Saturday, May 2, 2020
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Lockdown Protests
CG: Thousands at Peaceful Sacramento Capitol Protest to #EndtheLockdown
- Modesto rally brings out those who support reopening local businesses closed in pandemic
- LAT $: Raucous protest in Huntington Beach demands beaches open, end of stay-at-home order
- LADN: Tensions flare at LA Civic Center over coronavirus stay-home orders
- LAT $: ‘Freedom’ protest against coronavirus orders leads to arrests at California Capitol
- OCReg: Thousands of protesters flock to Huntington Beach following state-ordered OC beach closures
- SBSun: Protesters decry stay-at-home orders in San Bernardino
- SDUT: Protesters hit the streets as mask regulations take effect
- CalM: As protesters demand “Reopen California!” here’s whom Newsom can’t afford to alienate
- AP: Protests mark growing unrest with California stay-home order
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Modoc County Reopens
CG: Modoc County Reopens, Defies Gov. Newsom’s Order
- AP: Remote Northern California county defies stay-at-home order
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California Exodus
AP: Population shrinks in California, still most populous state
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Democrat Sexual Misconduct
SacBee: In reversal, California Democratic Party to release parts of sexual misconduct report
- Reason: Joe Biden Denies Sexual Assault Accusation, Fails To Explain Why 'Believe Victims' Doesn't Apply to Tara Reade
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Rights for Inmates
LAT $: Warning that coronavirus cases could rise, ACLU sues O.C. sheriff to free more inmates -
Jail for Protesters
FresBee: 32 arrested in California Capitol protest demanding end to stay-at-home order, CHP says
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No Rights for Citizens
OCReg: Judge denies effort to block governor’s order to close Orange County beaches - SDUT: Live updates: Del Mar joins cities reopening beaches Monday
- SDUT: San Diego beaches to remain open as Newsom clamps down on Orange County
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Rights for Illegal Immigrants
FresBee: Judge criticizes ICE for failing to ‘respond meaningfully’ to coronavirus crisis -
Rights for Convicted
SJMN: Alameda County judge orders thousands of marijuana cases reduced -
Free Hotels for Homeless
OCReg: Laguna Hills won’t try to block county from housing homeless with coronavirus at Laguna Hills Inn
- SJMN: Homeless women, activists take over empty house in San Francisco
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Defiance!
SacBee: Some businesses can reopen in Yuba and Sutter counties with new coronavirus orders - SFC: Save the economy or save lives: Debating morality of shutdown
- SFC: Vacaville issues cease-and-desist order as barbershop reopens
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Newsom's Lies
PE: California is ‘many days, not weeks’ away from starting to reopen, Newsom says - CalM: Newsom’s promise to immediately feed seniors hasn’t yet delivered
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Unemployment Skyrockets
SJMN: Coronavirus unemployment: Jobless claims in California approach 4 million - SFC: A $7 million fund for out-of-work bartenders has rejected 90% of applicants. Why?
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Election 2020
LAT $: Millions skipped California’s 2020 primary. Will coronavirus change who votes in November?
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Protests for Medical Worker Safety
SFC: Nurses, other workers protest safety conditions during coronavirus pandemic - Nurses in Modesto, Turlock join national protest over protective coronavirus gear
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Farmworker Protests
FresBee: Activists demonstrate on behalf of farmworkers during COVID-19 -
PG&E Bankruptcy
AP: PG&E to purge most of its board in fallout from bankruptcy -
Congress 2020
AP: Ex-House member who resigned amid scandal returns in TV ad -
Under the Dome
VOSD: Sacramento Report: Lawmakers Aren’t Making Many Laws – So What Are They Doing?
- SacBee: California needs its leaders. That’s why I’ve called the Assembly back to Sacramento
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Operation Varsity Blues
LADN: Hot Pockets heir and former Pimco CEO can delay prison because of pandemic -
Union Priorities
SacBee: California state union questions open floor plans, shrinking cubicles in an age of coronavirus -
PC Culture
SJMN: Council removes commissioner who said ‘let nature take its course’
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The Golden Pen
Michelle Steel
OCReg: Newsom should stop his unnecessary overreach and work with Orange County
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Will O’Neill
OCReg: Governor Newsom puts politics ahead of data in California shutdown -
Ray Haynes
FRBlog: Advice To Local Elected Officials: Just Say No to Governor Newsom -
Paul Scholl
CG: California Screamin to Go Back to Work -
OC Register
OCReg: Tough choices await returning lawmakers -
Steven Greenhut
OCReg: In a nation of edicts, we serve at pleasure of the king
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Michael Bernick
FH: Our Appointment In Samarra: Job Devastation And Aftermath -
John Kabateck
CalM: Commentary: It’s time to review AB 5 if policymakers really want to restart California's economy -
Dennis Zine
FH: Adjusting to a New Way of Life -
Joel Fox
FH: Some Optimism on the Economy
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Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Empty beds, pay cuts: What happened to local providers as Sacramento ‘crushed the curve’ -
SF Bay Area
SFC: Presidio lays off 20% of staff amid coronavirus revenue crash - SFC: Protesters stage ‘die-in’ outside SF mayor’s home
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Central Valley
Stanislaus County has two new coronavirus testing sites. Are we a ‘testing desert?’ - FresBee: Fresno County to get new COVID-19 testing site, 8th death was a nursing home resident
- PE: Inmate who killed Rubidoux clerk stabbed to death at Kern Valley State Prison
- FresBee: Fresno mayor extends shelter-in-place order until May 31
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Arroyo Grande city manager resigns suddenly - CalCoast: SLO County’s coronavirus cases continue to fluctuate
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Nine new coronavirus cases reported in Ventura County - VCStar $: Hundreds rally in Ventura to oppose stay-at-home orders
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Los Angeles County
LAT $: L.A. renters hit new levels of rage under coronavirus - LADN: LAX, Van Nuys airports braced for economic turbulence ahead
- LAT $: L.A. County reports 1,065 new coronavirus cases, 62 deaths
- LADN: Garcetti says he won’t lift ‘Safer at Home’ on May 15, but some things could open
- LADN: Los Angeles County reports 62 new coronavirus deaths; total fatalities now 1,172
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Orange County
OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County deaths reach 50 as of Friday, May 1
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Riverside County
PE: Moreno Valley residents, others asked to halt using outdoor water after pipeline fails - PE: 7 more Riverside County residents die of coronavirus
- PE: Is lifting Riverside County coronavirus health orders appropriate or dangerous?
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 1 more coronavirus death, 55 new cases - SBSun: Antibody testing starts in San Bernardino County as they prepare for recovery
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San Diego County
SDUT: San Diego rent strikers stage car protest - VOSD: What We Know About the Surge of South Bay Coronavirus Cases
- SDUT: Merchant groups lobby San Diego for $120M in small business relief