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The main item is the possible strike by about 250 Los Angeles and Long Beach port watchmen, with talks extended and no stoppage so far; sources differ on whether the deadline is 5 p.m. PT Wednesday Nov 4 or Nov 5. Fairfield, Calif., police announced an arrest Monday in Friday's Spirit Halloween store shooting.
Goes Yellow if a strike starts and other dockworkers decline to cross picket lines, halting terminals
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ILWU Local 26, about 250 watchmen, and the employers' association agreed to extend talks; Reuters reported the new deadline as Nov 5, while other outlets said 5 p.m. PT Wednesday Nov 4. The employers' group has said other ILWU workers are unlikely to cross picket lines, which could halt operations at affected terminals. Federal mediators are involved and no settlement had been reported.
Police said a 17-year-old was arrested Monday in Suisun City on murder and attempted murder charges over Friday's shooting at the Solano Town Center store, which killed one woman and wounded six others, per reporting by CBS Sacramento and NBC Bay Area. Police have called the shooting targeted.
Sheriff's deputies were alerted around 1:45 p.m. Monday to a suitcase in the lobby of the registrar's Kearny Mesa office; a bomb squad responded and the building was evacuated about 3:10 p.m. The county said it was cleared out of caution; the office reopened about 4:45 p.m. Ballot drop boxes stayed open. Registrar Shawn Brom said the item had been left unattended too long in a public voting area. Officials had not said publicly what the suitcase contained, per local reports.
This pass found no new large outages in the Pacific states; Alaska storm outages were not rechecked.
No new Pacific hazards were found in this pass; the Alaska Bering Sea gale was not rechecked.
The LA/Long Beach watchmen strike deadline is Nov 4 or 5 depending on the source; a strike could halt terminals if other dockworkers honor picket lines.
The LA/Long Beach watchmen strike deadline is Nov 4 or 5 depending on the source; a strike could halt terminals if other dockworkers honor picket lines.
A 17-year-old was arrested in the Fairfield store shooting (1 killed, 6 wounded).
A 17-year-old was arrested in the Fairfield store shooting (1 killed, 6 wounded). No other major Pacific incident was found for Nov 1-2; Long Beach beach closures were not rechecked.
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