Friday, October 30, 2020
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*FR Exclusive*
Ray Haynes
FRBlog: Freedom is Fragile
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*FR Exclusive*
Richard Rider
FRBlog: National total death rate now from all causes is now over 40% BELOW the “expected total death rate”
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Your Tax Dollars at Work
LAT $: California auditors criticize state spending on contracts
- SacBee: Pension perk for California telemedicine doctors is improper and costly, audit says
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GOTV 2020
CalM: California may “shatter the total vote record”
- LAT $: Mayor and LAPD chief assure voters that L.A. is election-ready and voting is safe
- SacBee: Federal officials gear up for Election Day in Sacramento area, but not at polling sites
- LADN: L.A. County’s second wave of Vote Centers to open as turnout swells
- ‘A mistake not to prepare’: Law enforcement readies for potential election protests
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Crime Wave
LAT $: L.A.’s surge in homicides fueled by gang violence, killings of homeless people -
Evacuation Orders Lifted
AP: Evacuation orders lifted in 2 California wind-driven blazes
- OCReg: ‘It just came too fast:’ Yorba Linda house is destroyed by flames as a neighbor’s new home is untouched
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Freedom to Worship
AP: Church: California city violated its rights during pandemic -
UC Admissions
AP: Court: UC can’t waffle in phasing out SATs in admissions -
Utility Trouble
SacBee: PG&E facing ‘significant’ new losses from California wildfires, utility tells investors -
Prop. 25: Cash Bail
OCReg: Proposition 25: Future of cash bail system in voters’ hands
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Congress 2020
WSJ: California Republicans’ House Opportunity - VOC: The Battle for Orange County’s Congressional Seats: Will 2018 Repeat itself?
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Rose Parade 2021
OCReg: Tournament of Roses announces two-hour TV event in lieu of Rose Parade -
COVID-19 Cases
LADN: County medical officer: Coronavirus linked to various long-term health issues - LAT $: Coronavirus spike in L.A. County brings new alarms
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Prop. 22 Lawsuit
SFC: California judge: Uber’s Prop. 22 ads in driver app are not coercive -
Under the Dome
CG: Assemblyman Bonta Seeking to Bar California DAs From Reviewing Police Use of Force Cases
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Mob Rule
AP: CEO of influential Silicon Valley group quits over racist ad - SFC: Silicon Valley chamber’s president resigns after 'racist’ ad on website
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BLM Agenda
SJMN: San Jose leaders say raising Black Lives Matters banners just the start - SDUT: Comments about ‘Black Lives Matter’ chalk art prompt calls for removal of 2 La Jolla parks board members
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Vote 2020: Prop. 16
EdS: Yes on Prop. 16 has big fundraising lead in effort to restore affirmative action in California | EdSource - SFC: Chaotic reaction to Prop. 16 shows state’s feelings on equality
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State Assembly 2020
OCReg: Republican Laurie Davies favored in 73rd Assembly District race with Democrat Scott Rhinehart
- OCReg: Democrat Cottie Petrie-Norris faces Republican Diane Dixon in 74th Assembly District
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Property Tax Bills
SFC: Interactive map shows how much property tax most Californians pay compared with neighbors -
Harris Replacement
SacBee: Gavin Newsom jokes about picking Kamala Harris’ successor as he votes in Sacramento -
Prison Fight
AP: 5 hurt in fight by 20 inmates at Folsom prison in California -
Justify’s 2018 Drug Test
AP: Calif stewards hear case involving Justify’s 2018 drug test
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Trump vs. CA
CalM: ‘Out of Control’: Candidate Trump casts California as cautionary tale -
Gray Wolf Delisted
Trump removes gray wolf from endangered species list. What that means for California -
Progressive Tolerance
Reason: Glenn Greenwald Resigns from The Intercept, Citing 'Pathologies, Illiberalism, Repressive Mentality' of Pro-Biden Newsroom - NR: No Newsroom Is Safe If The Intercept Can Fall Victim to Media Groupthink
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Biden Scandal
NR: FBI Investigating Hunter Biden for Money Laundering: Report
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The Golden Pen
Steven Greenhut
AmerSpec: California GOP’s Fading Fortunes
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Pat Nolan
CG: The Radical Left’s Campaign to Elect ‘Woke’ Prosecutors, Targeting Los Angeles DA Jackie Lacey -
Sen. Pat Bates
SDUT: Patricia Bates: We must combat climate change without forcing more Californians into poverty or out of state -
National Review
NR: Californians Should Vote Against Legalizing Race Discrimination -
Michael Bernick
FH: “Why Can’t I Get My Darn Unemployment Check” -
John Phillips
OCReg: Gavin Newsom versus Mickey Mouse
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Erin Hawley
NR: Even the Girl Scouts Abandon Justice Barrett -
Charles Crumpley
FH: Disney Now Not the Happiest Place -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Rejection of Prop. 15 and approval of Prop. 22 critical to California’s future -
Jim Geraghty
NR: Why Absentee Ballots Arriving after Election Day Represent a Vote-Counting Problem -
Joel Fox
FH: Stubborn Coronavirus Leads to Homelessness as Top Concern for LA County Businesses
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Joe Mathews
FH: Break Up Prop 19! -
Sacramento Valley
CG: Sacramento City Council Pushes Out Messy Roberts Center Audit - SacBee: Was she too old at 55? Lawsuit against Citrus Heights police claims age discrimination
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SF Bay Area
SFC: 2,515-unit housing proposal in S.F.’s Fillmore is one of city’s largest ever - SJMN: Another exodus? Bay Area could be worst hit by outward pandemic migration
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SJMN: Bay Area wins more money for homeless housing under Project Homekey
- SFC: S.F.’s positive test rate is the lowest of all big U.S. cities. Can it stay that way?
- SFC: Another pandemic blow: S.F.’s ambitious plan to redesign Market Street
- SFC: Head of Bay Area wine nonprofit resigns after sexual misconduct allegations
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Central Valley
FresBee: Fresno repeals fee refund program, as council clashes again over corruption allegations - This Turlock candidate spent $21,000 campaigning. How much have others paid this election?
- LAT $: One person in custody after three are stabbed at pro-Armenian rally in Fresno
- FresBee: Fresno County dips under 100 new COVID-19 cases. Here’s where daily average stands
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Protesters planning to disrupt traffic in San Luis Obispo -
Ventura County
VCStar $: Ventura to ban plastic-foam food containers -
Los Angeles County
LAT $: Coronavirus spike in L.A. County brings new alarms - LADN: Jerry’s Deli in Studio City to close Friday after 42 years on Ventura Boulevard
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Orange County
OCReg: Amazon buys old Register printing plant for $63.2 million
- OCReg: Garden Grove business fined $1M for failing to clean up contaminated soil
- OCReg: Police? Covid? Open space? Santa Ana mayoral candidates have thoughts on these issues
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Former San Bernardino County Supervisor Jerry Eaves dies at 81 - SBSun: San Bernardino to evaluate cost of demolishing Carousel Mall property
- PE: Inland Empire hospital workers prepare for next coronavirus wave
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San Diego County
VOSD: Most Residents Agree Housing Issues Are Dire But Consensus on Solutions Is Elusive