Friday, April 24, 2020
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Coronavirus Cases: 2,736,188
Coronavirus Update: 2,736,188 Cases and 191,422 Deaths
- PE: Gov. Newsom: On deadliest day of COVID-19 pandemic, 'there was some positive news'
- LAT $: Newsom urges caution in California this warm weekend, citing new coronavirus death record
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Reopen the State Protests
CG: Several More ‘Reopen the State’ Protests Planned as Californian Movement Grows
- SDUT: ‘I was born in America with constitutional rights:’ San Diego protest organizer could face criminal charge
- LAT $: Anti-vaccine and anti-lockdown movements are converging, refusing to be ‘enslaved’
- CalM: Even harder than shutting down: How does Newsom reopen California?
- SDUT: Oceanside officials demand county allow it to reopen
- LAT $: Organizer of California stay-at-home protest could face criminal charges
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Lawsuit Challenges Free Money to Illegal Immigrants
CG: BREAKING: CA Supreme Court Orders Gov. Respond Re Unemployment Benefits for Undocumenteds
- AP: Conservative group sues to stop California aid to immigrants
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Bag Tax Suspended
AP: California suspends 10-cent grocery bag charge amid virus
- LAT $: Coronavirus prompts Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend California’s plastic bag ban
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Ammo Law Tossed
AP: Judge tosses California ammunition purchase law -
Newsom's Mask Boondoggle
CG: California Globe Files Public Records Request for Governor Newsom’s $1Billion Contract on Masks
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Closed for Business
SacBee: ‘How can we salvage the summer?’ Rural California resorts and officials itching to open economy - OCReg: When stay-at-home orders are set to end in all 58 California counties
- LADN: LA charges 29 businesses for refusing to close amid stay-at-home order
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Student Loan Debt
SacBee: Student loan debt collection on pause in California due to coronavirus, Gavin Newsom says -
Fight for Religious Liberty
SacBee: Lodi church files suit over California’s ban on large gatherings due to coronavirus - CG: Restraining Order to Stop In-Person Church Services Denied by Judge
- Modesto church will hold drive-in services this weekend
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City Budget Deficits
AP: California cities: Virus could mean $6.7 billion in losses
- SacBee: Elk Grove stares down $13.7 million budget shortfall as COVID-19 wreaks economic havoc
- FresBee: Fresno expects $39M revenue dip through next fiscal year. Will there be layoffs?
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Unemployment for All
FresBee: Overwhelmed by jobless claims, California waives rule requiring unemployed to update status -
Financial Help
CalM: Newsom throws financial lifelines to Californians during pandemic stay-at-home -
Virus Testing
AP: California’s ambitious virus test goals face short supplies - SFC: State clears coronavirus testing backlog, tops 480,000 completed tests
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Free Hotels for Homeless
LADN: Judge: Governor’s orders override cities’ objections to homeless hotel housing
- SBSun: San Bernardino County sees jump in homeless, including seniors
- VOSD: San Diego Dems Aren’t Sold on Idea to Buy Distressed Hotels to House the Homeless
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MSM: All Hail King Newsom!
AP: California Gov. Newsom finds new friend in Washington: Trump - SJMN: Newsom responds to McConnell’s ‘offensive’ comments on states receiving federal aid
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MSM Bias
CG: CA-25 Congressional Race: LA Times Claims Former Navy Pilot Has No Experience, ‘Nice Backstory as the Son of a Mexican Immigrant’ -
Nursing Home Safety
LAT $: 20 people have died from coronavirus in Yucaipa. 18 were residents of one facility -
Home Sales Plunge
LAT $: Southern California home sales are plunging. Prices haven’t followed, yet
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Auto Insurance Rates
LADN: Watchdog wants auto insurance hikes suspended amid COVID-19 -
ICE Detention Center
OCReg: Federal judge orders Adelanto ICE detention center to release detainees, ensure social distancing amid coronavirus -
Jet Crash Investigation
LAT $: Hydraulic failure caused military jet to crash into warehouse, report says
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The Golden Pen
Steven Greenhut
AmerSpec: Apocalypse Now — or Not Quite?
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OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Constitutional limits on government power don’t completely vanish during a crisis -
Kevin Williamson
NR: What Happened to Dealing with Illegal Immigration? -
SDUT Editorial
SDUT: Editorial: It’s time for face coverings to be required in public across San Diego County -
Joel Fox
FH: How does 31% Unemployment Sound? Scary!
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Tom Hudson
FH: Price Controls Are Not the Answer to Surprise Billing -
OC Register Editorial
OCReg: Phone tracing and our right to real privacy -
David Bahnsen
NR: The Mortgage Forbearance in the CARES Act Is Seriously Flawed -
Peter Suderman
Reason: GOP Debt Hypocrisy
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Bay Area residents largely comply with new coronavirus mask orders - SFC: SF begins offering free coronavirus tests to all essential workers
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South Bay
SJMN: ‘She held the family together’: San Jose woman is first known U.S. COVID-19 death -
Central Valley
Modesto, Stanislaus County are reopening parks and playgrounds - Stanislaus County to get $96 million in coronavirus relief. Now, how to spend it?
- FresBee: Southwest Fresno-specific health effort won’t get $1M support from city. Here’s why
- FresBee: Fresno City Council extends COVID-19 protections for renters, but will they cut checks?
- FresBee: Coronavirus cases reach 1,000 in the central San Joaquin Valley. Fresno County adds 35
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Paso Robles garbage rate hike challenged -
Ventura County
VCStar $: Coronavirus: 16 dead, 465 cases, 245 recovered - VCStar $: Police to monitor local beaches amid heat wave
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Los Angeles County
LADN: Garcetti: 1,100 prepaid $700-$1,500 Angeleno Cards distributed so far, to help folks stung by coronavirus crisis - PE: Inglewood $95 million closer to building a people mover for NFL fans, concert-goers
- LADN: Coronavirus is now leading cause of death in L.A. County, officials say
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Orange County
VOC: Orange County Officials Studying How to Use $554 Million of Federal Relief Money
- VOC: Top Orange County Public Health Official in Charge of Covid-19 Testing Effort Abruptly Resigns and Retires
- OCReg: Coronavirus: Orange County reported 78 new cases and two new deaths as of April 23
- VOC: Santa Ana Recall Debate Centers Issues of Public Safety, Special Interests, and City Budget Woes
- OCReg: Laguna Beach will enforce violations of beach and trailhead closures, officials warn
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 5 more coronavirus deaths, 30 more cases -
Riverside County
PE: 5 things we’ve learned about coronavirus in Riverside County - PE: Riverside County coronavirus deaths reach 100; 3,218 cases now confirmed
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San Diego County
SDUT: Live updates: County logs 152 COVID-19 cases, highest daily total - SDUT: Commentary: Social distancing has probably saved more than 1,200 lives in San Diego County. Here’s the proof.
- SDUT: Federal hospital ward opens in Escondido as COVID-19 death toll hits 100
- SDUT: South Bay officials demand more coronavirus testing as confirmed cases increase