Dear John,

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• Coronavirus Update: 801,064 Cases and 38,769 Deaths
• Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
• SJMN: Coronavirus: Confirmed cases in California climb to 7,350
• SDUT: California launches Health Corps, loosens rules for medical professionals amid coronavirus
• CG: Governor Newsom Unveils California Health Corps to Help Fight COVID-19 Coronavirus
• CalM: California starts recruiting retired and student doctors, nurses to handle surge in severely sick people
• AP: Retired docs, nursing, med students: California wants you
• SFC: California-coronavirus: Gov. Newsom will be face of the state's response
• OCReg: Amazon fallout: Eastvale worker says company 'ho-hum' on coronavirus safety
• SJMN: Worker at San Jose Cardenas Markets tests positive for COVID-19
• SJMN: Coronavirus: Worker at South San Jose Safeway tests positive
• SDUT: Grocery strikes spike at Whole Foods, Instacart and Amazon as fear over COVID-19 spreads
• OCReg: We are living in very strange times
• LAT $: Tenants get help as L.A. freezes rent hikes for thousands of apartments over coronavirus
• LAT $: Hospitalizations spike as Newsom issues plea for more healthcare workers
• VOC: After Long Silence, OC Officials Planning to Provide More Info on Hospital Needs
• LAT $: Coronavirus hospitalizations have doubled in California over last three days
• SJMN: Coronavirus: Is Bay Area social distancing lockdown working? Some see progress
• LAT $: San Francisco Bay Area to extend coronavirus shelter-in-place order through at least May 1
• SFC: Swanky SF tennis club to become homeless shelter during outbreak
• CG: Former Fighter Pilot Mike Garcia Running For Congress in California's 25th
• VOC: Will Virtual Government Be Open to The Public?
• AP: LA County sheriff abandons effort to close gun stores
• Reason: L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Says Gun Dealers Are 'Nonessential.' The Department of Homeland Security Disagrees.
• LADN: Amid coronavirus response, LA Sheriff says he should continue as county emergency coordinator
• AP: Feds refuse again to list bi-state grouse along state line
• SFC: PG&E says Camp Fire criminal fine won't be paid with victims' fund
• CG: Redondo Beach Waterfront AES Gas Power Plant to Close by 2023
• SBSun: Coronavirus puts Inland political campaigns in 'Twilight Zone'
• AP: Replica of Dana's Pilgrim tall ship sinks at California dock
• SFC: As counties released inmates, Solano Couny brought them to its jails
• OCReg: We wasted an economic boom, and now we are starting to pay the price
• NR: Coronavirus: The California Herd
• CG: A Massive Failure to Triage in California and New York
• OCReg: California doesn't need a new fight over Proposition 209
• FH: Drumbeats About Cuomo for President. What About Newsom?
• FH: Californians Must Make Up Missed School days
• CalM: Commentary: A cost-analysis of back-to-work plans vs. stay-at-home policy during coronavirus
• CG: Sacramento City Schools Superintendent Aguilar Takes a Big Pay Increase While Schools Closed
• SacBee: Sacramento County coronavirus cases have now doubled in 5 days. Another death reported
• SFC: Judge postpones Ghost Ship retrial to July, defendant to remain in jail
• SFC: SF looks to limit construction as coronavirus restrictions are extended
• SJMN: Bay Area officials, advocates look to get in front of COVID-19 hate crimes
• FH: Stockton, Fresno and Bakersfield Lead San Francisco Metro in Growth
• Stanislaus County to impose moratorium on evictions during coronavirus outbreak
• FresBee: Fresno Unified will keep school lunch program going over spring break next week
• FresBee: Coronavirus cases mount, nearly 130 total infections in Fresno and nearby counties
• FresBee: State rejects Fresno fairgrounds as site for coronavirus field hospital. County leader surprised
• CalCoast: Oceano fire tax headed for a recount
• CalCoast: SLO County coronavirus cases increase to 77, many recovered
• CalCoast: SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill confirms suicide attempt
• VCStar $: Coronavirus cases climb to 126 in Ventura County
• LAT $: 15,000 L.A. high school students are AWOL online, 40,000 fail to check in daily amid coronavirus closures
• LADN: LAUSD struggles to reach significant number of students online, many of them homeless
• LADN: Garcetti closes farmer's markets, slaps freeze on rent-controlled units during coronavirus crisis
• OCReg: Orange County needs more supplies for protecting against coronavirus, officials said
• LAT $: Orange County preparing for patient surge, releases inmates early as coronavirus cases continue to climb
• OCReg: Santa Ana police seek possibly armed suspect in fatal shooting
• VOC: Orange County Officials Agree to Start Disclosing COVID-19 Hospitalization Data
• OCReg: State considering Fairview center, OC fairgrounds to help manage coronavirus 'surge'
• PE: Riverside County coronavirus cases up to 291; 9 deaths
• SBSun: Coronavirus concerns trigger 65% drop in Inland bus rides
• SBSun: Former San Bernardino County probation officer convicted of killing pregnant wife among Newsom's commutations
• SBSun: San Bernardino County releases coronavirus cases by city
• SDUT: Live coronavirus updates in San Diego: County logs 84 more COVID-19 cases, regional total tops 600
• VOSD: Coronavirus Drives Home Internet Access Disparities Across San Diego County

Sincerely,