- About 27% of California voters have already submitted ballots, with a total of 6.5 million opting for early voting. In the Bay Area, it's about on par with the 2022 midterms, but statewide the figure is higher than in 2022. [KTVU]
- 43-year-old Daly City resident Francis Robinson was arrested last week on suspicion of being a serial storage-unit thief in Walnut Creek. [KRON4]
- Two students at Sheppard Middle School in San Jose had to be hospitalized last week, possibly due to a drug overdose at an after-school Halloween party. [NBC Bay Area]
- Researchers at Cyabra, a social media monitoring company, found that deceptive bots were coordinating online chatter regarding election matchups in Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, and Ohio, though they appeared to attack both Democratic and Republican candidates. [New York Times]
- Investigators say that the private jet that crashed in Palm Beach may have started breaking apart before it hit the ground on Sunday. [KTVU]
- Awkwardly, Xavier Becerra, while standing next to LA Mayor Karen Bass, refused to endorse her on Monday, just telling people they should go out and vote. [SpencerPratt/X]
- Chronicle restaurant critic MacKenzie Chung Fegan may have opened a can of worms in asking readers how they feel about resident cats in restaurants — and corner stores?? — and also people who bring their dogs into restaurant and stores. [Chronicle]
Election Day Headlines: 6.5M Ballots Already Cast In CA
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