Election night isn’t over in California

WHERE’S GAVIN? In Fresno County to discuss and take part in a number of the state’s service corps community service projects.

— “About 1,700 California pensions are so big they exceed IRS limits,” by the Sacramento Bee’s Wes Venteicher: “The additional-large pensions are growing more quite a few in California, creating added costs for the cities and counties who should pay for them. About 40% more retirees are receiving pensions above the limit today than 4 years ago.”

WALKING A TIGHTROPE — “GOP inches toward control of House, however the narrow majority will make things harder for McCarthy,” by the Los Angeles Times’ Nolan D. McCaskill: “A slim Republican majority would give significant leverage to even a handful of rebellious GOP House members, who could withhold their needed votes.”

SF LINEUP — “S.F. Mayor Breed gets an additional yr in office as a result of election yr change. Why isn’t she a fan of it?” by the San Francisco Chronicle’s Mallory Moench: “A Chronicle evaluation of knowledge from past elections hypothesized that more moderate voters would come out in even-year elections, theoretically giving Breed a lift in 2024. Research from other California cities that modified their elections showed the electorate became slightly more liberal.”

NATIONAL MESSAGING — “Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis victory speeches pushed wildly different views of ‘freedom’,” by the San Francisco Chronicle’s Joe Garofoli: “It’s a battle that — depending on whether President Biden decides to hunt re-election — might be fought all of the approach to the White House.”

— “GOP’s Kevin Kiley leads Democrat Kermit Jones in close race for third Congressional District,” by the Sacramento Bee’s David Lightman: “Running in a district that leaned Republican, Jones was often reluctant to speak concerning the Democratic Party. Kiley tried in his ads and social media to portray Jones as a detailed ally of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, but Jones wouldn’t commit to supporting Pelosi for an additional term as Democratic leader.”

— “District attorney investigating Villanueva after deputies were asked to donate to campaign,” by the Los Angeles Times’ Alene Tchekmedyian and James Queally: “State law prohibits an worker of a neighborhood agency from directly or not directly soliciting political contributions from an ‘officer or worker of that agency, or from an individual on an employment list of that agency, with knowledge that the person from whom the contribution is solicited is an officer or worker of that agency.’”

— “Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack indicted on federal charge,” by the Associated Press: “The costs against David DePape stem from the Oct. 28 break-in on the Pelosis’ San Francisco home are similar to but supersede those in an earlier federal criticism that was filed on October 31.”

— “Stopping the Churn: California and Other States Wish to Guarantee Medicaid for Kids,” by California Healthline’s Phil Galewitz: “California lawmakers have approved a proposal for youngsters who qualify for Medicaid to enroll at birth and stay enrolled until age 5, starting in 2025, pending federal approval.”

BLOWN AWAY — “How common are tornadoes in California? Here’s when and where they sometimes hit,” by the Sacramento Bee’s Jacqueline Pinedo: “On average California sees about 11 tornadoes per yr. Thankfully though, they’re smaller in size and don’t travel very far.”

— “UC agrees to $6 million settlement with family who accused UCSF medical staff of tearing hole in son’s heart,” by the San Francisco Chronicle’s Annie Vainshtein: “Davila was 13 months old when he was taken into treatment at UCSF for what his mother, Kim Melville, believed was a chilly. Actually, it was a lung infection that rapidly worsened.”

— “California sheriff’s office will not patrol through the day as a result of ‘catastrophic’ staffing,” by SFGATE’s Andrew Chamings: “The Tehama County Sheriff’s Office will maintain nighttime patrols, and is looking for help from California Highway Patrol to answer life-threatening emergencies within the county during daytime. “

POWERED UP — “California regulators appear poised to unveil latest solar rules,” by KPBS’ Erik Anderson: “The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is signaling they’re able to reveal the brand new proposal after their first try and rewrite the state’s Net Energy Metering rules was loudly condemned.”

GIVING A CHALLENGE — “Growing numbers of California high schoolers dual enroll in college courses, but access uneven statewide,” by EdSource’s Ashley A. Smith, Daniel J. Willis and Yuxuan Xie: “In lots of areas of the state, Latino and Black students are disproportionately underrepresented in dual enrollment classes, an EdSource evaluation shows. The causes can vary between high schools and colleges but include misconceptions about who should take dual enrollment classes, few instructors, a scarcity of obtainable courses, and a lack of expertise by students, families and highschool counselors concerning the programs.”

