Dear John,

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• Coronavirus Update: 668,352 Cases and 31,027 Deaths
• Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
• Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Is an 'Almost Meaningless' Metric
• AP: California virus death toll surpasses 100; infections surge
• OCReg: Orange County passes 400 coronavirus cases, reports fourth death
• LAT $: L.A. County announces 6 new coronavirus deaths as hospitals fill up in California
• Reuters: Trump drops idea of New York lockdown
• AP: Farmworkers key to keeping US fed are wary of virus spread
• SFC: Study projects coronavirus deaths state by state through early August
• Are Red Flag Laws Dangerous?
• LAT $: Coronavirus pushes hospitals. The next wave could break them
• SDUT: Coronavirus patients in California's ICU beds double overnight
• CalM: California ramps up output of ventilators as COVID-19 cases grow
• CG: Taxes at a Standstill: How the Coronavirus Can Halt Ballot Initiatives in the Coming Years
• LADN: Pranksters's x-rated videos force LA City Council to pause Zoom meeting amid coronavirus outbreak
• LAT $: Gov. Gavin Newsom commutes sentence of Swedish rapper in 2008 road rage killing
• Modesto's Gallo making hand sanitizer; donates to Stanislaus County to fight COVID-19
• SBSun: During coronavirus crisis, Chino Valley firefighters deliver for shut-in seniors
• OCReg: Blood drives planned at Nixon Library in Yorba Linda to meet urgent demand amid coronavirus pandemic
• CG: California Grocery Stores and Supermarkets Normalize as Panic Buying Subsides
• SFC: Airbnb, hosts struggle as travel plunges
• SFC: Anti-virus efforts could force 30,000 state restaurants to shut permanently
• LADN: 1 surfer cited, but most people compliant at closed, restricted beaches across Southern California
• PE: Coronavirus economy: California real estate sales now deemed 'essential' industry
• CG: Gov. Newsom and California Officials Sued by NRA, 2A Foundation, Over Closing Gun Stores
• AP: US agency includes gun sellers as 'critical' infrastructure
• SacBee: Two inmates escape from Eel River Conservation Camp in Humboldt County
• LAT $: She survived wars in El Salvador, became a U.S. citizen and is now battling coronavirus
• LAT $: Whales are dying, but numbers are unknown. Coronavirus has stalled scientific fieldwork
• OCReg: We don't need to densify to save the planet or solve our housing crisis
• OCReg: Debt and deficits still matter, right?
• CalM: Commentary: Crisis reveals big financial shortcomings
• SacBee: Sacramento health chief 'cautiously optimistic' county may escape worst virus consequences
• SacBee: Sacramento Regional Transit ridership down significantly due to coronavirus shutdown
• SFC: SF City College Chancellor Mark Rocha resigns
• SFC: SF to open 3 new drive-through, drop-in coronavirus testing sites
• SJMN: Santa Clara County sees jump in coronavirus deaths and 17 new cases
• SJMN: Coronavirus: More shelters coming for Santa Clara County homeless
• SJMN: Coronavirus: Second San Jose State student tests positive
• Stanislaus County temporarily closing board meetings to public amid coronavirus outbreak
• FresBee: Another day brings big jump in Fresno County coronavirus cases
• FresBee: Before coronavirus, Fresno and Valley were at near record employment, EDD data shows
• FresBee: Fresno County with four community-spread cases as number of positive coronavirus tests grows
• FresBee: Fever? Chills? Fresno County forces businesses to screen employees to slow coronavirus
• CalCoast: Cornavirus cases in SLO County jump to 67, increase in community spread
• VCStar $: Coronavirus: 98 cases, 23 hospitalized
• LAT $: These L.A. County communities have coronavirus cases, and these don't
• LADN: LA County announces 6 more deaths, 344 new coronavirus cases
• OCReg: State approves revised Surf City housing plan
• OCReg: Working Wardrobes to lay off majority of staff amid coronavirus crisis
• PE: First inmate at Riverside County jail and two more deputies test positive for coronavirus
• PE: Riverside County adds 10 coronavirus cases; 195 now confirmed
• PE: San Bernardino County coronavirus cases climb to 76
• SDUT: Local coronavirus cases jump to 488 as county extends closure orders 'indefinitely'
• SDUT: Live coronavirus updates in San Diego: Escondido Albertsons worker tests positive for COVID-19

Sincerely,