Friday, November 13, 2020
Dear John,

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THE HEADLINES:
  • CG: New Bill To Make Statewide By-Mail Ballots Permanent To Be Introduced This Session
  • OCReg: Back rent in California nearing $1.7 billion, Fed study finds
  • LAT $: California hits 1 million coronavirus cases as L.A. County urges travel quarantine
  • SFC: Nursing homes see surge in cases amid statewide spike
  • LADN: Coronavirus hospitalizations in L.A. County continue steady increase
  • SDUT: San Diego County reports single-day coronavirus case record
  • FresBee: Campaign arm of Hispanic Caucus backs Alex Padilla as Gavin Newsom’s U.S. Senate pick
  • SDUT: California Senate sweepstakes: Who gets Kamala Harris’ job?
  • NR: A Minor Win for the Trump Team in Pennsylvania
  • SDUT: Parents say San Diego Unified mask policy discriminates against students with disabilities
  • With masks and music, smiles and social distancing, Modesto schoolkids return to class
  • SJMN: Federal death penalty decision on accused Oakland cop killers won’t be made until Biden/Harris administration takes over
  • Stanislaus County is still plagued by illegal marijuana grows 4 years after Prop. 64
  • FresBee: Creek Fire update: Heavy smoke expected around Shaver Lake. Here’s what’s happening
  • AmerSpec: Keep Those Wrong and Fake Polls Coming! | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
  • Republican Michelle Steel Wins CA-48, Defeating First-Time Incumbent Harley Rouda
  • CalM: Expired unemployment boost, EDD debacles sink jobless Californians
  • SacBee: California’s gig worker initiative blew a giant hole in its landmark labor law. What’s left?
  • SacBee: Sacramento police release video of officer shooting a stabbing suspect inside apartment
  • SFC: S.F. DA Chesa Boudin dismissed charges against cops in infamous beating
  • SacBee: Parolee feels ‘Emancipated’ as California votes ‘Yes’ on Prop. 17, allow right to vote
  • SDUT: California voters approve Prop. 19, giving new property tax breaks to older homeowners
  • AP: California approves billions for stem-cell research
  • CG: San Francisco Votes To Ban Natural Gas in Newer Buildings
  • AP: How Californians voted on the 12 statewide ballot measures
  • SacBee: California Republicans argued Democrats would raise taxes. Did Prop. 15 prove their point?
  • OCReg: Republican Steven Choi wins reelection over Democrat Melissa Fox in 68th Assembly District
  • OCReg: Democratic incumbent Cottie Petrie-Norris declares victory over Republican Diane Dixon in 74th Assembly District
  • OCReg: Republican Janet Nguyen declares victory over Democrat Diedre Nguyen in race for 72nd Assembly District
  • OCReg: Democrat Josh Newman declares victory over Republican Ling Ling Chang in 29th Senate District rematch
  • LAT $: Former consultant for California high-speed rail project cleared of ethics violations
  • LAT $: Inmate in Mexican prison extorted Southern California families with made-up kidnappings, feds charge
  • NR: The Lincoln Project’s Shameful Attack on the Legal Profession
  • Reason: Joe Biden's Search for Bipartisanship Means More Bloated Budgets
  • FH: Prop 15 Defeated by Proposition 13
  • CG: Government Unions Had a Surprisingly Bad Election Night in California
  • NR: Will Trump Ride Off into the Sunset?
  • OCReg: California needs school choice, not affirmative action
  • FH: Don’t Declare Victory on Election Night If You’re Running Against Kamala
  • OCReg: To tackle bias, conservatives should leave Big Tech platforms
  • FH: Surviving in a Post-Pandemic Era
  • SFC: Sonoma County imposes $6K fine on Healdsburg run promoter
  • SacBee: Sacramento leaders plead for restaurants, museums and gyms to be kept open in purple tier
  • SacBee: A sudden surge in COVID-19 patients has Sacramento and California hospitals on edge
  • SacBee: Sacramento got state funding to turn a hotel into homeless housing. The project was nixed
  • SFC: S.F. moves to expand health care for thousands of airport workers, families
  • SFC: Dublin police review social media post that called on militia groups
  • SJMN: Silicon Valley suburbs see rents fall with remote-work routine
  • SJMN: Sharks warn of San Jose exit due to downtown development
  • FresBee: Fresno hit with over 250 new COVID-19 cases. Doctors brace for strain on hospitals
  • FresBee: Is Fresno County Republican or Democrat? Here’s our 30-year voting record in big races
  • FresBee: How’s Fresno Mayor-elect Jerry Dyer’s COVID recovery coming? He shares latest
  • CalCoast: SLO pays $70,000 after officer shoots and kills family pet
  • CalCoast: Nearly 1,000 Cal Poly students quarantined because of Covid-19
  • VCStar $: Elections results: Local special district races
  • VCStar $: COVID update: Ventura County adds 305 cases
  • OCReg: San Juan Capistrano closes City Hall building after positive COVID tests
  • OCReg: Coronavirus: 295 new cases, six new deaths reported in Orange County on Nov. 12
  • VOC: As General Election Closes, Another Comes into View for Orange County’s Coastal Residents
  • PE: Riverside electric rate increase ruled unconstitutional
  • PE: Riverside County coronavirus hospitalizations highest since Aug. 18
  • SBSun: San Bernardino County coronavirus hospitalizations highest since Aug. 28
  • PE: Anti-smog agencies offer $20 million for Inland warehouses to dump diesel trucks
  • SDUT: SDG&E will not negotiate a 1-year extension on San Diego’s franchise agreement
  • VOSD: Judge Orders County to Disclose COVID-Related Death Data
  • SDUT: County needs to reassess wildfire risk of proposed Otay Ranch project, state AG says

Sincerely,

FlashReport Editors
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