It’s Wednesday, September 16th. I’m Mary Regalado, and here’s your local news from The Los Angeles Times. Today will be sunny, hazy, and warm with a high in the low 90s and a low tonight of 65. The air quality will also be unhealthy for sensitive groups. Our top story: California is seeing its lowest rate of positive COVID-19 tests since March. Overall, 3.5 (3-point-5) percent of tests were positive in the past week. That's about half of what the rate was a month ago.