A new theme song. Fires in California. Gangs in the Sheriff's Department. Declining COVID-19 numbers. The start of the LAUSD school year. Shuttered emergency shelters. Resumed sweeps in Venice. A QAnon protest in Hollywood. A police killing in Pasadena. A Postal Board Governor in San Marino. And one of the last bills in the state housing package.

Articles referenced in this episode:

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-21/lapd-resumes-clearing-tents-from-venice-beach

https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2020-08-19/homeless-shelter-heat-wave-park-closure