| | | | | |  | | By Carla Marinucci, Jeremy B. White, Graph Massara and Mackenzie Hawkins | THE BUZZ — THE FINAL CALL: There was music and fireworks, dancing in the streets and giddy parades in California and around the world this weekend — Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf even busted out her fire-breathing snail car — when the long, caustic, contentious presidential election was finally declared a done deal. President-elect Joe Biden addressed the nation as the winner Saturday while President Donald Trump hit the back nine and his family and allies sparred over his refusal to concede, as POLITICO's Gabby Orr reported. | 
People celebrate the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. | AP Photo/Noah Berger | FOR CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS, the celebrations were also a bit surreal. They watched in wonder while Kamala Harris, the former San Francisco district attorney, state attorney general and current U.S. senator, was cheered — from her ancestral home in India to her childhood home in Berkeley and her high school in Montreal, Canada — as the first woman and first Black or South Asian person to be addressed as "vice president-elect." Not all Californians accepted the finality of the election's outcome: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield echoed Trump's claims that he won the election, urging him to continue to fight and vowing Republicans would "not back down." Despondent Trump supporters amassed in Beverly Hills, insisting their candidate had been robbed, the LA Times' Matthew Ormseth, Anita Chabria, Stephanie Lai and Jaclyn Cosgrove reported. But most Democrats here had already started moving on — and mulling over the next chapters in the transition: THE BIG SHIFT — "Californians eye Biden jobs after years of Trump attacks,'' via POLITICO's Carla Marinucci: After almost four years of Trump's taunts as a state that's "going to hell,'' California is poised to be a powerhouse with a Biden administration. California insiders say the home to Harris and the most lucrative Democratic ATM should have a major footprint when Biden and Harris begin filling thousands of posts to serve in a new administration. Some California names who might be tapped for a role in Bidenworld: Gavin Newsom's chief of staff, Ann O'Leary; state labor secretary Julie Su; attorney and former ambassador to Australia Jeff Bleich; Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, state Attorney General Xavier Becerra and more. Other candidates could include Quibi CEO Meg Whitman, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti or Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez. See POLITICO's full list of Cabinet contenders. BUENOS DÍAS, good Monday morning. At 11 a.m., Becerra will preview the defense of the Affordable Care Act in advance of the Nov. 10 oral arguments in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. QUOTE OF THE DAY: "What will happen is, he'll find a way to keep the game going by speculating about running in 2024. … Someone will ask, and we all know what he's going to say: 'Oh, well, maybe.' … And if he's still in the game, he's not a loser." — Former CAGOP chair Ron Nehring on what to expect from Trump in the wake of his 2020 loss. TWEET OF THE DAY: State Senate Republican Leader @shannongrove: "I still believe @realDonaldTrump will be President fo[r] the next 4 years. #EXPOSETHECORRUPTION #USA" WHERE'S GAVIN? It will be #NewsomAtNoon as the governor provides an update tomorrow on the state's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, streamed on Twitter and Facebook. | | | | TRACK THE TRANSITION, SUBSCRIBE TO TRANSITION PLAYBOOK: The definitive guide to what could be one of the most consequential transfers of power in American history. Our Transition Playbook newsletter—written for political insiders—tracks the appointments, people, and power centers of the new administration. Don't miss out. Subscribe today. | | | | | |  | TOP TALKERS | | LET THE GAMES BEGIN — "Biden win sets off rush for Harris' Senate seat in California,'' by POLITICO's Carla Marinucci: Will it be a placeholder? A political mirror of Kamala Harris? A statewide office holder? Newsom is expected to begin the job of culling the hopeful herd — with the list of potential new senators topped by Secretary of State Alex Padilla." SUPERSPREADER