California is a battleground state (if you know where to look)

A Trump supporter pops open an umbrella at a rally in Coachella on Saturday.

(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

The GOP nominee stuck to the familiar California bashing, including calling it a “sanctuary state” for immigrants and blaming Gov. Gavin Newsom and Harris for inflation, crime, homelessness and more.

Trump also threatened to withhold federal disaster aid to the state for future wildfire relief efforts if he wins in November — unless Newsom changes state water policy to allow more to flow to farmers and homeowners. California’s water supplies are projected to shrink by up to 23% within 20 years because of climate change.

“We’re going to take care of your water situation, force it down his throat, and we’ll say: Gavin, if you don’t do it, we’re not giving any of that fire money that we send you all the time for all the fire, forest fires that you have,” Trump told the crowd.

Republican Rep. Ken Calvert, who is running against Democrat Will Rollins in the contested 41st Congressional District, also spoke at the rally, where Trump endorsed his campaign. The district is in Riverside County, where Biden received more than 79,000 more votes than Trump did in 2020.

Seema and Faith note that Calvert voted against certifying the 2020 election results in Arizona and Pennsylvania. However, he has said he believes President Biden legitimately won that election — a bold stance to take in his party, since its figurehead continues to deny that fact.

Today’s top stories

An aerial view of the shrinking Salton Sea.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Climate and environment

Policing, crime and public safety

October baseball in L.A.

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(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

At LAFD Station 11, one of the busiest in the nation, there are far more overdose emergencies than structure fires. Times columnist Steve Lopez spent a day with station staff as they responded to overdoses in and around MacArthur Park. “When you first set eyes on the depths of social collapse and public distress, it’s shocking,” he writes. “But it’s all there again the next day, and the next, and although the shock endures, a bit of numbness takes hold, along with doubts that anyone in power is up to the task of restoring any semblance of order.”

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For your downtime

Justin Levine looks through the stacks of records at the Licorice Pizza store in L.A. on Oct. 4.

(Carlin Stiehl / For The Times)

Going out

Staying in

And finally … what’s your favorite restaurant in California?

Turkish eggs paired with a latte at Lokl Haus, one of The Times’ best places to eat and drink this month in Los Angeles.

(Christina House/Los Angeles Times)

What local restaurants do you hold dear, ones where you could be called a regular? Feel free to email us at essentialcalifornia@latimes.com, and your response might be included in the newsletter this week.

Have a great day, from the Essential California team

Ryan Fonseca, reporter
Amy Hubbard, deputy editor, Fast Break

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