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Camp Fire devastates Paradise near Chico — hospital, church, businesses, numerous homes burn -- More than 30,000 people fled for their lives Thursday as a late-season wildfire swept across this town in the Sierra foothills, incinerating numerous homes and businesses and prompting desperate rescues of residents trapped inside buildings and on clogged evacuation routes. Gwendolyn Wu, Kurtis Alexander, Lizzie Johnson and Erin Allday in the San Francisco Chronicle Ryan Sabalow, Sam Stanton and Ryan Lillis in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/8/18

Paradise evacuated as 5,000-acre wildfire explodes in Butte County, 14,000 without power -- A forest fire in Butte County forced large-scale evacuations Thursday morning in Paradise, a Northern California town of about 26,000 residents, and left thousands of people without power. Fueled by winds of up to 50 mph, the fire grew from 1,000 acres to 5,000 acres by 9:23 a.m. Michael McGough, Ryan Sabalow and Ryan Lillis in the Sacramento Bee Megan Cassidy and Gwendolyn Wu in the San Francisco Chronicle Anna M. Phillips in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

Large fire threatens Ventura County communities; 101 Freeway closed, hundreds evacuated -- Portions of Ventura County were under siege Thursday afternoon as a large fire descended on neighborhoods, threatening numerous communities reeling from the massacre at a country music bar the night before. Joseph Serna, Benjamin Oreskes, Alene Tchekmedyian and Angel Jennings in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

After Thousand Oaks shooting, picture emerges of a troubled ex-Marine known to authorities -- Before authorities said he opened fire at a Thousand Oaks bar, killing 12 people Wednesday night, Ian David Long was known among his neighbors in Newbury Park as a troubled ex-Marine who appeared to have serious mental health problems. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Matt Hamilton, Hannah Fry and Alejandra Reyes-Velarde in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

‘It’s at the club. It’s not moving.’ iPhones track people after California shooting -- After a mass shooting in California killed 13, some distraught relatives tried to locate missing loved ones with the help of technology. Josh Magness in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/8/18

Down two, California Republicans could lose up to four more House seats -- California Republicans lost two House seats in Tuesday’s midterm election and could surrender more as tens of thousands of ballots are counted in four other contests that remain too close to call. Michael Finnegan in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

10 Northern California road and transit projects spared the knife as Prop. 6 goes down -- The significance of Tuesday’s vote to preserve California’s new gas tax hike was not lost on Gov. Jerry Brown. Rachel Swan in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/8/18

Massive real estate scam based in Irvine bilked people out of $100 million, FTC alleges -- The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday that it’s looking to shut down the “largest overseas real estate investment scam” it has ever encountered: an unfinished luxury development in Belize whose owners, the agency said, bilked people out of more than $100 million. Andrew Khouri in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

Liberal Kevin de León found an unlikely stronghold in Republican California -- But when election night came, De León ended up garnering strong support from some of California’s reddest counties, including those who want to break off from the liberal bastion to become the state of Jefferson. Jaclyn Cosgrove in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

GOP election losses make it easier for Rep. Kevin McCarthy to finally nab leadership post -- Republicans’ losing control of the House means Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) has an easier path to becoming his party’s leader in the lower chamber, even if it’s not the speakership he has long coveted. Sarah D. Wire in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

Did gas, homeless people and sick kids kill California’s water bond? -- California voters on Tuesday rejected a water bond for the first time in almost 30 years, disregarding pleas from its backers that the money would fix crumbling infrastructure, bring clean drinking water to disadvantaged communities and kick-start badly needed environmental restoration projects. Ryan Sabalow, Lewis Griswold and Bryan Anderson in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/8/18

Fox: Gavin Newsom and the Question of Taxes -- In his successful campaign for governor Gavin Newsom promised to advance a number of programs like universal pre-school, health care for all and education that will be costly. Where does he get the money while also considering how to reform the state’s tax system? Joel Fox Fox & Hounds -- 11/8/18

