Newsletter: Today: California’s No-Nukes Plan. Into the Fires.

I’m Davan Maharaj, editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times. Here are some story lines I don’t want you to miss today.

TOP STORIES

California’s No-Nukes Plan

The atomic energy age in California is coming to an end, but it won’t be as simple as the flip of a switch. Pacific Gas & Electric plans to close its last operating nuclear plant within the next decade. In its place: more solar, wind and other clean-power technologies. Shutting down a nuclear power plant is a long and expensive process, though, and the used uranium pellets will be stored on site.

Pacific Gas & Electric’s Diablo Canyon plant near Avila Beach has California’s last operating nuclear reactors.

(Michael Mariant / Associated Press)

Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fires

The heat wave across Southern California has eased a bit. The fires in the San Gabriel Mountains haven’t. Crews are battling the Reservoir and Fish fires and are managing it now as a single conflagration called the San Gabriel Complex. In surrounding towns, the scene was often dramatic and familiar: residents preparing to move out by themselves or with their horses, and looky-loos rushing in to take photos and video.

LAPD’s New Homeless Policy: Compassion

The LAPD has long struggled with how to interact with homeless people while enforcing the laws. Last year, two of its most prominent use-of-force cases involved homeless men who were fatally shot by officers. Now, the department is telling officers to practice “compassion and empathy” when dealing with the homeless. Read on to see why some homeless advocates say it will take more than a policy to improve relations.

In Treating Addiction, Politics Matter

The U.S. is facing a heroin and prescription opioid crisis, but not every state is equal in resources: Poor patients in many red states have a harder time getting addiction treatment. That’s because 19 states, all with Republican governors or legislatures, have rejected federal aid to expand Medicaid eligibility. The opposition to the Affordable Care Act means treatment can be unaffordable for many, and Republicans in Congress are trying to get new aid to the states as an alternative.

From Rooftops to Sunroofs

One specializes in electric cars; the other, rooftop solar panels. Tesla Motors wants to buy SolarCity Corp. in a $2.8-billion deal that would unify two companies steered and funded by Elon Musk. “The world does not look for another car company, the world looks for sustainable energy companies,” he said. Does it make sense to Wall Street? Read on.

CALIFORNIA

-- The L.A. City Council will vote today on a deal to spend $57.6 million on LAPD body cameras.

-- Faith-based colleges say an anti-discrimination bill would infringe on their religious freedom.

-- Steve Lopez is getting ready to drive the length of the California coast. He wants to hear from you.

-- A Canoga Park man was arrested in connection with the theft of a trailer containing $250,000 in artwork by Matisse and Chagall.

NATION-WORLD

-- Hillary Clinton skewered Donald Trump on the economy, highlighting his rocky financial history.

-- Trump claims Clinton’s faith is an open question, but she’s talked about her religion for years.

-- Three activists dared to register blacks to vote, and the KKK killed them: A 52-year-old case is closed, unsolved.

-- Some Germans fear that “Brexit” could be “the beginning of the end of the EU.”

-- A study finds diets in the U.S. have improved, but mostly among middle- and upper-income white Americans.

HOLLYWOOD AND THE ARTS

-- VidCon, the annual gathering of online video stars and their fans, is expanding overseas next year. It’s a sign of how YouTube, Vine and other platforms have grown.

-- Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant recounted the creation of “Stairway to Heaven” in court.

-- CBS’ “American Gothic” deals with a possible serial killer in an upper-crust family. But is it any good?

-- From ESPN to HBO, Bill Simmons debuts tonight as host of “Any Given Wednesday.”

-- The fuzziness of modern life gets operatic in JacobTV’s “The News.”

BUSINESS

-- Orange County home prices have risen above their 2007 bubble-era peak, making it the first Southern California region to hit that mark.

-- Aerospace renaissance: Aerojet Rocketdyne’s move to El Segundo will add to SoCal’s growing community.

-- Universal Studios plans to give CityWalk its first major face-lift in more than 15 years in an effort to draw more locals.

-- The FAA has cleared small commercial drones for takeoff.

SPORTS

-- Bill Plaschke: New Lakers Coach Luke Walton is looking to bring back the joy.

-- Argentina routs the U.S. in their Copa America semifinal match.

-- German Olympic sailors turn to analytics as they try to get an edge.

OPINION

-- How to regulate Airbnb and “homesharing.”

-- Can Brazil protect the Olympic Games and its own citizens?

WHAT OUR EDITORS ARE READING

-- Cold. Bad weather. Darkness. Here’s why it’s so difficult to rescue someone from the South Pole this time of year. (National Geographic)

-- In Flint, Mich., should they hold out hope for the future or leave the half-empty city? (The Undefeated)

-- A brief history of American tourism. (JSTOR Daily)

ONLY IN L.A.

How many times have you watched a TV show and said, “Hey, didn’t they shoot that at …?” In the recurring feature L.A. Stories, Times reporter Glenn Whipp has been tracking down locations in the City of Angels for a number of shows – whether it’s an indoor playground in Eagle Rock on “Togetherness,” an Echo Park gas station on “Love” or Robert Kardashian’s Encino home on “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.” No more memory-jogging required.

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