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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
National
Grace Toohey and Harriet Ryan

California heat wave on track to be hottest, longest on record for September, Newsom says

LOS ANGELES — The California heat wave is expected to last until at least Thursday, though possibly without the record-setting highs of the Labor Day weekend.

That is heightening concerns about power shortages, public health and the potential for fires.

In a video posted to Twitter on Tuesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom said California is experiencing unprecedented heat and the state is headed into the most severe stretch of the heat wave, with triple-digit temperatures taxing the power grid.

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