Acting Attorney General Once Declared Courts ‘Inferior’ and Criticized Supreme Court’s Power -- The acting attorney general, Matthew G. Whitaker, once espoused the view that the courts “are supposed to be the inferior branch” and criticized the Supreme Court’s power to review legislative and executive acts and declare them unconstitutional, the lifeblood of its existence as a coequal branch of government. Charlie Savage in the New York Times -- 11/8/18

Before the midterms, Trump harped on migrant caravan. Since then, he has barely mentioned it -- Prior to the midterm elections, President Trump crossed the nation warning those attending his rallies of the oncoming threat of about 7,000 Central American migrants who are traveling through Mexico to seek asylum in the United States. Eugene Scott in the Washington Post -- 11/8/18

 

California Policy & Politics This Morning  

13 dead in mass shooting at Thousand Oaks bar packed with college students -- At least 13 people are dead after a mass shooting inside a crowded Thousand Oaks bar late Wednesday night, with a gunman throwing smoke bombs and raining bullets on an event popular with college students. The shooting art the Borderline Bar & Grill left 12 people, according to Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean. A sheriff’s department sergeant responding to the scene was shot several times and died at a hospital. The gunman is also died. James Queally , Richard Winton, Alene Tchekmedyian, Sean Greene, Sarah Parvini and Brittny Mejia in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

Gov. Gavin Newsom will need to set rules of engagement with President Trump -- Resistance leader Gavin Newsom has a relationship to re-evaluate now that he’s Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom: How should he deal with President Trump? Joe Garofoli in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/8/18

Gov. Brown Says Way Forward For California About Unity, Not 'Resistance' -- California Gov. Jerry Brown said the results of yesterday's election — with Democrats now controlling the House and Republicans growing their ranks in the Senate — reflect the dangerous political climate growing in the nation. Nadine Sebai Capital Public Radio Don Thompson and Jonathan J. Cooper Associated Press -- 11/8/18

Skelton: Gavin Newsom is a potential rock star. But he’ll need to show he can perform -- What kind of governor will Gavin Newsom be? An innovative progressive? A pragmatic moderate? An empty suit? It’s anyone’s guess. He’s a blank slate — probably the blankest slate of any California governor-elect in modern times. George Skelton in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

California Republicans in danger of hitting new lows -- Democrats were on the cusp of claiming a clean sweep in Sacramento by locking up every statewide office, including Gavin Newsom’s nearly 20-point victory in the governor’s race, and regaining a super-majority in the Legislature. Republicans didn’t even have a candidate in the other race at the top of the ticket that sent Sen. Dianne Feinstein back to Washington. John Woolfolk in the San Jose Mercury -- 11/8/18

Orange County GOP faces tipping point in longtime stronghold -- While Orange County Republicans face the prospect of losing at least two local congressional seats as late tallies continue, the Democratic wave behind the swing has been building for 28 years. Martin Wisckol in the Orange County Register -- 11/8/18

3 votes separate Sabrina Cervantes and Bill Essayli in 60th Assembly race -- Assemblywoman Sabrina Cervantes, D-Riverside, clung to a three-vote lead Wednesday morning, Nov. 7 in the costly race for an Inland district targeted by Republicans. Jeff Horseman in the Riverside Press Enterprise$ -- 11/8/18

Nearly a million ballots still uncounted in Los Angeles County, leaving at least one race in question -- The election may be over, but officials say nearly a million ballots have yet to be counted in Los Angeles County, leaving the outcome of one tight race up in the air. Alene Tchekmedyian in the Los Angeles Times Bob Moffitt Capital Public Radio Annie Sciacca, Joseph Geha in the San Jose Mercury-- 11/8/18

Winners? Losers? So many ballots aren’t counted in Southern California that we might not know for weeks -- While Democrats claimed victory Wednesday in a pair of formerly GOP-held House seats, campaign officials said the huge number of mid-term ballots still to be counted mean many other key races throughout Southern California might not be decided for weeks. Jordan Graham in the Orange County Register -- 11/8/18

