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Voters overwhelmingly passed Prop. 13, but now, 42 years later, voters are being asked with Proposition 15 to undo a major loophole in that 1978 ballot measure which has allowed corporations to keep their property taxes artificially low for decades.

Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz reflects on Elizabeth Holmes' jury verdict. Now running his own biotech firm, he says he see how the pressure to exaggerate "could create an Elizabeth Holmes."

Hong Kong has legislative elections on Sunday, but new rules favor candidates friendly towards the Beijing government. Activists say people can protest by not voting or by casting blank ballots.

Biden traveled there seven times since taking office, more than any other president in recent history. The reasons for his visits there and other states have to do with policy, politics and more.

While people crowd the big box stores, small businesses are trying to promote Small Business Saturday.

Prosecutors began their case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite who is charged with grooming underage girls for alleged sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein died while in federal custody.

Children were among those struck by the vehicle and at least five people are dead after an SUV drove through crowds at the 58th annual Waukesha Christmas Parade.

San Diego County health officials reported a record number of 1,087 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, the highest one day total yet. Plus, the Port of San Diego has been working on an update to its master plan, which will set the vision for future development on San Diego’s waterfront. Also, President-elect Joe Biden will inherit President Donald Trump’s border wall construction and all of the lawsuits that come with it. In addition, Biden has pledged that on his first day in office he will end Trump’s “travel ban,” which bars entry for most nationals from several Muslim-majority nations, including Iran. And, Scripps Institution of Oceanography is planning to deploy 500 new robotic floats to study what’s going on underneath the waves as the planet warms. Then, if you’re cooking a Thanksgiving meal for the first time because of the pandemic, we have some tips for you. Finally, if you ask people in the city of Mexicali, Mexico, about their most notable regional cuisine, they won’t say street tacos or mole. They’ll say Chinese food. Editor’s note: During the Thanksgiving dinner at home interview that appears in this podcast our guest said that defrosted cooked turkey bones are poisonous. According to the US Department of Agriculture, It is true that undercooking a turkey can lead to serious food-borne illness, as can leaving leftovers out too long. But we can find no source stating frozen turkey bones, if cooked properly, are poisonous. If you have questions about food safety for your Thanksgiving dinner, call the USDA Meat and Poultry hotline at 888-674-6854. We regret the error.

A camera aboard a media boat captured the moment as the start neared — and unfortunately, it kept capturing the moment after the start signal blared, blocking roughly half of the racers.

Closing arguments were delivered Wednesday in the trial of a former La Mesa police officer charged with lying on a police report.