Dear John,

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• OCReg: It's official: Kamala Harris named Joe Biden's vice presidential running mate
• LAT $: Kamala Harris is Joe Biden's history-making pick for vice president
• SDUT: How Biden chose Harris: Inside his search for a running mate
• LAT $: In her native California, Kamala Harris brings excitement and doubts
• VCStar $: 6 things you should know about Kamala Harris
• SacBee: Kamala Harris in California: Big winner but a polarizing figure
• SDUT: Kamala Harris pick was met with local excitement, scorn, uncertainty
• SacBee: She once called herself California's 'top cop.' Where is Kamala Harris on police reform now?
• SFC: How the Bay Area is responding to Kamala Harris as Biden's VP pick
• PE: Kamala Harris' soft-on-police past haunts her as she is named vice presidential nominee
• FH: Biden-Harris Ticket No Surprise
• NR: Is Kamala Harris as Safe a VP Pick as She Seems?
• NR: Kamala Harris Is No Moderate
• NR: Kamala Harris's Anti-Catholic Bigotry
• SDUT: Tony Krvaric to retire as San Diego GOP chair - The San Diego Union-Tribune
• PE: If Harris heads to DC, Southern California could loom large in the scramble to fill her seat
• SDUT: With Kamala Harris as Biden's VP pick, Newsom has a chance to appoint history-making senator
• SacBee: 'Extremely frustrating:' How tech breakdowns are hurting Gavin Newsom's coronavirus response
• Farmworkers fear retaliation for airing COVID-19 concerns. What can be done to help?
• SacBee: California National Guard camp opened as COVID surged. Then, some cadets got sick
• SacBee: Triple-digit heat returning to Northern California, with Sacramento peaking Saturday
• Red flag warning: High wildfire danger in northern Sierra, open flame banned
• SacBee: Hiring investigation at California utility regulator finds 'highly questionable' appointments
• LAT $: California voters overwhelmingly support sweeping police reforms, new poll finds
• SFC: CEO: Uber would pause ride-hailing in CA if drivers become employees
• SacBee: 'Outside ain't cutting it': Hairstylists rally for the reopening of California salons
• CG: Governor Newsom: President Trump's Executive Order Would Decimate California's Budget
• LAT $: 'I've now dipped into the pie.' Will COVID-19 change Americans' views of the social safety net?
• PE: Apple fire containment inches up to 60%, with firefighters going to daytime-only shifts
• CG: New Documents Show Botched Madera High-Speed Rail Bridge Project
• SDUT: San Diego State budget hit could reach $12 million with fall sports postponed
• BakCal: KCFD reaches 83 percent containment on Stagecoach Fire
• FresBee: California National Guard camp opened as COVID surged. Then, some cadets got sick
• SJMN: In last-minute decision, San Jose teachers allowed to work from home
• SFC: Pac-12 postpones all sports through end of calendar year
• SFC: Here's who Gavin Newsom could name to replace Kamala Harris in the Senate
• OCReg: Reject Proposition 19, a cynical special interest money grab
• CG: CTA Employees Have a Pension Plan Twice as Good as the Teachers They Represent
• NR: We Can Reopen Our Schools Safely
• SacBee: Excommunication of renegade Sacramento priest roils Catholic diocese. Here's why it happened
• SacBee: Third El Dorado restaurant gets health permit pulled for 'flagrant' COVID-19 violations
• SacBee: Coronavirus 'swap': Supervisors told why funds for Sacramento sheriff's avoids county cuts
• SacBee: Elk Grove mayor apologizes for disregarding harassment claims, calls for ethics commission
• SFC: Mayor London Breed expects city to spend $446M on pandemic next year
• SFC: SF supes OK 1,100 homes at Balboa Reservoir
• SFC: Drivers crossing Bay Area bridges feeling free to skip paying the toll
• SJMN: No FasTrak? No problem - use your phone instead
• SFC: SF City Attorney wants tighter controls on contracting after Nuru scandal
• SJMN: Oakland teachers union 'getting closer' to agreement with district
• Nine candidates running for Piedmont seats on Nov. 3
• SJMN: San Jose to open public parks and plazas to restaurants, gyms and hair salons
• SJMN: Santa Clara County to impose fines for coronavirus health order violations
• SJMN: Santa Clara Valley Water District asks voters for $682 million parcel tax for floods, dams, environmental projects
• San Jose to open public parks and plazas to restaurants, gyms and hair salons
• As Stanislaus County leaders weigh summer surge, Withrow pushes for schools to open
• FresBee: Terry Slatic's censure up for debate again. Here's what Fresno Unified board will consider tonight
• FresBee: Merced County approves plan for $28.9M COVID-19 relief funds. Where is the money going?
• FresBee: Tulare County District Attorney files charges against health care executives
• FresBee: Fresno County plan hopes to slow coronavirus spread among disadvantaged groups
• BakCal: Federal judge finds 'serious questions' over McFarland's conduct in granting permits to expand immigrant detention center
• SLTrib: 'It's chaotic.' How SLO County families living on the edge are adjusting to school online
• SLTrib: 17th SLO County resident dies due to coronavirus
• VCStar $: Judge won't tell sheriff to close defiant church
• VCStar $: A back to school unlike any other in Ventura County
• LAT $: De León expected to take over seat of suspended L.A. councilman
• LAT $: Mayor Garcetti's top homelessness advisor to resign
• LAT $: L.A. school board approves deal on remote learning; critics say it falls short on teaching
• LADN: LA City Council starts process to redraw city, LAUSD political boundaries
• LADN: L.A. County surpasses grim milestone - 5,000 coronavirus deaths
• OCReg: Orange County schools back for a year like no other
• OCReg: Smaller cities in Orange County want more money from the state and federal governments
• OCReg: Memorial set for Santa Ana civic leader Rob Richardson
• OCReg: Will Disneyland block out annual passholders for weeks at a time?
• SBSun: San Bernardino County sees record 1,243 new coronavirus cases; technical issues cited
• SBSun: Pay and benefits total nearly $500,000 for San Bernardino's acting police chief
• SBSun: Here's who is running for office in Redlands, Yucaipa, Highland in November
• PE: Riverside County reports 1,393 new coronavirus cases, 4 deaths
• SDUT: Faulconer goes ahead with potential bidding on new San Diego franchise agreement 'in the coming weeks'
• CG: San Diego City Council Votes to Oppose, Condemn Federal Intervention
• SDUT: Brand-new arena possibility added to proposal for San Diego's Midway District

Sincerely,