Dear John,

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• Coronavirus Update: 1,614,858 Cases and 96,791 Deaths
• SJMN: California coronavirus case count tops 20,000, doubling in just a week
• AP: California governor encouraged by drop in ICU placements
• FresBee: Highest death rate so far from COVID-19 in California, Gavin Newsom says
• CalM: Here's how putting California's homeless in hotels actually works
• CG: Homeless Begin to Move Into State Funded Hotel Rooms
• CalM: California offers discounted hotel rooms to health workers exposed to coronavirus
• WSJ: Coronavirus Crisis Legacy: Mountains of Debt
• Yahoo: Fed Is Seizing Control of the Entire U.S. Bond Market
• LAT $: Governor gave 'very little information' on $1-billion coronavirus mask purchase, lawmakers say
• AP: California lawmakers want details on Newsom's big mask buy
• FresBee: Is California staying home? Here's what GPS phone data say in coronavirus pandemic
• LAT $: Unemployed Californians to get an extra $600 in weekly benefits starting Sunday
• OCReg: Coronavirus: $600 in extra jobless pay is days away in California
• FresBee: How self-employed, gig workers can get help during the coronavirus pandemic
• AP: US gig workers and self-employed face delays in jobless aid
• LAT $: Newsom assures Californians that the state has enough ventilators in coronavirus fight
• PE: Riverside County seeks ventilators for coronavirus surge as state loans out 500 machines
• SacBee: Sacramento County and Slavic church agree to collaborate on coronavirus outreach
• PE: Groups demand Inland officials allow Easter services outside homes, despite coronavirus concerns
• AP: Nursing home with 7 virus deaths had health citations
• SFC: Families left in dark as coronavirus races through Bay Area nursing homes
• FresBee: Fresno Amazon employee has coronavirus. Workers wonder why they weren't notified earlier
• CalCoast: Has California stopped enforcing its plastic bag ban?
• OCReg: No coronavirus waiver: Property taxes still due Friday, April 10
• VOC: Orange County Property Owners Get Less Hardship Clarity About Late Property Taxes
• SacBee: Sacramento property taxes due Friday to avoid penalties. Only four counties OK'd payment delay
• OCReg: Disneyland reaches furlough agreements with 10 unions
• FresBee: Fresno students to get same grades they had last quarter - unless they want to improve
• SDUT: San Diego landlord to tenants: 'Nobody really has a legitimate reason not to pay rent'
• SFC: 1 in 17 SF tenants unable to pay rent because of coronavirus crisis
• CG: New Bill Would Aim to Stop Price Gouging During State Emergencies
• CapWkly: Bipartisan Capitol push for rape crisis center funding
• OCReg: Coronavirus: Reusable bags increasingly unwelcome at grocery stores
• SFC: Spike in cases at Santa Rita Jail prompts clash between public defender, DA
• SacBee: California jail watchdogs won't keep track of COVID-19 cases in lockups. Activists want answers
• SJMN: In new COVID-19 restriction, CA prisons eliminate all but 'urgent' legal visits
• VOSD: Food Banks, Nonprofits Scramble to Address Overwhelming Food Need
• COVID-19 crisis heaps pressure on nation's food banks
• McClatchy announces cost-cutting plan, asks federal bankruptcy court for fee relief
• SJMN: California auto insurers give drivers coronavirus credits. Is yours on the list?
• SFC: SF teachers pledge stimulus checks to undocumented immigrants
• LAT $: Undocumented restaurant workers have no safety net. Here's how a Boyle Heights charity is helping
• AmerSpec: Big Government Won't Deliver Groceries
• OCReg: Despite the pain, COVID-19 offers hope for change
• OCReg: Newsom should hit the pause button on minimum wage hikes
• SDUT: Editorial: Don't let coronavirus widen American disparities in wealth, health
• FH: CARB's Rush to Rulemaking
• FH: Courts, Plagues and Politics
• CG: California's Economy is in Free Fall: Cities Hike Minimum Wage as Economy Falters
• FH: Countering Layoffs, Lessons From The First Week Of The CARES Act
• FH: State Bond Failure Is a Great Opportunity for Schools
• SacBee: 2 Sacramento men released from ICE custody by judge ruling on coronavirus risk
• SacBee: Two Sacramento homeless people have tested positive for the coronavirus
• SFC: Oakland to ban cars from many streets during shelter-in-place order
• SJMN: Coronavirus: Santa Clara County releases COVID-19 cases by city, deaths by race
• SFC: Why is SF City Hall now failing the homeless?
• When will the COVID-19 patient surge hit Stanislaus hospitals? County looks for a model
• FresBee: Here's what Fresno businesses are doing during coronavirus, from restaurants to stores
• CalCoast: Pismo Beach City Council supports proposed senior housing project
• VCStar $: New Ventura County order bans public gatherings
• LADN: Coronavirus: 25 new deaths, 425 cases in LA County, but hints arise that 'curve' may be flattening
• LAT $: This local superhero is helping keep L.A.'s homeless safe from coronavirus
• LADN: Residents of Granada Hills homeless shelter, where a person tested positive for COVID-19, must wait longer to get isolated
• LADN: L.A. County weighs rent assistance program due to coronavirus effects
• LADN: Mobile coronavirus testing unit to focus on senior homes, Garcetti says
• OCReg: OC coronavirus health order: Workers dealing with public should cover faces
• OCReg: 67 new coronavirus cases reported in Orange County, no new deaths
• OCReg: Irvine start-up raises red flags with offer to 'certify' businesses as coronavirus free
• SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 4 more coronavirus deaths, 88 more cases
• SBSun: San Bernardino begins search for next city manager
• PE: Riverside County reports 1,280 coronavirus cases, 33 deaths
• PE: Inland Empire schools roll out plans to finish school year online
• PE: Coronavirus crisis turns former Riverside Sears into field hospital
• SDUT: Live coronavirus updates in San Diego: Four more residents die of COVID-19 as cases rise to 1,628
• VOSD: San Diego's Curve Begins to Flatten, But End of Social Distancing Likely Weeks Away
• SDUT: San Diego rescinds furloughs for 800 workers, will restore pay and find city tasks for them
• SDUT: San Diego Unified pandemic costs could reach $71 million

Sincerely,