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• Coronavirus Update: 1,352,266 Cases and 75,299 Deaths
• Coronavirus death toll: US reaches 10K, more than six wars combined
• AP: California governor sticking with mid-May as COVID-19 peak
• OCReg: In move to combat coronavirus spread, California judicial bosses order zero bail for low-level crimes
• LAT $: In uncharted territory, California court leaders OK urgent new rules for coronavirus
• OCReg: Plan scrapped for housing homeless with coronavirus at Ayres Hotel near Laguna Woods
• SFC: Two more test positive for coronavirus at SF's biggest homeless shelter
• OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County pushes to get more hotels for homeless
• SFC: SF downsizes Moscone shelter's coronavirus mission
• VOSD: Homeless Residents Grow Desperate as Food Resources Shut Down
• OCReg: Coronavirus: California halts lender foreclosures, renter evictions
• AP: California court leaders suspend evictions amid pandemic
• SFC: California halts tenant evictions statewide, court governing body rules
• SacBee: California state unions were bargaining for raises. Then came the coronavirus
• OCReg: Coronavirus biz news: Costco, Walmart cut back (again) on shoppers inside
• LAT $: All L.A. residents with symptoms can now get coronavirus tests as restrictions are lifted, Garcetti says
• SBSun: After coronavirus outbreak at Colton nursing home, San Bernardino County issues new orders
• SJMN: Coronavirus: Positive cases at Orinda nursing facility surge to 49, new outbreak in Pleasant Hill
• SacBee: Dozens of California prison workers have tested positive for coronavirus
• CalM: California eases child care regulations for critical workers
• LAT $: Inside the effort to get coronavirus supplies to California
• SJMN: Apple to make millions of face shields for hospitals in desperate need of protective gear
• SacBee: See where hospital ICU beds in California are filling up fastest with COVID-19 patients
• SacBee: Yuba City school gyms become makeshift hospitals for coronavirus 'worst-case scenarios'
• SacBee: Sacramento manufacturer makes deal to mass-produce ventilators for COVID-19 patients
• SDUT: California has enough ventilators, coronavirus peak expected in May, Newsom says
• AP: California lends 500 ventilators to 4 states, 2 territories
• LAT $: As coronavirus rages, nursing homes have ventilators that hospitals desperately need
• SJMN: As coronavirus cases top 16,000, Newsom is 'confident' about the state's supply of ventilators, hospital beds
• FH: New Bill Would Add Exemptions to AB 5
• OCReg: Judge refuses to block L.A. officials from shutting down gun stores during coronavirus pandemic
• AP: US judge won't block gun store closures in Los Angeles
• CG: Governor's Executive Orders Impact State Tax Obligations
• OCReg: Private coronavirus testing sites draw crowds in Malibu and Westminster
• SDUT: ACLU sues for release of ICE detainees at Otay Mesa Detention Center as COVID-19 cases at facility increase
• CalM: Newsom: I have a responsibility to do better
• CG: California's Unemployment Department Overburdened by Unprecedented Number of Claims
• AP: As thousands join, few rules for California Health Corps
• CalM: 'Hella connected': How California lawmakers are governing from home
• FresBee: California poised to ban sportfishing in some areas. Rural towns worried about coronavirus spread
• AP: Market tumult threatens PG&E deal with wildfire victims
• SacBee: California fire victims: Protect us from market crash, or we may quit PG&E bankruptcy deal
• CalM: How Cal State is navigating the coronavirus: Your questions answered
• SacBee: Are California politicians still campaigning during coronavirus? They are - and here's how
• CapWkly: Ballot initiatives in the era of COVID-19
• CapWkly: Digital, mail-in push for stem cell initiative
• AP: California gets widespread rain, snow from spring storm
• CG: California's Indeterminate Lockdown Based on 'What Ifs'
• OCReg: Nursing rule waiver is finally approved to help deal with coronavirus outbreak
• NR: The Fed's Emergency Measures Should Be Reserved for Emergencies
• OCReg: Trump administration's finalized, more sensible CAFE standards
• FH: How Will Coronavirus Impact the Property Tax Increase Initiative?
• OCReg: Homebuilding's vital role in difficult economic times
• OCReg: Cash hoarding, in all its forms, threatens the economy
• SacBee: Amador tribe wins federal right to seek state permission for new casino in Plymouth
• FH: Sacramento Transit Authority, This is No Time to Move Ahead with a Tax Increase
• SacBee: Sleep Train Arena's coronavirus hospital to be ready for patients in 2 weeks, Newsom says
• SacBee: Sacramento County residents with mild symptoms can now take free mobile coronavirus test
• Reason: San Francisco Was the First Major City To Ban Plastic Bags. Now It's Banning Reusable Bags To Combat Coronavirus.
• SFC: How life in Bay Area has changed after 20 days of shelter-in-place order
• SFC: SF housing debates go online as Planning Commission meets remotely
• SFC: Many of Oakland's mom-and-pop shops struggling for survival
• FresBee: When will COVID-19 cases peak in Fresno and how long will we have to shelter in place?
• Storer Transportation blasts Modesto officials over dial-a-ride bus contract
• Stanislaus County to provide $1 million in coronavirus assistance to ailing businesses
• FresBee: Fresno County reports second coronavirus death, region's dead rises to 11
• FresBee: Fresno businesses hurt by pandemic can apply for 0% interest loans. But they must hurry
• FresBee: Tulare County confirms a sixth death related to coronavirus, bringing region total to 10
• CalCoast: Investigators seeking to arrest controversial SLO developer
• VCStar $: 5 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths Monday
• OCReg: Los Angeles to settle lawsuit against Chinese company that offered customers at-home coronavirus test kit
• LADN: LA County giving $10,000 each to businesses as coronavirus hits bottom lines
• LAT $: L.A. officials urge residents to stay indoors this week as coronavirus deaths spike again
• LADN: Despite slower rise in confirmed coronavirus cases, Garcetti tells Angelenos this is no time to let up
• LAT $: As coronavirus deaths surge, missing racial data worry L.A. County officials
• OCReg: Tall ship Pilgrim will be demolished
• VOC: CA Appellate Court Takes Over City of Fullerton's Lawsuit Against Local Bloggers
• VOC: Newport Beach Bans Short Term Rentals During Coronavirus Local Emergency
• OCReg: Orange County coronavirus cases rise to 882, deaths remain at 14
• OCReg: Inland Empire housing at high risk to coronavirus fallout, by this math
• PE: Moreno Valley could raise electricity rates, despite coronvirus crisis
• PE: Riverside County coronavirus cases increase to 946; 25 now dead
• SBSun: San Bernardino County sees 3 additional coronavirus deaths, more than 150 new cases
• SBSun: San Bernardino to pay $750,000 to settle suit by former city manager
• SBSun: 3 more firefighters in San Bernardino County test positive for coronavirus, raising total to 5
• SDUT: Live coronavirus updates in San Diego: County officials break down COVID-19 cases by race
• VOSD: Money From 2017 Law to Fund Affordable Housing Is Rolling in But Slow to Roll Out
• SDUT: San Diego furloughing 800 workers as tax revenue plummets
• SDUT: 52 citations issued in San Diego, county over violations of stay-home order

Sincerely,