Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • LADN: L.A. County moves to create worker-driven coronavirus compliance councils
  • FH: California and Its Contradictions
  • California Election Results 2020: Michelle Steel Defeats Harley Rouda in 48th
  • Hill: GOP's Steel wins California House race after Democrat Rouda concedes
  • Republican Michelle Steel wins back Harley Rouda's US House seat in Orange County
  • AP: Republican wins back US House seat in Southern California
  • AP: California voters reject revamp to property tax system
  • CalM: In liberal California, election shows Prop. 13 tax revolt is alive and well
  • BreitbartCA: Zuckerberg-backed Prop 15 Property Tax Increase Fails In California
  • BreitbartCA: Joe Biden in First Debate: I will Not Declare Victory Until the Election Is Independently Certified
  • BreitbartCA: Charles Hurt — Stop the Pearl Clutching: Election Suspicions Are Legit
  • SDUT: San Diego County officially falls into most-restrictive COVID-19 tier
  • SDUT: San Diego County businesses fear they may not be able to survive another indoor shutdown due to COVID
  • OCReg: Orange County remains in red tier as three crucial coronavirus metrics improve
  • SJMN: Coronavirus: Contra Costa, Santa Cruz move backward in reopening, San Francisco halts indoor dining
  • CG: Gov. Moves 11 California Counties to More Restrictive COVID-19 Lockdown Tiers
  • AP: LA eyes using convention center as shelter for homeless
  • LAT $: In ‘a panic situation,’ L.A. may turn the convention center into a homeless shelter
  • SFC: Homeless housing plan for Novato hotel under Homekey program falls through
  • SFC: People want homeless problem solved. But housing them in their backyards sparks fights
  • SacBee: California is prepared to keep suing a lame-duck Trump, state attorney general says
  • LADN: Elections 2020: Garcia reclaims lead over Smith in seesaw 25th Congressional election
  • AP: As virus cases rise, more of California shuts down
  • LAT $: U.S. hits record high number of COVID-19 hospitalizations
  • LADN: Coronavirus cases in L.A. County remain at frustratingly high levels
  • SacBee: What California Republicans are saying about whether Donald Trump should concede
  • CG: Governor Gavin Newsom’s 58 ‘COVID’ Related Executive Orders Since March 4, 2020
  • AP: California governor eases penalties for 35 former felons
  • Hill: Pressure grows on California governor to name Harris replacement | TheHill
  • CapWkly: A primer for lobbying bills in legislative committees
  • OCReg: First reopened California amusement park closes back down after only one weekend
  • OCReg: Theme park group says state guidelines ‘sentence’ laid off and furloughed workers to ‘poverty’
  • AP: LA Times to pay $3M to settle journalist discrimination case
  • SFC: Santa Clara County Supe Dave Cortese wins state Senate seat
  • Hill: Key conservative justices express openness to preserving ObamaCare's protections
  • Reason: The Supreme Court's Latest Obamacare Case Is a Massive Troll of Chief Justice Roberts
  • AP: Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, poised to break stereotypes
  • Reason: Dozens Died in California Wildfires. Why Is the State Forcing Insurance Companies To Ignore Risks?
  • PE: Kaiser Permanente workers fear robot vacuums will steal their jobs
  • How former inmates are getting a fresh start on life through Stan State program
  • AP: April trial scheduled for Avenatti over Stormy Daniels book
  • CalM: Newsom’s Supreme Court pick confirmed as state’s first openly gay justice
  • SDUT: In liberal California, Black Lives Matter protests in some towns meet with ‘scary’ backlash
  • Reason: How Elite Colleges Rip Off Taxpayers
  • FH: Lessons for Pollsters in the Election
  • OCReg: Rays of constitutional rights shine through in California
  • Mehlman: Post Election Analysis
  • CG: California Voters Don’t Distrust the ‘System;’ It’s Voter Laws Changed by Democrats That Voters Distrust
  • CalM: Orange County’s stubborn conservative streak
  • NR: An Election Day Bridge Too Far
  • FH: In LA, Defunding the Police Experiment Begins
  • SacBee: Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado demoted in COVID-19 tiers. What it means for schools, businesses
  • SacBee: Desmond overtakes Fishman in Sacramento County supervisor’s race. Outcome still unclear
  • SFC: San Francisco favors cab drivers with pricey permits for SFO pickups
  • SFC: S.F. has two new supervisors. How will they work with Mayor Breed?
  • SFC: No more natural gas in new San Francisco buildings starting next year
  • SFC: Oakland agrees to $399,000 settlement for Ghost Ship tenants
  • SFC: Mayor Schaaf taps Oakland homeless commission members
  • SJMN: San Jose: David Cohen wins District 4 seat, shifts power on city council
  • SJMN: Fry’s Electronics closes Campbell location as company struggles in digital age
  • SJMN: Silicon Valley’s chamber of commerce releases few details following investigation into racist attack ad
  • FresBee: Granville Homes’ Darius Assemi latest COVID-19 infection tied to county supervisor
  • LAT $: Fresno mayor-elect tests positive for coronavirus
  • Update: Stanislaus County’s move to coronavirus purple tier was a mistake, officials say
  • FresBee: Fresno Mayor-elect Jerry Dyer tests positive for COVID-19 after election night dinner
  • MID’s next general manager now runs the water and power utility for a Minnesota city
  • CalCoast: Shooting, standoff and arrest in Grover Beach
  • VCStar $: Simi Valley OKs controversial 278-unit apartment project
  • VCStar $: Ventura County could return to 'purple' tier next week
  • VCStar $: District Attorney Greg Totten to step downnews
  • VCStar $: Election 2020 results: Adam, McNamee lead in T.O.news
  • LADN: LAUSD to provide daytime supervision to students when schools reopen
  • LADN: Rodriquez passes Fajardo in race for second San Fernando City Council seat
  • LADN: LA County supervisors will study options to remove Sheriff Alex Villanueva
  • LADN: Coroner orders inquest into fatal deputy shooting of Andres Guardado near Gardena
  • LAT $: L.A. County supervisors vote to explore options to remove Sheriff Villanueva
  • LADN: Garcetti: Dodger Stadium to be open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. for daily coronavirus testing
  • OCReg: Michelle Steel’s 48th District win triggers election for her OC supervisor seat
  • OCReg: University High administrators ‘ignored and concealed’ sexual abuse by water polo coach, lawsuit alleges
  • PE: Riverside introduces no-cost, self-administered oral coronavirus tests
  • PE: Corona-Norco elementary schools to reopen in January
  • SBSun: New gated community with 96 houses coming to San Bernardino
  • SBSun: San Bernardino County’s Measure J takes thin lead
  • SBSun: San Bernardino County coronavirus numbers still moving away from lower-risk tier
  • VOSD: The Next Race for Political Power in San Diego Is Already Here
  • SDUT: San Diego City Council unanimously backs ordinances to govern surveillance technologies
  • VOSD: New County Board and Sheriff Could Be Headed for a Standoff
  • SDUT: Anderson overtakes Vaus in District 2 county supervisor race; all other county supervisors races are decided
Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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