Tuesday, March 31, 2020
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Coronavirus Cases: 801,064
		Coronavirus Update: 801,064 Cases and 38,769 Deaths 
		
 - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
 - SJMN: Coronavirus: Confirmed cases in California climb to 7,350
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California Health Corps
		SDUT:  California launches Health Corps, loosens rules for medical professionals amid coronavirus
		
 - CG: Governor Newsom Unveils California Health Corps to Help Fight COVID-19 Coronavirus
 - CalM: California starts recruiting retired and student doctors, nurses to handle surge in severely sick people
 - AP: Retired docs, nursing, med students: California wants you
 - SFC: California-coronavirus: Gov. Newsom will be face of the state’s response
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Food Worker Safety
		OCReg:  Amazon fallout: Eastvale worker says company ‘ho-hum’ on coronavirus safety
		
 - SJMN: Worker at San Jose Cardenas Markets tests positive for COVID-19
 - SJMN: Coronavirus: Worker at South San Jose Safeway tests positive
 - SDUT: Grocery strikes spike at Whole Foods, Instacart and Amazon as fear over COVID-19 spreads
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Doug McIntyre
		OCReg:  We are living in very strange times
		
 
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Rent Freeze
LAT $: Tenants get help as L.A. freezes rent hikes for thousands of apartments over coronavirus - 
	
	
Hospitalizations Spike
		LAT $:  Hospitalizations spike as Newsom issues plea for more healthcare workers
		
 - VOC: After Long Silence, OC Officials Planning to Provide More Info on Hospital Needs
 - LAT $: Coronavirus hospitalizations have doubled in California over last three days
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Social Distancing
SJMN: Coronavirus: Is Bay Area social distancing lockdown working? Some see progress - LAT $: San Francisco Bay Area to extend coronavirus shelter-in-place order through at least May 1
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Homeless Shelter
SFC: Swanky SF tennis club to become homeless shelter during outbreak - 
	
	
Congress 2020
CG: Former Fighter Pilot Mike Garcia Running For Congress in California’s 25th - 
	
	
Open Government
		VOC:  Will Virtual Government Be Open to The Public?
		
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Gun Rights Fight
AP: LA County sheriff abandons effort to close gun stores - Reason: L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Says Gun Dealers Are 'Nonessential.' The Department of Homeland Security Disagrees.
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LA Emergency Response
LADN: Amid coronavirus response, LA Sheriff says he should continue as county emergency coordinator - 
	
	
Grouse Protection
AP: Feds refuse again to list bi-state grouse along state line - 
	
	
PG&E Camp Fire
SFC: PG&E says Camp Fire criminal fine won’t be paid with victims’ fund - 
	
	
Power Plant Closure
		CG:  Redondo Beach Waterfront AES Gas Power Plant to Close by 2023
		
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Campaign Twilight Zone
SBSun: Coronavirus puts Inland political campaigns in ‘Twilight Zone’ - 
	
	
Sunk Ship
AP: Replica of Dana’s Pilgrim tall ship sinks at California dock - 
	
	
Inmate Release
SFC: As counties released inmates, Solano Couny brought them to its jails 
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The Golden Pen
Adrian Moore
		OCReg:  We wasted an economic boom, and now we are starting to pay the price
		
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Victor Davis Hanson
NR: Coronavirus: The California Herd - 
	
	
Wayne Lusvardi
CG: A Massive Failure to Triage in California and New York - 
	
	
Tom Campbell
OCReg: California doesn’t need a new fight over Proposition 209 - 
	
	
Joel Fox
		FH:  Drumbeats About Cuomo for President. What About Newsom?
		
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Joe Mathews
FH: Californians Must Make Up Missed School days - 
	
	
Joe Nation
CalM: Commentary: A cost-analysis of back-to-work plans vs. stay-at-home policy during coronavirus - 
	
	
Sacramento Valley
CG: Sacramento City Schools Superintendent Aguilar Takes a Big Pay Increase While Schools Closed - SacBee: Sacramento County coronavirus cases have now doubled in 5 days. Another death reported
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East Bay
		SFC:  Judge postpones Ghost Ship retrial to July, defendant to remain in jail
		
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SF Bay Area
SFC: SF looks to limit construction as coronavirus restrictions are extended - SJMN: Bay Area officials, advocates look to get in front of COVID-19 hate crimes
 - FH: Stockton, Fresno and Bakersfield Lead San Francisco Metro in Growth
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Central Valley
Stanislaus County to impose moratorium on evictions during coronavirus outbreak - FresBee: Fresno Unified will keep school lunch program going over spring break next week
 - FresBee: Coronavirus cases mount, nearly 130 total infections in Fresno and nearby counties
 - FresBee: State rejects Fresno fairgrounds as site for coronavirus field hospital. County leader surprised
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Oceano fire tax headed for a recount - CalCoast: SLO County coronavirus cases increase to 77, many recovered
 - CalCoast: SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill confirms suicide attempt
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Coronavirus cases climb to 126 in Ventura County - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
LAT $: 15,000 L.A. high school students are AWOL online, 40,000 fail to check in daily amid coronavirus closures - LADN: LAUSD struggles to reach significant number of students online, many of them homeless
 - LADN: Garcetti closes farmer’s markets, slaps freeze on rent-controlled units during coronavirus crisis
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Orange County
		OCReg:  Orange County needs more supplies for protecting against coronavirus, officials said
		
 - LAT $: Orange County preparing for patient surge, releases inmates early as coronavirus cases continue to climb
 - OCReg: Santa Ana police seek possibly armed suspect in fatal shooting
 - VOC: Orange County Officials Agree to Start Disclosing COVID-19 Hospitalization Data
 - OCReg: State considering Fairview center, OC fairgrounds to help manage coronavirus ‘surge’
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Riverside County
PE: Riverside County coronavirus cases up to 291; 9 deaths - SBSun: Coronavirus concerns trigger 65% drop in Inland bus rides
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Former San Bernardino County probation officer convicted of killing pregnant wife among Newsom’s commutations - SBSun: San Bernardino County releases coronavirus cases by city
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San Diego County
SDUT: Live coronavirus updates in San Diego: County logs 84 more COVID-19 cases, regional total tops 600 - VOSD: Coronavirus Drives Home Internet Access Disparities Across San Diego County
 
