Dear John,

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• FR: Bari Weiss Exposes Dangerous Anti-Semitism
• PE: The visionary woman the left can't stand
• VCStar $: Walters: High living costs make Californians poor
• Camden's Success Was Achieved by De-Unionizing, Not Defunding - Foundation for Economic Education
• LAT $: Cannabis farmers in a poor California town want to go legit, but the raids keep coming
• SFC: Census data is four months late, so Calif. redistricting maps may be too, state Supreme Court says - SFChronicle.com
• FresBee: Northeast Fresno rally targets Newsom for recall, boosts Trump
• SFC: Sloppy handwriting could get your mail ballot tossed in California
• SacBee: UC Davis unveils preliminary fall plans; full update expected later this month
• PE: As coronavirus surges, public and private testing labs strain under the crush
• LADN: Ground and air crews contain fire at Lake Balboa model airplane field
• Brush fire near Livermore nearly contained
• LADN: Fire near Hansen Dam in Sylmar contained at 3 acres
• FresBee: Hot weather challenges crews battling wildfire near Coalinga. How fast is it spreading?
• SacBee: Vegetation fire burns near I-5, bike path in Discovery Park
• BakCal: Landlords feel the squeeze of eviction moratorium as renters stop paying
• SLTrib: First SLO County Jail inmates test positive for coronavirus
• SacBee: About half of California prison inmates killed by COVID-19 were disabled, advocates say
• SFC: California is trying to crack down on power line fires. Will it work?
• PE: Why are we politicizing food?
• Self-Cancel Culture
• FH: Beware of Sleight-of-Hand in Prop 15 Numbers
• SDUT: Editorial: New state law setting standards for online teaching must be enforced
• FH: Life on the American River
• NR: The Closing of the American Mind
• FH: The Power (and Threat) of the Unelected
• SacBee: First coronavirus death reported in El Dorado County; elderly man lived in Tahoe region
• SFC: Sonoma speedway hosts 1,000-person drag racing competition
• SFC: Open or closed? Bay Area struggles to find a middle ground that works
• SFC: Malls and offices to close in SF as the city lands on watch list
• New records in Oakland police shooting raise questions about DA's role in investigating cops
• SJMN: At least 40 Alameda County sheriff's deputies, staff test positive for COVID-19
• SJMN: With costs rising for BART extension, critics question $500 million plan for 'redundant' Santa Clara segment
• SFC: Concern grows in San Mateo County over potential state shutdown
• FresBee: Fresno County's COVID-19 cases nearing 10,000 while positivity rate slightly rises
• Governor's order will likely keep Stanislaus County schools closed longer than most
• Coronavirus update, July 19: County single-day positivity rate stays above 25 percent
• BakCal: UPDATE: Kern County reports 495 new COVID-19 cases Saturday; county 'flagged' for not meeting metrics
• BakCal: Almond growers fret over expectations for another record harvest
• BakCal: New petition demands water be put back in Kern River in Bakersfield
• SLTrib: SLO County adds 55 coronavirus cases - including 23 in North County
• VCStar $: Marchers protest Camarillo council resolution vote
• VCStar $: Oil limits endorsed by planning panel
• LAT $: Los Angeles County COVID-19 cases continue to surge after a record-breaking week
• LAT $: Garcetti admits economy reopened too quickly, again threatens new stay-at-home orders
• LAT $: Antiracism as government policy? County supervisors will decide soon
• LAT $: Almost 500 people have died of COVID-19 in Orange County as cases approach 30,000
• OCReg: Coronavirus backlash triggers wave of progressive activism from Asian Americans in Orange County
• PE: San Bernardino County reports 13 more coronavirus deaths
• PE: Life beyond coronavirus seclusion: seniors see challenges and change ahead
• SDUT: San Diego County logs 625 new cases, six more COVID-19 deaths
• SDUT: San Diego's beach neighborhoods use secret weapon to limit parking - illegally painted red curbs
• SDUT: Some parents lament school closure order even as they understand why it was given
• SDUT: COVID-19 cases, deaths surpass flu numbers for the entire 2019-20 season in San Diego

Sincerely,