Also: Farmworkers say they can’t get masks. The postal service’s performance was ‘spotty at best.’ And stream El Grito tonight!
Author: Rebecca Plevin, USA TODAY
In California: Apocalyptic orange skies and dramatic rescues as fires rage
Plus: COVID concerns prompt L.A. to (nearly) cancel Halloween. A restaurant is fined $5,000 for flouting pandemic rules. And local radio fills a void
In CA: The state and federal governments’ new eviction policies, explained
Plus, the state’s getting a new COVID-19 tracking system and the University of California will no longer consider SAT and ACT results in admissions.
In CA: Uber and Lyft get a green light, chaos at L.A. Post Offices, and fires rage on
Plus: Will Joshua trees be designated endangered? Newsom skips the DNC. And meet a really fat bear (not in California)