Sunday, July 5, 2020
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*FR Exclusive*
Bruce Bialosky
		In Defense of Bostock
		
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*Jon Coupal*
		OCReg:  Proposition 19 is latest assault on taxpayers
		
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Case Count
		SJMN:  Coronavirus: California records almost 4,000 new cases as some counties pause reporting
		
 - LAT $: L.A. County sees ‘alarming’ rise in coronavirus hospitalizations, infection rates
 - SFC: Why coronavirus cases are rising but deaths are not, for now
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Lockdown 4th of July
		AP:  Californians celebrate July 4 with virtual parades, masks
		
 - LAT $: California marks a subdued, socially distant Fourth of July as coronavirus surges
 - SBSun: Thousands celebrate Fourth of July at Big Bear Lake despite postponed fireworks show
 
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Fireworks!
SFC: ‘It’s burning down the city’: Fires linked to fireworks erupt across SF, Bay Area - 
	
	
Business Closure Order
		LAT $:  Newsom vows crackdown on coronavirus scofflaws. Will law enforcement cooperate?
		
 - SFC: Restaurants with outdoor dining baffled by state effort to shut them down
 - FresBee: Fresno restaurant owner sees his open-air dining as safe. He says city, county don’t agree
 - SJMN: California denies Santa Clara County’s expanded reopening plan; confusion grows on outdoor dining
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Safety First
AP: California woos in-state travelers with safety campaigns - 
	
	
Protests & Rage
		PE:  Police protests continue throughout Southern California on July 4
		
 - FresBee: Justice demanded for Vanessa Guillen at march through downtown Fresno
 - SDUT: Say her name: Activists urge public not to overlook Black women killed by police
 - SDUT: Black Lives Matter protesters proclaim not all free on Fourth of July
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Rocket Fail
AP: California firm’s rocket fails in launch from New Zealand - 
	
	
Church Singing Ban
SacBee: Houses of worship told to ‘discontinue singing’ under order from Newsom as pandemic worsens - 
	
	
Fire Season Preparation
		FresBee:  California severely short on firefighting crews after COVID-19 lockdown at prison camps
		
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Golden State Killer
Reason: Golden State Killer's Capture Complicates Documentary I'll Be Gone in the Dark - 
	
	
Rage Culture
SFC: Woman who allegedly coughed on baby no longer a school employee - LADN: Woman wanted for racist rants in Torrance park arrested on battery charge
 - SFC: Man faces hate crime enhancements after threats against Black youth in SF
 
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The Golden Pen
Willie Brown
		SFC:  California’s confused fight against the coronavirus
		
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Mimi Robson
OCReg: Liberty, under siege, must be cherished and defended - 
	
	
Randy E. Barnett
Reason: What the Declaration of Independence Said and Meant - 
	
	
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Reaffirming our independence - 
	
	
Dan Walters
		CalM:  Newsom now owns the COVID-19 pandemic
		
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Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Sacramento-area school districts finalizing reopening plans. See where yours stands - SacBee: Update: 3 death row inmates, including one convicted in Sacramento, die from COVID-19
 - SacBee: Cache Creek Casino makes COVID-19 testing mandatory for employees, some already infected
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Central Valley
FresBee: Fresno County’s latest 250-plus coronavirus cases push pandemic total past 6,000 - FresBee: Latinos shot by police at high rates locally. Fresno police say they don’t discriminate
 - Stanislaus County to cooperate with state’s new coronavirus order. Cases hit new high.
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Ventura County
VCStar $: Demonstrators march through Ventura on July 4th - 
	
	
Los Angeles County
		LADN:  LAPD jail officer dies of COVID-19
		
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Orange County
OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 413 new cases and 3 new deaths as of July 4 - LAT $: ‘Something bad’s going to happen’: Big surf and high tide hit Balboa Peninsula with flooding
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Inland Empire
SBSun: Inland Empire 66ers celebrate July 4th with celebration and fireworks spectacular in San Bernardino - 
	
	
San Diego County
SDUT: Coronavirus casts pall over San Diego’s Fourth of July celebrations - SDUT: Human Relations Commission draws activists, health specialists, artists, gun rights advocates
 
