Newsletter: Today: #ImWithHer Versus #ImWithYou. Do Black Police Chiefs Matter?

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.

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#ImWithHer Versus #ImWithYou

Amid much turmoil in his campaign, Donald Trump tried to right the ship with a speech that drove home two themes: his anti-trade economic message and a series of attacks on Hillary Clinton, which she rebutted. As for Clinton’s “I’m with her” slogan, Trump said, “You know what my response is to that? I’m with you.” And with that, a new Twitter hashtag was born. So what were the facts, falsehoods and unsubstantiated allegations of Trump’s speech? Read on.

More Politics

-- House Democrats conducted an old-fashioned sit-in to force action on gun control.

-- Whom will Clinton and Trump choose as vice presidential candidates. No one knows, but everybody wants to guess the ticket.

-- Five years on, there’s still no Obamacare alternative from House Republicans.

Do Black Police Chiefs Matter?

William T. Riley III is trying to rebuild trust in the police department of Inkster, Mich. Before the city brought him in as chief, a white officer’s beating of a black autoworker made headlines. As an African American, Riley has seen the tensions of race and policing from both sides. His advice to his son, hundreds of miles away: If stopped, comply with the officer — and if you get a “crazy” one, “you say, ‘My daddy is a police chief.’”

Arborgeddon: 26 Million Trees and Counting

Drought. Heat. Bark beetles. All of these have combined to kill 26 million trees in the Sierra Nevada in the last eight months, according to federal officials. Since 2010, at least 66 million trees have succumbed. The die-off has firefighters on edge and groups like TreePeople warning of a threat to the ecosystem that made California what it is today.

Rise and Fall of the San Andreas Fault

Scientists have long suspected that the land around the San Andreas fault is rising and sinking. For the first time, they have now produced a computer image showing it. Much of the L.A. Basin, Orange and San Diego counties and the Bakersfield area are sinking 2 to 3 millimeters a year, according to this research. Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, and a big part of San Bernardino County, are rising at the same rate. Here’s what would happen in a big quake — and why we still can’t predict when that will be.

UCLA Fight-Fight-Fights for Diversity

When Proposition 209 passed nearly 20 years ago, it ended affirmative action at public universities. Black and Latino enrollment dropped throughout the UC system. But last year, UCLA finally brought its number of incoming African American freshman to pre-Prop. 209 levels. Now, the university hopes to go further with a new push to recruit promising students by working with L.A. schools, churches and community events.

CALIFORNIA

-- The Coastal Commission is getting an emergency loan from the state to make its payroll.

-- The nation’s biggest healthcare fraud investigation nets 301 people, including 22 in Southern California.

-- The L.A. County district attorney’s office is asking for the release of a convicted murderer amid doubts about his guilt, thanks to new evidence.

-- A woman who defiled national parks with graffiti has been banned from 524 million acres of public land.

NATION-WORLD

-- Too close to call: Britain votes today on whether to leave the European Union.

-- The Orlando shooting has revived debate about how paramedics respond to active shootings.

-- It’s been 20 years since Australia had a mass shooting. How much of the credit goes to gun control?

-- Iran’s economy is running just fine, if you’re a bigwig at a state-owned company.

-- A study says a new anitbody therapy can keep HIV at bay without a daily drug regimen.

HOLLYWOOD AND THE ARTS

-- “I was participating in a sham”: The lone MFA student at USC’s Roski art school has withdrawn via a searing statement.

-- The jury in the Led Zeppelin copyright infringement trial heard closing arguments before starting deliberations.

-- Are you ready for a new “Match Game”? TV game shows are making a comeback.

-- Art review: Hammer Museum’s biennial “Made in L.A. 2016” brings some thoughtful surprises.

-- The brazen Bavarian Werner Herzog is back with his latest directorial effort, “Salt and Fire.”

BUSINESS

-- Elon Musk’s plan for Tesla to buy SolarCity raises concerns among investors and analysts.

-- Should employers offer payday-type loans as an employee benefit?

-- How a Hollywood start-up became Microsoft’s partner in the marijuana industry.

SPORTS

-- The Lakers are leaning toward taking Duke’s Brandon Ingram with the second pick in the NBA draft.

-- It was a memorable night for the Dodgers’ Julio Urías, pitching with his hero, Washington’s Oliver Perez, in the house.

-- Jackpot! Las Vegas is awarded an NHL expansion team, but it doesn’t have a name yet.

OPINION

-- Closing California’s last nuclear plant is welcome, so long as it doesn’t hamper the state’s climate change goals.

-- Meghan Daum: My white privilege meets Sonia Sotomayor’s scathing attack on police power.

WHAT OUR EDITORS ARE READING

-- What happened to politics in the U.S.? A look at “chaos syndrome.” (The Atlantic)

-- Hollywood premieres have lots of security, but is it enough? (The Hollywood Reporter)

-- Here’s how the artist Christo built two miles of walkway that floats on a lake. (Wired)

ONLY IN L.A.

The baby bald eagle has landed, and in an unusual location: the San Gabriel Mountains. As helicopters drop water to battle two wildfires, they’ve been instructed to steer clear of the baby eagle’s nest by at least 1,000 feet. “We don’t want to startle him out of the nest because it could be very detrimental to his survival,” said one official. Here’s more about the no-fly zone and challenges flora and fauna pose.

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