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• CalM: History-making California blazes - worst likely yet to come
• LADN: Lake fire is 65% contained; all remaining evacuations to be lifted Tuesday
• SacBee: Where are California wildfires burning? Weather favorable in fight against state's large fires
• Mandatory evacuations to be lifted for Tuolumne, Mariposa counties
• AP: Crews hoping to keep momentum in California wildfire battles
• FresBee: Castle Fire jumps to 5,000 acres. Tulare County sheriff issues voluntary evacuation notices
• SJMN: Bay Area wildfire updates: Six killed, over 790,000 acres burned in SCU, LNU and CZU fires
• SJMN: 'Nobody's letting their guard down': Bay Area firefighters take advantage of favorable weather
• SFC: LNU, SCU wildfires skyrocket into top 3 largest in California history
• AP: With virus cases down, California looks to reopen businesses
• LAT $: USC reports 'alarming increase' in COVID-19 cases
• CG: Wildfires and Rolling Blackouts: CA Democrat Lawmakers Pushing Electric Vehicles
• CG: CA Power Co-ops Respond to California Globe on Blackouts
• CG: Four Gas Power Plants May See Operation Extensions Due To Blackouts, Grid Issues
• AP: California unemployment agency not answering 60% of calls
• LADN: Sheriff's deputies are not wearing masks as required, Inspector General says
• Reason: The First Night of the RNC Offered a Full-Throated Defense of School Choice
• LAT $: Guilfoyle and other speakers paint California as a dangerous dystopia
• SFC: Trump will use California to drive home his message
• SFC: 'It's like we're living on Mars': Air pollution chokes Bay Area skies
• AP: Redwoods survive wildfire at California's oldest state park
• SacBee: Ad watch: Would proposed California flavored tobacco ban make an exception for hookahs?
• AP: California closer to banning sale of most flavored tobacco
• FresBee: California teacher says Kamala Harris tried to silence her over union fees
• SFC: Harris' record as California AG could become issue in presidential race
• LADN: Judge mulls LA County's request for temporary restraining order against indoor church services
• AP: California justices toss death penalty for Scott Peterson
• Gov. Newsom details how counties can get kids back into schools
• SFC: Court upholds $645K award to family of man who died in police custody
• LADN: Demonstrators in L.A. protest police shootings in Pasadena and Wisconsin
• SacBee: Lodi police release body cam video of 2019 gunfight between an officer and a suspect
• SacBee: 'Huge conflict of interest.' California nursing home inspectors balk at new state mandate
• LAT $: Abandoned by authorities, these fire-threatened towns set up their own FEMA-like response
• SFC: Residents defended their homes from the CZU fires. They defied evacuation orders to do so
• AP: Wife of ex-California congressman sentenced for corruption
• FresBee: California Republican David Valadao didn't support Trump in 2016 but does for 2020
• OCReg: What voters need to know about California's ballot propositions
• LAT $: How Jerry Brown sees politics circa 2020
• FresBee: Gavin Newsom's ex-wife takes on California in Republican National Convention speech
• LAT $: San Diego County GOP head explains old video showing him with Nazi images
• NR: Teachers' Unions vs. the Poor
• FH: CPUC Set to Take a Step Backwards on Water Conservation Policy
• OCReg: Why is the California Legislature targeting bike share and scooter programs?
• OCReg: Rent control is a disincentive to build affordable housing
• FH: AB 323 as Amended Will Help Save Local Journalism
• SacBee: See how Sacramento's polluted air compares to the smokiest days in last dozen years
• SJMN: Oakland: Teachers, school district agree to online learning
• SFC: Muni closes subway after positive COVID-19 case, equipment failures
• SJMN: Santa Clara University: Black professor goes viral after saying she was harassed by campus security
• FresBee: Fresno County supervisor wants school to stay open, says COVID-19 isn't a 'killing machine'
• FresBee: Hundreds more COVID-19 cases in Fresno County, but hospitalizations see downward trend
• FresBee: Supervisor Brandau opposes Fresno County lawsuit against Immanuel
• CalCoast: SLO County's new coronavirus cases drop significantly
• CalCoast: Rallies for Tianna Arata and Dan Dow planned in SLO
• VCStar $: Coronavirus: 368 new cases, 1 death over weekend
• VCStar $: Over 1,600 households get rent help from county
• VCStar $: Court weighs in on Oxnard initiative dispute
• VCStar $: A Ventura County practice may become state law
• LADN: Amid pandemic, education comes first for families sheltered at LA-area motels
• LAT $: Gascón campaign accuses D.A. Lacey of flouting election law, but election experts disagree
• LADN: Councilmembers move to make Kobe Bryant Boulevard an LA street
• LADN: Ex-controller from Glendale sent to prison for 87 months for embezzling $2.8 million from employer
• OCReg: Status Update: Amazon building grocery store in Fullerton Town Center
• OCReg: Orange County removed from state coronavirus watch list
• VOC: OC Health Officials Stand By Reopening Push, Despite Higher State Coronavirus Estimates
• SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 211 new coronavirus cases, 1 more death
• SBSun: Rialto school district collecting devices for distance learning after malware attack
• PE: When will Riverside, San Bernardino counties get off coronavirus watch list?
• SBSun: San Bernardino declines to extend $50,000-a-year contract with state lobbyist
• PE: Riverside County reports 1,262 new coronavirus cases; 45 more deaths
• SDUT: New numbers shed some light on racial and ethnic COVID-19 testing in San Diego County
• VOSD: The Deal Before the 101 Ash St. Debacle Helps Explain How We Got Here
• VOSD: Watchdog Warns: SDG&E's Tree-Trimming Plan Could Worsen Wildfires

Sincerely,