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• Fires scorch Bay Area and Santa Cruz counties.
• Parent’s struggle during pandemic and wildfire season to care for/educate kids.
• President Donald Trump’ former advisor, Steve Bannon: indicted on fraud charges.
• Voting rights groups and 20+ states sue to stop changes at postal service.
• State coronavirus bill to relieve home owners and renters from foreclosures and evictions advances.
• San Francisco homeless and advocates demand supervisors provide housing during pandemic.
• Judge rules Uber/Lyft don’t have to classify drivers as employees.

For official updates on Bay Area fires:  #LNULightningComplex, @CALFIRELNU, #CZUAugustComplex, @CALFIRECZU, #SCULightningComplex, @calfireSCU.

Photos of Big Basin State Park by Calfire PIO Matt Streck.

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