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Dear John,
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THE HEADLINES:
- NR: The Wait Continues
- Reuters: Biden foresees victory in U.S. election; Trump pursues suits, recount
- NATIONAL MAP
- CalM: SF voters approve first-in-the-nation CEO tax that targets inequality
- SFC: S.F. voters passed new taxes. Will that hurt as city recovers from pandemic?
- SDUT: Elevated case rate pushes San Diego County ever so close to the purple tier
- SJMN: Two California counties move backwards in reopening system as COVID-19 cases rise
- Stanislaus County fails to meet red tier coronavirus criteria. Tier status in jeopardy
- PE: Riverside County’s coronavirus metrics move further from less-restrictive tier
- SBSun: San Bernardino County missing marks to move to less-restrictive coronavirus tier
- AP: Ride-hailing, delivery giants win fight against labor law
- SFC: Lyft plans next gig-work move: making peace with unions that opposed Prop. 22
- CalM: After gig companies’ Prop. 22 win, labor groups vow challenges
- CG: Prop. 22 Creates New Employment Designation
- OCReg: Elections 2020: Five of Orange County’s state and federal races remain too close to call
- SJMN: Even if Biden wins, Bay Area Democrats are horrified 68 million voters backed Trump
- SacBee: Placer County went for Biden over Trump. Why the foothill county is no longer reliably ‘red’
- FresBee: Devin Nunes wins 10th term in Congress, defeating California Democrat Arballo
- FresBee: Update: Former Rep. Valadao retains lead in California rematch against Democrat TJ Cox
- AP: California GOP’s Issa leads in bid to return to Congress
- LADN: Election 2020: Christy Smith clings to slim lead over Mike Garcia in 25th Congressional
- Update: Rep. Josh Harder pledges to ‘build on the work we got done’ after election win
- CalM: Voters help big business override California lawmakers
- SFC: California Democrats could boost already overwhelming state Senate majority - SFChronicle.com
- CG: California Reps. Win Without Campaigning?
- SDUT: San Diego County election workers still tallying 370,000 outstanding ballots
- SJMN: Where yet-to-be-counted ballots could make all the difference in tight California races
- FresBee: There still are thousands of ballots to count in Fresno County. These races could change
- PE: How many ballots are left to be counted in San Bernardino, Riverside counties?
- CalM: No return to lock ’em up — California voters stick with less punitive justice
- AP: California retains cash bail, rejects punishment rollbacks
- CalM: Affirmative action ballot measure fails, but these students are still fighting to diversify their universities
- AP: California Dungeness crab season delayed to protect whales
- LAT $: Prop. 19, which gives new property tax breaks to older homeowners, holds lead
- SBSun: FBI raids Baldwin Park city attorney, Compton councilman, San Bernardino County official
- SFC: Questions for Speaker Nancy Pelosi as Democrats underperform in House races
- SacBee: Newsom administration to state officials: find savings from permanent telework
- OCReg: 751,000 seek US jobless benefits as virus hobbles economy
- LAT $: This Gen Z gig worker ran for office. Now he’s California’s youngest legislator
- SDUT: At 31, San Diego’s Sara Jacobs will be the youngest California representative in Congress
- LAT $: L.A. County makes history with all female Board of Supervisors
- SFC: Gavin Newsom made it easy for Kamala Harris to decide which higher office to pursue
- FresBee: Fixing Creek Fire damage is hazardous and expensive. Can FEMA help these families?
- OCReg: California, still predictably blue:
- NR: Free-Market Victories down the Ballot
- NR: The Disinformationists
- CPR: Berkeley IGS Poll on California Propositions were all wrong and biased in favor of Democrats
- FH: Small Business Looks at the CA Election Results
- CalM: California voters like Biden, unions not so much
- OCReg: Prop. 22’s passage is a victory for worker freedom
- FH: The Crime Issue Isn’t What It Used To Be in California
- FH: Unions Struggle with Ballot Measures
- FH: Why Californians Should Fear San Diego’s Haunted Tower
- SacBee: Elk Grove mayor looks like a win for challenger Singh-Allen, but she remains cautious
- SacBee: ‘Not in my world.’ Behind roaring economic numbers, Sacramento businesses are anxious
- SacBee: Sacramento ‘people’s campaign’ pushed for rent control, but voters rejected Measure C
- SacBee: Race for West Sacramento mayor on razor’s edge, and more Yolo County election results
- SacBee: El Dorado County voters approve measure to increase sales tax in South Lake Tahoe
- AP: San Francisco advises self-quarantine after travel
- SFC: How the Bay Area voted on key races vs. the rest of California
- Update: New members headed to Turlock City Council, early returns indicate
- CalCoast: Harmon’s landslide victory, Howell at risk of losing Coastal Commission seat
- CalCoast: SLO County residents vote to increase taxes
- VCStar $: Protestors advocate for 'Count Every Vote'
- LADN: Schmerelson doubles down on claim that he’s won LAUSD’s District 3 race
- LADN: Gascon won’t declare victory, but seems ready to become L.A. County’s new top prosecutor
- LADN: L.A. County’s Vote Center system held up nicely this Election Day — a lot different than March
- OCReg: After election, Irvine looks poised to change its mayor and half its council
- OCReg: Santa Ana election on track to usher in progressive, millennial council
- OCReg: Anaheim council races haven’t budged as vote count continues
- SBSun: Voters backing cut to San Bernardino County supervisors’ pay and limiting them to 1 term
- SBSun: Challengers Reynoso, Alexander add to leads in San Bernardino council election
- PE: Corona-Norco superintendent says he trusted Rozzi, vows vigilance
- SDUT: Measure B architects look forward to crafting new police commission ordinance
- SDUT: Democratic county supervisors, with new majority, plan to bring change to San Diego region
- SDUT: San Diego ‘blue wave’ continues with Democrats taking mayor’s seat, two more council seats
- SDUT: San Diego Unified School Board candidates backed by unions prevail
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Sincerely,
FlashReport Editors
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