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• 185,386 Cases and 7,332 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Outbreak
• LAT $: Coronavirus cases in California increase to 392, Gov. Gavin Newsom says
• SacBee: Two California state offices close after workers take coronavirus tests
• LAT $: South Coast Plaza closes for 2 weeks after store employee tests positive for COVID-19
• LADN: LA County issues first detailed list of confirmed coronavirus cases by community
• OCReg: U.S. asks older people to stay home, all ages should avoid groups of 10 or more
• LAT $: Gov. Gavin Newsom escalates coronavirus effort, asks all California restaurants and theaters to close
• SDUT: Live coronavirus updates in San Diego: City and county close bars, ban gatherings of 50 or more
• AP: Life in San Francisco area screeches to a halt amid shutdown
• SJMN: Bay Area locks down as seven counties face 'unprecedented' shelter-in-place order
• SFC: Bay Area 'shelter in place' order: What's open and what's closed
• SFC: Bay Area 'shelter in place' ordered: Only essential businesses open in 6 counties
• CalM: Coronavirus: Bay Area 'shelter in place' order leaves businesses, workers scrambling
• AP: Cruise ship leaves Oakland, will dock in San Francisco
• SDUT: Jails to release some inmates, adjust booking criteria amid coronavirus concerns
• AP: Justice on hold: coronavirus prompts court delays, closings
• SacBee: Tom McClintock voted against the coronavirus aid package. Here's why
• AP: California Legislature suspends until April 13 amid outbreak
• CalM: Legislature passes $1.1 billion in emergency coronavirus funding - then leaves the Capitol
• AP: California Legislature suspends session amid coronavirus outbreak, believed to be 1st such action in 158 years.
• LAT $: As the coronavirus pandemic grows, gun sales are surging in many states
• SacBee: Self-isolation hits California during coronavirus spread. Here's expert advice on how to plan
• VOSD: California's First Elected Official to Announce Coronavirus Test Details His Experience
• AP: California gets rain, mountain snow from late-winter storm
• SacBee: Gavin Newsom moves to protect renters, utility customers as coronavirus spreads
• LAT $: Coronavirus: L.A. will temporarily stop ticketing during street sweeping
• AP: Court approves PG&E's $23B bankruptcy financing package
• CG: Grocery Stores Across California Begin Mass Hirings In Response to Panic Stricken Shoppers
• SBSun: Community clinics in dire need of respirator masks, gowns and hand sanitizer
• OCReg: Coronavirus: California DMV aims to reduce office visits; urges discretion in issuance of citations
• San Diego Senior Care Facilities On Lockdown Due To Coronavirus
• LAT $: L.A. Unified won't open family resource centers, citing coronavirus health risk
• SFC: Newsom beefs up services for seniors, a day after telling them to stay home
• FresBee: 'Everybody has to eat.' Fresno schools aim to keep students, families fed during crisis
• AP: California police fatally shoot woman armed with knife
• AP: 2 plead guilty in 2015 killing of California police officer
• OCReg: Will coronavirus cool rent hikes in Los Angeles, Orange counties?
• SFC: Out of work because of coronavirus? These businesses are hiring
• CG: California Pipeline Owner to Settle With EPA for $60 Million Over Santa Barbara Oil Spill
• CG: Affirmative Action Could Return Under New State Constitutional Amendment Proposal
• AP: Mother of California terrorist pleads to destroying evidence
• Reason: The Cronyism Buried in the Latest Coronavirus Relief Bill
• OCReg: Be wary of overreaching government responses to coronavirus
• CG: California Election Integrity in Jeopardy With Vote-by-Mail Ballots to Every Voter
• CalM: Commentary: Even more confusion over tax vote
• OCReg: Proposed health care office hidden in state budget trailer bill
• SacBee: Empty cafes, empty offices, empty bread aisles: Sacramento confronts life with coronavirus
• SacBee: Sacramento school district says substitute teacher has died of coronavirus
• SJMN: Coronavirus: Oakland hotels to shelter homeless people
• AP: San Francisco area man found sane in commuter train stabbing
• SJMN: Coronavirus: 24 new cases announced in Santa Clara County
• FresBee: Third coronavirus case in Tulare County; patient in critical condition
• No excuse for radio silence from Stanislaus officials over coronavirus' most frenetic weekend
• Third case of COVID-19 in Stanislaus County; Emergency Services at highest activation
• FresBee: Fresno sets plan to help residents cope with COVID-19. How city will protect essential services
• What if police officers get sick? Stanislaus agencies prepare for coronavirus impacts
• CalCoast: SLO County orders establishments to temporarily stop serving alcohol
• VCStar $: Coronavirus taking toll on Ventura County economy
• VCStar $: Camarillo officials concerned about airport project
• LADN: LA councilman calls off encampment sweeps, amid novel coronavirus concerns
• LAT $: L.A. County courts to shut down for several days amid coronavirus spread
• LAT $: LAPD shifting more cops to street patrol to help with the coronavirus
• LADN: Homes become classrooms around LAUSD as campuses close
• OCReg: O.C. coronavirus case count rises by 4 to 17, including new reports of community transmission
• OCReg: Drive-thru coronavirus swabs start at two Orange County hospitals
• OCReg: After schools shut over coronavirus fear, remote learning now delayed for Newport-Mesa students
• OCReg: Santa Ana schools are closed for coronavirus, but teachers still told to show up
• OCReg: Election data shows how OC voters behaved on March 3
• PE: First 2 Riverside County residents die of coronavirus
• PE: Riverside decision on homeless housing postponed over coronavirus risk
• SBSun: San Bernardino County has 2nd coronavirus case; closes attractions, offices
• SDUT: Bry passes Sherman for second slot in San Diego mayoral runoff
• SDUT: Online grocery delivery grinds to a halt due to high demand in San Diego County

Sincerely,