Dear John,

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• SFC: A mask in every mailbox? California Democrats up pressure campaign in Congress
• Reason: Los Angeles Will Shut Off People's Utilities For Hosting Parties, Not For Failing To Pay Their Utility Bills
• SFC: State computer glitch causing widespread confusion for counties, business, schools
• With Contentious Measures On California's Ballot, Lawsuits Over Language Pile Up
• CalM: Critics demand fairer prop ballot labels and summaries, but lawsuits are flaming out
• AP: California sets in-person voting rules amid coronavirus
• SacBee: Coronavirus updates: California data problem stalls contact tracing; death toll near 10,000
• CalM: Faced with dying Californians and withering businesses, Gov. Newsom steers a middle path. Can it last?
• LAT $: California tops 10,000 coronavirus deaths
• FresBee: Tower District business owner in Fresno posts signs mocking coronavirus and Gov. Newsom
• AP: Judge orders COVID-19 tests at California detention center
• CapWkly: Auditor slams state mental-health system, revives Laura's Law
• CG: CalPERS Investment Chief with 'Long and Cozy Relationship with China' Resigns
• CalM: California Democrats divided over COVID-19 stimulus, millionaire tax to fund economic recovery
• LAT $: Ventura County sues church after indoor services without masks or distance
• SDUT: San Diego church again defies COVID-19 public health order
• SFC: Facebook extends work from home option until July 2021
• SDUT: San Diego Catholic high school files lawsuit against Newsom to reopen in the fall
• CalM: Rural California schools prepare for possible in-person teaching
• VOC: Scores of Orange County Elementary Schools Move to Reopen Classrooms
• LAT $: California colleges in last-minute scramble to open without state guidance
• SDUT: San Diego council denounces federal intervention at peaceful local protests
• CalCoast: SLO protesters demand prosecutors drop charges against BLM leader
• AP: 2 charged with assaulting Southern California protesters
• CG: Cell Tower Emergency Power Bill Passes Assembly Committee
• CG: State Creating Financing Program for 'Granny Flats'
• AP: Humira maker to settle California lawsuit for $24 million
• SFC: Bay Area cities reluctantly approve housing in face of state laws
• CG: California Gas and Energy Prices Continue to Rise Higher Than Other States
• SFC: Will SF judge turn Uber, Lyft drivers into employees?
• OCReg: State board denies parole for biker-turned-lawyer convicted of killing 3 in Westminster decades ago
• LAT $: Judge hikes bail for La Luz del Mundo leader to $90 million
• AP: Judge dismisses Rep. Nunes' lawsuit over Iowa farm story
• OCReg: Healthcare workers protest alleged lack of COVID-19 protections
• LAT $: Grand jury charges UC Davis researcher with visa fraud and concealing membership in Chinese military
• SBSun: Apple fire could be 'very active' in Morongo Valley, expert warns
• LAT $: Apple fire chars over 28,000 acres, prompting new evacuations for Morongo Valley
• OCReg: 'Worst nightmare': Laid-off workers endure loss of $600 aid
• SFC: Judge orders Bakersfield immigration holding facility to test all detainees weekly
• AmerSpec: Qualified Immunity: Immune From Accountability
• OCReg: How to manage the future of work and reduce the employment gap
• OCReg: Racial justice begins by retiring Joe Biden
• FH: Proposition 15 and the Tug-of-War over Gov. Newsom
• OCReg: How far will the left go to revise history?
• FH: Fair Housing Door-to-Door Sweep Dead, for Now
• FH: California loses thousands of jobs and crucial fuel as Marathon Martinez refinery goes idle
• SacBee: City of Sacramento records 100th confirmed coronavirus death, county says
• SacBee: Sacramento firefighter union announces 'strong opposition' to 'strong mayor' ballot measure
• SacBee: 'Strong mayor' will be on the Sacramento ballot again. How this campaign is different from 2014
• SFC: Ex-SF medical examiner's employee sues city over Jeff Adachi autopsy dispute
• SFC: SF restaurant turns to dome dining amid growing homelessness on streets
• SJMN: Coronavirus: How close are Bay Area counties to coming off state monitoring list?
• SFC: SFUSD, teachers union reach tentative deal on distance learning
• SFC: A's coach apologizes after displaying 'unintentional' Nazi salute
• SJMN: Truong Tien Dat dies, former South Vietnamese Senator and San Jose real estate broker
• COVID-19 hasn't slowed in Stanislaus County. Here's why the numbers are wrong
• SFC: Family of Sean Monterrosa files wrongful death suit against Vallejo
• FresBee: Fresno County adds 353 new cases of coronavirus. Here's why the number may be higher
• Modesto is close to enacting downtown vision with housing, walkable spaces and more
• CalCoast: SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill dead, suspected suicide
• VCStar $: The latest COVID surge: Here are the numbers
• VCStar $: Abrupt exits for two Oxnard department heads
• VCStar $: Simi Valley townhome project moves forward
• LADN: L.A. County tops 200,000 coronavirus cases as undercount creates statewide tangle
• LAT $: Homeless people in L.A. increasingly are taking their lives by hanging
• FH: Complying with the Oath of Office for an Elected Los Angeles City Official
• LADN: Evictions begin for 1,000 LA County renters with pre-COVID judgments
• OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 580 new cases and 32 additional deaths as of Aug. 6
• OCReg: O.C. will pay restaurants $1,000 each to battle coronavirus, but is it enough?
• VOC: OC Judge Allows Lawsuit Against Orange County Public Comment Policies to Move Forward
• OCReg: Huntington Beach Mayor Semeta and Councilman Brenden take pass on reelection
• OCReg: Anaheim hotel brawl: Police responded to multiple calls in the past month
• SBSun: San Bernardino raises marijuana store limit from 10 to 11
• PE: How Riverside and San Bernardino counties are spending coronavirus dollars
• PE: Riverside County reports 764 new coronavirus cases, 18 more deaths
• VOSD: The City Is Walking a Fine Line in Demanding Millions From Its Next Power Provider
• SDUT: National City struggles to move on from Ron Morrison's censure
• SDUT: With no good options, angry San Diego city council demands more information on Ash Street
• SDUT: San Diego City Council stalls on electric and gas franchise agreement

Sincerely,