So is California’s new schools chief Tuck or Thurmond? Why we don’t know yet -- The race between Marshall Tuck and Tony Thurmond for state superintendent of public instruction has been a multi-million-dollar nailbiter. Election Day has come and gone, however, and the winner is days or maybe even weeks from being declared. Ricardo Cano Calmatters -- 11/8/18

District 10 cliff-hanger race between Denham and Harder still teetering -- Republican incumbent Jeff Denham held a lead Wednesday over Democratic challenger Josh Harder, who hopes he’ll pick up ground as election workers continue processing several thousand ballots yet to count in Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties. Garth Stapley in the Modesto Bee$ -- 11/8/18

What Democrats’ House majority next year will mean for California -- And while legislative gridlock is likely to remain the rule in Washington, the shift in the balance of power will still affect on Californians and issues they care about, from immigration to healthcare to traffic jams. Emily Cadei in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/8/18

Get ready for 2020: Which Democrat can win presidential delegates in California? -- Californians suffering from political campaign fatigue beware: Tuesday night may have been the end of the 2018 midterm election, but it also marked the beginning of the 2020 presidential race. Emily Cadei in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/8/18

New lieutenant governor Kounalakis makes statewide election history -- Former ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis will become California’s first woman elected lieutenant governor, charging to victory over state Sen. Ed Hernandez in a race that pitted her campaign cash and diplomatic resume against his labor connections and legislative experience. Felicia Mello Calmatters -- 11/8/18

Walters: Big campaign spending for status quo outcome -- A few hours before the polls closed on Tuesday, an organization that tracks California political trends reported that an eye-popping $1-plus billion had been spent on campaigns this year. Dan Walters Calmatters -- 11/8/18

Dialysis stocks soar after California voters reject Prop. 8 -- Shares of two of the nation’s largest dialysis providers, DaVita and Fresenius Medical Care, soared Wednesday after California voters defeated Proposition 8 — a state ballot measure that sought to cap revenue for dialysis centers. Catherine Ho in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/8/18

San Francisco puts brakes on Prop. C homeless measure; legal challenge anticipated -- San Francisco voters passed Proposition C by a wide margin Tuesday night, turning on a fountain of tax money to pay for expanded homelessness programs starting next year. But those programs are going to have to wait a while — possibly years. Dominic Fracassa and Kevin Fagan in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/8/18

Rep. Duncan Hunter prepares for sixth term with well-defined goals, ill-defined future -- Rep. Duncan D. Hunter, R-Alpine, set out his agenda for his sixth term in Congress on Wednesday — calling for rebuilding the military, protecting the border, cutting taxes, supporting veterans, protecting gun rights and creating small business jobs. Charles T. Clark in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 11/8/18

Indicted Rep. Duncan Hunter won reelection. What happens if he's convicted? -- If Hunter is convicted, there is no constitutional provision or House rule that explicitly requires him to lose his seat, even if he is imprisoned and unable to vote on behalf of his district. Whether he would be pressured to resign would be a decision for the House majority party — soon to be the Democrats. Colleen Shalby in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

Indicted re-elected congressman vows ‘business-as-usual’ -- California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter, who won re-election while facing federal corruption charges, promised constituents Wednesday it will be “business-as-usual” in his deeply red Southern California district, but some wonder whether that will be possible. Julie Watson Associated Press -- 11/8/18

Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer, who leads D.A. Tony Rackauckas, is poised to take over the district attorney’s office -- Orange County Supervisor Todd Spitzer is on the verge of doing what was once unthinkable, unseating 20-year veteran District Attorney Tony Rackauckas despite solid backing by old guard Republican leaders. Tony Saavedra in the Orange County Register -- 11/8/18

Alex Villanueva's strong challenge of L.A. County Sheriff Jim McDonnell relied on Latino areas -- Challenger Alex Villanueva’s narrow lead over incumbent Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell came as a result of strong support in areas dominated by Latino voters, according to a review of detailed election results released Wednesday. Ben Poston in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

