After a day of relatively tame demonstrations in San Francisco, skirmishes broke out in Berkeley on Sunday during what what many hoped would be a peaceful march against bigotry and President Trump. -- Hard-liners in the Trump administration appeared to be trying to pressure President Trump to stop the “Dreamers” program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Harvey Strikes at the Heart of TexasThe death toll from Tropical Storm Harvey rose as Houston and a wide swath of Texas face record rains and catastrophic flooding. Here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today:-- Hundreds of Haitians have been leaving California after a Trump administration decree in May. -- Columnist George Skelton looks at the long history of California Republicans giving the boot to their leaders.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 28, 2017 12:00 UTC