Newsletter: Trump wins in an upset, Harris makes history, and pot is legal

Good morning. It is Wednesday, Nov. 9. Here’s what is happening in the Golden State:

TOP STORIES

Political upset

Republican Donald Trump put together a resounding victory Tuesday night. How did he pull off this political upset? “The nature of the race may have come as a surprise to political analysts from both parties, but the signs were there all along. Trump’s defiance of political convention began on the day he announced his presidential campaign and never stopped.” Los Angeles Times

Senate seat

State Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris was elected to the U.S. Senate from California. She will be the first African American and Indian American politician to represent the Golden State in the Senate. Los Angeles Times

Pot victory

California legalized it for recreational uses. The vote creates the largest market for marijuana products. “We are very excited that citizens of California voted to end the failed policy of marijuana prohibition,” said Nate Bradley, executive director of the California Cannabis Industry Assn. Los Angeles Times

Plus: Here are the latest election results from around California. Los Angeles Times

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L.A. AT LARGE

Post-election protests: The election of Trump sparked protests at UCLA and other college campuses across California. Near UC Santa Barbara, some chanted, “Not my president. Not my president.” Los Angeles Times

Fear is real: Steve Lopez went to an election night party at the Dolores Mission in Boyle Heights, but with a Trump victory, the mood soured. “How can a human being talk the way Trump talks about us?” asked parishioner Rita Chairez. “He talks like we’re not human, Latinos and women both.” Los Angeles Times

Wheels on the bus: A tour bus got stuck on Sunset Boulevard as it came down one of the steepest streets in Echo Park. Whoops. Eastsider LA

POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

Tech reaction: Trump’s election didn’t sit too well with Silicon Valley’s executives, venture capitalists and workers. A couple even tweeted about the idea of California seceding. Los Angeles Times

Protest vote: Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers says he didn’t vote in Tuesday’s election. He called the decision between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton a choice between the “lesser of two evils.” Kaepernick has gained attention for his decision to kneel during the national anthem as a form of protest for social issues. SFGate

Presidential properties: These Southern California buildings all have presidential ties. Curbed LA

Hello. It’s me: A look at Donald Trump’s only phone banking operation in Los Angeles. LAist

CRIME AND COURTS

Wild shooting: One person was killed and at least two others were wounded Tuesday after an assailant opened fire in a residential part of Azusa. The shooting led to an hours-long standoff, and the gunman was later found dead in the home. “It’s very early to tell what the motive is, but it appears to be concentrated on the residential side, not at the polling station,” said Azusa Police Chief Steve Hunt. Los Angeles Times

Unusual case: A prosecutor is defending her decision to pursue a criminal case against a mother of six who sold homemade ceviche. “If one person gets salmonella or E. coli and they die, then we’d be the first person they’d contact to say, ‘Why didn’t we do anything about this?’” said San Joaquin County Chief Deputy Dist. Atty. Sherri Adams. Los Angeles Times

DROUGHT AND CLIMATE

Two states: There has always been a divide between Southern and Northern California, but now that’s being exacerbated by the drought. “The drought divide leaves California’s water managers and experts striving to finesse conservation messages for two wildly differing situations in the state.” Associated Press

CALIFORNIA CULTURE

Celebrating the past: Dapper Day at Disneyland is a step back in time. Los Angeles Times

Art and the environment: Arts patron Joan Irvine Smith is donating her California Impressionist painting collection to UC Irvine. The 1,200 works are valued at $17 million. “The focus wasn’t just about starting a museum — it was to talk about the environment issues we face today, which are just as equally important,” said Irvine Museum President (and Smith’s son) James Irvine Swinden. Los Angeles Times

CALIFORNIA ALMANAC

San Diego will be sunny with a high of 88. Riverside will be sunny with a high of 93. Los Angeles will be 90 degrees with sunshine. San Francisco will be 73 and mostly sunny. It will be 75 and mostly sunny in Sacramento.

AND FINALLY

Today’s California Memory comes from Doug Kessler:

“Growing up on an Air Force base near Victorville, our family would make an annual trip to Delano in the central San Joaquin Valley. As we left the desert and climbed CA 58 through the Tehachapi Mountains I would grow with excitement until finally we would make our descent into the gloriously green valley. Orange groves and grapes for miles in every direction. It was like going to Disneyland for us. Only later on would I realize it might have felt the same to Kerouac (‘On the Road’) and Steinbeck (‘The Grapes of Wrath’).”

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