Dear John,

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• SacBee: LNU Lightning Complex growing slowly as California weather improves, Cal Fire says
• SJMN: For Bay Area residents, relief from the CZU, SCU and LNU Complex wildfire smoke may finally be in motion
• 'They could've saved our house': Canyon Zone Fire survivor blames lack of resources
• 'Over 1.25 million acres have burned:' Cal Fire gives wildfire update
• AP: Weather, reinforcements helping in California wildfire fight
• SFC: 'Hours of sweat and blood': Firefighters beat back flames, with weather cooperating
• SJMN: Bay Area's tens of thousands of fire evacuees: When can we go home?
• CG: Early COVID-19 Prisoner Release Leads To Severe Wildfire Fighter Shortage
• AP: Auditor: California's coronavirus spending at 'high risk'
• CG: California Only State That Fails To Publish Annual Financial Report Due Last Year
• FresBee: 'More conservative than you might think': Nearly a third of California Latinos support Trump
• FresBee: Superintendent apologizes for 'God' omission in Pledge of Allegiance at California school
• CG: Nearly 10 Million Negative COVID Tests in California
• PE: Coronavirus state tracker: ICU occupancy declines 18.3% in the last 14 days
• SDUT: In wake of blackouts, advocacy groups call for independent investigation and release of confidential data
• LADN: Porter Ranch lobbyist to plead guilty in LA City Hall bribery scheme
• LAT $: Lobbyist agrees to plea deal in L.A. City Hall corruption case
• AP: California OKs school return for kids with special needs
• AP: Judge refuses to close California school classrooms
• LAT $: L.A. County COVID-19 cases continue to drop, setting up potential for some school reopenings
• FresBee: Judge says Fresno-area school can continue with in-person classes, despite COVID-19
• Should Stanislaus County defy state's school closure order? Board majority rejects idea
• SacBee: Newsom endorses affirmative action, stays silent on property tax, gig economy measures
• AP: Fate of California condors unknown after sanctuary burns
• SJMN: California condor facility burns in Big Sur fire, fate of some endangered birds unknown
• OCReg: FBI reassigned top LA agent after 2018 baseball game buffet
• CG: 'Formerly Forgotten American' Natalie Harp Thanks President at RNC
• SDUT: Day 2 at GOP convention: a first lady, a pardon, Pompeo
• CG: Famed Squaw Valley Ski Resort To Change Name
• AP: California ski resort changing name, citing offensive word
• SJMN: Kimberly Guilfoyle reportedly cancels visit to Bay Area TV station after staff complaints
• AP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's son charged with stabbing neighbor
• OCReg: Thousands of eviction cases filed during pandemic
• AP: Man charged with shooting elephant seal on California beach
• LAT $: California moves to stop excessive punishment of Black and disabled students at three districts
• LADN: Protesters march for 2nd consecutive night in downtown L.A.
• VOSD: Confirmed Nursing Home Complaints Plummet During Pandemic
• NR: California Apocalypto
• FH: Hollywood Shakes
• OCReg: 'Free rent' bill will ultimately harm tenants
• FH: Yes, it's Difficult to Run a Business
• CalM: Politics, snafus stall jobless benefits
• OCReg: Flavor ban would deprive smokers of safer options
• FH: State Education Funding Driven by Politics Not Children's Needs
• FH: Dairies forced to subsidize their competitors, wait, what?!
• SacBee: See how the Sacramento City Council allocated $89 million in federal coronavirus money
• SacBee: Coronavirus updates: City of Sacramento hits 10,000 COVID-19 cases, county at 250 deaths
• SacBee: Sacramento may pay people $1,000 to stay home when infected by coronavirus
• SacBee: Sacramento officials identify man suspected of killing woman before shootout with deputies
• SFC: After a brief break, air quality at unhealthy levels again in East Bay, Peninsula
• SFC: SF to close crumbling, unsafe county jail sooner than expected
• SFC: Hayes Street will ban cars every weekend to help businesses hit by pandemic
• SFC: 'Bungled': Muni closes subway following virus case, equipment failures
• SFC: SF supes approve Malia Cohen for Police Commission
• FresBee: Fresno police reform commission has recommendations on mental health, use-of-force
• FresBee: 13 coronavirus deaths reported in Fresno County, cases climb across San Joaquin Valley
• CalCoast: SLO County supervisors disagree on all things cannabis
• LAT $: Young Black activist's arrest during protest in San Luis Obispo sparks a new movement
• CalCoast: Activists bused in from LA to attend San Luis Obispo rally
• VCStar $: Groups sue over measures to cut air pollution
• VCStar $: Simi activists seek dialogue on racism
• VCStar $: Coronavirus update: 48 new cases, 2 new deaths
• LADN: LAUSD board votes to make Ethnic Studies a graduation requirement by 2023-24
• LAT $: Commentary: Why Grand Avenue and Frank Gehry are L.A.'s path out of the pandemic
• LAT $: Gov. Gavin Newsom endorses George Gascón in Los Angeles County D.A.'s race
• OCReg: Orange County supervisors keep Dr. Clayton Chau as dual health officer and agency director
• VOC: As Pandemic Slams Revenues, County Releases New Spending Plan
• VOC: Cypress Officials Approve Ramped Up Salary Range for Next Police Chief, Whoever it is
• VOC: OC Schools Could Begin Reopening Classrooms Mid September if Coronavirus Trends Hold
• SBSun: 5 San Bernardino County schools get waivers to reopen
• SBSun: San Bernardino County sees 3 more deaths, 420 new coronavirus cases
• PE: 2 Riverside County elementary schools cleared to reopen
• PE: Riverside County spending $20 million on new emergency operations center
• PE: 1 more Inland Empire winery temporarily closes amid the novel coronavirus pandemic
• VOSD: Barrios Makes Dubious Claims On Investigations Into His Spending
• SDUT: San Diego County adopts over $6.5 billion budget, largest in history, as region responds to pandemic
• SDUT: Fairgrounds general manager retires as layoffs loom
• SDUT: COVID-19 numbers holding steady in San Diego County

Sincerely,