Dear John,

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• SDUT: California wildfires burn 1,200 square miles, an area bigger than Rhode Island
• SFC: Fires tear through Sonoma County just at vineyards' harvest time
• LAT $: Bay Area fires rank in the top 5 in California history
• AP: With stretched crews, homeowners join California firefight
• Moc Fire Update, 8 p.m.: 1,500 residences, SF power, water distribution sources threatened
• SacBee: Update: LNU Complex grows to become second largest wildfire in California history
• AP: California wildfires some of largest in state history
• AP: Reinforcements arriving to help in deadly California fires
• SJMN: Newsom touts 'working relationship' with Trump as California seeks disaster declaration
• SFC: Historic Northern California fires straining resources as Newsom calls for help
• OCReg: California's Trump delegates gear up for Republican National Convention
• VCStar $: Church, pastor held in contempt over COVID-19
• LAT $: Have L.A.'s homeless people dodged a COVID-19 catastrophe?
• LAT $: The surprising tale behind the first L.A. COVID-19 case
• CalM: A collision of crises: Central Valley suffers searing heat, smoke and virus hot spots
• SJMN: 'No one deserves conditions like this': Fires present health risks, prompt calls to evacuate nearby state prisons
• SFC: Coronavirus, wildfires combine to create a respiratory catastrophe
• OCReg: Pandemic saps state effort to curb housing crisis
• CG: Climate Goal Bill For California Lands Fails To Reach Senate Vote
• CG: Local Journalism Protection Bill Passes in Senate Committee
• SDUT: Group wants San Diego to form its own public utility
• CalM: Democrats divided: Newsom's family-leave plan faces resistance from his own party
• AP: California's jobless rate improves; economy still struggling
• SJMN: Coronavirus economy: Bay Area adds jobs in big numbers in July
• AP: Schools close in California county after virus list issue
• SacBee: Confusion, changing mandates. Here's the path for how Sacramento schools can reopen
• LAT $: Some Orange County schools to reopen as COVID-19 cases drop. What about L.A.?
• AP: Apology at sentencing deepens mystery of Golden State Killer
• VOSD: Downtown Federal Jail Facility Has Nearly 50 Coronavirus Cases
• McClatchy details how it will settle remaining claims, shut down 163-year-old company
• AP: Authorities: Police kill gunman in California parking lot
• CalCoast: Law enforcement kill Nipomo shooting suspect
• OCReg: Loughlin and Giannulli get prison time for college bribery plot
• OCReg: It's up to voters to save rideshare and delivery services from Assembly Bill 5
• FH: Corruption at City Hall
• OCReg: Save local newspapers, pass Assembly Bill 323
• NR: Civil-Asset Forfeiture Should Be an Easy Place to Start on Criminal-Justice Reform
• FH: Smart Growth isn't so Smart Anymore
• FH: Grappling with the Statewide "Wildfire Siege"
• SacBee: Sacramento County nursing facility linked to 11 coronavirus deaths, nearly 170 cases
• FresBee: Fresno County adds to its deadliest COVID-19 month with 21 new fatalities
• CalCoast: Local Democratic Party supports Tianna Arata, blames sheriff
• LAT $: 'You can still taste the smoke': As fire rages near UC Santa Cruz, thousands are forced to evacuate
• VCStar $: Coronavirus: 138 new cases Friday, 1 new death
• LAT $: LAPD resumes enforcement to clear tents in Venice Beach
• LADN: Protesters block entrances to LA courthouse, demand eviction response
• LAT $: Building owners connected to massive downtown L.A. explosion face 300 criminal charges
• SBSun: 2 L.A. County sheriff's captains on leave amid misconduct allegations
• LADN: LA County reports 46 more coronavirus deaths, health impacts to children are rising
• VOC: Data Duel Between State and Orange County Complicates Local Reopening Effort
• PE: Riverside County coronavirus hospitalizations are lowest since June 15
• SBSun: San Bernardino County coronavirus hospitalizations drop to lowest level since June
• SDUT: SDSU fraternities will ban social gatherings to help curb COVID-19
• SDUT: Judge dismisses developer's suit against Oceanside referendum proponents
• SDUT: Developer credits could increase San Diego housing bond's burden on ordinary taxpayers
• SDUT: Lawyers suing city over Ash Street missteps demand stop to payments on vacant building

Sincerely,