Tuesday, April 28, 2020
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Counties Want to Reopen
SacBee: Coronavirus updates: 6 California counties ask Newsom to reopen, 6 in Bay Area extend closure
- CG: 6 Northern California Counties Ask Governor for Permission to Come Out of State Lockdown
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Czar Newsom's Order
AP: California governor weighs easing virus order for businesses
- AP: Gov. Newsom: Changes to virus order may come within weeks
- LAT $: Newsom sued by California residents demanding end to stay-at-home rules
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Beach Bums
OCReg: Gov. Newsom calls out Newport Beach, other beaches over crowd concerns
- SDUT: Newsom chastises beachgoers, warning that defying order could delay reopening California
- OCReg: Laguna Beach council to talk about more beach restrictions, problems with nearby open sands
- OCReg: San Clemente will discuss Tuesday opening pier, lots and beach for “passive use”
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Protest Lawsuit
CG: BREAKING: Permit Denials For Capitol Protests Earn Gov. Gavin Newsom Another Federal Lawsuit
- SacBee: CHP ban on protests over coronavirus sparks lawsuit by gun advocate, GOP candidate
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Medical Worker Furloughs!
SJMN: Coronavirus: 14,000 Stanford Health Care workers hit with furloughs, pay cuts -
Total Confirmed
3,050,308
Coronavirus COVID-19 Cases
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PPP Bailout
LAT $: Small-business loan program resumes with new funding as the Lakers return money - 10 SoCal Businesses Are Suing Big Banks Over Federal Coronavirus Loans: LAist
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Ivory Towers Steal from Students
AP: Lawsuit: California universities owe virus-related refunds -
Hotels for Homeless
VOSD: Officials Grapple With What Will Happen to the 1,000 Homeless in the Convention Center
- SFC: SF fails to meet deadline of leasing enough hotel rooms for homeless during pandemic
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Unemployment Benefits
SFC: California issues more details on unemployment for the self-employed - LAT $: Quirk in coronavirus relief law gives full $600 a week even to workers facing only cut hours
- SJMN: Coronavirus unemployment: Struggling EDD preps new program
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No Bar Exam
SFC: Coronavirus and the law: California suspends bar exam this summer -
Senate Special 2020
PE: How will coronavirus affect special Inland Senate election?
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ACLU Lawsuit
OCReg: ACLU sues to reduce California jail population, freeze ICE transfers amid coronavirus -
Businesses Struggling
VOSD: What It’s Like to Run a Business During the Pandemic -
Tele-Medicine
CalM: Virtual medical visits are the new normal during the coronavirus pandemic -
MSM Protects Creepy Joe
NR: The Hypocrisy on Tara Reade Is a National Disgrace
- Reason: Tara Reade Has New Evidence She Told Her Joe Biden Sexual Assault Story Decades Ago
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Higher Education
CapWkly: At UC, standardized testing gets critical look - SDUT: College students shudder at thought of starting freshman year with online classes
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Explorer Programs
OCReg: Coronavirus curtails police and fire explorer programs in Southern California -
Survey Says
OCReg: Poll: ‘Eco-Republicans’ help build O.C. residents’ concern for the environment
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CVS Testing
SJMN: CVS plans to unveil free drive-up coronavirus testing program at 1,000 U.S. locations -
Workers Comp Benefits
CG: CA Bill to Allow Employees Sick with COVID-19 to File Workers’ Comp Claims Against Employers -
Face Masks
LAT $: L.A. County sheriff says new decontamination center will allow N95 masks to be reused 20 times - NYT: Marc Benioff’s $25 Million Blitz to Buy Protective Gear From China
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The Golden Pen
David Crane
FH: For Whom the Budget Bell Tolls
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Matt Fleming
OCReg: The false debate pitting lives versus the economy -
Marc Joffe
OCReg: Newsom’s task force and plan to reopen the economy fall short -
State Sen. Andreas Borgeas
CalM: Commentary: Reopening California’s economy needs a path forward; here are 5 precise steps how -
Joe Mathews
FH: The Peter Navarro Principle
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State Sen. John Moorlach
FH: Lacking the Will to Act -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sutter Roseville opens $178 million ER early to make more room for coronavirus patients - CG: Media Fear Mongering in Sacramento County over ‘Spike’ of Coronavirus Cases
- SacBee: Sacramento County public health lab faced years of budget cuts. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic
- SacBee: Natomas Unified School District will conduct virtual graduation ceremonies for high schools
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Bay Area counties extend coronavirus stay-at-home orders to end of May - SJMN: Coronavirus: Bay Area’s shelter-in-place to last through May
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South Bay
SJMN: Coronavirus: San Jose nursing home reaches nearly 100 cases of COVID-19
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Central Valley
FresBee: Here’s what Fresno’s top health official said about safely reopening local businesses - FresBee: ‘Bad news’ for Fresno-area high school graduates, no ‘physical graduation ceremony’
- FresBee: Fresno County nears 500 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, officials report
- FresBee: Fresno councilmember says others haven’t learned to ‘play nice’
- Stanislaus County announces sixth and seventh deaths related to coronavirus
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Local coronavirus cases top 500 Monday -
Los Angeles County
LADN: Widespread testing, contact tracing is needed to reopen LA schools, says superintendent - LAT $: Garcetti says some L.A. stay-at-home rules could be eased in weeks
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Orange County
OCReg: Orange County reported 54 more coronavirus cases as of April 27
- VOC: Santana: Newly Appointed Orange County Public Health Official Hired to Tackle Coronavirus Once Was Fined By State For Failing to Report Pharmaceutical Payments
- VOC: Orange County Moves to Increase Coronavirus Testing as Plans to Reopen Economy May Be Jeopardized if Beach Crowds Continue [April 27 Update]
- OCReg: OC Fair canceled for 2020 by coronavirus concerns
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: Fontana out $6.8 million in revenue due to coronavirus pandemic, officials say - SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 21 more coronavirus cases, no deaths
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Riverside County
PE: Riverside County coronavirus deaths jump by 23, setting daily record - PE: Riverside County skilled nursing facilities have more than 650 coronavirus cases
- SDUT: Fateful choices as coronavirus raged through Riverside jail, hitting deputies and inmates
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San Diego County
VOSD: San Diego Health Care Providers Are Bleeding Money - SDUT: Live updates: ‘You stayed classy, San Diego,’ mayor says of residents at beaches