. You would have to toggle the date on the site if the headlines below have cycled out.] The FlashReport Main Page has been updated with all of the big stories in California... The FlashReport Blog is constantly updated with over 24 different correspondents penning items of interest to those who follow California politics and policy...  THE HEADLINES: VCStar $: Court orders county to give inmates ballots AP: Huge turnout as California finally reaches Election Day FH: Californians are Voting by the Millions Does Anyone Care? SFC: S.F. voters, distressed and determined, might break turnout record set in 1944 LAT $: Moving toward record turnout, 11.2 million Californians have already voted SDUT: The long, strange 2020 voting process finally reaches Election Day SFC: Judge prohibits Newsom from issuing orders that amend, create laws FresBee: Gov. Newsom overstepped his power with executive order on election, California judge says CG: Trial Court Judge Rules Governor’s Executive Orders Are Limited in Scope LAT $: Gov. Newsom rebuked by Sutter County court for use of executive power amid COVID-19 pandemic CG: BREAKING: Court Declares Gov. Newsom’s Abuse of Power Unconstitutional Reason: Kamala Harris Says Equal Outcomes Should Be the Goal of Public Policy CG: She Said What? Kamala Harris Promotes Communism in New Video LAT $: Boarded-up stores across L.A. reflect an anxious, unprecedented election day LADN: Some LA County businesses are boarded up in case of election unrest NR: The Board-It-Up Election SacBee: Sacramento businesses board up windows amid fears of Election Day unrest downtown CalM: Counties, cops making sure you’re safe at the polls AP: Fight for US House includes GOP comeback hopes in California CG: Is Congressional Candidate Christy Smith Violating FEC Rules, Not Disclosing Campaign Staff Salaries? CG: Southern California to Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Line Postponed LAT $: Billions have been spent on California’s ballot measure battles. But this year is unlike any other OCReg: California mayors call on Newsom to reopen Disneyland, Universal Studios and SeaWorld AP: Voters decide employment fate of state’s app-based drivers LAT $: Facebook, Twitter prep for 2020 election day disinformation AP: Affirmative action effort in California faces uphill battle FH: California’s Proposition 16 will bring discrimination, not equality — and voters see right through it OCReg: Prop. 21 would reduce quantity and quality of rental housing LAT $: California Prop. 23: What to know about the dialysis measure LADN: LAUSD, Long Beach Unified join larger districts in calling for statewide standard to reopen schools SJMN: San Jose Unified plans to reopen classrooms in January CalM: What we know so far about school reopenings in California VOC: OC School Reopening Debate Continues as Potential Second Coronavirus Wave Looms SJMN: Cases of coronavirus in children spiked to over 61,000 last week SFC: Online cheating surges during the pandemic; universities struggle to find a solution OCReg: Unemployment soars: L.A.-Orange County No. 2 in U.S., Inland Empire No. 8 SJMN: Santa Clara County court orders San Jose church to stop large indoor gatherings KPBS: Local Gun Stores Still Seeing Record Sales During Pandemic, Contentious Election Year CG: The Fallout of EDD Director Sharon Hilliard’s Resignation SFC: Covered California open enrollment has begun. What you need to know FresBee: Group has an alternative to the city’s commission on police reform report FresBee: ‘We would not have had a lost generation.’ Fresno group issues its own report on policing SFC: Oakland's move to defund police meets a homicide surge FH: California’s Proposition 16 will bring discrimination, not equality — and voters see right through it OCReg: The eyes of history are upon us: FH: It’s Election Day: What we’re looking at FH: What Is a “Loophole” in the Tax Laws? NR: Why a Wealth Tax Won’t Raise Revenues or Reduce Inequality SacBee: More than 18,000 SMUD customers lose power after a few dozen outages in Sacramento area SacBee: ‘Losing control.’ Why homelessness is more visible than ever in downtown Sacramento SJMN: Lori Loughlin’s tough start at East Bay prison: COVID-19 quarantine, no visits, cheap hygiene products SFC: S.F. Board of Supervisors races: Why they still matter SJMN: Silicon Valley Organization sends campaign mailers after ad SFC: Silicon Valley braces for new Trump H-1B rules that set $208,000 salary floor SJMN: North San Jose office buildings are bought for $275 million FresBee: Fresno County adds 55 new COVID-19 cases. How is the rest of the Central Valley doing? FresBee: Fresno councilmember touts increased police funding amid defund movement COVID-19 outbreak at Modesto retirement center has claimed 17 lives. Is it contained? Coronavirus update, Nov. 3: Stanislaus tops 18,000 cases, resumes demographic details VCStar $: What we know about coronavirus in Ventura County LAT $: Ds and Fs surge, attendance slips among L.A.’s poorest students amid distance learning LADN: Gatherings singled out as driving L.A. County coronavirus infections LADN: Amid tension, suspense and possible record turnout, L.A. County awaits final election surge OCReg: Here’s what’s on the ballot in Orange County on Nov. 3, 2020 OCReg: More airlines to add John Wayne Airport stops in 2021 OCReg: CORONAVIRUS TRACKER: Orange County reported 183 new cases and no new deaths as of Nov. 2 OCReg: Fountain Valley-based Memorial Health Services paying $31.5 million to settle drug overbilling case SBSun: San Bernardino County logs 964 new coronavirus cases over weekend SBSun: Here’s what’s on the ballot in San Bernardino County on Nov. 3, 2020 PE: Riverside County pays $450,000 to settle lawsuit by bystander who claims he was beaten by deputies PE: 299 homes coming to River Oaks in Hemet; XPO hiring 500 logistics jobs, with bonuses PE: Hemet PD says license plate reader cameras proving effective, especially with identifying stolen vehicles SDUT: UC San Diego’s enrollment unexpectedly soars past 40,000 for first time SDUT: Rising infection rate again puts county at risk of lockdown SDUT: Community leaders, politicians, police call for peace to prevent gang-related violence Click here to read these stories at the FlashReport site! 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