Dear John,

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• FRBlog: I support federalism - President Trump, let the cities burn
• AP: California moves past NY, now tops in nation for virus cases
• LAT $: California shatters another record for new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations
• SacBee: California nursing facility devastated by 17 coronavirus deaths will close permanently
• SacBee: Who's handling coronavirus better, California or New York? It's getting harder to tell
• AP: Largest US public university system requires ethnic studies
• LAT $: CSU undergrads must take an ethnic studies or social justice class starting in 2023
• VCStar $: Oxnard police to abandon gang injunctions
• FresBee: Man stabbed multiple times by his neighbor in the South Valley, deputies said
• AP: Santa Clara prosecutor pledges reforms after death of Floyd
• CalCoast: San Luis Obispo protesters smash glass on 4-year-old child
• NR: President Trump Announces a Federal 'Surge' against Violent-Crime Wave in Cities
• LAT $: Redwood City washes away Black Lives Matter street art after resident proposes a MAGA one too
• FresBee: Black Lives Matter painting defaced. The Fresno muralist has a message for the vandal
• CalM: Abundance or shortage? Newsom and hospitals at odds over mask supply for health care workers
• SacBee: California adds $315 million to mask contract from China-based BYD, Gov. Newsom announces
• LAT $: California to obtain more masks, gear as it becomes state with most COVID-19 cases
• AP: California buys more masks, but some workers still lack
• SJMN: Oakland, San Jose mayors tell Trump sending agents to Portland and other cities is 'abuse of power'
• SacBee: Sacramento mayor, councilman tell Trump: Do not send federal agents to our city
• CG: President Trump Threatens Federal Law Enforcement Intervention In Oakland
• SFC: SF, Oakland, Hayward faced more than 300 permanent restaurant closures since March, study finds
• SFC: SF's malls are closed, but smaller stores also have coronavirus risks, experts say - SFChronicle.com
• FresBee: California is short 1 million laptops and hot spots for kids as it prepares online school
• LADN: George Esparza, ex-aide to LA Councilman Jose Huizar, pleads guilty in corruption probe
• AP: 8th inmate dies of suspected virus on California death row
• LAT $: Judge orders release of vulnerable inmates at Lompoc prisons hit by virus
• AP: Man charged with 1973 killing of California girl dies
• AP: Clint Eastwood sues CBD sellers over use of his name, image
• CG: California, 19 Other States Sue EPA Due To Clean Water Act Changes
• SFC: Sierra Club distances itself from John Muir, apologizes for 'perpetuating white supremacy'
• Sierra Club removing monuments to founder John Muir over white supremacist ties
• CG: San Clemente State Route 241 Extension Ban Bill Halted Until 2021
• AP: Proposal to raise malpractice caps qualifies for 2022 ballot
• SFC: Panel: Judges may attend protests, but need to monitor participation
• SFC: Child care is on the verge of collapse in the Bay Area. Can parents go back to work?
• CalM: From internet rights to streeteries, how the pandemic is changing working from home
• Reason: Rand Paul on Republican Plans for Another Coronavirus Stimulus Bill: 'They Simply Don't Care About the Debt'
• CG: Sacramento Bee Deems Mug Shots Racist
• FresBee: Fresno school employee mocked George Floyd's death. Teachers say they're not surprised
• AP: San Diego woman pleads guilty in $400M Ponzi scheme
• VOSD: Police Review Board Was Denied Docs, Interviews in 2015 Shooting Review
• OCReg: Defund the PC police
• NR: Why Are We Even Contemplating Canceling Aristotle?
• OCReg: California is rewarding failing schools and punishing those attracting students
• FH: When it Comes to the Justice System, It is Time for Sobering Reality
• FH: Because of COVID-19, Fewer Laws
• FH: The Attorney General's Uneven View on What's Right
• NR: The Problem in Portland Isn't the Law; It's the Lawlessness
• NR: Hollywood's New Era of McCarthyism
• OCReg: Biased ballot measure titles and summaries distort our democracy
• OCReg: Snitch probe shows the importance of oversight
• CalM: Appeals court makes tax increases easier
• SacBee: Elk Grove Mayor Steve Ly seeks third term in November, facing two challengers so far
• SacBee: Protesters call for city manager to leave his job over fatal police shootings
• SacBee: FBI launches vandalism investigation at Sacramento Black church after series of hate crimes
• SFC: Alameda police chief retires after 28 years on the force
• SFC: Racial housing covenants can still be found in the Bay Area. Why?
• SJMN: Santa Clara County ordered salons closed in March. This San Jose salon never shut down
• SFC: SF supes interested in preserving murals at UCSF Parnassus campus
• SJMN: Coronavirus: Jail numbers up, but most are asymptomatic, sheriff office says
• SFC: Apple co-founder Wozniak sues YouTube, Google, over Bitcoin scam
• LAT $: Coronavirus surge in Mammoth Lakes lands county on state watchlist
• FresBee: Fresno County adds almost 500 new cases on record-setting day for state COVID-19 tally
• FresBee: Fresno County's COVID-19 infection rate is at 1% - but health officials say it's likely higher
• Stanislaus deaths to COVID-19 reach 77. Past nine days have brought a third of them
• CalCoast: San Luis Obispo ranked number one for unaffordable rental costs
• CalCoast: SLO City Council votes in favor of sales tax increase
• LAT $: Defendants settle for $1.6 million as details emerge on 44,000-gallon Ventura oil spill
• VCStar $: COVID Update: Ventura County passes 6,000 cases
• LADN: LA County elementary schools can apply for waivers to open classrooms
• LAT $: Employees say 2 L.A. County supervisors put health at risk
• LAT $: Violence breaks out at the Azerbaijan Consulate in Brentwood as protesters clash
• OCReg: Outdoor haircuts in Orange County? It's complicated
• OCReg: Caregivers demand PPE and better pay in protest at Kindred Hospital Westminster
• VOC: Balancing Health Safety with Participation, Santa Ana Grapples with Public Comment Policies
• PE: 28 Riverside County residents die of coronavirus, breaking daily record
• SBSun: San Bernardino mayor facing legal challenges hires ex-Riverside County DA
• SBSun: 4 more San Bernardino County residents die of coronavirus, 708 cases added
• SDUT: County floats 'compliance team' as San Diego COVID-19 cases just keep on coming
• SDUT: Chula Vista gets bad news: It won't be home to new CSU campus
• SDUT: San Diego Unified pursues slew of anti-racist reforms
• SDUT: Amid COVID, San Diego home price hits highest ever: $600K

Sincerely,