Wednesday, April 22, 2020
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Coronavirus Cases: 2,572,603
Coronavirus Update: 2,572,603 Cases and 178,548 Deaths
- LAT $: First COVID-19 deaths in U.S. came in Bay Area weeks earlier than previously thought
- Hill: California reports highest one-day rise in coronavirus cases
- Reuters: U.S. coronavirus deaths top 45,000
- CDC chief warns 2nd COVID-19 wave may be worse
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Newsom's Lockdown
CG: Is Politics the Reason Gov. Newsom is Keeping California Locked Down?
- LAT $: Gov. Newsom suggests he won’t allow communities to lift stay-at-home orders for now
- SFC: SF to begin closing city streets to cars to encourage coronavirus social distancing
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Reopen California
CG: Small Business Owner Facing Ruin over Governor Newsom’s Statewide Business Shut Down Order
- LAT $: Mayors resist Southern governors’ push to reopen despite coronavirus outbreak
- SDUT: Coronado’s mayor leads “re-open San Diego” drive
- When should the local economy reopen? Stanislaus mayors say sooner rather than later
- LADN: LA County leaders working on early ‘roadmap’ to reboot coronavirus-toppled economy
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No Sacrifices for Public Employees
OCReg: Huntington Beach finalizes pay raises while loss of $16 million to pandemic is expected
- LADN: LAPD to continue hiring officers during coronavirus pandemic, but civilian workforce could be affected
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Bullet Train Ethics Probe
LAT $: California bullet train officials reveal ethics probe and OK plan for L.A. Union Station -
Democrat Sexual Misconduct Report
SacBee: California Democratic leaders blast party over sexual misconduct report. See the letter
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COVID-19 Testing
AP: 2 died with coronavirus weeks before 1st US virus death - SFC: Bay Area coronavirus testing to soar with new Kaiser lab under construction
- LAT $: California becomes first state to recommend coronavirus tests for some without symptoms
- FH: The True Story of COVID-19 in LA Must be Confirmed by a Lot More Testing
- AP: Virus cluster at LA shelter as governor calls for more tests
- AP: California recommends virus tests for some with no symptoms
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No More Green Cards
LAT $: Trump says he’ll suspend green card applications -
Hospital Treatment Access
LAT $: California sets guidelines on which patients are prioritized if hospitals overwhelmed by coronavirus -
Beach Access
VCStar $: Ventura allows limited access to beaches, parks
- VOC: Orange County Tinkers With Opening Up: Golf Courses & Beaches
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Under the Dome
CG: Assembly Budget Committee Praises and Questions Governor Newsom’s Coronavirus Decisions -
Voting 2020
SFC: SF officials scramble to make voting in election pandemic-proof -
No More Sports
FresBee: Fresno State president leaves open possibility of eliminating sports programs -
Stimulus Money
SBSun: Coronavirus: 3 Southland universities get more than $40 million each for students in need
- FresBee: Feds sending $32M to help Fresno, Merced area airports affected by coronavirus pandemic
- FresBee: Nearly $200 million in coronavirus funding on its way to Fresno area as local cases rise
- SacBee: Sacramento just got an $89.6 million federal stimulus check. But how will it be spent?
- CalM: California could protect stimulus checks from debt collectors. Will Newsom act?
