Dear John,

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• Coronavirus Update: 861,113 Cases and 42,385 Deaths from COVID-19
• LAT $: Trump forecasts at least 100,000 U.S. deaths from coronavirus
• AP: Governor: California bought time to prepare for virus peak
• CalM: As California's coronavirus curve bends, Newsom's not ready to be the bearer of good news
• SacBee: Gavin Newsom on California coronavirus numbers: 1.6 million file for unemployment, 657 in ICUs
• FRBlog: Asm. Tyler Diep Switches Parties, From Republican to Democrat
• FRBlog: Statement Regarding the CARES Act
• Adam C. Abrahms: CARES Act Hush Money Loans Require Desperate Employers Not to Oppose Unionization
• OCReg: State prisons to release 3,500 nonviolent inmates early because of coronavirus threat
• AP: California seeks 3,500 new inmate releases over coronavirus
• FresBee: Fresno County jail releasing some inmates early, preparing for coronavirus outbreak
• SFC: Crime falls dramatically in Bay Area cities as residents stay home
• SDUT: Should California punish people who refuse to stay home? Newsom prefers social pressure
• Reason: L.A. Bureaucrats Shut Down Restaurants for Selling Groceries Without a Permit
• AP: California cities want transparency rules waived in pandemic
• LAT $: L.A. supervisors remove Sheriff Alex Villanueva as head of emergency operations
• SJMN: Coronavirus: Are grocery stores safe as more workers, shoppers get sick?
• LAT $: Healthcare worker among coronavirus victims as L.A. County death toll surpasses 50
• LADN: Coronavirus kills its first healthcare worker in L.A. County
• SFC: Number of Californians in ICU with virus nearly triples over weekend
• SJMN: Coronavirus: Governor Newsom says California has reached 150 COVID-19 deaths, 650 more in ICU
• VOSD: Week 4 in the ICU: 'It Feels Like the Surge Is Happening Right Now'
• LAT $: Bay Area hospital desperately needs supplies: 'I see a disaster on the brink of happening'
• OCReg: Orange County preparing medical resources for projected surge of coronavirus cases
• SacBee: Trump eases pollution rules for cars, setting up showdown with California
• AP: More than 50 infected with virus at California nursing home
• OCReg: Coronavirus: Trailers coming to Orange County to help isolate, quarantine some homeless
• LAT $: L.A. could be barred from seizing and destroying homeless people's items based on size
• PE: Riverside approves controversial homeless housing
• SDUT: Homeless shelter prepares for move into Convention Center
• LAT $: Coronavirus strikes skid row as Union Rescue Mission reports first confirmed case
• SFC: California classrooms will not reopen this school year due to coronavirus
• CalM: A's for all? Universities debate how to grade during a pandemic
• CG: California Public School Buildings to Close for Rest of Year
• OCReg: Superintendent: Coronavirus likely to keep schools shuttered for academic year
• SFC: SF projects budget shortfall as high as $1.7B because of coronavirus
• CG: New Bill Would Expand Paid Family Leave Benefits for Those Affected by Coronavirus
• CalM: Watchdog to review rules letting California politicians raise money for charity
• Trump praises California for its coronavirus curve. Newsom holds his breath
• AP: Regulators mull reversing $462M increase in PG&E fire fines
• SacBee: California lottery jackpots could be less than advertised in a coronavirus slump
• OCReg: Census outreach efforts hampered by coronavirus pandemic
• AP: California rules anger water agencies, environmental groups
• LAT $: The state's new delta water rules don't end conflict with Washington
• FH: Here's What Small Business Owners and Government Must Do Now to Survive the COVID-19 Crisis and Rebound
• CG: California Small Businesses Given Several Tax Extensions by Executive Order
• Reason: The Response To Coronavirus 'Is Central Planning on Steroids': Rep. Thomas Massie
• NR: Coronavirus and the Gig Economy
• OCReg: The problems of crony capitalism and moral hazard
• FH: School Grades in the Time of Crisis
• CG: Post-Coronapocalypse Pension Reform Checklist for California
• OCReg: A cost-analysis of going back to work vs. California's stay-at-home policy
• CalM: Commentary: California also failed to prepare
• FH: Digital Petitions Now
• OCReg: Should Californians fix Prop. 13 or the state's whole system of taxation?
• SacBee: Coronavirus updates: 154 dead in California, 8 in Sacramento County and NorCal police officer
• SFC: Detailed study: Rising seas threaten Bay Area economy, infrastructure, environment
• SJMN: Coronavirus: Bay Area shelter-in-place extended through May 3 with new restrictions
• SJMN: Coronavirus: Santa Clara County closes in on 900 COVID-19 cases, reports 2 new deaths
• SFC: SF Supes approve payout to journalist whose home, office were raided
• SFC: Bay Area drinking 42% more alcohol while sheltering in place
• SFC: Gold edges Singh in last SF judicial race
• Stanislaus County education chief talks about how schools are contending with coronavirus
• Stanislaus County in talks with four hotels to isolate coronavirus patients
• FresBee: Fresno's doctor shortage just cost the county 100 coronavirus emergency hospital beds
• Stanislaus releases coronavirus case numbers by city, hospital data and new order.
• FresBee: Fresno County coronavirus cases increase again - its highest daily jump yet
• Modesto nurses claim Kaiser putting them, patients at risk over COVID-19 care
• CalCoast: Are the numbers of new SLO County coronavirus cases leveling?
• VCStar $: Coronavirus: County's cases hit 149 cases, 5 deaths
• LADN: L.A. County paying $625,000 to teen allegedly molested by Olympic boxing champ
• LAT $: Audit says L.A. took 'reasonable' steps to prevent unfairness in cannabis licensing
• LADN: Cedars-Sinai to test potential coronavirus treatment
• OCReg: Three more people die from coronavirus in Orange County; total number up to seven
• OCReg: Dana Point issues 158 parking tickets, urges visitors to stay home during coronavirus
• PE: Riverside County recommends covering face in public to prevent coronavirus
• PE: Map shows coronavirus cases in Riverside County cities
• PE: Riverside passes eviction moratorium during coronavirus emergency
• SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 2 more coronavirus deaths, total of 183 cases
• SBSun: 51 residents, 6 staff at Yucaipa nursing home test positive for coronavirus
• SDUT: Live coronavirus updates in San Diego: County logs two new COVID-19 deaths, 131 additional cases

Sincerely,