Losses by incumbents give Democrats chance to set ambitious agenda for San Diego -- Election losses by two incumbents on Tuesday will move the San Diego City Council farther to the left and could allow Democrats and labor leaders to pursue a more ambitious agenda on homelessness, affordable housing and other issues. David Garrick in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 11/8/18

Abcarian: Adam Schiff is really looking forward to investigating Donald Trump -- On a chilly restaurant patio in beautiful downtown Burbank, Democrat Adam Schiff stepped into the room to the warm applause and the hugs of about 100 supporters. Robin Abcarian in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

What's going to happen with Daylight Saving Time now? -- Now, to be clear, Prop 7 doesn't directly change the time — it only allows the California lawmakers to vote on changing Daylight Saving Time, and that vote would require a two-thirds threshold. At that point, for it to move forward, it would then have to be upheld by the US Congress. Ted Andersen in the San Francisco Chronicle Bryan Anderson in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/8/18

Third prison psychiatrist comes forward with allegations over inmate care -- A third psychiatrist whistleblower has come forward with allegations involving the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s treatment of inmates, the latest in a series of tips to authorities that have sparked a federal court review of the agency. Sam Stanton in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/8/18

Economy, Employers, Jobs, Unions, Pensions  

Disney appears to gain a friendly majority in Anaheim City Council. The 'living wage' initiative is still too close to call -- After butting heads for two years with the Anaheim City Council, Walt Disney Co. appears to have won a favorable majority on the panel as candidates backed by the media giant were well ahead in a wide field of hopefuls. Hugo Martin in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

Housing  

Who should fix the housing crisis? California voters send a mixed message -- Voters in traffic-choked, rent-strapped California gave mixed reviews to a wide array of proposed fixes that appeared on state and local ballots, from creating more affordable housing for the poor and enacting price caps on rents to paying for road repairs and transit. Katy Murphy in the San Jose Mercury -- 11/8/18

California's rent control initiative was crushed in the election. Don't expect the issue to go away -- The defeat of a ballot measure that would have allowed for the expansion of rent control across California has buoyed landlords and left tenants pinning their hopes on the state’s new governor for relief. Liam Dillon in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

Prop 10 lost, but rent control activists in San Diego say they won't quit -- Expanded rent control in California failed with voters Tuesday, but it might be an issue that refuses to go away. Phillip Molnar in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 11/8/18

Education 

Newsom's cradle-to-career plan for education is ambitious — and expensive -- Newly elected governor Gavin Newsom’s big campaign promises on education could cost billions of dollars if fully realized. The governor-elect has pledged to establish a cradle-to-career system of education in California and made it a central tenet of his education platform Karin Fischer EdSource -- 11/8/18

Water 

State board again delays vote on contentious river plan -- Under pressure from Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration, state regulators once again postponed a vote on a contentious plan to force San Francisco and several big San Joaquin Valley irrigation districts to give up some of their water supplies for environmental protection. Bettina Boxall in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

Also . . . 

‘Mind your own business:’ Lawsuits say Tehama sheriff ignored warnings before rampage -- A series of five federal civil rights lawsuits filed this week against the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office allege that officials failed to protect area residents from a gunman who went on a rampage last November that killed five people and left a dozen others injured. Sam Stanton in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/8/18

State authorities ask potential molestation victims of clergy members to come forward -- The plea comes after several Roman Catholic dioceses across the state released the names, in some cases for the first time, of priests accused of sexual misconduct. Alene Tchekmedyian in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

Maywood mayor avoids time in jail in dog abuse case -- After being convicted, Maywood Mayor Ramon Medina filed the legal equivalent of a Hail Mary: a motion asking a judge to dismiss an animal abuse case by claiming, in part, that he did not own the dog in question. It did not work. Ruben Vives in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

Suspect in Trader Joe's shootout to represent himself in murder case -- Gene Evin Atkins, who is accused of engaging in a gun battle with Los Angeles police that ended with the shooting death of a Trader Joe’s manager, faces 51 criminal counts, including murder, attempted murder of a peace officer and kidnapping. Marisa Gerber in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

