Sunday, May 3, 2020
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*FR Exclusive*
Bruce Bialosky
FRBlog: Praying to The High Priests
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Small Businesses in Trouble
SFC: Coronavirus crash puts SF’s small businesses on life support. Will they pull through?
- KQED: On Catalina Island, Unemployment Is 90%. A Local Food Pantry is Making Sure No One Goes Hungry
- Modesto adds $500,000 to loan program for small businesses reeling from pandemic
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Reopen California
LAT $: First California county reopens despite state’s stay-home order; diners rejoice in the ‘new normal’
- See a Modesto rally in support of reopening businesses that are closed due to the coronavirus
- LADN: Tensions flare at LA Civic Center over coronavirus stay-home orders
- LAT $: Facing protests, Newsom says easing stay-at-home rules could be ‘days’ away
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Day at the Beach
AP: Police: California beachgoers mostly keeping social distance
- SJMN: Coronavirus: Did beachgoers heed Gov. Newsom’s order Saturday?
- LAT $: Orange County beach ban could have a ripple effect along the Southern California coast
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Nanny State
LAT $: In beach closure, some in Orange County see overbearing hand of the ‘nanny state’ - Sacramento To Block Or Limit Traffic On Streets To Help Social-Distancing
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OC Beach Closure
LAT $: Protesters rally in Orange County to denounce Newsom’s beach closure
- OCReg: Police, lifeguards on patrol Saturday discourage OC sunbathers and surfers – and more protesters
- VOC: Newport Beach Supports Cities’ Legal Challenge of Beach Closures But Doesn’t Join Lawsuit
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Hospitalizations Down
SFC: Bay Area coronavirus hospitalizations, ICU cases lowest in at least a month - SJMN: Coronavirus: California records most single-day deaths in over a week
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Todd Spitzer's Consultant Mask Deal
Maryland cancels $12.5m mask order from Republican donor who suddenly closed fundraising business
- WSJ: Maryland Cancels Big Coronavirus-Mask Order
- Maryland Wants Probe Into Multimillion-Dollar Coronavirus Mask Order With Ties To GOP
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Thin Blue Controversy
SFC: SFPD chief to replace ‘thin blue line’ masks that provoked controversy -
PC Police
AP: California city official ousted over his pandemic remarks - SJMN: Council ousts planner who said let coronavirus take the weak, old and homeless
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Farm Bailout
CalM: Billions in coronavirus aid will go to farms. But farmers say it’s not enough to keep them afloat
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Public Employee Pensions
CG: State Supreme Court to Begin Hearings on Public Worker Pension Reductions Next Week -
Pharmacy Testing
SFC: Why California won’t enlist its 6,300 pharmacies to test for coronavirus - County Ramps Up Testing In Southeast San Diego, But Still Falling Short Of Demand
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The Golden Pen
*Katy Grimes*
CG: Californians Trying to Get Back to Work Have Been Criminalized by Governor
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Willie Brown
SFC: Amy Klobuchar has inside track to be Joe Biden’s running mate -
Dan Walters
CalM: Commentary: State budget will take a very big hit -
Andrew McCarthy
NR: The FBI Set Flynn Up to Preserve the Trump–Russia Probe -
Ray Haynes
FRBlog: We Are Minutes, Not Days, From a Change In the Quarantine Order
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Matt Fleming
OCReg: Newsom’s beach order makes clear the limits of his wisdom -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Exclusive: Sacramento has the lowest coronavirus infection rate of any large U.S. metro area - Californians are moving inland. Here are the new boom towns around Sacramento, Valley
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Residents of SF’s crowded residential hotels fear coronavirus outbreaks - SFC: McNutt, former Bay Area exec, to pay $1.8M to settle sex harassment suit
- SJMN: Coronavirus: Alameda County leads Bay Area with 4.2% increase; 177 new cases in the region
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Hundreds of people protest in Paso Robles against Newsom’s orders -
Ventura County
VCStar $: Coronavirus: 15 new cases, 1 new death Saturday -
Los Angeles County
LADN: LA County reports 38 more coronavirus deaths; total fatalities now 1,209 - LADN: At virtual meetings, L.A. County board continues to limit public comment to email, mail
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Orange County
OCReg: Some Orange County restaurants and shops reopen despite statewide orders
- OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County has tested more than 35,000 as of May 2
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San Bernardino County
PE: Protesters rally in Redlands to demand end to stay-at-home orders - SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 3 new coronavirus deaths
- SBSun: San Bernardino Superior Court announces more trial delays related to coronavirus shutdown
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Riverside County
PE: Is lifting Riverside County coronavirus health orders appropriate or dangerous? - PE: Riverside County reports 85 more coronavirus cases, five new deaths
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San Diego County
SDUT: San Diegans get back to the beach — cautiously — on closely watched opening weekend - SDUT: San Diego residents fighting deep budget cuts during pandemic
- SDUT: Live updates: County officials report 5 more deaths, 131 new COVID-19 cases
- SDUT: COVID-19 threat inside San Diego senior living homes unclear, data is lacking