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• Coronavirus Update: 2,192,459 Cases and 147,360 Deaths
• Reuters: U.S. coronavirus death toll climbs to over 33,000
• OCReg: 'Herd immunity' without a vaccine could mean 840,000 coronavirus deaths in California
• SFC: Coronavirus outbreak at Safeway distribution center in Tracy: 1 worker dead
• AP: Virus hot spots at California nursing home, grocery facility
• LAT $: California food workers will get extra paid sick leave amid coronavirus crisis
• AP: California governor orders paid sick leave for food workers
• LAT $: Coronavirus crisis could trigger huge California deficits, lawmakers are told
• SFC: California lawmakers get an ugly look at post-coronavirus budget
• FresBee: California is now in a recession that could last years, state fiscal experts say
• SJMN: Coronavirus: How Trump's plan for reopening America compares with California's
• CG: California Lockdown: Residents Tired of Being Treated as Lepers
• SJMN: Governor Newsom: Curve has 'arguably flattened,' California nears 900 COVID-19 deaths
• LAT $: L.A., other counties plan to reopen some businesses in May. Retail might be among the first
• AP: California governor expects $7 billion in virus spending
• CG: California to Give Special Stimulus Money to Illegal Immigrants
• CalM: California senators frustrated by few answers, tech glitches in virtual hearing on coronavirus spending
• OCReg: Judge blocks for now use of Laguna Hills Inn for homeless with coronavirus concerns
• VOSD: City Wants to Acquire Distressed Hotels to Permanently House Homeless San Diegans
• LAT $: Dozens of homeless people relocated after skid row shelter reports six coronavirus cases
• PE: Coronavirus: Elderly OC couple recovers, swears by controversial treatment
• FresBee: Newsom administration says it won't release nearly $1B contract until it's sure masks will arrive
• SFC: California, rest of the West sinking into a rare mega-drought, scientists say
• PE: Coronavirus closures bring new challenges to Southern California dairy farmers
• SFC: SF teachers can work four-hour days, receive full-time pay, during closures
• SFC: In California and across the country, coronavirus is making for explosive politics
• LADN: Sean Penn joins Garcetti in highlighting LA-area coronavirus testing effort
• SacBee: 'Wasting this precious commodity': Hundreds of no-shows for Sacramento coronavirus testing
• SDUT: County orders pop-up testing center to stop offering antibody test
• LAT $: Virus spreads among workers at California state agencies, striking 'panic' in employees
• SJMN: Thousands of CA health care workers have the coronavirus
• SFC: Pandemic appears twice as deadly for blacks as whites in California
• LAT $: UC hit with $558 million in unanticipated costs in March alone
• SDUT: UC San Diego might stick with online instruction this fall due to coronavirus crisis
• SFC: Newsom order allows CSU to relax admission requirements for 2021
• SBSun: Coronavirus: New lawsuit says conditions in Adelanto immigrant detention center ripe for virus
• SFC: Gay SF man detained multiple times by ICE ordered to be released
• FH: Reopening The Economy, Business Resiliency And Change: The Coronavirus Workplace Series
• SacBee: California business owners groan as SBA coronavirus loans run dry. Is more money coming?
• OCReg: OC sheriff, district attorney call zero-bail order to stem coronavirus spread dangerous
• SacBee: With courthouses closed, inmates use video, phones to seek release over coronavirus
• SFC: State and counties slow to follow Sonoma's lead on face coverings
• SFC: Several Bay Area counties will require face masks starting next week to fight coronavirus, official says
• OCReg: Coronavirus: Santa Ana wants essential workers, and customers, to wear masks
• CG: More Than 150 Ph.D. Economists and Political Scientists Call for Gov. Newsom to Suspend AB 5 and Re-Open the Economy
• SacBee: California planned $187 million on face-to-face promotion of the census. Then coronavirus hit
• CalM: How do you hold a strike online? UC teaching assistants are finding out
• AP: California to review protections for mountain lions
• CG: Lawyers with Center for American Liberty File Temporary Restraining Order to Halt Arbitrary Restriction Against Churches
• AmerSpec: Dreading the New Normal
• Let's Visualize State-by-State Shutdown Effectiveness on COVID-19
• FH: Questionable California Priorities are about to Hit Pocket books
• SacBee: California Democratic Party kills transparency by hiding sexual misconduct report
• FH: California Housing: Costs May Be Greatest Threat
• FH: Enforcing the New Normal; Beware Class Action Lawsuits
• CalM: Commentary: California water policies inhibit food production by Valley farmers
• OCReg: Assembly Bill 5's harms can't be exempted away, it must be repealed
• NR: An Informed Public Will Always Decide on the Virus
• OCReg: California must have a plan for economic recovery
• SFC: BART's parking lots may be empty, but those spots will still cost you
• SFC: Breed picks Jane Natoli as first trans woman to serve on SFMTA board
• FresBee: Fresno County coronavirus cases spike. County budget taking hit because of pandemic
• Dozens protest in downtown Sonora over COVID-19 public health restrictions
• FresBee: 'I don't want you to go.' Fresno health care workers cry, pray with coronavirus patients
• FresBee: How are Fresno-area hospitals protecting expecting mothers during coronavirus pandemic?
• CalCoast: Coronavirus springs Kelly Gearhart from federal prison
• VCStar $: Coronavirus: 384 cases, 13 deaths, 73 hospitalized
• LADN: 55 new coronavirus deaths reported as LA County endures another record surge
• LADN: Garcetti wants to keep hiring firefighters, even as city's finances endure coronavirus smackdown
• LADN: Port of LA faces planning challenges in light of coronavirus pandemic
• OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County approaches 16,000 tested, 3 new deaths reported April 16
• OCReg: Anaheim council to have surprise discussion of city manager's employment
• VOC: OC Fair Could Be Cancelled This Year
• VOC: Anaheim City Manager Might Be Headed Out
• OCReg: Anaheim settles for $2.9 million in police shooting that killed fleeing driver
• PE: San Bernardino County passes 1,000 coronavirus cases, deaths rise by 8
• SBSun: Inland Empire getting major money from feds to fight coronavirus
• SBSun: San Bernardino denies mayor's request for $50,000 to fight sexual harassment claims
• PE: Riverside County now at 2,264 coronavirus cases; deaths rise to 59
• PE: Southern California's appeal leads Canadian to command Temecula CHP office
• SDUT: San Diego airport declares local emergency as passenger traffic dives 96 percent
• SDUT: Editorial: We don't know exactly how safe county jails are, and Gore's partly to blame
• SDUT: Live updates: Two more San Diego police officers test positive for COVID-19
• VOSD: This Local Agency Sounded the Coronavirus Alarm Early

Sincerely,