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• CG: Gov. Newsom Praises President Trump For Federal Support on Coronavirus
• LAT $: California has 157 coronavirus cases, but thousands may have been exposed to disease
• SacBee: California hotels are being used for coronavirus quarantines, Gavin Newsom announces
• CalCoast: California refuses to release county-by-county coronavirus information
• LAT $: Most California coronavirus patients are aged 18-64, new data shows
• AP: California governor warns of more restrictions to stop virus
• CalM: How California is responding to the coronavirus
• AP: Coronavirus clusters swell on both sides of the US
• SDUT: County's first COVID-19 patient treated in isolation at Scripps Green Hospital in Torrey Pines
• SJMN: Coronavirus: San Jose adopts moratorium on evictions, proposes financial aid for small businesses
• SFC: SF seeks to help renters, workers, small businesses devastated by outbreak
• LADN: LAUSD Superintendent Beutner gets additional clout to respond to coronavirus outbreak
• LAT $: L.A. school district declares state of emergency to prepare for coronavirus response
• AP: Chief justice says courts will help with homeless crisis
• AP: Lawsuit aims to end California license plate language limits
• SFC: California's affirmative action ban, Proposition 209, targeted for repeal
• AP: Coachella festival postponed as concerts grapple with virus
• LAT $: USC, UCLA and four other UC campuses announce transition to online learning to protect against coronavirus
• OCReg: UC Irvine moves its classes online; two more new coronavirus cases announced in Orange County
• SFC: SF Archdiocese shuts 90 schools - student tested positive for coronavirus
• As coronavirus spreads in the state, will schools remain open in Stanislaus County?
• SFC: House GOP leader McCarthy stands by 'Chinese coronavirus' tweet
• CG: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Cries 'Racism' Over Coronavirus
• SacBee: California's new state-run retirement program survives taxpayer group's challenge
• LADN: Mitch Englander scandal spurs calls for John Lee to resign
• LAT $: L.A. councilman under fire over FBI probe, Vegas trip with his indicted former boss
• CG: DMV Voter Registration Regulations Could Be Changed Under New Bill
• SFC: SF legislation aims to boost cops on the street walking their beats
• CG: Next Challenge on the California Death Penalty on the Horizon
• AP: Updated vote tabulations show California voters rejected $15 billion bond for school repairs.
• SJMN: Report: Officers were 'unquestionably lawful and justified' when they shot Gilroy Garlic Festival gunman
• CG: Gov. Newsom Reappoints Green Power CEO to CA Grid Operator Board
• LAT $: Long lines, voting problems prompt an investigation, grilling of L.A.'s elections chief
• LADN: LA County greenlights probe into Election Day voting-system failures
• Virginia GOP cautioned by California Republicans about redistricting commission
• SFC: Berkeley bans criminal background checks in most housing applications
• VOC: Latest Election Updates Shows State Assemblyman Diep Could Join Brough on Sidelines this Fall
• AP: Issa says he's headed to runoff for California House race
• SDUT: Carl DeMaio concedes in the race for California's 50th District
• OCReg: Undocumented Santa Ana resident is first to serve on a citywide committee
• AP: Weinstein faces sentencing, prison in landmark #MeToo case
• AP: Column: Deaths and few solutions for horses at Santa Anita
• OCReg: No illegal medications found in state's investigation into horse deaths at Santa Anita
• OCReg: Edison releases monthly data on radiation readings near San Onofre's waste storage systems
• Reason: The Law That Killed Freelance Work
• FH: Let's Make Housing Scarcity Worse!
• SDUT: Editorial: Helping homeless residents the right focus amid COVID-19 outbreak
• FH: Sacramento Billboard Calls Out CA Trial Attorneys
• CalM: Commentary: We are nation's ground zero for coronavirus
• OCReg: Californians spike local tax and bond measures. Will politicians get the message?
• FH: Triskaidekaphobia
• FH: From Bakersfield, You Can See Forever
• SacBee: Katie Valenzuela defeats Councilman Steve Hansen in Sacramento City Council race
• SacBee: First Sacramento County death from coronavirus: Elderly resident at senior living facility
• SacBee: Sacramento agrees to pay nearly $500,000 to settle lawsuit over Fab 40s Stephon Clark protest
• SJMN: With newly confirmed East Bay cases of coronavirus, Contra Costa and Alameda counties warn residents to cancel gatherings, stay home
• SFC: Guilty: Jury convicts John Lee Cowell for fatal stabbing on BART platform
• SFC: Mayor Breed looks to fire SF building inspection head in wake of Nuru probe
• SJMN: Two more COVID-19 cases found in Santa Clara County
• LAT $: 3 TSA officers at San Jose airport have coronavirus
• FresBee: Fresno-area college bus pass program gets new life - for now. Bitwise proposes solution
• Update: First COVID-19 cases in San Joaquin, Calaveras; some Modesto events postponed
• CalCoast: Panic over coronavirus hits SLO County stores
• VCStar $: CDC confirms Ventura County's first coronavirus case
• LAT $: Runoff increasingly likely in L.A. County district attorney race
• VOC: Here are the Candidates Running in Santa Ana's May Recall Election
• VOC: Irvine's Great Park Fails Transparency Test
• VOC: State Watchdog Proposes $27,000 Campaign Finance Fine Against Newport Council Members
• VOC: Irvine Council Prepares To Authorize More Debt For Future Great Park Homeowners
• SBSun: San Bernardino candidate's lead over councilwoman now 22 votes
• SBSun: San Bernardino County declares public health emergency due to coronavirus
• SBSun: Top aide says San Bernardino mayor has retaliated against employees
• PE: Coronavirus 'inevitable' across Riverside County, top health official says
• SDUT: San Diego economic group offers to pay the paychecks of interns for 100 local companies
• SDUT: San Diego Unified School Board grants superintendent emergency powers to address coronavirus
• VOSD: Special Ed Cuts and Shakeups in the Works at San Diego Unified
• SDUT: With $330 million in the bank, Horton Plaza owner ready to overhaul empty mall

Sincerely,