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In this file photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, speak to reporters following a meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows as they continue to negotiate a coronavirus relief package on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Democrats ready to take down the system with a sweep in November

By Daniel Oliver

AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at a news conference at the Mission Education Center Elementary School Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in San Francisco. Pelosi said she takes responsibility for trusting the word of a San Francisco hair salon she's visited over the years when it told her it was OK to come in for a solo visit this week, even though the city still does not allow indoor beauty services. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Pelosi says hair salon should apologize for ‘set-up’ visit

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, speaks to media as he arrives at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Mark Meadows rips Nancy Pelosi for salon visit

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at a news conference at the Mission Education Center Elementary School Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Nancy Pelosi flouts the rules in San Francisco hair salon

By Tammy Bruce

In this July 22, 2020, photo, Tyson Salomon, left, gets a pedicure outside Pampered Hands nail salon in Los Angeles. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new, color-coded process Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, for reopening California businesses amid the coronovirus pandemic that is more gradual than the state's current rules to guard against loosening restrictions too soon. Counties will move through the new, four-tier system based on their number of cases and percentage of positive tests. It will rely on those two metrics to determine a tier: case rates and the percentage of positive tests. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) **FILE**

San Francisco allows salons, gyms to reopen — outdoors

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pelosi takes heat over visit to California hair salon

Associated Press

San Francisco Giants' Alex Dickerson scores a run against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning on a ball hit by Evan Longoria during a baseball game, Saturday, Aug 29, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Giants snap 3-game skid, beat Diamondbacks 5-2

By DAVID BRANDT - Associated Press

New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Diaz (39) celebrates with catcher Wilson Ramos (40) after closing the seventh inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the New York Yankees, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Dominic Smith hits key homer as Mets beat Yankees 6-4

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) gestures during NFL football practice in Santa Clara, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, Pool)

49ers aim to use pain of Super Bowl loss for fuel in 2020

By JOSH DUBOW - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 17, 2009 file photo, George Gascon, center, San Francisco's new police chief, hugs outgoing chief Heather Fong, right, as then Mayor Gavin Newsom, left, applauds during an introduction and news conference at City Hall in San Francisco. Newsom, now governor of California, on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 endorsed Gascon, in the race for the top prosecutor's job in Los Angeles. Newsom endorsed Gascon in his campaign to unseat District Attorney Jackie Lacey, who is seeking a third term to lead the largest local prosecutor's office in the nation. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg,File)

Newsom endorses former cop in Los Angeles prosecutor’s race

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

A police vehicle is seen under a forest being burned by the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire Monday, Aug. 24, 2020 near in Bonny Doon, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

California faces huge fires before usual peak of season

By DON THOMPSON and HAVEN DALEY - Associated Press

Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires leap above Butts Canyon Road on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, in unincorporated Lake County, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

California wildfires: Prepare to be away from home for days

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

San Francisco Giants' Mike Yastrzemski rounds the bases on his solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the sixth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Yastrzemski homers on 30th birthday, Giants beat D’backs 6-1

By JOE STIGLICH - Associated Press

A forest burns as the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire advances, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Bonny Doon, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

California wildfires some of largest in state history

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JANIE HAR - Associated Press

Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires jump Interstate 80 in Vacaville, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. The highway was closed in both directions shortly afterward. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Northern California wildfires threatening thousands of homes

By Haven Daley and Janie Har - Associated Press

Oakland Athletics' Mark Canha, right, celebrates with Matt Chapman (26) after hitting a two run homerun off Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly in the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

A’s bounce back from thumping in desert to beat D-backs 4-1

By JANIE McCAULEY - Associated Press

In this June 1, 2020, file photo, protesters rally as Philadelphia police officers and Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers look on in Philadelphia, over the death of George Floyd, a Black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

George Soros-funded DAs oversee big cities with skyrocketing crime

By James Varney - The Washington Times

San Francisco Giants designated hitter Pablo Sandoval, right, celebrates with Evan Longoria after a two-run home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo)

Yastrzemski, Sandoval HRs lift Giants over Angels 8-2

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press

Early beachgoers secure spots on the shore at Santa Barbara, Calif., on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, as the superyacht Bravo Eugenia lies offshore. Californians packed beaches, lakes and recreation areas Sunday to seek relief from a record heat wave that strained the electricity grid and threatened to trigger a third round of rolling power outages. The heat wave brought triple-digit temperatures and raised wildfire danger and fears of coronavirus spread — a major concern in a state that has seen more than 621,000 confirmed cases. Public health officers urged people to follow mask and social distancing orders if they head outdoors. (AP Photo/John Antczak)

California power grid operator cancels rolling blackouts

By Janie Har and Adam Beam - Associated Press