L.A. County will pay $3.9 million to settle jail sexual assault claims -- The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday agreed to pay $3.9 million to settle federal civil rights claims against the Sheriff’s Department and a deputy accused in a sexual assault involving female jail inmates. Matt Stiles in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/8/18

POTUS 45  

‘You’re a very rude person.’ ‘That’s enough.’ ‘Sit down.’ Trump’s news conference turns hostile -- President Trump lashed out at journalists during an afternoon press briefing, calling some of them “hostile,” instructing them to sit down and telling a CNN reporter, “You are a rude, terrible person.” Lindsey Bever in the Washington Post -- 11/8/18

Beltway 

Kevin McCarthy Making His Move for Minority Leader Position -- Rep. Kevin McCarthy sent a letter to his colleagues Wednesday formally announcing his bid for minority leader, arguing that he can help Republicans win back the majority in 2020 after their losses last night. Lindsey McPherson Roll Call Rachael Bade and John Bresnahan Politico -- 11/8/18

Pelosi, Schiff, Waters: How California’s House members plan to keep Trump awake at night -- President Trump has called Maxine Waters “an extraordinarily low IQ person.” He’s tarred Adam Schiff as “the leakin’ monster of no control.” And he’s tweeted attacks on Nancy Pelosi more than 50 times since taking office, painting her as an extremist set on opening America’s borders and bleeding businesses dry with taxes. Casey Tolan in the San Jose Mercury -- 11/8/18

With new Justice official, fate of Russia probe in question -- Attorney General Jeff Sessions was pushed out after enduring more than a year of blistering and personal attacks from President Donald Trump, who inserted in his place a Republican Party loyalist with authority to oversee the remainder of the special counsel’s Russia investigation. Eric Tucker and Michael Balsamo Associated Press -- 11/8/18

Newly empowered Dems take aim at Trump business conflicts -- Beyond trying to get their hands on the Holy Grail of President Donald Trump’s business dealings — his tax returns — House Democrats are prepared to use their newfound majority and subpoena power to go after all manner of financial records that could back up their claims that he’s using his presidency to enrich himself and his family. Tami Abdollah and Stephen Braun Associated Press -- 11/8/18

Democrats won women’s vote for Congress by the largest margin seen in midterm exit polls -- Women made history in the 2018 midterm elections. Democrats won women’s vote for Congress by 19 points, with 59 percent voting Democrat and 40 percent voting Republican — the largest margin seen in midterm exit polls, according to data from CNN. Lindsey Bever and Emily Guskin in the Washington Post -- 11/8/18

 

-- Wednesday Updates 

Republican Rep. Steve Knight concedes to challenger Katie Hill -- Republican Rep. Steve Knight of Palmdale conceded to Democratic challenger Katie Hill on Wednesday as votes were still being counted in the race to represent California’s 25th Congressional District in northern Los Angeles County. Michael Finnegan in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/7/18

Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigns at Trump’s request -- Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned on Wednesday at President Trump’s request, ending the tenure of a loyalist he soured on shortly after Sessions took office in 2017 because the former senator from Alabama had recused himself from oversight of the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. Devlin Barrett in the Washington Post -- 11/7/18

Trump says government will halt if Dems investigate him -- President Donald Trump, emboldened by Republican election wins in the Senate and scornful of GOP candidates he felt didn’t sufficiently embrace his support, delivered a stark warning to the new Democratic House majority on Wednesday: Investigate me, and I’ll investigate you — and the government will grind to a halt. Eric Tucker Associated Press -- 11/7/18

GOP Reps. Rohrabacher and Knight in peril as California's hardest-fought House races remain too close to call -- Republican Reps. Dana Rohrabacher of Costa Mesa and Steve Knight of Palmdale were both losing their seats in Congress in preliminary election returns Wednesday morning while two other GOP incumbents in California held narrow leads that they might sustain. Michael Finnegan, Joe Mozingo and Victoria Kim in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/7/18

Republican Young Kim poised to be first Korean-American woman in Congress -- Republican Young Kim, a former one-term Assemblywoman, is leading Democrat Gil Cisneros in one of the key House races in the country, California’s 39th Congressional District, according to election returns Tuesday, Nov. 6. Sandra Emerson in the Orange County Register -- 11/7/18