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Congress 2020
LADN: Trump tweets endorsement of GOP candidate for Santa Clarita congressional seat -
Water Regulations
AP: California’s largest water suppliers must report usage -
Air Pollution
SFC: California’s widely polluted air may increase coronavirus death toll -
Face Masks
SDUT: Live updates: National City becomes first in county to mandate face coverings
- VOC: Without a Broader County Mandate, Mask Laws Vary By City
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Nursing Home Safety
OCReg: Huntington Beach nursing home reports 50 cases of coronavirus among residents, two people have died -
ACLU Lawsuit
SFC: SF public defender, ACLU sue ICE for release of hundreds of detainees - SDUT: ACLU sues for ‘drastic reduction’ of immigrant detainees along California border due to coronavirus
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Crime & Punishment
State prison irresponsible in release of inmate to Stanislaus County – or any county - PE: Killer, 73, to be released from women’s prison in Chino because of coronavirus concerns
- SFC: Three dead in Vallejo domestic violence double-murder suicide
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The Golden Pen
John Stossel
OCReg: The coronavirus doesn’t override the U.S. Constitution
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Victor Davis Hanson
NR: ‘It’s a Free Country, Brother’ -
Dan Walters
CalM: Commentary: Newsom's unwieldy economic task force -
Susan Shelley
OCReg: California’s restaurant industry slowly being suffocated by overregulation -
David Crane
FH: LA Should Reform Before Furloughing
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Richard Fisk
FH: When it Comes to Small Business, Governor, Actions Speak Louder than Words -
Radhika Mehlotra and Jennifer Paluch
FH: The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Test the State’s Budget Reserves -
Edward Ring
CG: How the Homeless Industrial Complex Plans to Destroy Venice Beach
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Sacramento Valley
SacBee: The Sacramento County Fair at Cal Expo is now about 400 days away. Here’s why - SacBee: 6 have died from coronavirus at Woodland nursing facility, Yolo County officials say
- SacBee: ‘Certainly encouraging’: Slight decline in coronavirus patients at Sacramento hospitals
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SF Bay Area
SFC: SF Mayor London Breed names new affordable housing director - SFC: Salesforce buys building next to SF headquarters for $145 million
- SJMN: Santa Clara County health officer: ‘COVID-19 is something we’re going to be managing for a very long time’
- SJMN: Coronavirus: Santa Clara County reports 27 new cases, five new deaths
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Silicon Valley
SJMN: Here’s what’s happening with Google’s Silicon Valley expansion plans
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Central Valley
FresBee: Some Valley renters face financial collapse. Can emergency rent assistance prevent it? - Coronavirus testing begins at Stanislaus County site. It could serve 500 per week
- You can be fined for violating coronavirus orders in these Stanislaus County cities
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Central Coast
CalCoast: SLO County officials ask governor to ease shelter restrictions -
Ventura County
VCStar $: Coronavirus: 443 cases, 230 recovered, 28 hospitalized - VCStar $: County golf courses get back into swing of things
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Los Angeles County
LAT $: L.A. County courts launch video hearings during coronavirus crisis - AP: Light shaking as 3.7 magnitude earthquake strikes South L.A.
- LADN: Garcetti backs law to help workers laid-off amid the coronavirus crisis get rehired
- LAT $: L.A. County coronavirus cases top 15,000 as nearby locales mull lifting stay-at-home orders
- LADN: 46 more coronavirus deaths in LA County, plus 1,400 new cases
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Orange County
OCReg: Coronavirus: Nearly 1,700 Orange County residents have tested positive as of April 21
- VOC: Anaheim City Council Sacks City Manager
- OCReg: When state lifts coronavirus closures, Orange County seniors may be asked to remain at home
- OCReg: Laguna Beach mayor’s request to close county beaches as temperatures rise goes unanswered
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 7 more coronavirus deaths, 83 more cases - SBSun: Judges agree former San Bernardino County DA deleted emails and texts in bad faith
- SBSun: San Manuel elects first new chairman in 6 years
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Riverside County
PE: Riverside County golf courses start reopening as eager players return after coronavirus closures - PE: Coronavirus crisis could cost Riverside County at least $80 million
- PE: Riverside County coronavirus cases climb to 2,960; deaths now at 93
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San Diego County
VOSD: Donovan State Prison Staffer Tests Positive for Coronavirus - SDUT: Ballot measure would strip elected San Diego city attorney of civil work, legal advisory role
- SDUT: Las Colinas sewing program produces 10,000 masks for county inmates