Dear John,

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• LAT $: California records highest single-day coronavirus toll: 149 deaths
• CalM: A grim tally: Newsom puts brave face on California's COVID-19 surge
• AP: Newsom hopes California schools won't be delayed by virus
• LAT $: Newsom says reopening of California schools to be based on safety, not pressure from Trump
• SJMN: For these Bay Area school districts, distance learning is back for the fall
• LAT $: San Francisco wrestles with reopening schools as it offers guidelines on doing so safely
• AP: California Senate delays work as coronavirus cases soar
• SacBee: California lawmaker Tom Lackey hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19
• AP: Prison virus deaths continue as governor meets with US judge
• AP: California 'surge' hospitals are costly, but how much?
• LADN: Demand is taxing LA-area coronavirus testing sites, prompting warnings from Garcetti
• LADN: City of Los Angeles will pay $2,000 toward your rent - here's how to apply
• SacBee: Can your boss force you to wear a face mask at work? Here's what the experts say
• SDUT: Lawsuit: Mom working at home fired because boss was upset about kids interfering with work
• SacBee: 'We must sing': Churches push back on California song, mask orders as coronavirus surges
• Reason: The Reaction to the Harper's Letter on Cancel Culture Proves Why It Was Necessary
• CalM: UC will sue Trump administration over new international student visa rules
• SacBee: CHP is whiter than California. Its first Black commissioner wants to diversify its ranks
• PE: California School for the Deaf, Riverside, official under investigation for 2006 photo of Nazi-style salute
• FresBee: Marketing CEO in town for business calls Fresno bartender a racial slur, video shows
• AP: Wrongful death lawsuit claims guard kept knee on man's neck
• SacBee: California's pollution regulators go toe-to-toe with Trump. Watchdog says they come up short
• CalCoast: California Coastal Commission unfazed by air district's changing dust excuses
• SFC: 'The real pandemic is homelessness': Those on Bay Area's streets share their stories
• LAT $: As voting rolls plunge, progressives try to reinvent the registration drive
• SFC: Martinez police probe 'White Lives Matter' mural
• SFC: United Airlines, big SFO employer, may lay off 36,000 workers
• AP: Music teacher gets 18 years for lewd acts with schoolgirls
• NR: The Media's War on Words
• Reason: Qualified Immunity Is a Test for Conservatives
• OCReg: Never surrender to the cancel culture mob
• FH: Why Didn't LA Government Agencies Uncover City Council Corruption?
• FH: How the Virus Is Pushing America Toward a Better Future
• CalM: Chaos in unemployment insurance
• OCReg: Enemies of charter schools are enemies of students
• FH: Small Businesses Offer Key Fiscal Support for Government
• SacBee: State report recommends more changes for Sacramento police following Stephon Clark shooting
• California Attorney General Releases Second Report On Sacramento Police Use Of Force Policies
• SacBee: California, Sacramento face coronavirus test shortage. Why the timing couldn't be worse
• SFC: SF Mayor Breed awaiting test results after being exposed to coronavirus
• SJMN: Tech billionaire goes on Palo Alto property shopping spree
• SFC: DoorDash admits to violating SF's cap on delivery fees, promises refunds
• LAT $: S.F. mayor is awaiting coronavirus test result after she was exposed at event
• FresBee: Money to repair Central Valley canal in House bill. A large funding gap remains
• FresBee: After more than month, DA says no charges in Visalia Jeep incident at BLM protest
• Stanislaus County is hammered by the coronavirus. Will schools reopen in August?
• FresBee: Fresno County over 7,000 coronavirus cases. Death toll spikes in region
• CalCoast: A third San Luis Obispo County resident dies of coronavirus
• LAT $: COVID-19 has surged in Ventura County. Now, the ICUs and ERs are full
• VCStar $: Ventura City Council delays Serra statue decision
• VCStar $: Oxnard sales tax measure OK'd for Nov. ballot
• LAT $: Coronavirus spike jeopardizes opening of schools, L.A. County's top health official warns
• LAT $: With demand soaring, L.A. County narrows priority for who should get coronavirus tests
• LADN: 17,662 coronavirus cases and 713 deaths in the San Fernando Valley
• OCReg: Orange County needs to review its gang injunctions
• VOC: OC Hospitals at Risk from Virus Surge, Health Officials Say, Urging Masks and Physical Distance
• VOC: OC Sheriff Barnes Clarifies Mask Enforcement Approach With Gov. Newsom
• OCReg: Coronavirus cases top 20,000; Orange County's rate of new cases has doubled since last week
• OCReg: Bird lovers skeptical of Coastal Commission's moves to end illegal dog beach in Newport Beach
• OCReg: OC districts unmoved by Trump's threat to 'cut off' funding for schools that don't reopen classrooms
• SBSun: San Bernardino County reports record 21 coronavirus deaths, 654 new cases
• PE: Inland Empire educators split on online versus in-person classes as Trump issues threat
• PE: Thousands of Riverside, San Bernardino county businesses receive federal coronavirus aid
• PE: Riverside County headquarters closing to public; services going virtual
• PE: Riverside County reports new one-day coronavirus case record, but hospitalizations fall
• SDUT: Summer Stephan: As San Diego County DA, I think it's time to make public more information about bad cops
• SDUT: COVID-19 hospitalizations tie single-day record in San Diego County
• VOSD: Few Latino Residents Are Applying to Take Part in Redistricting
• SDUT: San Diego County accepts applications for $17 million small business stimulus program
• SDUT: San Diego seeks public art for parks, will pay local artists affected by pandemic
• SDUT: 'We don't want to shoot you:' San Diego police release video of shooting at headquarters

Sincerely,