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By Joe Linton

8:37 AM PDT on July 24, 2020

California Tops New York For Most Coronavirus Cases (LAT)
…Workers Fear Returning To Work (LAT)
…LAT Opinion: L.A. Has A Coronavirus Leadership Crisis
LAPD Begins Cost-Cutting Process (LAT)
LB Police Chief Added To Metro Fare Evasion Racial Profiling Lawsuit (LB Post)
Carnage: Biking in L.A. Decries Slow Response To South L.A. Cyclist Hit-and-Run Killing
La Mirada Driver Gets 9 Years For Crashing Car Into Fitness Center That Canceled His Membership (SGV Tribune)
Huizar Aide Esparza Pleads Guilty To Racketeering (Eastsider)
42-Story Tower Under Construction At 8th And Figueroa Downtown (Urbanize)
Ventura Settles For $1.6M For 2016 Oil Pipeline Spill Damages (LAT)

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