Wednesday, March 25, 2020
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Coronavirus Cases: 434,854
Recovered: 111,854
		Coronavirus: 434,854 Cases and 19,606 Deaths
		
 - OCReg: Orange County reports first coronavirus death as total cases hit 152
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*FR Blog*
Congressman Tom McClintock
		FRBlog:  Our Choice: A Third Quarter Rebound or a Lost Decade
		
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$2 Trillion Bailout
		AP:  Trump, Congress agree on $2 trillion virus rescue bill
		
 - NR: Nancy Pelosi’s 1,400-Page Coronavirus-Relief Boondoggle
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Are We Over-Reacting?
		WSJ: Is the Coronavirus as Deadly as They Say?
		
 - Reason: Trump Is Right To Worry About the Cost of Aggressive COVID-19 Control Measures
 - Trudy Rubin: To restart the economy, Trump should pay attention to the South Korea model
 - OCReg: Los Angeles billionaire: Coronavirus puts real estate ‘on brink of collapse’
 - Steve Hilton: Flatten the coronavirus curve, but not the economy, before it's too late
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Government Red Tape
		Reason:  Government Red Tape Delays the COVID-19 Response
		
 - Reason: U.S. Needs Billions of New Masks to Combat Coronavirus. Feds Say It'll Take Up To 90 Days to Approve New Mask-Making Facilities.
 
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Curb State Spending
AP: California governor says virus likely to curb state spending - 
	
	
Big Tech Takeover
		Amazon is using coronavirus to expand its power – and not for the greater good
		
 - OCReg: Amazon worker in Moreno Valley tests positive for coronavirus
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COVID Comorbidity: Trump Derangement Syndrome
LAT $: San Francisco mayor slams Trump on coronavirus comment: 'Why are we still listening to the president?' - 
	
	
Hard at Work to Pay for..
VCStar $: County's farm laborers work through virus crisis - 
	
	
Free Hotels for the Homeless
VCStar $: County moves homeless people into motels - FresBee: Here’s what Fresno County is doing to stop the spread of coronavirus among the homeless
 - LADN: Homelessness solutions discussed at court hearing closed to media, public
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Coronavirus Response
		Reason:  Massive Coronavirus Testing Is the Way to Help Save the Economy
		
 - SFC: Coronavirus restart: Trump ‘raring to go’ by April; Newsom sees danger
 - SacBee: Gavin Newsom has signed 11 executive orders. Here’s what they do about the coronavirus
 - SFC: National Guard fills volunteer shortage at Silicon Valley food bank
 - SDUT: California is way behind in testing and tracking coronavirus. It’s a big problem
 - SJMN: Half of California’s confirmed coronavirus patients are younger than 50, Newsom says
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MSM Sells the Outlier
AP: Boy, 17, with coronavirus dies as cases surge in California - CalM: Coronavirus “can impact anybody and everybody’: L.A. County teen is first infected youngster to die in US
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DiFi Insider Trading
CG: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 3 Senate Colleagues Sold off Stocks Before Coronavirus Crash - 
	
	
School's Out Forever
		OCReg:  Orange, Irvine school districts extend school, sports shutdowns until May because of coronavirus crisis
		
 - FresBee: Fresno Unified spent millions on tablets. Why doesn’t every student have one?
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Virtue Signaling
CalM: ‘We live paycheck to paycheck’: Undocumented workers struggle as economy grinds to a halt - 
	
	
PG&E Fire
CG: PG&E To Pay Camp Fire Victims $13.5 Billion and Plead Guilty to 84 Counts of Involuntary Manslaughter - 
	
	
Get Out of Town
CG: Many Californians Temporarilly Move From Cities to Rural Towns - 
	
	
Essential Businesses
		CG:  Marijuana and Cannabis Businesses Recognized as Essential During Pandemic
		
 - CalM: Cannabis and cocktails amid coronavirus? State says carry on
 - CG: What is an ‘Essential’ or ‘Non-Essential’ Employee under Coronavirus Stay Home Orders?
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Justice Delayed
OCReg: Courts, district attorneys weigh in on California’s statewide suspension of jury trials - SFC: Detained immigrants sue ICE, say they can’t social distance in jail
 - LADN: L.A. County releases 1,700 inmates from jail early to prevent coronavirus outbreak behind bars
 - CG: Some State Prison Inmates May Be Released Early Due to Coronavirus Threat
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Grocery Safety
OCReg: Ralphs adding partitions to limit cashiers’ exposure to coronavirus - 
	
