Dear John,

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• AP: Gusty winds pose continued wildfire threats in California
• CG: California is On Fire Again and it was Preventable
• FresBee: Creek Fire grows to 162,833 acres, with 365 structures damaged or destroyed
• SDUT: High winds threaten to stir 'sleeping giant' Valley fire, officials warn; 17,565 acres burned
• LAT $: Bobcat Fire keeps growing, and winds could push it into Monrovia, Arcadia
• SFC: Wildfires ravage Northern California, prompting more rescues, firefighter injuries
• CalM: California's worsening wildfires, explained
• AP: PG&E trying a new tactic in power cuts to prevent wildfires
• LAT $: Why does California's power grid keep flirting with disaster? We've got answers
• SFC: New PG&E shut-offs escalate California's record-setting wildfire season
• SDUT: SDG&E warns backcountry customers of possible power shutoffs
• AP: California's rate of virus infections keeps falling
• SBSun: Newsom: California 'getting closer' on how and when to reopen Disneyland and other theme parks
• CG: Gov. Newsom Announces Declining COVID-19 Infection Percentages, Positivity Rates
• SDUT: 600 UC San Diego students, faculty ask university to drop plans to re-open campus
• FH: Death Throes for AB 5?
• Reason: California's Job-Killing A.B. 5 Scaled Back, but Only for Some Professions
• SJMN: Kerri Walsh Jennings' mask apology turns into plea for 'freedom'
• FresBee: Fresno County DA at odds with state over citing restaurants during pandemic
• LAT $: More than 100 trapped hikers, campers flown out by helicopter
• FresBee: Wildfires have burned record acreage in California. Here's where the biggest fires are
• SacBee: Fork Fire updates: Evacuations ordered as blaze grows in Eldorado National Forest
• AP: Firefighters overtaken by flames in California mountains
• SBSun: El Dorado fire containment grows, but a new evacuation warning is issued
• SFC: 'Like a bomb' - winds fuel destructive Northwest blazes
• SDUT: 50th District race is 'anyone's guess' as Issa, Campa-Najjar in statistical dead heat in new poll
• PE: A new kind of pollution - wildfire smoke - can cause health issues
• SacBee: California's air quality is the worst in the nation right now. How to protect yourself
• OCReg: What's in the proposed Angel Stadium development agreement? Here are some highlights
• OCReg: Clippers secure land for $1.8 billion arena in Inglewood, open wait list for season tickets
• LAT $: Clippers given final approval to buy land needed for arena in Inglewood
• CG: John Cox Forms Exploratory Committee For 2022 Gubernatorial Run
• SDUT: Forced to deal with wildfire and COVID concerns, evacuees move from temporary shelters to hotel rooms
• SFC: California prioritizes safety gear, sick leave during crisis
• LAT $: Judge orders body cameras on guards at state prison, citing evidence of officers abusing inmates
• Tiburon police chief retires during community backlash
• SBSun: San Bernardino police investigate 3 fatal shootings since Friday
• LAT $: Sheriff's deputies and protesters clash again in South L.A. over shooting of Dijon Kizzee
• OCReg: DA clears Anaheim officer who shot and killed a man during standoff
• AP: 7 killed at large-scale California marijuana operation
• LADN: Public high schools allowing athletes to return to practices before in-person instruction
• SFC: 'Feels like a betrayal': Stanford alums shocked by sport cuts are fighting back
• SacBee: CalPERS proposal would force next investment chief to sell stocks before taking job
• CalM: Podcast: Buffy Wicks on the eviction deal and the duplex debacle
• CalM: Californians - what to know before you vote
• FH: California Likely Voters and the Coming Election
• CG: Two Californias: One for Government Ruling Class, the Other for the People
• NR: The Looming Threat of a Socialist America
• OCReg: Assembly Bill 890 would ease medical shortages
• FH: Why Are We Waiting Like This?
• OCReg: How Tibetan Buddhists helped me seek enlightenment at Howard Jarvis' house
• NR: The Coming Police Crisis
• CG: Prop. 15 Empowers Big Business, Destroys Small Business
• NR: Questions the Media Should Ask Joe Biden
• SacBee: Thousands rallied at the Capitol, but CHP didn't enforce COVID-19 rules. Here's why
• SFC: Mayor Breed says IKEA mall will make 'huge difference' for downtown
• SJMN: Coronavirus: Santa Clara and Santa Cruz move to less restrictive red tier. Here's what can reopen now
• SFC: Latinos make up 71% of coronavirus cases in Marin County. Will new equity efforts help?
• FresBee: Fresno's CRMC contract dispute is hurting other Central Valley hospitals, doctor says
• Some Stanislaus County students will be returning to campus after waiver approvals
• Hear the candidates: Ceres Mayor contenders Durossette, Lopez debate the issues
• FresBee: Fresno County sheriff's detective, 44, dies after being diagnosed with COVID-19
• CalCoast: SLO County's positive coronavirus case numbers continue to fall
• CalCoast: Complacency and the Paso Robles sales tax increase
• VCStar $: 67 jail inmates test positive for COVID-19
• VCStar $: 12 area schools set to reopen for in-person learning
• LADN: How a North Carolina teen helped sell the LAPD's unwanted fleet of electric cars
• LADN: LADWP transparency broke down in midst of Sun Valley methane leak, officials say
• VOC: OC Churches and Movie Theaters Get Limited Repoening Following State Upgrade on Coronavirus List
• OCReg: Coronavirus: 151 new cases and 3 new deaths reported in Orange County on Sept. 8
• OCReg: O.C. restaurateurs welcome the return of dine-in customers
• OCReg: Los Alamitos school district resumes some in-person learning
• SBSun: San Bernardino mayor made lewd, sexual comments to former staffer, investigator says
• PE: Riverside County reports 8 coronavirus deaths Labor Day weekend
• SDUT: Coalition calls on city to kill proposal that would hand off streetlight cameras to San Diego police
• VOSD: The County Is Rethinking a Major Coronavirus Trigger
• SDUT: Tribal lawsuit reveals Sheriff threatened to block access to reservations

Sincerely,