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Lightning strikes, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, as an early morning storm rips across the Santa Rosa plain near Healdsburg. Photo by Kent Porter, The Press Democrat via AP
Jordan Lyric holds a rent strike poster in Los Angeles on May 6, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters
Attendees listen to Oakley Mayor Kevin Romick, during a ribbon-cutting at the new Amazon Fulfillment Center in Oakley on Oct. 7, 2020. The new 150,000 square foot center is expected to create about 800 jobs. Photo by Doug Duran, Bay Area News Group
Martha Garrido, a domestic worker who lives in San Francisco, was unable to work for several weeks after breaking her hand but did not have access to paid sick leave. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Quinn O'Conner at the Janss Steps on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles on Aug. 18, 2021. O'Conner was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy when she was 1 years old and is an advocate for disabled UCLA students. Photo by Benjamin Hanson for CalMatters College Journalism Network

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