SHOCKER — "Fresno Co. Supervisor Brandau says he may have exposed around 50-people before testing positive to COVID-19," via YourCentralValley.com's Alexan Balekian: "Brandau says he didn't wear a mask when he went to an election watch party with friends after knowingly exhibiting COVID like symptoms. Brandau says he feels tired from time to time and is experiencing a cough." — "Rising Democratic star Michael Tubbs risks reelection defeat, thanks in part to a Stockton blog," by the LA Times' Anita Chabria: Tubbs "has been dogged by a social media page whose founder acknowledges he harbors a grudge against Tubbs — and which has hounded the incumbent, and other local political figures, with years of accusations of corruption and misdeeds." | | THE 2020 ELECTION | | HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN — "Inside Donald Trump's 2020 undoing," according to conversations with 75 insiders, as told to POLITICO's campaign team. CALIFORNIA-CENTRIC HIGHLIGHTS: — THE RAINMAKER: " The seminal moment in the campaign was picking Kamala. The big money is the chemistry between the two of them, the combination between the two of them. Look at the day after he picked her, money went gaga, went crazy," said Dick Harpootlian, a longtime Biden friend and donor. Harpootlian recalled hosting one of the campaign's first fundraisers at his home last year. "We raised $115,000 and everybody was tickled pink," he said. "Go forward over a year. He's doing $365 million in a month." — THE PAINMAKER? Appearing together at fundraisers, Kimberly Guilfoyle — ex-wife of Gov. Gavin Newsom — and her boyfriend, Donald Trump Jr., would banter in sexually suggestive ways that made some donors uncomfortable. One examples… During a December donor event at Trump Hotel in Washington, Guilfoyle offered to give a lap dance to whoever raised the most money, according to two people who were present and another person who was familiar with the episode. And there more… POLITICO broke the story on the same day a Republican official called Guilfoyle a "Tasmanian devil tsunami," per the Washington Post's Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey, Matt Viser and Michael Scherer — and not long she was described to Business Insider's Leah Carroll as a "human Venus flytrap." NO LANDSLIDE FOR BIDEN — "California Democrats dismayed by the power of Trump love," by the Sac Bee's Lara Korte: "While Biden claimed the 2020 presidential election on Saturday, the nail-biter race was not the outcome many liberals had planned for in a state where Biden led Trump by 32 percentage points." — " In Trump-loving Newport Beach, the faithful make no apologies," by the LA Times' Hailey Branson-Potts: "For all the talk about Trump's rural base and the disaffected, working-class white voters who sent him to the White House, the president has long counted on a foundational support among very rich people, even in urban, coastal California, the heart of the so-called liberal resistance and a time-honored bogeyman for the right." | | THE 46TH | | MATTERS OF STATE — "What Joe Biden's victory means for California in Washington,'' by the Sac Bee's David Lightman and Sophia Bollag: "California's relationship with the federal government appears poised to shift dramatically, a change that could mean more federal money for coronavirus response and unemployment backlogs as well as legal victories on greenhouse gas emissions. THE COVID CRISIS — "Joe Biden will inherit a raging pandemic. Here's what he plans to do next," by POLITICO's Alice Miranda Ollstein and Dan Goldberg. — "Biden wants to tackle legal protections for tech companies, though it's unclear how he'd do it," by POLITICO's Cristiano Lima. | | HARRIS' PLACE IN HISTORY | | | 
