There are still votes left to count in California. There are races yet to be called, winners and losers yet to be determined. “The general state of affairs for these people is so dire it’s almost hard to describe,” said Mr. Trotter, a retired state court justice who was appointed to oversee the fund by a federal bankruptcy court. “Covid and this season’s wildfires have just added to their misery. If this does not qualify as a humanitarian crisis, I don’t know what will.”

Source: New York Times November 11, 2020 13:50 UTC