Dear John,

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• SFC: California no longer pays more to Washington than it gets back
• SFC: SF a magnet for homeless seeking free hotel rooms during pandemic
• 'Tell the hotels they are commandeered.' Homeless activists are losing patience with L.A.
• AP: California lawmakers go back to work as coronavirus lingers
• SFC: California legislators return for grim session upended by coronavirus
• AP: 2 California counties set to reopen despite stay-home order
• SDUT: Two more California counties to defy stay-at-home order, allowing businesses to open Monday
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• SFC: Pandemic could push politics to the left, progressives hope
• Coronavirus COVID-19 Cases
• SJMN: California sees increase in coronavirus cases, 57 more deaths statewide
• LAT $: Trump acknowledges coronavirus death toll could reach 100,000
• LAT $: L.A. County coronavirus cases top 25,000, with more than 1,200 deaths
• SDUT: Beaches busy with well-behaved visitors, city officials say
• OCReg: Thousands of beachgoers sent away Sunday from Newport Beach, hundreds from San Clemente, city officials say
• LAT $: Surfers ignore barriers, protesters confront police on Orange County beaches
• OCReg: Police, lifeguards on patrol Saturday discourage OC sunbathers and surfers - and more protesters
• LADN: Tensions flare at LA Civic Center over coronavirus stay-home orders
• FresBee: Public safety is more important than Constitution, ex-Fresno judge says of shutdown lawsuits
• PE: Hundreds protest coronavirus lockdown in Rancho Cucamonga
• LADN: 'It's been a nightmare.' Inside Chatsworth nursing home's struggle to contain its coronavirus outbreak
• SFC: Coronavirus live updates: Pandemic could permanently close half of SF restaurants
• LAT $: Some California businesses reopen in defiance of coronavirus stay-at-home orders
• SDUT: School districts may switch to blended learning, an area dominated by charter schools
• KQED: As PG&E Fire Survivors Near Deadline to Vote on Settlement, Some Still Don't Have Ballots
• SDUT: Man wears KKK hood while grocery shopping in Santee; mayor calls it a 'sad reminder of intolerance'
• SDUT: Some San Diegans can earn more on unemployment. Why go back to work?
• AP: California city settles police sex assault lawsuit for $1M
• SJMN: Coronavirus: Antibody tests flood the market, but are they reliable?
• PE: SeaWorld and Legoland roll out post-COVID-19 plan for reopening San Diego parks
• CalM: Commentary: Newsom undermines his own credibility
• OCReg: Save local government by eliminating local governments
• NR: Sweden Bucked Conventional Wisdom, and Other Countries Are Following
• OCReg: Now is not the time for the crushing tax hikes a split roll would bring
• LAT $: Skelton: Rural areas have a message for Newsom: One size doesn't fit all in reopening California
• NR: October Surmise
• SacBee: 'It's heartbreaking': Sacramento's dining scene and officials lament the closure of Biba
• SFC: Bay Area has 6 criteria to relax virus restrictions. Here's where each county stands
• SJMN: Alameda, Santa Clara counties show largest coronavirus surges in latest county figures
• SFC: SF transit advocate critically wounded by Mission gunfire
• Coronavirus update, May 3: Stanislaus County food demand up; death toll rises
• FresBee: More coronavirus cases reported in Fresno and Tulare counties over the weekend
• FresBee: Hate waiting for trains in central Fresno? Good news. But underpasses come at a cost
• FresBee: Tulare County's good news, bad news on coronavirus: 30 more recover, but 23 new cases
• CalCoast: SLO County coronavirus cases break 200 mark
• LAT $: Santa Barbara News-Press owner compares COVID restrictions to Nazi Germany; editor exits
• VCStar $: Coronavirus: 7 new cases, no new deaths Sunday
• VCStar $: COVID-19 testing expanded for county residents
• LAT $: Earthquake: 3.2 quake reported near Simi Valley
• AP: LAPD officer wounds fellow officer in off-duty shooting
• LADN: Coronavirus: As Garcetti trumpets 'tests for all,' L.A. County officials firm on limited testing strategy
• LADN: LA county reports 21 coronavirus-related deaths and 781 confirmed cases on Sunday
• LADN: Garcetti says he won't lift 'Safer at Home' on May 15, but some things could open
• OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reports 107 new cases and no new deaths
• OCReg: Why is Orange County's coronavirus death rate lower than its neighbors'?
• SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 3 new coronavirus deaths
• PE: Riverside County coronavirus cases climb by less than 1 percent to 4,180
• PE: Irrigation restrictions to be lifted Monday for some while pipeline repairs continue in Moreno Valley
• SDUT: Live updates: Fletcher to propose hazard pay, childcare support for county's essential workers

Sincerely,