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• CG: Gov. Newsom Blocks COVID-19 Funding For Two California Cities Not Obeying Closure Order
• AP: California withholds virus money from 2 defiant cities
• SFC: $100 for not wearing a mask? Contra Costa approves fines for health order violators
• SJMN: Top health official: More mask wearing could cut California coronavirus spread up to 60 percent
• OCReg: Coronavirus: California has had 130,042 new cases in the past 14 days
• CG: Salon Owners Protest For Indoor Re-openings In Southern California
• LAT $: Palm Springs orders all restaurants, bars to close early
• OCReg: Health care workers may be less, not more, susceptible to COVID, study suggests
• FresBee: COVID-19 hospitalizations dip from peak, but cases, deaths worry Fresno's health officer
• SFC: SF passes sales tax measure to save Caltrain; San Mateo says it's DOA
• SFC: SF tax on companies with highly paid CEO's goes to November ballot
• CG: How Much Do California's County Workers Make?
• SacBee: California wants to know more about coronavirus and ethnicity after surge in Latino cases
• SacBee: California to collect data gauging coronavirus pandemic's impact on LGBTQ community
• CG: Public Charter Schools File Lawsuit Against State Over Defunding of Public School Students
• SDUT: San Diego councilman Chris Cate calls for home school stipends, outdoor classrooms
• LAT $: California could create its own $600 weekly unemployment benefit
• CG: Democrats Propose $100 Billion Stimulus Plan For California's Economy
• SacBee: California's recession could get worse if Congress cuts unemployment aid, studies say
• LAT $: L.A. could pull money away from fund tied to beleaguered Councilman Jose Huizar
• LAT $: California fires prompt evacuations as they explode in size and threaten homes
• AP: California brush fire closes highway, prompts evacuations
• SDUT: Beach worship draws scrutiny from health officials
• AP: Part of Berlin Wall defaced on campus at Chapman University
• SFC: That email asking you to check your California voter information? It's legit
• AP: California sues over Trump order on congressional maps
• AP: California Indian tribe gets back Big Sur ancestral lands
• OCReg: College bribery scandal: Ex-Pimco CEO wants out of prison after 29 days in solitary
• SFC: Stunning allegation: Vallejo cops bent badges to mark people they killed
• CG: California Senate Allows Remote Voting
• FresBee: Strap in, everyone. I listened to The Devin Nunes Podcast - so you don't have to
• LAT $: Biden's note to self: 'Do not hold grudges' against Kamala Harris
• SDUT: Oliver Krvaric: College Republicans are not all on the same page but the future is clear
• FH: South LA for Vice President
• OCReg: Luddite lawmakers villainize 'Big Tech' for no good reason
• FH: Polling the Environment that Surrounds Covid-19 and Social Justice
• VOC: Santana: Orange County Supervisors Effort to Extend Term Limits is Back
• CalM: State budget 'balanced' with massive new debt
• OCReg: Backlash against President Trump likely to aid repeal of Prop. 209
• SacBee: City Council approves purchase of body and vehicle cameras for South Lake Tahoe police
• SacBee: Sacramento activists propose alternate 'strong mayor' measure. Council discussing tonight
• SacBee: Bobbie Singh-Allen announces bid for Elk Grove mayor, challenging embattled incumbent
• SFC: Former SF firefighter, engineer sue city for racial discrimination
• SFC: Genentech to cut 474 Bay Area-based jobs
• SFC: Coronavirus rules: How each Bay Area county enforces health orders
• SFC: UCSF to offer free coronavirus testing at Mission BART station
• SJMN: San Jose: Video of cop kicking and dragging woman prompts fresh calls for police reforms. But some worry it won't be enough
• FresBee: Fresno County city councilman calls Gov. Gavin Newsom 'a school yard' bully
• Coronavirus update, July 29: Stanislaus deaths at 98. Waterford shuts two busy parks
• FresBee: Fresno county, city officials get list of challenges in first joint meeting since pandemic
• FresBee: Plan to reform Fresno Police Department could take longer than expected. Here's why
• Stanislaus County health officer on COVID-19: 'It seems to be everywhere'
• VCStar $: COVID outbreak at Camarillo youth prison spreads
• VCStar $: County questions watch-list action over ICU beds
• VCStar $: State warns Simi Valley to approve 278-unit development
• LAT $: Hundreds of cases involving LAPD officers accused of corruption now under review
• LADN: As 'bridge' shelters open, LA considers resuming tent enforcement, deep cleanups
• LADN: LA County reports 51 coronavirus deaths, 2,708 new cases
• LADN: LA County voters could get the power to shift millions away from law enforcement
• LADN: 3 homeless found unresponsive under 101 Freeway in Studio City, drugs suspected
• OCReg: 3 O.C. restaurants that closed with COVID concerns have reopened
• OCReg: Coronavirus: 15 new deaths, issue with case count continues in Orange County on July 28
• VOC: Orange County Board of Education Decides To Sue Gov. Gavin Newsom Over School Closures
• SBSun: San Bernardino County sees highest one-week total of coronavirus deaths
• PE: Riverside County again sees record 83 coronavirus deaths in past 7 days
• PE: Fired Augie's Coffee workers file wage-theft claims, say they're owed $140,000
• SDUT: New rules aim to make San Diego commissions more diverse, transparent, prominent
• SDUT: July is now the deadliest month of the pandemic in San Diego County
• VOSD: How Los Angeles and San Diego Unified Started Driving State Education Policy

Sincerely,