Day Around the Bay: Newsom Renames California Labor Building to Honor Huerta

Local:

• Authorities in San Jose arrested a man over the weekend for allegedly trying to kill his neighbor with a machete. Victim Alberto Cuevas was subsequently hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries while a 49-year-old suspect remains in custody in Santa Clara. [KRON4]
• Governor Newsom announced he's renaming Sacramento's new California Labor and Workforce Development Agency Building in honor of late civil rights icon Dolores Huerta following her death earlier this week. [NBC Bay Area]
• Caltrans is warning drivers planning to cross the Bay Bridge on Friday night to expect "major delays" as a result of continuing work on a bridge painting project that will reduce eastbound traffic down to one lane from 11pm tonight until 7am tomorrow morning. [KRON4]

National:

• Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike issued her first public sentiments following her botched execution by lethal injection last month. In a written statement, she shared that she's in constant pain and noted that while she is recovering, "healing is not the same as being okay.” [CNN]
• The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Justice Department's request that California registrars across the state set aside ballots allegedly cast by noncitizens in a 2-1 ruling on Friday afternoon. [ABC7]
• Authorities are investigating a Chili's in North Carolina after a trio of customers suffered chemical burns owing to their drinks allegedly being prepared with a cleaning product that was mistaken for sugar. [Daily Beast]

Video:

• The San Francisco Zoo's newest residents — two adorable six-month-old capybara siblings — decided to kick off Halloween early with a pumpkin feast. They will soon be called something else as well, as SF Zoo recently auctioned off their naming rights at their annual gala. [ABC7]