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. | AP Photo/Andrew Harnik | — "Here's What Kamala Harris Faces as a 'First,'" by POLITICO's Teresa Wiltz: In interviews with other "firsts" and in the analysis of historians, they suggest the path for Harris will be unpredictable, at best. Their accounts, and their biographies, speak to a truth about America familiar to many women of color: When you assume power, there are high expectations. You become, effectively, a one-woman band with a mandate to defy all the low expectations of you, your race and your gender. PANEL DISCUSSION — " 'Harris Has the Potential To Change the Face of U.S. Politics,'" via POLITICO Magazine. CalMatters' Laurel Rosenhall — "Home State Advantage: What a Vice President Kamala Harris means for California" The SF Chronicle's Tal Kopan — " Kamala Harris, the transformative vice president-elect: Oakland native shatter barriers" AND EMHOFF'S TURN IN THE SPOTLIGHT — "Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' husband Doug Emhoff set to become 1st second gentleman," by ABC's Meredith Deliso. | | THE TRUMP ERA | | NANCY'S NEXT MOVE — "Pelosi formally seeks another 2 years as speaker," by POLITICO's John Bresnahan, Heather Caygle and Sarah Ferris: "No challenger to Pelosi is expected to emerge, and none could defeat her, although a small number of disgruntled House Democrats want a change atop her caucus." — KEVIN'S PLAN— "Kevin McCarthy: Republican House gains may be enough to block Pelosi as speaker,'' by the Washington Examiner's Anthony Leonardi. — "Trump prepares to launch a second term early, even without winning," by POLITICO's Nancy Cook: He may fire a few Cabinet members and top aides, including FBI Director Christopher Wray and Defense Secretary Mark Esper. He could sign a slew of base-pleasing executive orders. He might even resume his travel schedule. | | CAMPAIGN ROUNDUP | | GEORGE DEFEATS JACKIE — "Gascón unseats Los Angeles DA Lacey in major progressive win," by POLITICO's Jeremy B. White: After earlier progressive wins in San Francisco and Philadelphia, Gascón's victory bolsters criminal justice reformers who see an increasing path to winning elections without law enforcement support. DEMS IN DANGER — "Troubling election trend for House Democrats in California — they're losing ground," by the SF Chronicle's John Wildermuth: "Democrats are on the verge of losing three California House seats they grabbed from Republicans two years ago, and the late surge of support that propelled them to victory in 2018 so far has not shown up." ISSA'S COMEBACK — "Darrell Issa wins a return trip to the House," by POLITICO's Jeremy B. White. AND WHAT IT MEANS — "The CA50 race that is sending Darrell Issa back to Congress carries lessons," by the San Diego Union-Tribune's Charles T. Clark: "The race for the 50th District was the highest profile congressional race in San Diego this election cycle, spurred by intrigue about who would replace disgraced former Rep. Duncan D. Hunter, who left the seat empty in January after pleading guilty to conspiring to misspend campaign funds." — "Gloria will bring lots of 'firsts' as San Diego's new mayor," by the San Diego Union-Tribune's David Garrick: "Gloria, who is Latino, Filipino and Native American, will be San Diego's first mayor of color. He also will be the city's first openly gay mayor." NEWCOMER TO THE FOLD — "At 25, California's youngest state legislator gets running start in San Jose," by the SF Chronicle's Sam Whiting: "Assemblymember-elect Alex Lee's official biography is two paragraphs and it does not mention his most recent elected office — student body president at UC Davis." TRENDWATCH — "L.A. jolted by progressive political shakeup this week. Is it just the beginning?" by the LA Times' Dakota Smith and Julia Wick: "The question now is whether the leftward push is the beginning of a larger realignment of local politics or a unique moment brought about by extraordinary times." | | CORONAVIRUS UPDATES | | NOT GOING AWAY — "Coronavirus is again stalking California, but there is still time to prevent a 'third wave' by the LA Times' Rong-Gong Lin, Iris Lee and Sean Greene: " While [the state's] slow-moving reopening strategy may be frustrating to some, health experts and officials are crediting the framework with keeping California's hospitals from being overwhelmed in a surge of new COVID-19 cases." — "Berkeley schools set to reopen to small group of students," by NBC Bay Area's Melissa Colorado. — "US COVID-19 cases surge past 100K for 3rd day in a row, according to Johns Hopkins," by Fox 11's Austin Williams. | | CALIFORNIA AND THE CAPITOL CORRIDOR | | FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — BRING CALIFORNIA HOME: Citing the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on homelessness and housing, a new coalition of elected officials, affordable housing providers and grassroots organizations Monday will launch Bring California Home, which will push for $2.4 