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By Joe Linton

9:15 AM PDT on July 1, 2020

L.A. Council Proposes Shift Enforcement Away From LAPD, End Driving While Black (Bonin)
L.A. Council Approves Unarmed Response Motion (CNN)
LAUSD Cuts School Police Budget 35% (LAist, LAT)
L.A. City Says Police Violence Restraining Order Unnecessary (KTLA, LAT)
Protests Intensify DA Run-Off Election (LAT)
LAT Sues Sheriffs Department To Release Misconduct Data
Long Beach Street Vendor Beaten (YouTube)
CA COVID Surge Breaks Record Second Day In A Row (LAT)
…L.A. County COVID Surges Three Days In A Row (LAT)
…COVID Surge Strains Hospital Capacity (LAT)
Watts Activists, Including Bike Leader Jones, Feed Hungry During COVID (NBC)

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