Sunday, December 20, 2020
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*FR Exclusive*
Bruce Bialosky
		FRBlog:  Helping Others in Different Ways
		
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Even Football Goes to Texas
		AP:  CFP semifinal moved from Rose Bowl to AT&T Stadium in Texas
		
 - LAT $: College Football Playoff semifinal at Rose Bowl moves to Texas
 - OCReg: No Rose Bowl game in Pasadena this year; CFP semifinal moves to Texas amid coronavirus concerns
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Hospitals Struggle
		AP:  Hospitals try to keep pace, stores close during virus surge
		
 - SDUT: COVID-19 crushing county's ERs: Too many patients, too few beds, not enough staff
 - SFC: ‘Surge upon a surge’: Experts fear dire situation in state hospitals will get worse
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COVID-19 Cases
		SJMN:  Coronavirus: California breaks cases record again as deadliest stretch continues
		
 - LAT $: COVID-19 spreading with astonishing speed — 100,000 new cases in L.A. County in little more than a week
 
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Good Times for Gov't Workers
CalCoast: SLO City Council gives top two employees 9.24% pay raises - 
	
	
Capitol Protests
		SacBee:  More violence, arrests during another weekend of protests over election in Sacramento
		
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Free Hotels -- Unused
CalM: Why few farmworkers isolate in California’s free COVID-19 hotel rooms - 
	
	
Church Ban
LADN: As LA County tops 600,000 coronavirus cases, officials lift ban on indoor worship - 
	
	
Free Health Care for Illegal Immigrants
		SFC:  California lawmakers to Newsom: Give all immigrants health coverage
		
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Lockdown Blues
SFC: A San Francisco walking tour to beat the lockdown blues - 
	
	
Law and Order
SJMN: Police give all-clear after shooting at Great Mall in Milpitas - AP: Police investigate shooting at Northern California mall
 - SFC: Oakland robbery suspect jumps into bay to avoid capture. It doesn’t work
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Congress 2020
		LAT $:  Republicans won half of California’s U.S. House seats they lost in 2018. Here’s how
		
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Labor Deal
SBSun: Tentative labor agreement averts strike at three Southern California hospitals - 
	
	
MSM Attack on Tito Ortiz
OCReg: Tito Ortiz’s anti-mask stance helped get him elected to Huntington Beach City Council. Now, some worry, it might get others sick. - 
	
	
Rationing Health Care
		AP:  Overwhelmed California hospitals contemplate rationing care
		
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Prison Outbreaks
Massive COVID outbreaks exploding in California prisons - 
	
	
Apple Closed
PE: Apple temporarily closes all California, London stores as pandemic worsens 
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The Golden Pen
Susan Shelley
		OCReg:  Shades of 2003 as Newsom comes under increasing scrutiny
		
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Willie Brown
SFC: Willie Brown: Gavin Newsom is in trouble. Here’s how he can survive - 
	
	
Edward Ring
CG: Liberal ‘Anti-Racism’ Does More Harm Than Good - 
	
	
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: New ethics rules give Gov. Newsom some political cover - 
	
	
John Fund
John Fund: Trump's legacy -- will president be remembered as a transformer or a tornado? - 
	
	
Dan Walters
		CalM:  Vaccine rollout could make or break Newsom
		
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Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Coronavirus updates: How COVID-19 fatigue is affecting Sacramento - 
	
	
East Bay
SJMN: Oakland Coliseum to be renamed 'RingCentral' stadium - 
	
	
Central Valley
FresBee: Coronavirus update: Nearly 3,000 new COVID cases in Fresno County, 200-plus in Kings - 
	
	
Central Coast
CalCoast: San Luis Obispo County’s declining population - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
CG: Los Angeles Mulls Stricter Business Restrictions Due To Rise in COVID-19 Cases - SJMN: LA district attorney backtracks on sentencing enhancements
 - LAT $: Garcetti’s decision to stay is a relief for some L.A. community leaders
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Orange County
		OCReg:  Coronavirus: Orange County reported an all-time daily high of 3,445 new cases as of Dec. 19
		
 - OCReg: Rails are now being installed for OC Streetcar
 - OCReg: More OC schools temporarily shifting to distance learning amid rise in COVID-19 cases
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Amid soaring violence in San Bernardino, pandemic fears hinder community intervention - 
	
	
Riverside County
PE: Riverside County D.A. introduces blog to share information on cases and mission of the office - PE: Riverside County sees 171 coronavirus deaths in one week, its deadliest yet
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San Diego County
SDUT: Convention Center shelter to stay open through January, possibly longer - SDUT: Groups sue over Otay Ranch Resort Village, citing species, wildfire and climate
 - SDUT: Second lawsuit filed over San Diego’s Pure Water project
 - SDUT: San Diego unemployment at lowest rate since COVID hit
 