billion annually to fight homelessness in the state. Garcetti, Schaaf and Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg are among elected officials backing the drive. "This new funding could prevent 28,000 people from falling into homelessness, find interim housing for 25,000 people, create affordable housing units for 43,000 people, and provide navigation, case management, and employment support to 50,000 people,'' according to the group, which "looks forward to partnering with" the Biden-Harris administration. FIRE INSURANCE — "Insurers banned from dropping coverage in fire-stricken areas," by the LA Times' Joseph Serna: "With parts of California still smoldering, the state Department of Insurance has issued a one-year moratorium prohibiting insurers from canceling or not renewing about 2.1 million homeowners' policies, the second consecutive year policyholders in or near fire-stricken areas have gotten a temporary measure of relief." — "Inside a Judge's Controversial Crusade to Solve Homelessness in L.A.," by Meghann Cuniff for LA Magazine. | | | | JOIN THURSDAY: A WOMEN RULE ROUNDTABLE : 2020 proved to be a history-making year for women in politics. We saw the first Black woman elected as vice president, a record number of Republican women running for Congress, and women of color running for public office at an all-time high. Join POLITICO's Elizabeth Ralph, Crooked Media's Shaniqua McClendon, and Winning for Women's Micah Yousefi for a deep dive into the results for women candidates in the 2020 election cycle and what progress we still need to see for women in politics. REGISTER HERE. | | | | | | | SILICON VALLEYLAND | | — "FTC likely to sue Facebook on antitrust violations by end of November," by POLITICO's Leah Nylen: The FTC is considering handling the case internally, a move that may make it easier to win, but that would take years and likely anger attorneys general from dozens of states who have been pushing for a swift, nationwide effort to force change at the company. — "Why Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale is leaving Silicon Valley," by CNBC's Ari Levy. | | HOLLYWOODLAND | | — "Lori Loughlin Could Be Home By Christmas," via CBS LA. | | CANNABIS COUNTRY | | — "Two men sentenced to prison for growing marijuana in national forest," by the Sac Bee's Molly Burke. | | MIXTAPE | | GREAT READ — "Sex trafficked and imprisoned, Keiana Aldrich wins freedom,'' by the LA Times' Anita Chabria. — " Catalina plans to import bison to boost the herd. Biologists aren't happy," via the LA Times. — "Affordable housing exempt from rent-freeze legislation," by the SF Chronicle's Otis R. Taylor. — " Justin Turner not disciplined by MLB for joining Dodgers during World Series celebration after positive COVID-19 test," by USA Today's Bob Nightengale. — "No criminal charges over missing child abuse reports in Madera," by the Fresno Bee's Yesenia Amaro. — "San Ramon council race too close to call," by the East Bay Times' Angela Ruggiero. — "Los Angeles Dodgers organization has five positive coronavirus tests 10 days after winning World Series," by USA Today's Josh Peter and Bob Nightengale. | | IN MEMORIAM | | — "'Jeopardy' host Alex Trebek dies at 80 due to pancreatic cancer," via ABC7. | | BIRTHDAYS | | Saturday: Fresno consultant and friend of CA Playbook Timothy G. Baker turned the big 6-5 … Kate O'Connor, chief counsel for the House Energy and Commerce Communications and Technology Subcommittee … Michael Kratsios, U.S. chief technology officer Sunday: The LA Times' Jackeline Luna … Casey Hernandez … Katt Riley (h/t Alice Lloyd) … Ashley Higgins … Michael Sosebee … Allison Gingold … Allen Weiner Monday: Jill Shatzen Kerr … Elise Norris … Hal Dash CALIFORNIA POLICY IS ALWAYS CHANGING: Know your next move. From Sacramento to Silicon Valley, POLITICO California Pro provides policy professionals with the in-depth reporting and tools they need to get ahead of policy trends and political developments shaping the Golden State. To learn more about the exclusive insight and analysis this subscriber-only service offers, click here. Want to make an impact? POLITICO California has a variety of solutions available for partners looking to reach and activate the most influential people in the Golden State. Have a petition you want signed? 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