Dear John,

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• SacBee: California's newest union: 45,000 childcare workers to be represented in contract talks
• AP: Protesters chained to governor's home as prison deaths mount
• SacBee: Update: 14 charged with trespassing at Gov. Newsom's home after protesting prison conditions
• CG: Assembly, Senate Return To Abbreviated COVID-19 Shortened Session
• AP: California lawmakers propose $100 billion stimulus plan
• SacBee: California Democrats unveil $100 billion coronavirus stimulus plan. Here's what's in it
• SDUT: California desperate for signs of turnaround after stunning coronavirus setbacks
• LAT $: Coronavirus: Military medical teams arrive at two L.A. County hospitals
• OCReg: Southern California's hospitalizations, coronavirus spread start to plateau after steady resurgence
• CG: Dem Lawmakers Want Father Junipero Serra Statue Mothballed
• LAT $: Contractor who bribed L.A. County officials sentenced to prison
• AP: California's Central Valley now a coronavirus hot spot
• CG: Gov. Newsom Announces $52 Million For Central Valley COVID Healthcare Efforts
• CalM: The new hot spot: Newsom targets Central Valley for $52 million coronavirus aid
• SFC: California may offer $600 a week in extra jobless benefits if Congress doesn't act
• SFC: Google extends work from home through June 2021 as virus cases surge
• AP: Ex-UCLA coach pleads guilty to accepting $200K in bribes
• OCReg: Orange County may ask advance notice of official Chinese or Vietnamese delegation visits
• LAT $: Latinos worry more than other Californians about how the coronavirus will affect them, poll says
• CalM: Should I quit my job? California parents grapple with education in a pandemic
• OCReg: Downtown Disney bans masks with valves, mesh or holes
• SBSun: California AG investigating Amazon's warehouse practices amid coronavirus
• OCReg: Santa Ana civic leader Rob Richardson dies
• CG: Prop. 15: Messy Title, Feud With Signer, and Ironic Zuckerberg Contributions
• LAT $: San Diego universities disavow racist remarks on fake Instagram accounts
• LAT $: Reagan Foundation stops Trump, RNC from raising money off the former president's image
• SFC: Protest calls for SF police union to stand down in blocking reforms
• LAT $: Smith: The more smack California sheriffs talk, the more they're asking to be handcuffed
• FresBee: Salon worker confronted code enforcer in Fresno parking lot. Now police are involved
• SacBee: Fugitive UC Davis researcher from China ordered held in Sacramento jail as flight risk
• FH: Taking Care of Workers; What About Businesses?
• OCReg: The big risks and potential rewards in CalPERS' new investment strategy
• FH: The City's Shakedown Machine
• FH: Who's on First
• OCReg: California still unprepared for online learning
• SacBee: Sacramento RT releases routes of third bus driver who tests positive for COVID-19
• SacBee: 'Drop the gun, it's not worth it.' Video shows Sacramento police shooting near Sac State
• SFC: San Francisco won't cite Catholic archdiocese after church wedding
• SJMN: Santa Clara County launches basic income program for foster youth
• SFC: Amid coronavirus warnings, Lake Merritt sees increased police presence
• SJMN: Coronavirus: Why is San Mateo the only Bay Area county not on state watchlist?
• SJMN: $850 million: One developer's plans for downtown San Jose
• FresBee: Should Fresno Unified postpone the start of the school year? Why some teachers say yes
• Coronavirus update July 27: Stanislaus County hits 90 deaths, nears 8,000 positive cases
• Stanislaus deaths reach 95. Health officer talks of 669 schoolkids with COVID-19
• CalCoast: San Luis Obispo again charging for parking downtown
• CalCoast: Coronavirus cases escalate in SLO County, another deputy tests positive
• VCStar $: Appeal denied for Starr term limit initiative
• VCStar $: Point Mugu airshow canceled due to coronavirus
• LADN: Did L.A. County write an escape hatch into proposed 're-imagining L.A.' charter amendment?
• LADN: Garcetti announces bureau to improve relationships between LAPD officers and underserved communities
• OCReg: Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia's mother, Gabriella O'Donnell, dies at age 61 from coronavirus
• LAT $: LAPD expands community policing program and appoints Black female deputy chief
• LADN: LA County closes three more businesses; 2,039 new cases reported countywide
• OCReg: Coronavirus: 273 new positive cases, but issue with laboratory reports cited in Orange County update on July 27
• OCReg: Corona del Mar High families, teachers protest Newport-Mesa Unified for change in curriculum plan
• OCReg: Orange County Market Place operator wants out of contract
• AP: Brush fire contained in Southern California wetlands
• OCReg: Santa Ana rent control measure fails to gather enough signatures during pandemic
• PE: Riverside County antibody study finds coronavirus may have infected up to 175,400
• PE: Riverside County reports 34 more coronavirus deaths, 1,720 new cases
• PE: Riverside County median price just $2,000 below housing bubble high
• SBSun: San Bernardino County adds 1,139 coronavirus cases; one more death
• SBSun: Marquez sentencing for role in San Bernardino terror attack delayed to late October
• SDUT: Smoke from Navy ship fire in San Diego contained toxic chemicals
• San Diego City Council President To Propose Extending Rent Payment Period
• VOSD: MTS Police Chief Departs as Agency Pulls Back Enforcement Push

Sincerely,