Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Newsletter The stories shaping California Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. Enter Email Address Sign Me Up You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Coronavirus deaths in California topped 15,000 on Sunday while the United States crossed its own milestone this week, surpassing 200,000 deaths . Los Angeles County officials are trying to prevent more as they anxiously wait to see if Labor Day brought a new spike in cases.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 26, 2020 13:41 UTC