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THE HEADLINES:
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- Bay Area orders 8.5 million people to stay home from Monday as state hits record 22,000 cases a day
- LAT $: Bay Area counties will begin stay-at-home order on Sunday, ahead of state mandate
- Bay Area counties to shut down ahead of California mandate amid ‘dark COVID winter’
- SDUT: Southern California faces stay-at-home order by Sunday if ICU bed shortage does not improve
- SFC: San Joaquin Valley, SoCal regions trigger state stay-at-home order
- SJMN: New Bay Area COVID-19 restrictions: What can — and can’t — you do this time?
- SBSun: Businesses brace for possible shutdown under California’s latest COVID-19 mandate
- AP: California on the brink: Virus rages and closures imminent
- SDUT: A user’s guide to the state’s regional stay-at-home order
- LAT $: Campgrounds to close when stay-at-home order starts
- LAT $: Newsom faces backlash for closing playgrounds
- OCReg: Disneyland delays reopening of Disney Vacation Club villas amid stay-at-home order – Orange County Register
- CG: Gov. Newsom: If Lockdowns Are So Successful, Why Do We Need to Keep Having Them?
- PE: Southern California ICU capacity hits 13.1%, likely triggering stay-at-home order on Sunday
- AP: California ties new COVID-19 rules to hospital capacity
- Community, Workers Strained As COVID-19 Surge Hits Rural Northern California - capradio.org
- LADN: After another record coronavirus day for LA County, new coronavirus shutdown likely triggered
- AP: California fire danger remains high even as winds ease
- SDUT: Willow fire in Rancho San Diego erupted in ‘remarkably defensible spot’ despite high winds
- OCReg: Silverado Canyon house on street where Bond fire started is part of criminal investigation
- SFC: PG&E warns of possible power shut-offs in 15 counties Monday
- SacBee: California owes $34 million on a voter outreach contract it can’t pay for
- LAT $: L.A. looking at layoffs for as many as 1,900 workers, including 951 police officers
- LADN: Los Angeles budget scenario could include nearly 1,900 layoffs; LAPD would be hardest hit
- CalM: Vaccines getting closer: Governor outlines priorities for who’s up first
- CalM: As cases rise, college students take COVID-19 prevention into their own hands
- Reason: California Churches Stuck in Limbo After Supreme Court Decision
- SFC: California wildfires emitted a huge amount of carbon dioxide this year
- SDUT: Oceanside buys continuation school site; may be homeless shelter
- OCReg: Finding beds and services for the homeless? There’s an app for that
- CG: Senate Bill That Would Waive State, Local Operating Fees to be Introduced Next Week
- AP: Families of 34 California boat fire victims grieve, advocate
- LAT $: Shots fired at L.A. County sheriff’s deputy in Altadena
- VCStar $: 28-year-old dies after foot pursuit in Saticoy
- Four Lessons From The Southern California House Seats Republicans Reclaimed In 2020
- SacBee: California Democrat said he was preparing for a recount, but he just conceded House race
- AP: 1st openly gay justice sworn in to California Supreme Court
- AP: Nissan pulls out of Trump emissions fight with California
- OCReg: Cheesecake Factory fined for losing $6 million weekly due to COVID and not telling SEC
- SJMN: Judge rules that the DACA program must be restored
- LAT $: California certifies its election, securing Biden enough electors to become president
- FH: Pension Obligation Bonds Are Not the Answer to Pension Crisis
- FH: Here’s How Gavin Could Make His Big Four Appointments
- FH: Holiday Season Won’t Be So Merry for Small Business with New Shutdown Order
- FRBlog: NO!!!! Part II
- OCReg: What happens when Americans live in alternate universes? – Orange County Register
- SacBee: Coronavirus updates: Nevada County deaths rise 50%; California surpasses 9,000 hospitalized
- SacBee: Yolo County, ‘running out of ICU beds,’ imposes COVID lockdown ahead of California order
- SF utility chief faces bribery charge. Purview included Tuolumne water and hydropower
- SFC: New BART gate stopped fare cheats. How will the agency pay for more?
- SFC: 5 Bay Area counties ban outdoor dining as early as Sunday
- SFC: San Jose expands its natural gas ban. Some say it should do more
- FresBee: Coronavirus death toll rises to more than 500 in Fresno County, almost 1,200 in Valley
- FresBee: Nearly 200 workers test positive for COVID-19 at Foster Farms poultry plant in Fresno
- FresBee: Fresno could sell Selland Arena to Fuego soccer team. Here’s what we know
- FresBee: Hospital ICU capacity has Fresno County officials expecting stay-at-home orders
- CalCoast: Newsom’s shelter-at-home begins Sunday afternoon in SLO County
- VCStar $: Ventura County could be a part of stay-at-home order soon
- VCStar $: Port Hueneme City Councilman Jon Sharkey diesPort Hueneme
- CG: LA Mayor Garcetti Announces $800 Restaurant Worker Stipend Program
- LAT $: Unhappy with L.A. County response, Lancaster to form its own public health agency
- LADN: LA County unveils coronavirus test-at-home program
- LADN: Coronavirus tracker: L.A. County reported another new record 8,860 new cases and 60 new deaths as of Dec. 4
- AP: Judge tosses 15 cases involving accused LAPD officers
- LADN: Mayor’s ‘cheat sheet’: How LA County’s restrictions would change under state order
- VOC: Incoming Coronavirus Shutdown Order Doesn’t Close Already Open Orange County Classrooms
- SBSun: San Bernardino County sues to stop newly approved Measure K, which cuts supervisor salaries
- SBSun: With 3 newly-elected Black leaders, City Council set to make history in San Bernardino
- SDUT: Woof! San Diego’s Petco files to go public - again - in $100M offering
- VOSD: Oceanside Police Leadership Ranks Are Largely White and Male, Underscoring Concerns
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