Dear John,

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• Coronavirus: 343,394 Cases & 14,775 Deaths
• LAT $: Coronavirus outbreak may be over sooner than you think
• OCReg: Trump approves Major Disaster Declaration for California to free up funds for coronavirus response
• OCReg: Trump will send massive hospital ship to Port of Los Angeles amid coronavirus pandemic
• SDUT: Trump approves declaration of major disaster in California over coronavirus
• Reason: If COVID-19 Killed 1.4% of People With Symptoms in Wuhan, the Overall Fatality Rate Is Likely to Be Much Lower Than People Feared
• SFC: Courts give governments wide latitude when epidemics threaten public health
• Reason: Justice Department Reportedly Asks Congress for Indefinite Detention Powers To Fight Coronavirus
• NR: The Lockdown Debate Requires Transparent Disagreement
• U.S. Jobless Rate May Soar to 30%, Fed's Bullard Says
• CalM: With coronavirus, California's economy is in uncharted territory
• FresBee: CalPERS loses $69 billion in biggest market losses since Great Recession
• Real Estate Billionaire Barrack Says Commercial Mortgages on Brink of Collapse
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• AP: Earthquake strikes off coast of Northern California
• SFC: Sheltering-in-place social live wires stay busy via live stream
• OCReg: Southern Californians who fail to heed coronavirus warnings run into new restrictions - especially at the beach
• LAT $: These 25 powerful images show California's new reality
• SDUT: 'It would be heartbreaking': Teens fear they may lose prom, graduation and rest of senior year
• AP: Pandemic postcard from California: 'Wish you weren't here'
• AP: Some California beaches closed to deter crowds amid outbreak
• CalM: As coronavirus upends California, question remains: Who'll watch the kids?
• SFC: Newsom to Californians: 'Assume you are potentially contagious'
• SFC: The man behind the sequencing of the coronavirus could have keys to the disease
• SJMN: Foster City's Gilead puts access to coronavirus drug on hold amid surging demand
• LAT $: First prisoner in California tests positive for coronavirus
• PE: State prison inmate in Lancaster, 2 prison employees in Chino test positive for coronavirus
• SacBee: California inmate tests positive for coronavirus as more workers infected, officials say
• CalCoast: Crime numbers plummet in SLO County amid coronavirus concerns
• LAT $: 'You know about the coronavirus?' Homeless outreach workers have a new reason to worry
• SFC: SF Civic Auditorium might become emergency homeless shelter
• OCReg: Fullerton, Santa Ana homeless shelters relocate amidst coronavirus outbreak to aid food distribution
• CG: Los Angeles Homeless Look at a Lose-Lose Scenario During Coronavirus Pandemic
• LAT $: During coronavirus pandemic, how will L.A. court system function?
• Reason: Senator Rand Paul Tests Positive for the Coronavirus
• CapWkly: Signature gathering halted for $5.5 billion stem cell initiative
• OCReg: Protecting taxpayers in a time of crisis
• NR: The Psychology of Viral Paradoxes
• OCReg: California's bullet train farce keeps stumbling on
• CalM: Commentary: Virus crisis changes how we work
• OCReg: Dumbing down teacher license tests in California
• CG: Do the Numbers in the Coronavirus Outbreak Justify Tanking the Economy?
• LAT $: Skelton: Biden is right to pick a woman for vice president. Now he has to make the right choice
• OCReg: 'Top two' hasn't meaningfully delivered on promises of election reform
• FRBlog: Things People Don't Want to Say About COVID-19
• SacBee: Yolo County reports its first coronavirus death, an older patient with health issues
• SJMN: Napa County reports its first two cases of coronavirus
• SJMN: Out of work: Coronavirus pandemic turns into a Bay Area jobs crisis
• SJMN: Coronavirus: Residents at Palo Alto senior living communities test positive
• SJMN: Coronavirus: 17 new cases reported in San Mateo County, total at 117
• FresBee: Former Bulldogs standout football player has coronavirus. His mom has stern warning for Fresno
• 'Ambiguity' of Newsom's stay-at-home order takes Stanislaus County officials by surprise
• CalCoast: Paso Robles man lights a cigarette, blows up his RV
• CalCoast: Two SLO County high schools students infected with the coronavirus
• VCStar $: COVID-19: County marks 1st death; 30 test positive
• VCStar $: Police, fire agencies take extra safety measures
• LADN: LA Council to consider making it more difficult to fire employees amid coronavirus crisis
• LAT $: LAPD expected to cancel vacations, work 12-hour shifts to combat coronavirus
• LADN: LA County update: Another person dies from coronavirus, 71 new cases reported
• LADN: Garcetti vows more coronavirus tests, reminds LA: six feet matters
• OCReg: Coronavirus cases in Orange County jump to 95
• PE: 6th death from coronavirus reported in Riverside County, case count grows to 45
• SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 8 new coronavirus cases
• SDUT: COVID-19 claims first life of San Diego County resident
• SDUT: Live coronavirus updates in San Diego: Coronavirus infections hit 205

Sincerely,