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Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020

Press Democrat: How new federal guidelines over alcohol use benefits the Sonoma County wine industry

SF Chronicle: A Vacaville police officer was filmed punching his K-9. Now he's being investigated.

SF Chronicle: Missouri senator to contest Biden's Electoral College win

SF Chronicle: California moved Humboldt to a less restrictive tier, alarming local officials

SLO Tribune: COVID is surging, yet Cal Poly reopens Jan. 4. Here’s what the university should do instead

San Luis Obispo Tribune: A remarkable high-desert bird may go extinct in California. What must die to save it

East Bay Times: Newark: Judge rejects bid to stop housing development next to wetlands

LA Times: Activists, Christian singer’s fans clash on skid row over COVID-19 ‘superspreader’ concert

East Bay Times: In 2016, a California inmate’s suit ended indefinite solitary confinement policy. Now he says prison is using dirty tricks to keep him in ‘torturous’ conditions

San Jose Mercury: Anti-mask protesters hold demonstration at Downtown Santa Cruz Farmers Market

Cal Matters: Newsom announces $450-per-student incentive to reopen schools

LA Times: New, potentially more contagious coronavirus variant found in California, Newsom says

USA Today: Experts have told Americans to consume less sugar, alcohol, but new dietary guidelines don't reflect that

USA Today: Coronavirus updates: US logs daily record of 3,725 deaths

USA Today: Employee intentionally removed COVID-19 vaccine from fridge, ruining more than 500 doses, hospital says; FBI investigating

Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020

Reuters: Biden to act quickly to roll back harmful 'midnight regulations' -transition

The Hill: Trump reportedly planning huge New Year's Eve bash at Mar-a-Lago amid surging COVID-19 cases

The Hill: Census Bureau to miss deadline for first time: report

Washington Post: Census Bureau to miss deadline, jeopardizing Trump’s plan to exclude people in the country illegally

Washington Post: As Statues Of America's Racist Past Were Removed This Year, So Were Tattoos

NPR: Even If It's 'Bonkers,' Poll Finds Many Believe QAnon And Other Conspiracy Theories

Washington Post: Sen. David Perdue became wealthy outsourcing work to Asia. Now the former CEO stands with Trump, who wants to ‘end our reliance on China.’

Washington Post: National Park Service investigates video showing a ranger Tasering a Native American man walking his dog off-trail

The Hill: Pence refused to sign on to plan to overturn election, lawyers say

Modesto Bee: Disease is decimating California’s wild ducks and shorebirds. What’s really responsible

Modesto Bee: Three dogs attack woman out walking in Oakdale. She’s hospitalized in critical condition

Press Democrat: Guerneville girl, 14, found dead after Santa Rosa crash, 16-year-old driver arrested on DUI

Washington Post: For thousands, Social Security checks aren’t even in the mail

Washington Post: N.Y. prosecutor hires forensic accounting experts as Trump criminal probe escalates

Washington Post: Are schools safe? A growing body of evidence suggests that, with the right measures, they contribute little to virus spread.

Washington Post: How Big Cardboard is handling the 2020 box boom

NY Times: U.S. Diet Guidelines Sidestep Scientific Advice to Cut Sugar and Alcohol

NY Times: Sale of Arctic Drilling Leases Draws an Unusual Taker. It May Be the Only One.

NY Times: Editorial: Nursing Home Patients Are Dying of Loneliness

NY Times: 25 DAYS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD: HOW COVID-19 SLIPPED CHINA’S GRASP

KRCR: California sues seafood companies over alleged lead, cadmium

KRCR: Chico State fraud investigation referred to county district attorney's office

The Hill: California sets new coronavirus daily death record with 442

The Hill: UN says Trump Blackwater pardons violate international law

The Oregonian: Louisiana congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies from COVID-19

The Oregonian: Man killed in road rage incident near Coos Bay, police say

The Guardian: Night-time landslide injures at least 10 in Norwegian town

The Guardian: 'Our history is contained there': loss of archive threatens Native American tribes

The Guardian: Nashville bomber's girlfriend warned police he was making explosives

The Guardian: Argentina legalises abortion in landmark moment for women's rights

LA Times: A baritone finds a safe way choirs can sing together again: over car radios

Press Democrat: How can California have 0% ICU capacity and 1,300 available ICU beds?

Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020

Mt. Shasta News: Death at Siskiyou County Jail ruled homicide, inmate faces murder charge

Huffington Post: Ted Cruz Got $35 Million For Billionaire Fracking Donors In Last COVID-19 Aid: Report

NY Times: You’re Infected With the Coronavirus. But How Infected?