Saturday, October 31, 2020
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Newsom's Kids Back in Private School
AP: California Gov. says his kids “phasing back” into classrooms - LADN: LAUSD likely won’t reopen before January at earliest, teachers union affirms
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PG&E Fine
AP: $166M in fines recommended for PG&E over power outages - SFC: PG&E may be fined $167.5 million for 2019 shut-off missteps
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CalFire Corruption
SacBee: Cal Fire chief gave $100,000 contract to wife’s family’s business, audit says -
COVID-19 Cases Increasing
CalM: Newsom pledges more COVID-19 testing capacity with new lab - SFC: California to double virus testing capacity by spring, governor says
- SJMN: COVID-19: Bay Area continues aggressive moves, state poised to double testing
- SFC: To avoid a surge, S.F. halts reopening as cases and hospitalizations rise
- AP: San Francisco halts reopenings as virus cases rise
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Freedom to Worship
AP: California county sues church holding indoor services -
My Body, My Choice? Not at UC
SFC: UC president orders all on-campus students, faculty, staff to get flu shot -
EDD Chief Retires
AP: California unemployment chief to retire amid claims backlog - SFC: EDD chief to retire at end of year as troubled agency wrestles with backlog
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Disneyland Layoffs
SDUT: Disneyland is more than a job for some workers. A wave of layoffs will hit Sunday -
BLM Agenda
FresBee: Fresno commission on police reform finalized its report. What happens now? -
Obamacare Opens
FresBee: Californians can start shopping for health insurance coverage for 2021 starting Sunday -
Weinstein Case
AP: Weinstein accuser who testified at his trial sues him -
Under the Dome
VOSD: Sacramento Report: Enforcement Questions Loom Over Schools, Nursing Homes -
Youth Voting
CalM: Voting at 17: Ballot measure would give Latino teens biggest share in new voting rights -
Tech Censorship
NR: Twitter Relents, Unlocks New York Post’s Account after Blocking Hunter Biden Reports -
Congress 2020
NBC: Republicans Race to Win Back the 48th Congressional District in Orange County -
White House 2020
CalM: Ziplocked: Last look at California’s presidential money race, by zip code -
Creek Fire
FresBee: Creek Fire Oct. 30 update: Full containment weeks away; increased smoke expected -
Gun Sales Soar
LAT $: Gun sales are soaring. And it’s not just conservatives stocking up -
Progressives' War on Free Speech
SFC: Professor teaching theory that race influences intelligence. Students, staff want him out -
USC Video Controversy
LAT $: USC pulls in-house video after deeming it insensitive during pandemic -
Drain the Swamp!
Trump signs law to give California more help eradicating giant swamp rodents
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The Golden Pen
Steven Greenhut
Reason: California's Proposition 22 Pits the Future Against Its Enemies - OCReg: As election nears, what should a good libertarian do?
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Joel Kotkin & Marshall Toplansky
FH: The Roots of California’s Tattered Economy Were Planted Long Before the Coronavirus Arrived -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: California policies stifle poor’s upward mobility -
Barry Broome and Jim Wunderman
FH: Proposition 15 Negatively Impacts Underserved Communities and the Unemployed throughout California -
Joel Fox
FH: Are Elected Officials Leaders? A Test is Coming -
Joe Mathews
FH: What Our Split Roll Obsession Has Cost Us -
David Harsanyi
NR: Pro-Choicers, Not Christians, Are Today’s Abortion Fundamentalists -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sacramento City Council candidate picks up endorsement from Sen. Bernie Sanders - SacBee: COVID-19 masks, MAGA hats and lines: Here’s Sacramento’s last-minute voting info
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Bay Area cities, restaurants boarding up — bracing for potential election-night unrest - SJMN: Santa Clara County: Appeals court pauses concealed-gun permit corruption trial
- SFC: Swastika on Lafayette garage prompts potential hate crime investigation
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Central Valley
FresBee: Coronavirus updates, Oct. 30: Fresno to update death toll as California nears 1 million cases - FresBee: Good news: No new Fresno COVID-19 deaths. Will people stay safe celebrating Halloween?
- Modesto council candidates not hauling in huge amounts of cash as election nears
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Felons, investigations and residency issues mar SLO County politics - CalCoast: Protesters marched through SLO, seeking revolution
- CalCoast: Oceano Dunes reopen despite lawsuit filed by environmental group
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Ventura County
VCStar $: COVID-19 update: 85 new cases, no new deaths - LAT $: City of Ventura moves forward with polystyrene regulation
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Los Angeles County
LADN: Herb Wesson, Holly Mitchell battle to become LA County supervisor in 2nd District - LAT $: Nearly 100 firefighters battle blaze that engulfs downtown L.A. building
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Orange County
VOC: Nine Candidates Seeking to Fill Two Seats on Rancho Santa Margarita City Council - VOC: Santa Ana Unified High School District School Board Candidates Answer Resident Questions
- OCReg: OC District 1 Supervisor faces Westminster councilman in reelection bid
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Riverside County
PE: Environmentalists, developer both claim victory in Moreno Valley World Logistics Center battle - PE: Moreno Valley OKs plans for long-awaited downtown
- PE: Jurupa Valley OKs apartments, store project at gateway to city
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San Diego County
SDUT: San Diego leaders urge voters to be civil on Election Day - SDUT: San Diego County tells SDSU frats to cancel weekend party plans or be fined