Dear John,

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• AP: California wildfires growing bigger, moving faster than ever
• CalM: 'We are in uncharted territory': High winds spreading already-historic fires
• AP: California fire that killed 3 threatens thousands of homes
• PE: New El Dorado fire evacuations ordered for communities along Highway 38
• SJMN: Panic in Paradise: Nearby Bear Fire triggers locals who lost everything in Camp Fire to evacuate again
• SDUT: Winds abate, red flag warning canceled as firefighters continue to battle Valley fire
• AP: 3 dead as wildfire explodes in Northern California
• CalM: California's on fire, unplugged and out of easy answers. So why don't we?
• FresBee: Though Creek Fire continues to burn, now at 166,965 acres, can residents return home?
• FresBee: 'Ground zero' for dead trees. How California mega-drought turned Creek Fire into inferno
• FRBlog: We Have Sown the Wind
• FRBlog: Here we go again - CA wildfires the politicians refuse to prepare for
• AP: Smoke from nearby wildfires creates eerie baseball scene
• LAT $: Amid California fires, residents flee as air quality suffers
• SFC: Thick wildfire smoke blocks sun, turns Bay Area sky orange
• AP: Massive smoke clouds from wildfires darken West Coast sky
• SacBee: Gavin Newsom directs CHP to change permit rules in aftermath of Capitol Christian concert
• CG: PG&E Initiated Planned Blackouts Return To California
• How This Bay Area Nonprofit - Led By A Former Google Nest Executive - Helped Broker California's $990 Million PPE Deal
• OCReg: California Supreme Court denies O.C. Board of Education petition to reopen campuses
• FresBee: California Supreme Court rules against Immanuel Schools bid to allow in-person classes
• SFC: Calif. GOP leader, under quarantine, attends huge prayer event
• LAT $: State continues to see a decline in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Will it last?
• OCReg: Coronavirus: 9 new deaths, 44,220 recoveries in Orange County as of Sept. 9
• SDUT: SDSU tallies 444 coronavirus cases and first hospitalization
• Reason: Los Angeles Bans Halloween Trick-or-Treating Over Coronavirus Fears
• SacBee: Placer health officer resigns in protest after supervisors lift COVID-19 state of emergency
• LAT $: Bay Area police chief retires amid protests over incident with Black business owners
• FresBee: California's shift to vote-by-mail boosted turnout, but not for everyone
• CapWkly: CA120: Voter registration at highest portion of eligibles in 80 years
• SJMN: Bay Area renters making fewer payments as pandemic lengthens
• CG: Gov. Newsom Signs Three Small Business Related Bills
• SFC: Newsom signs law to help devastated Calif. small businesses
• SBSun: Inland events to mark 9/11 terrorist attacks go on, despite coronavirus
• AmerSpec: On Police Reform, Business as Usual
• FH: There Are Many Reasons to VOTE NO on Proposition 15
• OCReg: No surprise the feds abuse mass surveillance
• CalM: Legislature fails on police reform promises
• CG: CA Legislature Fiddles in Hearing on Capitol Renovation Plans While the State Burns
• LAT $: Skelton: Forget a special legislative session. California lawmakers first need to get their act together
• VOC: Santana: What If Anaheim Said No to Big Land Subsidies for Major League Baseball?
• SacBee: Gov. Newsom and President Trump are only postponing the eviction crisis in California
• FH: A Fire Season Like No Other
• SFC: SF has a lot riding on the census. Why is it struggling to count people?
• SFC: Court lets Prop C stand, frees up $300 million in homeless funds for SF
• SFC: SF State to lay off 131 staffers, but no faculty, after budget shortfall
• SFC: Twitter seeks subtenants for its SF HQ, as its own employees stay home
• FresBee: Fresno won't have elite trauma services if CRMC hospital fails to meet new deadline
• Hear the candidates: Modesto City Council District 1 candidates discuss the issues
• CalCoast: Mishaps, coverups and manipulation in a case against a SLO family
• CalCoast: Court records reveal failures following loss of Chief's pistol
• VCStar $: COVID brought 235 cases, 11 deaths to three care sites
• LAT $: 'No going back' to racist past, L.A. civic leaders say of post-COVID future
• LADN: LA County leaders announce new contact tracing app to fight coronavirus
• VOC: State Overrides City of Irvine Location for Vets Cemetery, Opens Up Review of Two Sites
• OCReg: OC Sheriff's Department plans body cameras for deputies
• SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 26 new coronavirus deaths
• PE: Riverside County reports 10 new coronavirus deaths
• PE: Amazon looking to hire 33,000, including some at new Beaumont facility
• CG: San Diego Passes Hotel, Hospitality Employee Return Ordinance
• SDUT: Mayor orders San Diego's Smart Streetlights turned off until surveillance ordinance in place
• SDUT: SeaWorld moves to lay off furloughed employees but no specific number for San Diego park
• VOSD: Those Ticketed for Seditious Language Say Their Only Crime Was Talking Back

Sincerely,