Friday, December 4, 2020
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*FR Featured Video*
Covid Curfews and Common Sense - YouTube - 
	
	
Newsom Decrees: CLOSED!
		CalM:  Newsom implements regional stay-at-home order tied to ICU capacity
		
 - CG: Gov. Newsom Locks Down California, Bans Bars and Salons, Restricts Travel, in Time for Christmas
 - SDUT: Breweries, hair salons and other businesses hurt by pandemic brace for additional lockdowns
 - Here's What To Know About California's New Regional Stay-At-Home Order
 - FresBee: Here are Fresno-area leaders’ reactions to Gavin Newsom’s COVID order. They’re skeptical
 - SDUT: Governor to shutter businesses, limit activities as case rates surge
 - LAT $: Newsom orders new limits on California businesses and activities
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*John Phillips*
		OCReg:  California restaurants hit with destructive restrictions
		
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Wildfire Danger
		AP:  California winds ease but fire danger remains high
		
 - LAT $: State expands homeowners insurance protections to L.A. County residents around Bobcat fire
 - OCReg: Bond fire swells to 6,400 acres, injures firefighters, forces evacuations
 - OCReg: Silverado residents say this fire is different: ‘This one is the real McCoy’
 - LAT $: Bond fire rapidly jumps through Orange County canyons, forcing evacuations
 - SBSun: Unhealthy air quality from Southern California wildfires leads to smoke advisory
 - SDUT: Willow fire in Rancho San Diego erupted in ‘remarkably defensible spot’ despite high winds
 - AP: Wind fans wildfire in California canyons, residents flee
 
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Defiance!
		AP:  California church sees victory in order from high court
		
 - LADN: Protests set for 10th straight day outside Mayor Garcetti’s residence
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BART Labor Scam
SFC: State senator slams BART for approving early labor contract - 
	
	
GOP Victories
SFC: California’s election surprise: Voters aligned with GOP, not Democrats, on many initiatives - 
	
	
Special Exemptions for Well-Connected
		SacBee:  Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new stay-at-home orders won’t keep Sacramento Kings off the court
		
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Lockdown Hypocrites
CapWkly: Pandemic: Some leaders’ behavior sends mixed messages - 
	
	
Newsom Aide Arrested for Domestic Violence
LAT $: Former aide to Gavin Newsom arrested on domestic violence charges - SacBee: Longtime Gavin Newsom friend and adviser Nathan Ballard arrested for domestic violence
 - SFC: Longtime Newsom aide Nathan Ballard charged with felony domestic violence
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Election 2020: Tie
		OCReg:  After recount, Brea Olinda school board contest ends in tie
		
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Hospital Capacity
AP: California ties new COVID-19 rules to hospital capacity - AP: California gloom: Virus cases spiral, new closures imminent
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Outdoor Dining Ban
SFC: Is outdoor dining spreading coronavirus? Here’s what the experts say - 
	
	
L.A. Corruption Case
		LAT $:  Real estate developer pleads guilty in sprawling L.A. campaign money laundering case
		
 - AP: California developer pleads guilty in money-laundering case
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COVID-19 Cases
SFC: A second Newsom staff member tests positive for coronavirus - California state offices will close in response to governor’s stay-at-home order
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Social Equity Agenda
SacBee: How unequal is California? A new index aims to measure the state’s economic inequity - 
	
	
Facebook Screws U.S. Workers
		SJMN:  H-1B visa: Feds sue Facebook alleging bias against U.S. workers
		
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PG&E Rate Hike
AP: PG&E rate hike aimed at improvements to ease fire risk - 
	
	
Police Shooting
AP: Redding police shoot, kill woman whose car struck officer - 
	
	
Congressional Leadership
SFC: California Rep. Jim Costa loses bid to chair powerful House panel - 
	
	
Walter Williams
		OCReg:  Walter E. Williams 1936-2020: Thomas Sowell
		
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SB Terrorist Case
SBSun: Sentencing for mother of San Bernardino terrorist attack shooter is postponed - 
	
	
Unemployment Fraud
SacBee: California unemployment fraud could ‘grow exponentially’ without more state action, DAs say - 
	
	
MSM Clickbait
Reason: L.A. Times Turns Pastor's Death into Outrage Clickbait 
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The Golden Pen
Dan McLaughlin
		NR:  The Vaccine Story’s Heroes Do Not Fit the Liberal Narrative
		
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Senators Pat Bates and Jim Nielsen
SacBee: Alex Padilla bypassed California’s fair contracting rules - 
	
	
Steven Greenhut
AmerSpec: California OKs Jobless Pay for Inmates - 
	
	
Joel Fox
		FH:  Is It Too Early to Talk About the 2022 Governor’s Race?
		
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Michael Bernick
FH: Today’s Education Battles: Lessons From A Campaign That Saved JROTC In The Public Schools - 
	
	
Edward Ring
CG: The Agenda to Realign California Politics - 
	
	
Joe Mathews
FH: Waiting for Chad Mayes - 
	
	
OC Register Editorial
		OCReg:  Democrats might want to pump the brakes on progressive shift
		
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Lake Tahoe
SacBee: El Dorado County officials approve limits on Lake Tahoe vacation rentals - 
	
	
East Bay
SFC: Alameda County may impose restrictions before available ICU beds drop to 15% of capacity - SFC: Critics blast Alameda Co. for closing most of its hotels for the homeless
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SF Bay Area
CG: SF Board of Supervisors Votes To Ban Tobacco, Vaping Inside Apartments - SFC: S.F. supes again condemn Zuckerberg’s name on General Hospital
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Central Valley
		FresBee:  Fresno, Tulare counties each top 300 new COVID-19 cases Thursday. Here are Valley totals
		
 - Stanislaus County residents face another stay-home order due to raging COVID pandemic
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Central Coast
CalCoast: How does Gov. Newson’s controversial stay-at-home order impact SLO County? - 
	
	
Ventura County
VCStar $: Ventura County could be a part of stay-at-home order soon - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
CalM: Students missing: A South L.A. high school confronts pandemic’s heavy toll - LADN: Lancaster gives LA County health director a ‘no-confidence’ vote
 - LADN: With regional stay at home orders on horizon, salons next to close again in L.A. County
 - CG: LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Announces Citywide Lockdown
 - LAT $: L.A. County breaks single-day coronavirus case record
 - LADN: The $1 billion Promenade 2035 project in the Warner Center gets greenlight from the L.A. City Council
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Orange County
		OCReg:  New stay-at-home order imminent for Orange County and others
		
 - OCReg: Homeowners targeted for blocking popular oceanview trail in Laguna Niguel
 - OCReg: Tustin gets first female mayor in 18 years
 - OCReg: O.C. restaurateurs brace for impending shutdown of on-site dining
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Massive travel center gets final OK from San Bernardino leaders - 
	
	
Riverside County
PE: Riverside County sets coronavirus hospitalization record — for fifth day in a row - PE: Inland Empire angry, resigned to Newsom’s new coronavirus lockdown
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San Diego County
SDUT: Mayor-elect plans to keep Convention Center shelter open - SDUT: New regulations slashing San Diego short-term rentals by 50 percent endorsed by Planning Commission
 - SDUT: Elo-Rivera will focus on social equity, boosting local youth as new San Diego council member
 - VOSD: Obscure Sheriff’s Review Board Gets New Scrutiny in Court
 
