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
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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)
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