SURFING THE WAVE — Biden declares election a ‘good day’ for democracy and the nation, by POLITICO’s Christopher Cadelago and Myah Ward: As election results trickled in, the sensation contained in the White House turned from encouragement to relief to an unmistakable sense of vindication, whilst the sensible realities of losing the House — albeit by far narrower margins than most believed — continued to settle in.

HITTING HIGH TIDE — “Donald Trump blames Melania for advising him to back Dr. Oz: report,” by the Mercury News’ Martha Ross: “Melania Trump won’t be having fun with a peaceful Wednesday at Mar-a-Lago as her husband, Donald Trump, is reportedly ‘furious’ the morning after Tuesday’s election, especially because she reportedly advised him to back a losing Dr. Mehmet Oz within the race for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania.”

— “Youngkin apologizes to Pelosi for remarks after attack,” by the AP’s Sarah Rankin: “The remark drew laughs from the gang but was quickly condemned — mostly by Democrats — as insensitive and an insufficient condemnation of the violence.”

TECH TURNOVER CONTINUES — “Meta Lays Off More Than 11,000 Employees,” by the Recent York Times’ Sheera Frenkel, Adam Satariano and Ryan Mac: “The layoffs were made across departments and regions, with areas like recruiting and business teams affected greater than others. The divisions that weren’t cut as steeply included engineers working on projects related to the metaverse, the immersive online world that [Meta CEO Mark] Zuckerberg has bet big on, two individuals with knowledge of the matter said.”

— “Elon Musk’s Twitter Did Not Perform at Its Best on Election Day,” by the Recent York Times’ Tiffany Hsu: “Nearly 19,000 tweets specifically mentioned Maricopa [County] alongside terms like ‘fraud,’ ‘cheat’ or ‘cheating,’ in line with the research group Zignal, which were references to the debunked belief that the glitches were the primary signs of widespread voter fraud.”

SLASHING THE FORCE — “Salesforce lays off a whole lot of salespeople as downsizing hits big tech,” by the San Francisco Chronicle’s Roland Li: “The corporate, which is San Francisco’s largest private employer with over 10,000 local employees, confirmed the layoffs occurred Monday.”

— “Binance Pulls Out of Deal to Acquire Rival Crypto Exchange FTX,” by the Recent York Times’ David Yaffe-Bellany: “The uncertainty around the long run of FTX has grow to be an existential threat to young crypto businesses as they struggle to persuade Wall Street, regulators and mainstream consumers that they’re trustworthy. As news spread of FTX’s collapse, crypto markets took a battering, with Bitcoin and Ether each dropping greater than 20 percent in value since Tuesday.”

— “‘Vogue’ Sues Rappers Drake And 21 Savage Over Fake Magazine Cover Promoting Recent Album,” by NPR’s Jonathan Franklin: “In a 30-page lawsuit filed on Monday, Condé Nast argues that the ‘widespread promotional campaign’ launched by the rappers for his or her latest album is ‘built entirely’ on using Vogue’s trademarks — giving the false premise that the 2 artists can be featured in a difficulty of the magazine.”

— Associated Press fixtures Don Thompson and Wealthy Pedroncelli are hanging it up next week. For years, Thompson has covered the Capitol and Pedroncelli has shot it.

— Cap Radio’s Kris Hooks is heading to the Boston Globe.

— “Downtown SF Whole Foods Slashes Store Hours As a result of ‘High Theft’ and Hostile People,” by the San Francisco Standard’s Garrett Leahy.

— “​​Should California warn residents when pesticides are sprayed near homes? The right way to weigh in,” by Fresnoland’s Melissa Montalvo.

— “Update: Sacramento measure calling for more homeless sweeps leads in early returns,” by the Sacramento Bee’s Theresa Clift.

JUST A TASTE — “Winery opens ambitious, three-story tasting palace in S.F. — with an underground supper club,” by the San Francisco Chronicle’s Esther Mobley.

AND NOT ENOUGH — “California pot firms sued for not getting smokers high enough,” by SFGATE’s Lester Black.

— “Paul Schrade dies; union leader survived bullet to the top when Robert F. Kennedy was killed,” by the Los Angeles Times’ Steve Marble.

Kate Gould of Rep. Ro Khanna’s (D-Calif.) office … Kristin Stiles

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