Dear John,

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• LAT $: California beaches back in business: People 'don't want to be trapped at home'
• SFC: Bay Area crowds head outdoors, mostly keeping distance
• OCReg: Californians venture outside as state relaxes virus rules
• LADN: Protesters in downtown LA rally demand reopening of California businesses
• CG: Overview of Gov. Newsom's Retroactive 'Revenue Raising Proposals' in the May Budget Revise
• OCReg: Orange County quietly honors Memorial Day while fighting an invisible foe
• LAT $: Suspension of military honors at national cemetery burials compounds loss for families
• NR: On Memorial Day, Remember Our Most Loyal - and Ill-Treated - Troops
• VOC: Leopo: Remembering the Fallen
• SacBee: Where to watch ceremonies honoring veterans on Memorial Day in the Sacramento area
• FresBee: California veterans home eyed for closure in Gov. Newsom's proposed budget cuts
• LAT $: Republicans sue Newsom over vote-by-mail order for November election
• SFC: GOP groups sue Newsom over plan to mail ballots to all voters in November
• SFC: California Gov. Newsom picks longtime dining hot spot to announce restaurant policy
• SacBee: More California bars, wineries, breweries can serve to-go drinks under new relaxed rules
• LAT $: With masks, temperature checks and anxiety, California's retail economy gingerly reopens
• AP: Officials: 2 church services sources of virus outbreaks
• PE: Hundreds gather inside Murrieta church for Sunday worship
• AP: California woman arrested for posting racist notes at homes
• OCReg: Heat wave will bring excessive heat warnings to Southern California desert areas
• AP: Robert Durst murder trial may move to new California court
• SFC: What lies ahead for post-shutdown cities? It depends on whom you ask
• PE: 3 more inmates from California Institution for Men in Chino die from coronavirus complications
• SFC: 80,000 expired N95 masks were left to rot until UCSF doctor, engineer teamed up
• OCReg: Military meet the challenges of recruiting during the coronavirus pandemic
• SJMN: Stanford coronavirus research: Did politically-motivated scientists hype their speedy study?
• SFC: UC San Diego begins 'audacious' testing program in hopes of resuming in-person classes
• SJMN: More than 92,000 test positive for coronavirus in state
• SDUT: Role of extremist groups at California lockdown protests raises alarms
• Reason: The CDC's New 'Best Estimate' Implies a COVID-19 Infection Fatality Rate Below 0.3%
• NR: California Democrats Want to Bring Racial Preferences Back
• OCReg: Tax hikes in the midst of a recession?
• OCReg: Renewal of the Golden State
• CG: What Autocrat, Dictator or Tyrant has Ever Willingly Given Up One-Man Rule?
• LAT $: Skelton: California gives too many unchecked tax breaks. It's time to shine a light on them
• OCReg: Instead of restricting all Americans, reopen society and protect the vulnerable
• SacBee: Another big Sacramento-area shopping mall reopens after coronavirus shutdown
• SFC: Pulling out narcotics cops made Tenderloin's problems even worse
• SFC: Pier 45 fire devastates SF fishing industry, threatens Dungeness crab season
• SJMN: Coronavirus: How four lawyers ended up on the front lines of Silicon Valley's homelessness crisis
• FresBee: Kings County adds 130 coronavirus cases, fueled by huge jump at Avenal State Prison
• VCStar $: More cities move to allow restaurants to expand
• LAT $: L.A. County reports progress in coronavirus fight as hospitalizations drop, fewer people test positive
• LADN: County, city addressing coronavirus outbreak at Vernon plants
• OCReg: OC mayors to county: Give us the money to help our small businesses
• OCReg: Orange County chefs, restaurant owners mixed on reopening plans
• SBSun: 'People are ready' brewery founder says as San Bernardino County businesses open up
• SDUT: A user's guide to navigating life in Phase 2 of San Diego's reopening
• SDUT: Live updates: San Diego County reports 142 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths

Sincerely,