Dear John,

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• FRBlog: When it comes to homes, CA politicians act like white supremacists
• SFC: Phil Matier: SF may erase presidents' names from schools
• AP: Oakland protesters set fire to courthouse, smash windows
• SFC: As Oakland picks up from Saturday rampage, mayor condemns vandalism
• LAT $: Los Angeles police declare tactical alert in response to protests downtown
• SacBee: City Hall, jail vandalized during Sacramento march. One woman was arrested, police said
• LAT $: Seven hurt, four arrested in scuffle between police and protesters in downtown L.A.
• CG: Violent Protest in Downtown Sacramento, But Mayor 'Stands With Portland' Thugs
• AP: Police and protesters clash in violent weekend across the US
• AP: Little time, big agenda when California lawmakers return
• Saturday Headlines
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• VCStar $: Report: Minimum wage not enough for local rents
• LADN: No work, no rent: Tenants grapple with mounting debt, shrinking benefits
• SacBee: California's housing crisis was the state's most serious political issue before COVID-19
• SJMN: Bay Area college students trapped in pre-coronavirus leases
• Sacramento Demonstrators March In Solidarity With Portland Protesters; Some Damage Downtown
• LADN: Hundreds march in LA area Sunday after protests end with injuries, arrests Saturday
• LADN: Protesters in Compton seek arrest of deputy who shot, killed Andres Guardado
• CG: Threats to Close More CA Counties, Parks, Businesses Over COVID 'Cases'
• SacBee: Water park that refused to close despite COVID-19 will lose permit, CA officials say
• AP: California sees large outdoor worship events despite virus
• FresBee: Hundreds gather in downtown Fresno for 'Let Us Worship' outdoor service
• SJMN: San Jose church protests California coronavirus singing ban with live band at City Hall
• LAT $: By easing its bar exam score, will California produce more Black and Latino lawyers?
• PE: Karen fire in Riverside, San Bernardino counties 97% contained
• SacBee: Cal Fire battling grass fire near Rancho Murieta in eastern Sacramento County
• OCReg: Crews contain 62-acre brush fire in Bolsa Chica wetlands in Huntington Beach; homes spared
• SFC: Democrats winning money wars in several California congressional races
• LAT $: As $600-a-week benefit nears end, White House suggests short-term unemployment bill
• SJMN: What looks promising and who will be the first to get one?
• OCReg: Roundup of wasted taxpayer money
• FRBlog: It's Back Again! Once Again Term-Limited OC Supervisor Bartlett Attempts Ethically-Challenged End-Run On Term Limits
• OCReg: The Janus decision has been less consequential than many anticipated
• CG: The Media's Role in California Politics
• CalM: Becerra slants two ballot measure titles
• SacBee: Coronavirus updates: Sacramento County adds 267 COVID-19 infections; 8,400 dead in California
• SacBee: Black Lives Matter rally met by All Lives Matter counter protesters in Loomis
• SFC: SF's Muni Metro to roll out big changes in August, but reopening carries risks
• SFC: Racial slurs part of bat attack on SF Muni bus driver
• SFC: Caltrain measure backers in San Mateo warn against SF plan
• SFC: Alameda Co.'s COVID-19 cases soar past 10K, party-goers infected most
• SJMN: San Jose protesters keep pushing for policing changes with Sunday rally
• SJMN: Los Gatos rally to fight sexual assault & harassment highlights slow change
• FresBee: Fresno County adds 400-plus coronavirus cases; hospital has 323 workers sidelined
• Pastor, promoter, ex-councilwoman vie to replace Kristi Ah You on Modesto Council
• Federal agency reaffirms support for how MID, TID want to operate Don Pedro Reservoir
• What Stanislaus districts are doing, what families can, to ensure they're wired for school
• CalCoast: BLM protesters detained pregnant woman, and nurses in SLO
• LAT $: L.A. County records 1,703 new coronavirus cases and 10 related deaths
• LADN: LA County reports 1,703 coronavirus cases, 10 deaths Sunday - but results still labeled incomplete
• LAT $: They made a home under L.A.'s freeways. But soon they could be forced to move
• OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 420 new cases and two new deaths as of July 26
• OCReg: A dozen Huntington Beach police officers and employees have contracted COVID-19
• SBSun: 7 deaths, 437 new coronavirus cases reported in San Bernardino County
• SDUT: Tensions grow between a San Diego church and the neighborhood around it
• SDUT: Fairgrounds continues study of homeless housing proposal, despite stiff opposition
• SDUT: Black people still few and far between in San Diego's biotech industry

Sincerely,