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• AP: EPA ridicules California's proposed ban of new gas cars
• SacBee: 'It's almost a joke.' In rural California, Newsom's gas-powered car ban is a stretch
• FresBee: Trump's EPA asks Newsom to rethink gas car ban: 'You can't even keep the lights on today'
• FH: No New Gas-Powered Cars? Hello Vehicle Mileage Tax
• CG: Wildfires Continue Large-Scale Destruction Across California
• SFC: Newsom declares state of emergency in 3 counties: Napa, Sonoma and Shasta, as fires rage
• FresBee: 'Sorry, Sasha, we don't have a house anymore.' Wildfire devastation unfolds in Napa hills
• SJMN: Bay Area wildfires: Glass Fire forces all of Calistoga to evacuate as North Bay homes and wineries burn
• CalM: California's ancient 'asbestos' forests no longer seem immune
• FresBee: California wildfire updates: More mandatory evacuations ordered; 3 dead in Zogg Fire
• LADN: Crews stop growth of Martindale fire near Santa Clarita, evacuation orders still in place
• AP: 3 killed in Northern California wildfire; thousands flee
• AP: Dying winds give crews hope in Northern California fires
• SDUT: Protests in El Cajon mark the death of Alfred Olango, killed by a police officer in 2016
• AP: Woman expected in court over driving into California rally
• AP: Lawyer: Driver who hit counterprotesters sought police help
• LADN: LA Supervisors consider plan to purchase 8 hotels, part of larger effort to house county's homeless
• SJMN: Newsom seeks more money for novel homeless housing program
• CG: Soros Dumps Another $2.5 Million into George Gascón's Race for Los Angeles DA
• SacBee: California prison union wants to be '800 pound gorilla' in politics. Can it win over voters?
• AP: California law prioritizes people over corporate home-buyers
• SFC: Napa's famed castle Castello di Amorosa one of many wineries to suffer losses
• FresBee: 'Over and over again.' California Wine Country hit by another year of devastating wildfires
• VOC: Experts, Anaheim Community Leaders Weigh In on $150 Million Angel Stadium Sale
• OCReg: On eve of vote, current and former Anaheim mayors debate Angel Stadium sale
• OCReg: Stadium sale is a bad deal for Anaheim: Jose Moreno, Denise Barnes, Tom Tait
• SBSun: Coronavirus state tracker: Age 18-49 are 59.9% of cases and 7.3% of deaths in California on Sept. 28
• SacBee: COVID-19 was twice as contagious as experts thought when pandemic started, study says
• LADN: West Basin water board moves to record and post video of meetings
• OCReg: Six months into pandemic, public access to local government still a mixed bag
• CG: Bill Requiring Prisons To House Transgender Inmates Based On Gender Identity Signed By Gov
• SacBee: New law paves way for California to make its own insulin, generic drugs in effort to lower costs
• AP: New California law prompted by crash that killed Kobe Bryant
• CG: State Auditor's Report Shows Lanterman Act Reform is Badly Needed
• VCStar $: Despite injunction on church, pastor to defy courtnews
• LAT $: Private schools say they're ready to open and are pushing L.A. County to let them
• CalM: If voters raise taxes on corporate landlords, will small biz foot the bill?
• PE: Here's what Sabrina Cervantes, Chris Raahauge say on two issues in 60th Assembly District
• CapWkly: Housing is core issue in SF's Wiener-Fielder Senate race
• LAT $: Judge orders Postal Service to stop operations that slowed mail
• PE: Here's what Aja Smith, Rep. Mark Takano say on two issues facing 41st Congressional District
• PE: Rep. Ken Calvert, Liam O'Mara field questions facing 42nd Congressional District
• SacBee: The California Republican Party endorsed three candidates who say QAnon theories should be heard
• LAT $: Commentary: Sacramento's COVID-19 monitoring system needs to allow for local control - Los Angeles Times
• NR: Revolution by Shenanigan
• FH: Reading the Props: Prop 15-Who Cares?
• SDUT: If Prop. 25 passes, incarcerations and costs will increase. Eliminating bail is dangerous.
• CalM: Three measures test attitudes on crime
• OCReg: Blame the expanding government for our bitter, polarized politics
• NR: Why Left-Wing Feminists Hate Amy Coney Barrett
• SacBee: Violent crime rises in Sacramento region's largest cities. Did COVID shutdown play a part?
• SFC: PG&E outages hit 28,000 customers in Napa, Sonoma counties; stock drops 5.5%
• SJMN: Palo Alto Unified wants to reopen classes Oct. 12; parents and teachers object
• SFC: Weighing August Vollmer's tarnished legacy: Should his name be scrubbed from peak? - SFGate
• CalCoast: SLO County deputy released from hospital following shooting
• CalCoast: Party at Santa Barbara vacation rental turns violent
• LADN: LA City Council considers resuming parking enforcement
• LAT $: Video shows man pistol-whipping LAPD officer in police station, pointing cop's gun at him
• OCReg: Orange County health officials survey public on future coronavirus vaccine
• OCReg: Coronavirus: 133 new cases, no new deaths in Orange County on Sept. 28
• SBSun: San Bernardino neighborhood sounds off about mounds of concrete piling up
• SBSun: San Bernardino to pay $1.3 million to settle federal suit by tow company
• SBSun: San Bernardino County sees slight rise in coronavirus hospitalizations
• PE: Renters, landlords can get help from $24 million fund in Riverside County
• SDUT: Tier roller-coaster continues in San Diego County
• LAT $: San Diego police probe claim that officer's social media post made light of memorial for man he fatally shot
• SDUT: Sweetwater School Board candidates discuss how they plan to move past state audit
• SDUT: Barrios suspends campaign for San Diego City Council
• SDUT: Woman run over by tractor, killed on Oceanside Harbor beach

Sincerely,