Sunday, March 29, 2020
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*FR Exclusive*
Bruce Bialosky
		Are Red Flag Laws Dangerous?
		
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Coronavirus Cases: 668,352
		Coronavirus Update: 668,352 Cases and 31,027 Deaths
		
 - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
 - Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Is an ‘Almost Meaningless’ Metric
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California in Crisis
		AP:  California virus death toll surpasses 100; infections surge
		
 - OCReg: Orange County passes 400 coronavirus cases, reports fourth death
 - LAT $: L.A. County announces 6 new coronavirus deaths as hospitals fill up in California
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National Response
		Reuters: Trump drops idea of New York lockdown
		
 - AP: Farmworkers key to keeping US fed are wary of virus spread
 - SFC: Study projects coronavirus deaths state by state through early August
 
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Medical Response
		LAT $:  Coronavirus pushes hospitals. The next wave could break them
		
 - SDUT: Coronavirus patients in California’s ICU beds double overnight
 - CalM: California ramps up output of ventilators as COVID-19 cases grow
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Taxes at Standstill
CG: Taxes at a Standstill: How the Coronavirus Can Halt Ballot Initiatives in the Coming Years - 
	
	
Causing Trouble
LADN: Pranksters’s x-rated videos force LA City Council to pause Zoom meeting amid coronavirus outbreak - 
	
	
Newsom Commutes Sentence
		LAT $:  Gov. Gavin Newsom commutes sentence of Swedish rapper in 2008 road rage killing
		
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Doing Good
Modesto’s Gallo making hand sanitizer; donates to Stanislaus County to fight COVID-19 - SBSun: During coronavirus crisis, Chino Valley firefighters deliver for shut-in seniors
 - OCReg: Blood drives planned at Nixon Library in Yorba Linda to meet urgent demand amid coronavirus pandemic
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Panic Buying Subsides
CG: California Grocery Stores and Supermarkets Normalize as Panic Buying Subsides - 
	
	
Economic Trouble
		SFC:  Airbnb, hosts struggle as travel plunges
		
 - SFC: Anti-virus efforts could force 30,000 state restaurants to shut permanently
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No Surfing Allowed
LADN: 1 surfer cited, but most people compliant at closed, restricted beaches across Southern California - 
	
	
Essentialvs. Non-Essential
PE: Coronavirus economy: California real estate sales now deemed ‘essential’ industry - 
	
	
Gun Rights
		CG:  Gov. Newsom and California Officials Sued by NRA, 2A Foundation, Over Closing Gun Stores
		
 - AP: US agency includes gun sellers as ‘critical’ infrastructure
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Why Escape Prison for Home Confinement?
SacBee: Two inmates escape from Eel River Conservation Camp in Humboldt County - 
	
	
Virtue Signalling
LAT $: She survived wars in El Salvador, became a U.S. citizen and is now battling coronavirus - LAT $: Whales are dying, but numbers are unknown. Coronavirus has stalled scientific fieldwork
 
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The Golden Pen
Susan Shelley
		OCReg:  We don’t need to densify to save the planet or solve our housing crisis
		
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Matt Fleming
OCReg: Debt and deficits still matter, right? - 
	
	
Dan Walters
		CalM:  Commentary: Crisis reveals big financial shortcomings 
		
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Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sacramento health chief ‘cautiously optimistic’ county may escape worst virus consequences - SacBee: Sacramento Regional Transit ridership down significantly due to coronavirus shutdown
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SF Bay Area
		SFC:  SF City College Chancellor Mark Rocha resigns
		
 - SFC: SF to open 3 new drive-through, drop-in coronavirus testing sites
 - SJMN: Santa Clara County sees jump in coronavirus deaths and 17 new cases
 - SJMN: Coronavirus: More shelters coming for Santa Clara County homeless
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South Bay
SJMN: Coronavirus: Second San Jose State student tests positive - 
	
	
Central Valley
Stanislaus County temporarily closing board meetings to public amid coronavirus outbreak - FresBee: Another day brings big jump in Fresno County coronavirus cases
 - FresBee: Before coronavirus, Fresno and Valley were at near record employment, EDD data shows
 - FresBee: Fresno County with four community-spread cases as number of positive coronavirus tests grows
 - FresBee: Fever? Chills? Fresno County forces businesses to screen employees to slow coronavirus
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Cornavirus cases in SLO County jump to 67, increase in community spread - 
	
	
Ventura County
VCStar $: Coronavirus: 98 cases, 23 hospitalized - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
LAT $: These L.A. County communities have coronavirus cases, and these don’t - LADN: LA County announces 6 more deaths, 344 new coronavirus cases
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Orange County
		OCReg:  State approves revised Surf City housing plan
		
 - OCReg: Working Wardrobes to lay off majority of staff amid coronavirus crisis
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Riverside County
PE: First inmate at Riverside County jail and two more deputies test positive for coronavirus - PE: Riverside County adds 10 coronavirus cases; 195 now confirmed
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San Bernardino County
PE: San Bernardino County coronavirus cases climb to 76 - 
	
	
San Diego County
SDUT: Local coronavirus cases jump to 488 as county extends closure orders ‘indefinitely’ - SDUT: Live coronavirus updates in San Diego: Escondido Albertsons worker tests positive for COVID-19
 
