Dear John,

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• AP: Justices reject Trump bid to void California sanctuary law
• California's sanctuary law upheld by Supreme Court. Here's what it means
• CG: Supreme Court Turns Down California Sanctuary Law Case
• CalM: Lawmakers to pass budget sans gov's OK
• SFC: California Legislature OKs placeholder budget as talks with Newsom continue
• SacBee: A 'no-cuts budget': How California Democrats are trying to preserve programs despite deficit
• AP: California Legislature OK's budget, but changes coming
• SacBee: First deal on California state worker pay cuts: What correctional officers give up, get
• SDUT: As California coronavirus cases top 150,000, there's no way to track spread from protests
• LADN: Cedars-Sinai treats more than 400 coronavirus patients, most of any Southern California hospital
• SDUT: Imperial County has highest rate of COVID-19 cases in the state; it wants to reopen anyway
• AP: 2 California prison inmates die from COVID-19 complications
• AP: California governor defends reopening, urges public caution
• Rural Californians Balance Restarting Tourism Economy With Risk of Outbreak
• SJMN: California moves full-steam ahead with reopening despite increase in cases, deaths
• AP: Man accused of being 'Golden State Killer' to plead guilty
• AP: Ex-Californian pleads not guilty in terrorism case
• LAT $: Black Lives Matter leaders meet with L.A. politicians, saying 'defund the police'
• FresBee: Can Fresno's police force be re-imagined? Council and chief discuss defunding cops
• SacBee: 'My father has a factory.' How hucksters flooded Gov. Newsom's coronavirus marketplace
• CG: Two Firearms Bills To Face Senate After Passage In Assembly
• Reason: In the Middle of a Severe Recession, California Prepares To Raise Its Gas Tax to 50 Cents a Gallon
• AP: University of California endorses affirmative action measure
• LAT $: UC regents unanimously endorse restoring affirmative action
• AP: California attorney general joins calls for police reforms
• SJMN: Authorities release footage of deadly Half Moon Bay police shooting
• SFC: San Mateo Co. sheriff releases video of officer-involved fatal shooting
• AP: Feds to review cases into hanging deaths of 2 black men
• CalM: State AG to probe one of two high desert hangings of black men
• AP: PG&E to plead guilty to deaths from California wildfire
• AP: Statue of pioneer linked to California Gold Rush is removed
• SacBee: John Sutter statue, days after being defaced, no longer stands at Sacramento hospital
• LAT $: Young Black activists are inspired by past generations. But they've moved beyond 'respectability tactics'
• SFC: SF man who stenciled 'Black Lives Matter' on home speaks out after video goes viral
• LADN: O'Farrell to propose commemoration of 'All Black Lives Matter' march
• LADN: Former USC official pleads guilty in scheme to get unqualified applicants admitted
• LADN: It's official: State certifies May 12 Garcia-Smith mostly mail-in results
• SDUT: Maskless partying over the weekend prompts public health warning
• FresBee: Another Fresno Unified employee under investigation for offensive remarks, district says
• CalCoast: Oceano official dubs flag supporting officers a sign of white supremacy
• CG: Dismissive Media Crows Following Judge's Order Suspending Gov. Newsom's Mail-In Election Decree
• FH: Police Deserve More Respect
• FH: The High Speed Rail Authority has lost support of the Legislature for its proposed plans.
• OCReg: Court right to nix Gov. Newsom's executive order on voting
• FH: The Politics of "Defunding the Police"
• CG: Baseball Field Dedication to Slain Sacramento Police Officer Tara O'Sullivan Goes Afield
• SacBee: Sacramento mayor wants new Inspector General to investigate police use-of-force incidents
• SacBee: Bars are packed and COVID-19 cases are spiking. Why Sacramento isn't slowing reopening plan
• SFC: Breed, supes seek new business tax structure to bolster city's revenues
• SFC: Boudin bans prosecutions based on testimony of untrustworthy cops
• SJMN: Coronavirus travel: San Jose airport traffic plunged in April
• FresBee: 'I'm pissed.' Fresno staff defy council direction, don't apply for firefighter grant
• FresBee: Coronavirus cases climbing. Fresno County now tops region in number of confirmed infections
• AP: Central California wildfire sparks evacuations, road closure
• CalCoast: Fire burns 400 acres near Avila Beach
• VCStar $: County refinances hospital wing, saving $34M
• LAT $: LAPD spent $40 million during protests and coronavirus
• VOC: Irvine Mayor Faces Growing Criticism Over Facebook Blocking
• OCReg: In Santa Ana, police reform might focus on the power of police union
• VOC: OC Can Resume Limited Youth Sports, Questions Emerge if Economy Reopening Too Quickly
• OCReg: O.C. no longer requires face coverings for all, but workers at essential businesses must still mask up
• OCReg: 7 Anaheim firefighters test positive for COVID-19, including 2 in intensive care
• SBSun: San Bernardino County confirms 156 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
• PE: Riverside County reports 795 more coronavirus cases, 1 new death
• PE: Riverside County supervisors asked to defund Sheriff's Department
• PE: Moreno Valley school board to discuss role of deputies on campus
• VOSD: Your Questions About the Police Department's Budget, Answered
• LAT $: 1,300 under one roof: Life at the San Diego Convention Center homeless shelter

Sincerely,