Sunday, November 15, 2020
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*FR Exclusive*
Bruce Bialosky
		FRBlog:  A Bialosky Thanksgiving
		
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Taxpayers Beware
		KQED:  Poorest Households Bear Biggest Burden of Steep Bay Area Sales Taxes 
		
 - AP: In California, fate of tax hikes depends on who is asking
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Ballot Integrity
		CG:  How Many California Counties Use ‘Glitchy’ Dominion Voting System?
		
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California Closed for Business
		AP:  San Diego restaurants, gyms sue for right to operate indoors
		
 - SFC: San Francisco CrossFit is closing. Here’s what Bay Area fitness culture is losing
 - SacBee: Cancel your holiday travel plans, or plan on self-quarantining, California officials urge
 - SJMN: Coronavirus: Much of Bay Area moves to shut down indoor dining amid spiking cases
 - SDUT: COVID-19 shutdowns spark defiance and grim compliance among San Diego businesses
 
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COVID-19 Surge
LADN: L.A. County’s 3,780 new coronavirus cases: Highest since mid-July - LAT $: L.A. County sees highest number of coronavirus cases in one day since the summer
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Play Ball!
		SJMN:  Desperate for a playoff berth, the Pac-12 needs a delay while COVID-19 roars
		
 - Notebook: State health official said guidelines for return of youth sports coming
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Mental Health Courts
CapWkly: Mental health courts cut costs, inmates, but lack oversight, data - 
	
	
Election 2020
SJMN: California’s record turnout: Biden first to top 10 million votes; Trump gets more than Reagan and Bush - 
	
	
Storm Watch 2020
SacBee: First rains of year didn’t bring much to Northern California — but another storm is coming - 
	
	
Unemployment Debacle
		SFC:  Here’s another big problem with California’s unemployment claims logjam
		
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Young Kim WIN!
CG: Young Kim Flips Second OC House District, Defeats Rep. Cisneros - AP: GOP captures second Democratic US House seat in California
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USC Surge
LAT $: USC will continue mostly online classes in spring due to coronavirus surge - 
	
	
Defund the Police
		LADN:  LA community colleges end sheriff’s contract, will explore unarmed security model
		
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Saugus Shooting
LAT $: A year after Saugus shooting, students look back as they move forward - 
	
	
MSM Bias: Reprint Kamala Press Releases
LAT $: Celebrating Diwali, some see Kamala Harris’ rise reflected in stories of good over evil - 
	
	
Congress 2020
FresBee: This Democrat wanted to take Kevin McCarthy and Devin Nunes down a peg. How did he do? 
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Dan Walters
		CalM:  What will tax increase advocates do now?
		
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Pat Fong Kushida
CapWkly: Political leaders: Embrace a tech-driven economic recovery - 
	
	
Willie Brown
		SFC:  Willie Brown: Donald Trump will still run the GOP — it’s the fear
		
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Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Elderly residents face homelessness after eviction from West Sacramento mobile home park - SacBee: Racism, sexism and ‘disregard’ for COVID-19? Sacramento supervisors must fire Nav Gill
 - SacBee: Fishman concedes, making Desmond the next supervisor for Sacramento County’s 3rd district
 - SacBee: Enlow Ose, noted Sacramento developer and philanthropist, dies at 96
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Bay Area charities brace for a pandemic Thanksgiving - SFC: San Francisco’s Central Subway delayed again, until 2022
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Central Valley
FresBee: No oversight. No transparency. Grand jury slams Fresno government’s homeless response - County updates results in close races for Modesto, Patterson councils, school bonds
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Central Coast
CalCoast: SLO County prosecutors squabble over protests, racism - 
	
	
Ventura County
VCStar $: Simi approves overnight program for homeless - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
OCReg: White security guard says Rancho Palos Verdes’ Terranea Resort fired him for complaining about Latino racism - 
	
	
Orange County
		OCReg:  Orange County’s Samueli Academy to open dorms for foster youth
		
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Inland Empire
SBSun: Riverside County deputies under fire in Eastvale are rescued - SBSun: Riverside, San Bernardino counties plead for people to get tested for coronavirus
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San Diego County
SDUT: Scripps Health executive compensation, use of hospice donations called into question - SDUT: City, Padres move forward with Tailgate Park talks
 - VOSD: Politics Report: Gloria Goes Business With New Team
 
