Sunday, November 1, 2020
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*FR Exclusive*
Bruce Bialosky
		FRBlog:  What to Focus on Before November 3rd
		
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Turn Back Time
		PE:  Daylight saving time ends, clocks should be set back
		
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Final Countdown
		AP:  Amid pandemic, in-person voting underway in California
		
 - KPBS: Computer Woes Slow Riverside County Voting
 - FresBee: Youth voter turnout is way up in California. What does that mean for close races?
 - OCReg: Election Day stress isn’t trivial; phone line operators expect another deluge
 - OCReg: Voting at Westminster polling site temporarily halted after ‘suspicious package’ is found, then deemed safe
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Defund the Police Agenda
		SFC:  Oakland is trying to defund the police. Can it? Should it?
		
 
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Trump Rally
LAT $: Hundreds of Trump supporters rally in Beverly Hills ahead of election day - 
	
	
Garcetti Scandal
		LAT $:  Attorneys seek to pull Garcetti deeper into aide’s sexual harassment suit
		
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Fight for Freedom
SJMN: Coronavirus: Monterey County issues 11 face-covering citations to businesses - SFC: Santa Clara D.A. sues San Jose church, alleging health order violations
 - LAT $: God, masks and Trump: What a coronavirus outbreak at a California church says about the election
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Congress 2020
CG: 2020 General Election Preview: 39th Congressional District - 
	
	
Tech Censorship
		SDUT:  Controversial group ‘Defend East County’ briefly removed by Facebook
		
 - LADN: Midshipman, son of LAPD officers, asks judge to block his removal over tweets
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Forest Protection
AP: Federal agencies fall short of Trump forest protection goals - 
	
	
Czar Newsom Lawsuit
Reason: Gavin Newson's California Business Closures Are 'Autocratic, One-Man Rule,' Argues New Lawsuit - 
	
	
Vote 2020: Prop. 22
LAT $: This Uber driver died of COVID-19. Proposition 22 will sway his family’s fate - 
	
	
Homeless Surge
		SJMN:  Despite protections, deaths surge in Bay Area homeless communities
		
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Academic Freedom
LAT $: A Cal State professor published eugenics-linked papers. Now come calls for a reckoning - 
	
	
Democrats Changing Election Rules
CapWkly: Nov. 3: Voting on the right to vote - LAT $: These two Californians think they’re close to changing the electoral college
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Nursing Home Outbreak
		SJMN:  Santa Cruz County reports 16th death in Watsonville skilled nursing facility coronavirus outbreak
		
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Police Shooting
SacBee: Nevada County DA clears cops who killed Grass Valley man who made ‘deliberate choice’ - 
	
	
Always Blame Trump
SJMN: Stanford study: Trump rallies linked to 30,000 COVID cases, 700 deaths - SFC: Stanford researchers blame Trump campaign rallies for an estimated 700 coronavirus deaths
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RIP: James Bond
LADN: Actor Sean Connery, the ‘original’ James Bond, dies at 90 
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The Golden Pen
Jack Burke
NR: America’s Last Living WWII Medal of Honor Recipients Are the Example Our Nation Needs - 
	
	
Susan Shelley
		OCReg:  Misleading campaign efforts to get Californians to back tax increases
		
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Will Swaim
OCReg: Federal aid for states shouldn’t become bailouts for failed policies - 
	
	
Kevin Williamson
NR: America the Incompetent - 
	
	
Dan Walters
CalM: Does more money mean better schools? - 
	
	
Willie Brown
		SFC:  Willie Brown: I’ve been listening to Black America, and Trump is done
		
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Sacramento Valley
CG: Turning Sacramento Into a ‘No-Go’ Zone? - 
	
	
SF Bay Area
SFC: Shops in downtown San Francisco boarding up ahead of election - SFC: With hunger rising in S.F., food pantries desperate for volunteers to feed the needy
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South Bay
SFC: Time off to vote, volunteer a Silicon Valley perk - 
	
	
Central Valley
FresBee: Fresno councilman says colleagues broke contract rules. They disagree. Who is right? - Coronavirus update, Nov. 1: Stanislaus County’s recent trend tempers October success
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Thousand cruise through SLO County in support of Trump - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
CG: Los Angeles City Council Delays Homeless Camp Removal Ordinance Vote - LAT $: With L.A. in a budget crisis, two council candidates offer very different credentials
 - LADN: L.A. County reports 1,326 new coronavirus cases as numbers continue to rise
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Orange County
		VOC:  State Campaign Finance Regulators Announce Investigation Into Irvine Mayoral Candidate For Overseas Trip Paid For By Foreign Government
		
 - VOC: Irvine City Staff Helped Coordinate Councilman Carroll Publicity Mailers About Covid-19
 - OCReg: Coronavirus: 164 new cases and 8 new deaths reported in Orange County on Oct. 31
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Be civil and respectful, San Bernardino Diocese bishop tells Catholics ahead of election - 
	
	
Riverside County
PE: Overwhelmed computers cause hours-long delays at some Riverside County voting sites - 
	
	
San Diego County
SDUT: San Diego will focus on ‘food deserts’ in low-income areas - SDUT: Sheriff met privately with healthcare contractor months before inviting bids
 - SDUT: After reopening, San Diego-area districts say they’ve proven schools can open safely
 - SDUT: As Supervisors Jacob and Cox leave office, they see new challenges for San Diego County
 
