Sunday, March 15, 2020
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*FR Exclusive*
Bruce Bialosky
		FRBlog:  Helpless, Hapless Homelessness Leadership
		
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Willie Brown
		SFC:  I ran San Francisco after 9/11. This is worse
		
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Coronavirus Cases
		LAT $:  L.A. County reports 54 coronavirus cases; state total climbs to 288
		
 - SDUT: Naval Base San Diego sailor, second Marine test positive for COVID-19 as virus spreads
 - LAT $: California records dozens of new coronavirus cases. Here is what you need to know
 - LAT $: Commerce Casino employee presumed positive for coronavirus as some California card rooms close
 - LAT $: Chair of California Coastal Commission confirms he tested positive for coronavirus
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Panic at the Costco
		OCReg:  WATCH: Hundreds line up at Costco in Cypress amid coronavirus outbreak
		
 - OCReg: Guns and groceries: Saturday shoppers rush to stock up as coronavirus fears spread
 
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Pension Crisis
SDUT: San Diego’s pension payment jumps another $15M, squeezing budget even tighter - 
	
	
Hospital Triage
		SFC:  Hospitals hope they won’t have to choose who to save in pandemic
		
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Price Gouging
CalCoast: SLO County DA warns against price gouging and fraud - 
	
	
Testing, 1.2.3. Testing.
OCReg: Fake coronavirus test kits seized at LAX - SacBee: CDC and Newsom are giving different numbers on coronavirus testing in California
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Quarantine
SDUT: Coronavirus self-quarantine: When and how to do it - SacBee: ‘Hard to make sense of this’: Inside the Travis Air Force Base coronavirus quarantine
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Closed
		FresBee:  Fresno Catholic diocese suspends all church services in the midst of Lent over coronavirus
		
 - LAT $: Fans escape reality at Disneyland before it closes. For service workers, uncertainty abounds
 - LADN: Coronavirus: LAX is one 13 airports on list for Americans returning from restricted countries
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Ski Season Over
LAT $: Mammoth Mountain, Big Bear, Squaw Valley and sister ski resorts to close until further notice - SFC: Tahoe ski areas, including Squaw Valley, closing amid coronavirus fears
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TP Exchange
SDUT: An unlikely hero: Surfer sets up toilet paper exchange on Encinitas street corner - 
	
	
Homeless CalTrans Land
		OCReg:  Amid converging crises, protesters in L.A. aim to ‘reclaim’ vacant Caltrans homes
		
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San Onofre Safety
SDUT: State energy regulators approve more funding to decommission San Onofre - 
	
	
Census Count
LAT $: Coronavirus closures upend Census plans for counting homeless, college students 
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The Golden Pen
Susan Shelley
		OCReg:  It’s time we get fair, nonpartisan ballot measure descriptions
		
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Alix Ollivier
OCReg: COVID-19’s harsh impact on state pension systems and school districts - 
	
	
Kevin Williamson
NR: Notes from the Great Plague - 
	
	
Dan Walters
		CalM:  Commentary: Brown's big school reform falls short 
		
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OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Toy aisles become focus of Sacramento’s latest absurd crusade - 
	
	
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Coronavirus: Yolo Food Bank to deliver food during emergency - 
	
	
SF Bay Area
SFC: How bad will coronavirus pandemic get? Bay Area health experts look for answers - SJMN: Bay Area life grinds to a halt as coronavirus anxiety builds
 - SFC: Efforts intensify to slow virus, SF bans gatherings of more than 100
 - SJMN: Coronavirus: San Mateo County bans gatherings of more than 50 people
 - SJMN: Another reason to stay home: Rain, potential thunderstorms come to Bay Area
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South Bay
		SJMN:  Stanford tells students to leave campus after undergrad tests positive for COVID-19
		
 - LAT $: Unprecedented restrictions leave Silicon Valley with empty shelves, quiet streets
 - SJMN: 17 more coronavirus cases reported in Santa Clara County
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Central Valley
FresBee: Central Unified and other Fresno schools will close for a month to fight coronavirus - FresBee: Fresno Unified offering meals for students during school closure due to coronavirus concerns
 - FresBee: Local emergency to be declared after second coronavirus case confirmed in Fresno County
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Central Coast
CalCoast: SLO County has first confirmed case of coronavirus - CalCoast: SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill secures District 3 win
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Los Angeles County
OCReg: Why LA County tested only 110 people for coronavirus in two weeks - 
	
	
Orange County
		OCReg:  UC Irvine cancels graduation ceremonies amidst coronavirus concerns
		
 - OCReg: Officials identify first possible case of coronavirus spread locally in Orange County, confirmed or presumed cases rise to 13
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Here’s how cities in San Bernardino County are handling coronavirus - SBSun: Fontana declares local emergency to curb coronavirus spread
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Riverside County
PE: Riverside closes most city buildings over coronavirus concerns - PE: Riverside County schools ordered shut in wake of coronavirus
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San Diego County
SDUT: Live coronavirus updates in San Diego: Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula closes temporarily - SDUT: Here’s what’s closed, canceled or postponed in San Diego because of the coronavirus
 - SDUT: The 1918 flu pandemic in San Diego: 366 deaths, sheep dip and mandatory masks
 - SDUT: Contractor for Ash Street property had doubts about safety of city workers’ move into building
 
