Dear John,

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• CG: Gov. Newsom Orders Phase-Out of Gas-Powered Vehicles
• SacBee: Can I keep my gas-powered car? What you need to know about Newsom's climate change order
• CapWkly: Capitol Weekly Podcast: Executive Order limits new gas vehicles by 2035
• AP: California ban on fracking by 2024 criticized as too late
• CalM: Newsom orders ban of new gas-powered cars by 2035
• Man accused of killing Stanislaus deputy in 2016 to stand trial after judge denies delay
• SJMN: Breonna Taylor: Bay Area protests follow grand jury's decision not to charge officers in shooting death
• SFC: Bay Area protesters demand justice following Breonna Taylor grand jury decision
• OCReg: Protesters in Santa Ana decry lack of charges in Breonna Taylor's killing
• LAT $: LAPD says it has found no body-camera video in wounding of plaintiff in BLM protest lawsuit
• SDUT: 2 Louisville officers shot amid Breonna Taylor protests
• PE: 3 arrested in taped scuffle in Adelanto; protesters say deputies 'brutalized' them
• SacBee: 77-year-old California veteran attacked while wearing MAGA hat, 'Back the Blue' mask
• SFC: S.F. workers who clean up public toilets want ones of their own
• Pol: Democrats worry Feinstein can't handle Supreme Court battle
• AP: Utility equipment eyed as possible source of fire near LA
• LADN: Bobcat fire containment more than doubles overnight; investigators look at SCE equipment
• SDUT: Report: Homicides spike in first half of 2020, other crimes drop
• CG: Los Angeles' Largest Landlord Group Requests Injunction Over Eviction, Rent Freeze Moratorium
• AP: Wildfires taint West Coast vineyards with taste of smoke
• AP: Kings Canyon, Yosemite parks reopen as air quality improves
• FH: State auditor blasts UC for admitting unqualified students based on wealthy connections
• SDUT: State audit: UCSD inappropriately admitted 'athlete' as favor to Athletic Board member
• SFC: California house cleaners, nannies, caregivers could get new workplace protections
• AP: California State University picks Mexican American as leader
• SFC: High temps, strong winds this weekend prompt fire weather watch for Northern California
• AP: Health officials eligible for state confidentiality progam
• SFC: Study: Calif. young voters far more likely to have mail ballots rejected
• LAT $: Poll: Californians mixed on Uber, Lyft drivers as contractors
• VCStar $: Election: Stern faces GOP's Salem for state Senate
• LADN: LA City Council aims to increase accountability of development process
• AP: California is ready to pull the plug on gas vehicles
• FH: California's "Progressive Fiscal Values"
• OCReg: Bad policies fuel fires: John Stossel
• CG: Why Can't Government Financial Reporting Match Private Sector Standards?
• LAT $: Skelton: It's time for California to retrofit buildings for wildfires as it does for earthquakes
• FH: The California Supreme Court Makes Local Democracy Even More Dysfunctional
• SacBee: 500 dead from coronavirus in capital region, with Sacramento County on brink of 400
• SacBee: Sacramento County agrees to allow nail salons to reopen for indoor business
• Reason: Will Anyone Ever Be Able To Build Again in San Francisco?
• SFC: Bay Area planning agency advances 60% work-from-home mandate despite criticism
• SJMN: Bay Area must avoid 'mistake' of reopening too fast, health official warns
• SFC: Presidio could lose another $17M in 2021 due to coronavirus
• FresBee: Fresno County adds 101 cases of COVID-19 in midweek update. Here are the latest numbers
• The COVID-19 pandemic could be a 'tipping point' for the Central Valley's growth, innovation
• Hear the candidates: Modesto mayoral hopefuls discuss the issues
• FresBee: Fresno police auditor said he withheld report on alleged misconduct to avoid protest
• CalCoast: Two SLO County residents under 50 die with coronavirus
• VCStar $: Proposed Oxnard tax will pay for restoring cuts
• VCStar $: COVID-19 update: 110 new cases, zero new deaths
• LADN: Villanueva says he won't resign, calls critics 'un-American'
• LADN: With coronavirus transmissions increasing, LA County leery of reopening more sectors
• OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 156 new cases and 26 new deaths as of Sept. 23
• OCReg: Laguna Woods residents stage protest seeking reopening of facilities and activities
• VOC: City of Fullerton Faces Tough Financial Future Even With Potential New Taxes
• OCReg: Orange County doctor pulls out gun during anti-mask video, Hoag hospital rebukes him
• SBSun: San Bernardino County marks 4th day in row with no coronavirus deaths
• PE: 24 Hour Fitness reopens a day after Riverside County gets clearance to open gyms
• SDUT: San Diego County surpasses 1 million coronavirus tests
• SDUT: Let the bidding begin: San Diego looks to auction off San Diego's electric and gas services

Sincerely,