	
Gun Store Sales
		SDUT:  San Diego County sheriff won’t force gun stores to close —  at least for now
		
 - LA County Sheriff orders gun stores to close; adds 1,300 deputies to patrol
 - LADN: After clash with county counsel, LA County sheriff halts enforcement to close gun stores during coronavirus lockdown
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Canceling Your Gym Membership
SDUT: 24 Hour Fitness faces public backlash for blocking membership cancellations during coronavirus pandemic - 
	
	
DeSaulnier Stable
SFC: Bay Area Rep. Mark DeSaulnier stable, but remains in critical condition - 
	
	
Assembly 2020
VOC: Two OC GOP Incumbent Assemblymen Will Sit Out November Election: Final Primary Results 
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The Golden Pen
WSJ Editorial
		WSJ: Controlling the Virus Narrative 
		
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Yinon Weiss
COVID-19 Good News — from Iceland - 
	
	
Joe Mathews
FH: Quarantine Me at Asilomar - 
	
	
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Congress fiddles over how much pork to pack into stimulus package - 
	
	
Joel Fox
		FH:  During Time of Crisis Property Tax is Stable—for Now
		
 - FH: It is a Good Time to Pave the Roads if We Listen & Stay at Home
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OC Register Editorial
OCReg: PG&E deal doesn’t fix wildfire issues - 
	
	
Kevin Williamson
NR: On ‘The Cure Is Worse Than the Disease’ - 
	
	
Dan Walters
		CalM:  Commentary: Newsom veers off the rails 
		
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Dr. Rand Paul
Sen. Rand Paul: Why I didn’t quarantine after getting tested - 
	
	
SDUT Editorial
SDUT: Editorial: It’s time for a much stronger national response to coronavirus — with or without Trump - 
	
	
Victor Davis Hanson
NR: The Logic of Pottersville - 
	
	
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Update: Sacramento expands city ban on evictions during coronavirus crisis to business tenants - SacBee: Sacramento Metro Fire firefighter tests positive for coronavirus, agency announces
 - SacBee: Emergency ban on evictions against Sacramento County renters affected by COVID-19 fails
 - SacBee: Davis considers halting evictions against renters financially affected by coronavirus
 - SacBee: UC Davis Med Center employees infected with coronavirus. Hospital expects ‘many more’
 - SacBee: Kimpton Sawyer hotel, part of downtown Sacramento revival, closes in coronavirus pandemic
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East Bay
SFC: Kaiser Permanente cancels $900 million Oakland headquarters - 
	
	
SF Bay Area
		CalM:  Bay Area food bank opens pop-up pantries as demand rises 
		
 - SJMN: Bay Area sees nation’s biggest traffic drop in race to contain coronavirus
 - SFC: ‘Exposure is inevitable’: 3 Laguna Honda staff members test positive
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South Bay
SJMN: Coronavirus: San Jose receives 109 state trailers to house homeless individuals - 
	
	
Central Valley
FresBee: We’re sicker and have a doctor shortage. Coronavirus can ravage Fresno area, experts warn - Coronavirus update: Stanislaus County records 11th case of the virus. Still no deaths locally
 - Modesto hospitals see coronavirus patients, prepare for more as pandemic continues
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Ventura County
VCStar $: County approves $4M to fight COVID-19 issues - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
AP: Ballmer to buy Forum, clearing way for new Clippers arena - LADN: Garcetti predicts darker coronavirus days ahead, warns non-essential businesses that fail to close
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Orange County
		OCReg:  Inmate at Orange County jail tests positive for coronavirus
		
 - OCReg: Parents overwhelm Capistrano Unified locations for handing out Chromebooks for virtual learning
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino elementary school staff member tests positive for coronavirus - SBSun: San Bernardino County reports first coronavirus-related death as cases jump to 38
 - SBSun: San Bernardino council moves to reassign mayor’s staff after harassment claims
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Riverside County
PE: Riverside County coronavirus cases now 59; field hospital coming - 
	
	
San Diego County
VOSD: San Diego Democrats Confront Possible Coronavirus Spread in Their Community - VOSD: County Restricts Access to Officials Who Can Answer Coronavirus Questions
 - SDUT: Live coronavirus updates in San Diego: County announces second COVID-19 death, two new infant cases
 - SDUT: San Diego could lose up to 350k jobs because of coronavirus, report says
 - VOSD: El Centro Teacher Charged With Crime Was Paid $20K to Leave
 - SDUT: UC San Diego ‘inundated’ after it asks for equipment, supplies to fight coronavirus
 
