• Notorious California GOP Rep. Darrell Issa says he may move to Texas after Prop 50 will likely make it impossible for him to win another election here. "I have to go where I can be of the most use," he said. [Bay Area News Group]
  • A new poll suggests voters will be very unhappy with Republicans if their healthcare premiums spike next year. [New York Times]
  • A 66-year-old man living in Antioch, Cashmir Chinedu Luke, who stands accused of a wide-ranging fraud involving the Department of Veterans Affairs,  was arrested Wednesday at SFO trying to board a flight to Nigeria. [Chronicle]
  • While we should be enjoying colorful sunrises and sunsets from an array of high clouds today and tomorrow, the Pacific Northwest is going to be seeing ten straight days of rain from a parade of atmospheric river storms. [Chronicle]
  • The Chronicle has the harrowing but heartening story of Evan Carver, a 35-year-old man who fell into fentanyl addiction after being addicted to opioids, and spent years on the streets before finally committing to recovery.
  • A man was arrested in Sonoma County after being seen poaching red abalone from Ocean Cove. [KRON4]
  • 11 months on from the Eaton Fire, the first fully rebuilt home in Altadena has been cleared for move-in. [KABC]

Top image: U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) arrives for a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on November 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. The House Republicans are working to come to an agreement on a government funding bill before the end of the year. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)