Dear John,

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• FRBlog: The Unseen Death Toll of Covid-19 Measures
• FRBlog: Lazy Authoritarianism and Arrogance Lead to Ignoring Freedom
• FRBlog: The public employee aristocracy profits mightily from the coronavirus
• FRBlog: Boss Hogg from "Dukes of Hazzard" now runs Palm Springs
• WashTimes: Gavin Newsom announces coronavirus cash payments to illegal immigrants
• SFC: Newsom, nonprofits pledge $125M for undocumented immigrants
• OCReg: Coronavirus: California giving 150,000 undocumented adults $500 each
• AP: California to give cash payments to immigrants hurt by virus
• Governor Newsom says California's coronavirus assistance will include giving $500 each to 150,000 illegal immigrants -
• Coronavirus Update (Live): 2,090,886 Cases and 135,226 Deaths
• U.S. coronavirus deaths increase by record amount for second day
• SJMN: Governor Newsom: Hospitalization, ICU increases slow as coronavirus testing expands
• AP: Nurses suspended for refusing COVID-19 care without N95 mask
• LAT $: Coronavirus could halt L.A. concerts, sporting events until 2021, Garcetti says
• LADN: Concerts and sporting events? Not until '5 pillars' are mastered, L.A. mayor says, in his coronavirus-shaken city
• Fox News: Sources believe coronavirus originated in Wuhan lab as part of China's efforts to compete with US
• Timeline of China's possible coronavirus cover up
• 2 Wuhan whistleblowers missing months after helping expose coronavirus outbreak, activists say
• Reason: How China Corrupted the World Health Organization's Response to COVID-19
• LAT $: LAPD has quarantine site for officers: Biltmore Hotel in downtown L.A.
• CG: Huntington Beach Denies Pandemic Reality, Dispenses Pay Raises
• LAT $: Federal investigation into L.A. City Hall corruption involves downtown project
• CG: Independent Contractors to Receive Unemployment Benefits Under New Program
• OCReg: Coronavirus: Extra $600 unemployment payments will be retroactive
• SacBee: California gig workers, independent contractors to get unemployment help with new website
• SacBee: More than 1,300 California state workers switching jobs to process unemployment claims
• OCReg: Southern Californians get coronavirus stimulus checks, share spending thoughts
• LAT $: California allows some freshwater fishing bans over coronavirus fears
• AP: California lawmakers to hold hearing about virus spending
• CG: California Approves $600 Million in Bond Allocations for Southern California to Las Vegas High-Speed Train
• LAT $: San Diego mayor proposes deep cuts to close $250-million revenue gap due to coronavirus
• SacBee: Coronavirus may cause a $90 million hit to Sacramento's budget. How City Hall is responding
• LAT $: Economic slowdown could hit L.A.'s budget hard next year, city controller says
• OCReg: Rams' Brian Allen tests positive for coronavirus, first NFL player reported infected
• LAT $: 72% of Long Beach coronavirus deaths are at nursing homes. The city is imposing new rules
• AP: California nursing home reports 154 virus cases, 8 deaths
• SJMN: Coronavirus: When school campuses open in the fall, students might find a soberingly different experience
• SFC: Digital SAT testing considered if schools remain closed in fall
• SFC: SF schools' proposal for grading during coronavirus? Give everyone an A
• LAT $: Another 'new normal' in California after coronavirus? All vote-by-mail elections
• CapWkly: CA120: California well prepared for vote-by-mail in November
• CalM: Politics in the pandemic: Two California elections in May provide a preview
• OCReg: Uber, Lyft drivers allege lack of protections amid COVID-19 outbreak
• SDUT: Otay Mesa immigration courts closed, hearings postponed as detention facility COVID-19 cases grow
• FresBee: Devin Nunes' opponent has raised big money this year. Nunes is millions ahead
• CG: 2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 8th Congressional District Candidates Raised and Spent
• OCReg: Changing Prop. 13 will harm small businesses, especially those owned by minorities
• FH: Underground Economy Will Stifle Recovery
• SDUT: Editorial: Investigate the Otay Mesa Detention Center over appalling demand on masks
• FH: Gov. Newsom Faces Big Decisions: Some Will Not be Easy!
• CalM: Commentary: A dark economic and fiscal tunnel
• NR: The New York Times Knows Nobody Believes It about Biden, Kavanaugh, and Sexual Assault
• OCReg: Over-regulation and coronavirus testing delays
• SFC: 13 Bay Area health officers discussing which activities to reopen May 4
• SFC: Best protection for a homeless person? In S.F., it seems to be a tent
• SFC: DA investigating Hayward nursing home where 13 died of coronavirus
• FresBee: Fresno area sees big jump in coronavirus cases. 'Work to do' on social distancing, experts say
• FresBee: Tulare official apologizes after saying Latino colleague 'wants another bite at the tortilla'
• Getting back to normal? Stanislaus County sees a surge in coronavirus infections
• 'Everything is gone': How Modesto man still finds hope during coronavirus pandemic
• FresBee: Half Fresno's coronavirus beds shipped away, but county reveals local reserve supply
• CalCoast: Oceano fire tax fails after recount
• VCStar $: City of Ventura turns over Thomas Fire records
• VCStar $: Coronavirus : 365 cases, 13 deaths, 68 hospitalized
• LAT $: Ventura County coronavirus cases creep up as officials mull easing stay-at-home order
• LAT $: L.A. County reports 42 more coronavirus deaths, a new single-day high
• LAT $: Los Angeles County could see $1-billion decline in sales tax revenue
• OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reports 87 new cases, 3 new deaths on April 15
• OCReg: Orange orders birth tourism motel to shut down this month
• VOC: Huntington Beach Parents and Activists in Uproar Over Proposal to Close School Serving Many Latino and Low-income Kids
• VOC: City of Laguna Hills Files Lawsuit Against County of Orange Over Hotel Rooms for Homeless During Pandemic [April 15 Coronavirus Update]
• PE: San Bernardino County reports 8 more coronavirus deaths, 19 new cases
• PE: Riverside County coronavirus projections improving; fewer cases, deaths predicted
• PE: Riverside County courthouses shuttered by coronavirus will remain closed through May 1
• SDUT: Schools will likely reopen gradually with physical distancing, San Diego Unified physician says
• VOSD: Here's What Limited Parking Enforcement SDPD Says Is Still Happening
• SDUT: County orders pop-up testing center to stop offering antibody test
• SDUT: Coronavirus forces San Diego airport to slash expenses, weigh possible delay of $3B terminal 1 project
• SDUT: Live updates: Seven more dead of COVID-19 as case total tops 2,000
• VOSD: San Diego's Coronavirus Testing Is Stagnant

Sincerely,