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• Gavin Newsom's beautiful walls
• SFC: SF has shelled out more than $30,000 a day for empty hotel rooms
• AP: California threatens 3 counties' aid as reopening begins
• SacBee: Official threatens to sue Newsom if Placer County can't reopen from the coronavirus shutdown
• SFC: Trump: CA too slow to reopen, suggests it's to hurt his re-election
• CG: UPDATED: 458,000 Dead Persons Could be Mailed Ballots if CA Goes All-Mail in Nov 2020 Election
• AP: Locked-down California sends mail-in ballots to every voter
• VCStar $: COVID spawns mail, car voting in 25th District election
• CG: #RuinedByNewsom: Lawsuit Against CA Gov. Gavin Newsom For Ruining 'Life Defining Moments' of Californians
• PE: Coronavirus shutdown ruined 'life-defining moments,' lawsuit against Newsom says
• CG: California Enters Phase 2 of Reopening
• SacBee: CHP can ban protests at California Capitol, federal judge rules
• LAT $: Group calls for social distancing, more testing at coronavirus counter-protest in Huntington Beach
• Turlock nursing home announces 10th and 11th deaths from coronavirus
• LAT $: Senior care homes source of nearly half of all California coronavirus deaths, data show
• LAT $: California begins reopening economy as select businesses unlock doors
• SDUT: Most California counties fall short of reopening criteria as coronavirus cases climb
• AP: Californians can hike, shop, golf as virus restrictions ease
• AP: California nail, hair salons plead to open with other shops
• AP: Is this allowed? Confusing California rules, enforcement
• SFC: Bay Area braces for fallout as nation's unemployment skyrockets
• CalM: Here's how a $54 billion deficit will hurt Californians
• AP: California legislative analyst projects deficit through 2024
• Reason: Were the COVID-19 Lockdowns a Mistake?
• Reason: We Need Economists, Civil Libertarians, and Epidemiologists in the COVID-19 Discussion
• SacBee: Sacramento State professor apologizes for argument with racial slur caught on video
• OCReg: Vietnamese Americans worry Newsom's coronavirus remark could spur anti-Asian backlash
• CA10 Congressional candidate Ted Howze denies making disparaging social media posts
• CG: Important Tara Reade Scoop by SLO Reporter Unearths '90s Biden Sex Harassment Complaint
• CalCoast: SLO County court records support Biden sexual assault allegations
• NR: Democrats' Desperation about Tara Reade Is Growing. So Is Their Hypocrisy.
• NR: Everyone Deserves to Live Under the Biden Standard
• AP: California Gov. Newsom formally endorses Biden for president
• CalM: "Everything happened all at once": Can California cities weather the COVID recession?
• LAT $: Unions praised coronavirus aid for Hollywood workers. Now they say it falls short for some
• VOSD: San Diego and California's Lawsuit Against Uber and Lyft, Explained
• SJMN: Coronavirus: State agents field complaints about dine-in restaurant service
• OCReg: Crisis reminds us why we can't simply trust 'experts'
• FH: Impatient With the Lockdown
• FH: Gavin's, Legislature's Poor Housing Record
• CG: Is This the End of the World for California's Budget?
• FH: Business Leaders to the Governor: Time to Flatten the Unemployment Curve
• OCReg: Hand-waving and litigation distracts from real driver of gas prices
• CG: Enough is Enough, Governor
• OCReg: If Assembly pursues Prop. 54 tweaks, restraint is needed
• SacBee: Sacramento area fails Newsom's early reopening test: Not enough coronavirus 'contact tracers'
• SFC: How close are Bay Area counties to meeting state criteria for reopening? Nowhere near
• SFC: Price-gouging charges filed against grocery store in Alameda Co.
• LAT $: It's not safe to reopen Tesla factory, Alameda County tells Elon Musk
• SFC: Three cruise ships to dock at Port of Oakland, no known COVID-19 cases
• FresBee: As California moves into 'Stage 2' of reopening, some Central Valley cities go all-in
• FresBee: Fresno County reports 28 new coronavirus infections, no new deaths reported
• FresBee: Coronavirus cash for Fresno City College students on its way - but there's some bad news
• VCStar $: Coronavirus: 21 new cases in Ventura County
• Reason: An LAPD Cop Had Already Shot 3 People on the Job Before Beating the Crap out of Someone
• LADN: As L.A. County inches into reopening, officials urge caution as coronavirus deaths, cases still mounting
• LADN: LA County beaches to open next week, two South Bay officials say
• OCReg: Coronavirus: 3,240 cases in Orange County, 71 deaths as of May 8
• LAT $: 'It's not what this town is about': Seal Beach's Main Street struggles to come back
• OCReg: Slowly and unsurely, some of Orange County's non-essential businesses open their doors
• OCReg: Environmentalists watching fuel spill cleanup near Laguna Beach's protected marine habitat
• SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 3 more coronavirus deaths, 67 new cases
• PE: Face masks no longer required, but still recommended in San Bernardino County
• SBSun: San Bernardino County to send Gov. Gavin Newsom letter asking to reopen businesses
• PE: West Valley Water District approves $150,000 PR contract for board president's friend
• PE: Riverside County coronavirus deaths reach 204; cases now at 4,817
• PE: After nearly 7-hour session, Riverside County supervisors vote to lift 3 coronavirus health orders
• SDUT: Chula Vista eases some regulations to help businesses stay alive during pandemic
• SDUT: A symbolic move? Friday's retail reopen changes little for San Diego businesses
• SDUT: Oceanside approves first off-site, medical cannabis dispensary
• SDUT: Live updates: Highest single-day testing total reported

Sincerely,