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• AP: California fires claim 5 lives, threaten thousands of homes
• LAT $: At least 5 dead, nearly 700,000 acres burned by massive fires
• Update: Moccasin Fire in Tuolumne County continues to spread
• LADN: Lake fire grows to 27,041 acres north of Castaic
• Live updates: 4 reported dead as LNU fire in Vacaville, Napa, Sonoma tops 215K acres
• SJMN: 'My God, we've got nobody': Strained firefighters struggle to stop Bay Area wildfires
• SJMN: Bay Area Fire Updates: 4 dead, 400,000 acres burned, hundreds of structures destroyed with fires out of control
• SJMN: Watch: Here's what 10,800 Bay Area lightning strikes sparking hundreds of wildfires looked like from space
• SacBee: Live updates: 4 reported dead as LNU fire in Vacaville, Napa, Sonoma tops 215K acres
• CG: Too Much Green Power Worsening Blackouts
• FH: California's Dysfunctional Electricity Policies may lead to more Blackouts
• SDUT: Grid operators get help from customers, avoid rotating power outages
• CG: CA Secretary of State Padilla Pays Stealth Dem Activists to Manage 'Non-Partisan' Mail-in Ballots
• AP: Appeals court gives reprieve to Uber, Lyft in California
• Reason: Lyft, Uber Get Last-Minute Reprieve Before They Would Have Canceled Services in California
• CG: BREAKING: Uber, Lyft Granted Emergency Stay Against Reclassifying Drivers As Employees
• LAT $: Gov. Newsom criticizes Trump for California fire comments
• CG: President Trump Criticizes California Officials Response To Wildfires
• SFC: 4 dead as firefighters are overwhelmed by 3 massive Bay Area wildfires
• SacBee: 'Missed greatly.' Flag draped over helicopter pilot killed fighting California wildfire
• CG: 'Commit to Equity Coalition' Demands CA Billionaire Tax, Millionaire Tax, and Additional Tax on Stock Gains
• AP: Dozens of California elementary schools allowed to reopen
• LAT $: L.A. coronavirus cases dropping so low that officials could soon seek to reopen schools
• LADN: Videos show Anthony McClain is shot while running from Pasadena police; they say he had a gun
• SFC: Calif. shelves George Floyd bill to charge cops who ignore excessive force
• LAT $: Plan to strengthen California's police use of force rules blocked in Sacramento
• SDUT: SeaWorld San Diego hints at a limited reopening after a six-month shutdown
• OCReg: Coronavirus state tracker: California had 5,704 new cases and 125 new deaths; hospitalizations are down
• LADN: Coronavirus: Hypertension, diabetes lead underlying conditions in LA County deaths
• CG: Assemblyman Kansen Chu Accused Of Campaign Committee Wrongdoings
• OCReg: Judge removes DA's office from rape case against Newport Beach surgeon, girlfriend
• VOC: Raising Concerns About OCDA's Handling of Rape Case, Judge Transfers It to State AG
• CalM: A ballot prop that could boost racial equity among university faculty
• OCReg: Bill to delay newspaper labor changes passes key Senate committee
• LAT $: No deal yet in Sacramento to help struggling California renters
• SFC: Renters desperate for help from a Legislature adjourning in 8 days
• AP: Golden State Killer set for multiple life prison sentences
• AP: California delays endangered species status for Joshua trees
• Reason: Kamala Harris' Dishonest Campaign To Destroy Backpage.com
• OCReg: Welcome to the United States of San Francisco
• OCReg: No on Proposition 24, an overly complicated and misguided measure
• OCReg: Intended to help workers, Assembly Bill 5 restricts choice
• OCReg: The state continues to fumble with technology, to the detriment of Californians - Orange County Register
• FH: Legislators Gotta Legislate
• SacBee: Orangevale man accused of leading white supremacist group has gun order extended for year
• FresBee: This San Joaquin Valley school figured out how to open despite the COVID-19 watchlist
• Stanislaus County turns to help, moves COVID-19 patients to downtown Modesto facility
• FresBee: Why 'thousands' of cows are dying, sparking crisis in central San Joaquin Valley
• FresBee: Fresno County coronavirus hospitalizations take a turn. Valley adds 4 new deaths
• CalCoast: Black Lives Matter protests cost SLO County more than $800,000
• Scotts Valley, UCSC evacuated as fires grow unchecked
• SFC: Santa Cruz County wants tourists to go home to make room for fire evacuees
• VCStar $: Coronavirus: 163 new cases; deaths top 100
• PE: Solar developer quietly withdraws Brown Act lawsuit against Tres Hermanos owners
• LAT $: Compton Executioners sheriff gang lied about guns and hosted inking parties, deputy says
• OCReg: Orange County could exit coronavirus watch list on Saturday, which would start countdown for in-person schooling
• VOC: Santana: Is Restaurant Enforcement or Education the Key to Orange County Reopening?
• OCReg: Santa Ana Unified School District experiencing improved internet connectivity after rocky start
• SBSun: San Bernardino again changes how many marijuana stores it will allow
• SBSun: Highland cancels City Council election due to lack of candidates
• SBSun: These 18 San Bernardino County schools are seeking waivers to reopen
• PE: Suit alleges Riverside Community Hospital failed to protect workers from coronavirus
• PE: Riverside County could start accepting school reopening waivers next week
• SDUT: San Diego County approves 19 schools to reopen
• SDUT: San Diego home price leaps to all-time high: $634,000
• SDUT: Editorial: Private lawsuit over city's Ash Street fiasco worth a try
• VOSD: Supervisor by Day, But a COVID-19 Skeptic on the Airwaves

Sincerely,