Dear John,

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• OCReg: Cities need reform, not bailouts
• WSJ: Congress Weighs Coronavirus Aid for Local Newspapers, Broadcasters
• LAT $: Newsom joins 4 governors in seeking $1 trillion in federal relief for all states
• SDUT: Government by executive order: state emergency law gives governor broad power in pandemic
• CalM: Lawmakers told half-billion dollar Blue Flame mask deal thwarted by suspicious bankers
• LAT $: California lawmakers question state's vetting of failed coronavirus contracts
• AP: California official: Bad mask deals lost no taxpayer money
• CG: Salons, Barbershops Face Permanent Closures Despite Pleas to Governor
• SDUT: Nordstrom to permanently shutter North County store, amid 16 closures sparked by COVID shutdown
• AP: Hard-hit restaurants await word on California reopening
• PE: Zero coronavirus deaths in 14 days? Can't do it, Southern California counties say
• Northern California counties scramble to reopen. Some are confused by Newsom's demands
• SDUT: Live updates: Local officials ask state to let San Diego reopen on its own terms
• OCReg: State's coronavirus cases keep rising over weekend, mostly in Southern California
• LAT $: California coronavirus deaths hit stubborn plateau; experts fearful about future
• LAT $: California coronavirus outlook worse than expected - Los Angeles Times
• SFC: Bay Area baby's case may be first that links COVID-19 to Kawasaki disease
• SDUT: U.S. death toll hovers near 80,000, Trump lashes out over coronavirus reopenings, and New York will begin Phase 1
• SacBee: State workers got furloughs before with a $40 billion budget hole. Now it's $54 billion
• SDUT: Judge denies request to release medically vulnerable federal inmates from Otay Mesa Detention Center
• PE: L.A. County inmates apparently infected themselves with coronavirus in ploy to get released
• OCReg: Huntington Beach argues in court against state-imposed closure of beaches, with hopes of reopening fully
• FH: No Surprise: Tesla May Move Out of California
• LAT $: Elon Musk's surprise reopening of Tesla pits business against government
• SJMN: Tesla defies Bay Area coronavirus orders, restarts Fremont plant
• SFC: SF agent network sues Realtors associations over new rule limiting 'pocket listings'
• CalM: Churches, gunshops and irate brides: All the shutdown lawsuits against Newsom, explained
• AP: California counties push to reopen ahead of state guidelines
• CG: El Dorado County Board of Supervisors Votes to Re-Open
• AP: University of California: End use of SAT in admissions
• AP: November trial run: California House fight centers on Trump
• CG: May 12th Special Election Preview
• AP: Report: Anti-Semitic incidents in US hit record high in 2019
• AP: Judge temporarily blocks Trump's California water plan
• SacBee: California launched a $1.2 billion Capitol renovation before the bust. Will it continue?
• CG: California Senate Reconvenes After Almost Two Months
• OCReg: Los Alamitos rescinds sanctuary law after Huntington Beach loses court case
• Reason: Prager University and Tulsi Gabbard Lose Censorship Suits Against Google
• CG: California Congressional Democrats on the Record About Biden vs. Kavanaugh #MeToo Allegations
• NR: Conservatives Need to Talk about Tara Reade Precisely because Truth Matters
• OCReg: Short-term rentals should be considered an essential resource
• NR: Yes, the Flynn Dismissal Upholds the Rule of Law
• Reason: Federal and State Governments Have Less Control Over Shutdowns Than They Think
• FH: Can the Gov. Do That? Changing Workers' Comp with a Signature
• SDUT: Commentary: Why public protest during the coronavirus pandemic is as important as ever
• CalM: Commentary: Newsom shakes up disability politics
• FH: Give Me an "A" for Flunking California Distance Learning
• OCReg: California's high cost of employment will stifle recovery
• OCReg: COVID-19 has exposed the extent of the affordable housing crisis. Here's how to start fixing it.
• LAT $: Rodeo delays Shasta County's plans to reopen as many fans sidestep coronavirus guidelines
• SJMN: The Bay Area has recorded more than 10,000 coronavirus cases, but one county reported no new cases Monday
• SFC: SF police investigate fatal shooting of teen in Portola neighborhood
• SFC: These SF grocery stores are stocked up amid shelter-in-place shortages
• SFC: Warriors' 1,720 layoffs are largest Bay Area coronavirus job cuts
• SFC: SF police informally warn more than 130 people at parks this weekend
• FresBee: Fresno stores started Phase 1 of city's reopening plan. Here's how it went
• FresBee: Fresno veterans home has coronavirus cases. Also more Tulare County nursing home deaths
• When, how should Stanislaus County economy reopen? Coronavirus issues discussed Tuesday
• Three more coronavirus deaths at Turlock nursing home bring its total to 14
• CalCoast: Paso Robles leads SLO County in new coronavirus cases
• CalCoast: SLO County basically bans hemp cultivation
• VCStar $: Some call for parking limits after crowds slam local trail
• CG: Long Beach Reform Coalition Files Suit Against LA Co. Registrar Dean Logan
• LADN: Business groups push back on L.A. County's pandemic-spurred worker-retention proposals
• LADN: Los Angeles' tax-revenue projections have worsened since Garcetti's initial budget plan
• AP: Deputy kills man swinging hammer in California beach city
• VOC: OC Officials Take Light Enforcement on Businesses Ahead of State Reopening Mandates
• OCReg: Live-in nanny thrown out of home by OC sheriff's deputies despite coronavirus eviction ban
• PE: Riverside County up to 5,189 coronavirus cases; deaths now at 217
• SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 1 new coronavirus death, 51 more cases
• SBSun: Coronavirus fallout: San Bernardino County pending home sales down 24%
• VOSD: La Mesa Assisted Living Facility Has State's Second-Highest Death Toll
• VOSD: Balboa Park Conservancy Is Still Struggling to Grow Into Its Role

Sincerely,