Sunday, December 6, 2020
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*FR Exclusive*
Bruce Bialosky
		FRBlog:  “People of Color” is a Brainless Term
		
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Obey or Else!
		SacBee:  Sacramento County considers fines up to $10,000 for violating COVID health orders
		
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Exemptions for Ruling Elite
		Fox: Los Angeles bar owner rips Garcetti, Newsom over double standard on outdoor dining
		
 - CG: SJ Mayor Claims That He Didn’t Know His Gathering Broke Guidelines
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Stay-at-Home Order
		LAT $:  Stay-at-home order will be imposed in Southern California and San Joaquin Valley
		
 - PE: It’s official: Southern California stay-at-home order goes into effect late Sunday night
 - OCReg: California’s new regional coronavirus stay-at-home order: What you need to know
 - SacBee: Two California regions just hit COVID stay-at-home threshold. How close is your region?
 - SFC: Stay-home order stirs sadness, anger even as residents grasp seriousness of situation
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COVID-19 Cases
		LAT $:  California and L.A. County are breaking coronavirus records faster than projected
		
 - SJMN: Coronavirus: California’s record-setting case explosion continues
 - SDUT: Front lines brace for inevitable surge in hospitalizations
 
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Economic Devastation
		AP:  Most of California to enter sweeping new virus lockdown
		
 - AP: California faces closures; jobless cutoff looms
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Hospitalizations Rising
AP: Virus cases continue climbing in US during holiday season - Larger, Low-Income Nursing Homes At Higher Risk As COVID-19 Surges in California, Experts Say
 - SDUT: Climbing hospitalizations trigger new stay-at-home order, starting Sunday night
 - SJMN: Scrambling to boost ICU capacity, Bay Area hospitals staff up and turn to technology
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Capitol Protests
		Antifa Protesters Confront Pro-Trump Demonstrators, Proud Boys At California’s Capitol, Violence Ensues
		
 - SacBee: Pro-Trump groups, counter-protesters clash at California Capitol after weeks of unrest
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Vote Turnout 2020
SDUT: November election’s high turnout with few problems points toward an all-mail future - 
	
	
New Freedom Force
WSJ: ‘The Squad’ Faces a ‘Freedom Force’ - 
	
	
Prop 19
		SFC:  How Prop. 19 property tax measure will (or won’t) affect real estate held in a trust
		
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Under the Dome
CG: How Do We Prepare to Amend or Repeal Statutes? - 
	
	
Roll of the Dice
OCReg: Dice roll wins incumbent Gail Lyons another term on Brea Olinda school board - 
	
	
PG&E Blackouts
SFC: PG&E: Fire-prevention blackouts likely for Napa, Sonoma counties - 
	
	
Hotels for Homeless
		SFC:  S.F. releases most detailed plan yet for homeless living in hotels
		
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San Onofre Safety
SDUT: How safe is the water off the coast of the San Onofre nuclear plant? - 
	
	
Bond Fire
OCReg: Bond fire claims outdoor environmental school in Silverado Canyon - 
	
	
Trump's BFF
SFC: Democrat most likely to succeed with Trump? Bay Area progressive Ro Khanna 
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Willie Brown
SFC: Willie Brown: Here’s what to watch for as Trump heads for the exit - 
	
	
Dan Walters
		CalM:  A legislative session shaped by pandemic
		
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Progressive Agenda: Jury Reforms
SDUT: Jerry Wallingford: A new law will bring needed diversity to juries. Here’s how it works. - 
	
	
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: What you can and can’t do when COVID stay-at-home orders come to Sacramento region - 
	
	
SF Bay Area
		SFC:  Why were lavishly paid public servants allegedly bribed for so little?
		
 - SFC: Bay Area companies get pandemic boost on way to Wall Street
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Central Valley
FresBee: Valley region falls below 15% ICU capacity, triggering COVID lockdown starting Sunday night - FresBee: Largest coronavirus surge in 3-plus months pushes Fresno County past 40,000 total cases
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Central Coast
SJMN: PG&E faces millions in fines for ‘egregious and reckless’ logging, roadwork in Santa Cruz Mountains fire area - CalCoast: Newsom’s shelter-at-home begins Sunday afternoon in SLO County
 - LAT $: Sexual misconduct allegations cast shadow on nonprofit that works with colleges to help injured veterans
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Ventura County's new homes see uptick in interest - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
LADN: LA County tops coronavirus case record for 4th time this week - LAT $: City Beat: What Hollywood Boulevard looks like when COVID-19 drives the tourists away
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Orange County
		OCReg:  Coronavirus: 1,966 new cases and 842 people hospitalized in Orange County in Dec. 5 update
		
 - VOC: State Orders Regional Shutdown Covering Orange County and SoCal As Coronavirus Hospitalizations Skyrocket
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Inland Empire
SBSun: Moreno Valley Unified fires law firm, no longer blames Diego Stolz, family for bullying death - 
	
	
San Diego County
VOSD: Politics Report: The Not Inaccurate Story - SDUT: Even with near-record voter turnout across San Diego, some neighborhoods fell behind
 
