• A number of people who live outside of Chico, near Paradise, are opting to disobey evacuation orders despite the closeness of the Park Fire. Some say the agony of lengthy evacuations during the 2018 Camp Fire, not knowing whether their homes survived, was too much. [Chronicle]
• A male victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds early Monday morning in the North Stonehurst area of East Oakland. He was hospitalized and reportedly in surgery and his current condition is unknown. [Bay Area News Group]
• A 15-year-old girl was killed and a 41-year-old man was injured in a shooting Sunday morning on West Tennyson Road in Hayward. It's the latest incident in a spate of violence targeting teenagers in Hayward. [KTVU / Bay Area News Group]
• The Point Fire in Contra Costa County, which was sparked Friday afternoon, has burned 471 acres and is now 92% contained. [Cal Fire]
• Parents in the Palo Alto school district are reportedly anxious and/or angry about a plan for Ethnic Studies classes at the high school, worried that teaching about minority experiences in the US is too "political." [Chronicle]
• Stanford swimmer Torri Huske took home a gold medal at the Olympics over the weekend in the 100m butterfly race, and she also won a silver medal in the 4x100 freestyle relay race with fellow Stanford swimmer Simone Manuel. [KTVU]
• Former SF Giants pitcher Reyes Moronta died over the weekend in a traffic accident in his native Dominican Republic, at the age of 31. [KTVU]
• President Biden is giving a speech in Austin today, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, and he's expected to advocate for an overhaul of the Supreme Court with 18-year term limits and appointments made every two years. [New York Times]

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