Dear John,

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• LAT $: California Democrats scuttle wildfire utility fee plan, turn to Newsom in last-ditch effort
• CalM: Wildfire funding bill poised to die in California Legislature
• SJMN: Coronavirus: County fines pile up as Santa Clara church continues in-house services
• Modesto to Velvet Grills: Stop indoor dining or we will fine you each $1,000 per day
• LAT $: He paved the way for big electronic billboards. Then $75,000 poured in for his reelection
• AP: Wildfires again threaten business in California wine country
• FresBee: Sequoia National Forest fire grows to 34,000-plus acres, with evacuations still active
• FresBee: How the Dolan Fire turned California's most scenic route into a smoldering ghost highway
• SFC: Burn scars from two Bay Area megafires captured by NASA satellite
• AP: Returning heat to challenge Northern California firefighters
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• LAT $: The pandemic is speeding DMV's road to modernization. For visitors, it's still no day at the beach
• SJMN: Election 2020: A breakdown of California's 12 ballot propositions
• SDUT: A lesson from the blackouts: California may be too reliant on out-of-state energy imports
• AP: California Senate OKs state reviews for police shootings
• FresBee: Man armed with a rifle in Walmart parking lot shot and killed by Clovis police
• OCReg: Anaheim police fatally shoot suspect they say was armed with knife
• LAT $: Police PR comes under scrutiny for inaccurate reporting and pro-cop bias
• SDUT: State utility regulators discussed commission business via text messages, records show
• SacBee: Coronavirus updates: California hits 700,000 infections, nation 6 million, world 25 million
• SFC: California change to bullet-tracing mandate sent to Newsom
• SBSun: Bubble Watch: California consumer confidence plunges to 8-year low
• OCReg: South Coast Plaza reopens Monday as indoor mall limits lifted
• SDUT: San Diego County schools will get green light to reopen Tuesday, but many districts will remain closed
• SFC: Newsom gets bills to study reparations, require diverse corporate boards
• LAT $: California corporations would be required to diversify their boards under bill sent to Newsom
• AP: Study: Fewer wildlife deaths as traffic dips during pandemic
• SBSun: Kamala Harris' candidacy gives Tamil Americans a moment in the spotlight
• SacBee: Kamala Harris' Jamaican roots should be admired, not distorted by conservatives
• LAT $: Campaigns, voting groups scramble to reach college students amid coronavirus
• OCReg: One-party rule in California is backfiring
• LAT $: Skelton: In this year's atypical California fire season, politicians find the blame game won't work
• OCReg: Getting to the heart of America's racial discord
• NR: John Muir Is Canceled. Who's Next?
• CalM: Do crises help or hurt tax hikes?
• SacBee: Sacramento, Elk Grove school districts say workers have tested positive for COVID-19
• SFC: To survive the pandemic SF Chinatown has to adapt - again
• SFC: Trump supporters march, float at Golden Gate, urge Dems to leave party
• FresBee: Kings County prisons report coronavirus spike in two weeks
• Stanislaus County supervisors recall a dedicated public servant in colleague Berryhill
• FresBee: Coronavirus updates: Fresno County hospitalizations drop; Foster Farms closure looms
• VCStar $: Study reveals COVID-19 antibody prevalence in county
• LAT $: L.A. County reports 1,030 new COVID-19 cases, while hospitalizations continue dropping
• LADN: LA County continues to report falling coronavirus numbers
• LADN: Cheers and jeers for pro-Trump caravan in the Valley
• OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reports 254 new cases and 4 new deaths as of Aug. 30
• OCReg: Saddleback Valley district sends layoff notices to 174 employees
• OCReg: Billboards over Orange County: Mom wants daughter's killing solved
• SBSun: 228 new coronavirus cases reported in San Bernardino County
• SDUT: COVID-19 cases finally trending downward in hard-hit South Bay
• SDUT: New phase begins for 50-year sand replenishment project in North County
• SDUT: AMR protests latest losing bid to retain San Diego ambulance contract

Sincerely,