‘Putin’s favorite congressman’ could soon be an ex-congressman -- He’s been called “Putin’s favorite congressman,” but if that’s true, the Russian president might soon have to find a new favorite: Pro-Russia Republican California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher appears to be headed for a narrow defeat against Democratic challenger Harley Rouda in Caifornia’s 48th congressional district. Andrew Sheeler in the Sacramento Bee Jordan Graham in the Orange County Register -- 11/7/18

Levin maintains lead over Harkey in race to replace Issa -- By 5 a.m today, results show Democrat Mike Levin leading in his bid to take the 49th Congressional District, ahead of Republican Diane Harkey by roughly 5 points — 52.4 percent to her 47.6 percent — according to totals posted by both Orange and San Diego counties. About two-thirds of the precincts had been reported. Teri Figueroa in the San Diego Union-Tribune$ -- 11/7/18

Orange County voters appear to oust longtime Dist. Atty. Tony Rackauckas -- Orange County voters on Tuesday appeared to oust longtime Dist. Atty. Tony Rackauckas in favor of challenger Todd Spitzer, a significant shift for an office that has been repeatedly rocked by scandals in recent years. Laura Newberry in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/7/18

A new Democratic governor must decide how far he wants to lead California to the left -- Few can argue with California Democrats that their sweeping victories on Tuesday are a clear mandate to set in place an agenda for the state that will last well into the next decade. Less clear, though, is what those marching orders should be — and whether voters will embrace the full panoply of demands that have lurched the state’s dominant party leftward since the election of President Trump. John Myers in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/7/18

Gavin Newsom’s future looks a lot brighter if Trump wins in 2020 -- The election of Gavin Newsom as California governor has pole-vaulted the former San Francisco mayor into one of the oddest political positions in the country. Matier & Ross in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/7/18

Gavin Newsom ‘loves’ Sacramento, but maybe not enough to live there -- Will the man who once dismissed Sacramento as “just so dull” move to the capital as the next governor of California? He still needs to talk it over with his wife, Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom said Saturday, following a campaign rally in Irvine. Alexei Koseff in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/7/18

Gov.-elect Newsom joins Brown in wading into state water war -- California Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom joined Gov. Jerry Brown, just moments after the polls closed Tuesday, in asking the State Water Board to postpone a major river restoration plan that would mean less water for farms and cities, including those in much of the Bay Area. Kurtis Alexander in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/7/18

L.A. County Sheriff Jim McDonnell’s job in jeopardy as challenger Alex Villanueva takes vote lead -- Sheriff Jim McDonnell on Wednesday was in jeopardy of being ousted by voters as challenger Alex Villanueva took a razor-thin lead in the race to lead the sprawling, scandal-tainted law enforcement agency. Maya Lau in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/7/18

How a tweet turned Prop. C from an underdog to a winner -- When any seemingly long shot campaign winds up striking it big, observers wonder: What was the secret? The key? That splash of fairy dust that turned the likely loser into a winner? Heather Knight in the San Francisco Chronicle -- 11/7/18

Claims of racial profiling on 5 Freeway echo findings against sheriff's deputies in Antelope Valley -- For years, black and Latino residents in the Antelope Valley complained they were the victims of racially biased stops and searches along with other mistreatment by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies. Maura Dolan and Joel Rubin in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/7/18

FBI raids home and office of Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar -- FBI agents executed search warrants at the home and office of Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar on Wednesday morning and removed multiple boxes before a crowd of stunned City Hall staffers. David Zahniser, Joel Rubin and Emily Alpert Reyes in the Los Angeles Times -- 11/7/18

A vice mayor called gay men fairies and declared his ‘straight pride.’ Now, he’s out of office -- A Northern California vice mayor who was heavily criticized earlier this year after writing a newspaper column that many people viewed as homophobic lost his city council seat by a landslide vote Tuesday night. Michael McGough in the Sacramento Bee -- 11/7/18