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• FRBlog: The best of America: RIP Chairman Thaddeus Taylor
• FRBlog: Thanks Federal Government, We Don't Need Your Help
• AP: Most California counties get state OK for faster reopening
• Update: California approves Stanislaus County reopening after coronavirus shutdown
• SDUT: San Diego County gets the OK from state to resume dining-in at restaurants
• CG: U.S. Department of Justice Gives Gov. Newsom Stern Warning Over Church Closings
• AP: Attorney: 1,200 California pastors agree to reopen May 31
• SacBee: Pay cuts, canceled raises and more telework: the recession reaches state workers
• CalM: Valid assumptions or "tacky bluffs" - the econ forecast shaping Newsom's budget
• SacBee: California card room reopened early from coronavirus shutdown. DOJ raided it the next day
• AP: California educators: Expect 'hybrid' classrooms in the fall
• LAT $: As California reopens, shops will see if customers feel confident or cautious
• SFC: Devastated SoMa restaurant told to pay full rent in July. Its landlord? The city of SF
• LAT $: The county said yes. The state said no. A pancake house opens anyway
• LAT $: Lockdowns crippled his 'bouncy house' business. Nearly bankrupt, he's pushing back
• OCReg: Santa Ana's Cecilia Iglesias losing in recall, Nelida Mendoza declares herself winner
• SacBee: Musicians, freelancers and coaches could soon be free of California's landmark labor law
• CG: Foster Care Age Extension Bill Unanimously Passed By Senate Committee
• LADN: Sheriff backs bill outlawing dead-body photos in wake of Kobe Bryant incident
• CG: Increased 'Porch Pirate' Penalty Bill Voted Down By Senate Democrats
• CG: CA 28th Candidate Eric Early Discusses Rep. Adam Schiff's 'National Deception'
• FresBee: California Republican Ted Howze loses GOP help after 'disturbing' social media posts
• AP: University of California imposes pay freeze as losses mount
• SJMN: Coronavirus: University of California campuses will open in the fall, Napolitano says
• PE: Amazon imposes sweeping warehouse reforms in response to coronavirus complaints
• SJMN: How coronavirus created the Bay Area's new mile-long breadlines
• CalM: Despair among immigrants: With phone lines swamped, state pandemic aid is out of reach
• FresBee: California Democrats have new plan to battle housing crisis - by encouraging duplexes
• OCReg: California's costly, questionable extension of benefits to undocumented immigrants
• SDUT: Chris Reed: Virus transmission risks are now more clear. But mystery about immunity remains.
• OCReg: Greater educational freedom a silver lining to the shutdowns
• FH: Time to stop the mandates, give business time to recover
• CalM: Commentary: California population may be peaking
• FH: California's Request For Federal Funds
• FH: Budgeting by Trump
• OCReg: Unleash private enterprise to jumpstart California's economy with these four moves
• LAT $: Skelton: Newsom wise to end one-man rule on coronavirus, giving local leaders more discretion
• NR: Across the Wide, Growing American Divide
• SacBee: Without parking fees, Sacramento may have to cut services to pay Golden 1 Center debt
• SacBee: Sacramento tenants still struggle to pay rent. But an eviction moratorium is set to expire
• SacBee: Mother believes Sacramento police 'targeted' Stevante Clark in the way he was arrested
• SacBee: In bid to reopen sooner, Napa County asks California to lift restrictions on wineries
• SFC: Hayward police shoot, kill man during traffic stop
• SFC: Head of troubled $2.2B Transbay transit center resigning in September
• SJMN: Here's how Bay Area counties compare on coronavirus testing goals
• SFC: Coronavirus cases soar in SF's residential hotels
• SFC: Solano County expands reopening: dine-in restaurants, shopping malls OK'd by state
• SFC: SF public schools back in session on Aug. 17 - but questions remain
• SFC: Supervisor pushes ballot measure to decide SFPD staffing levels
• SJMN: Santa Clara County now requires that you wear a face covering. San Jose wants to go further.
• FresBee: Clovis schools make it official, campuses won't reopen. Trustees had a lot to say
• LAT $: Tulare County vows to defy Newsom and further reopen
• FresBee: California will take back the emergency coronavirus beds it sent to Fresno. Here's why
• AP: Pilot killed when small plane crashes at California school
• CalCoast: Oceano board members defend the use of the word bitch during meetings
• VCStar $: Coronavirus: County reaches 29 deaths, 858 cases
• VCStar $: County gets green light to reopen more businesses
• VCStar $: Expect power shutoffs this year, but new tech may help
• LADN: How far away is L.A. County from moving faster on re-opening under Gov. Newsom's new criteria?
• LADN: Transmission rate in L.A. County dropping, officials say, but coronavirus cases climb past 40,000
• LADN: State requires U.S. Department of Energy to remove 10 buildings at contaminated Santa Susana Field Lab
• OCReg: Orange County will direct $75 million in federal aid to small businesses
• VOC: Costa Mesa Sees Projected $30 Million Budget Deficit Caused by Coronavirus
• OCReg: Orange County reports single worst day of coronavirus deaths and new cases
• OCReg: Disney might lose $27 million per day with theme park closures, analysts say
• SBSun: San Bernardino County moves into controversial new welfare office
• SBSun: San Bernardino County reports 88 new coronavirus cases, 1 more death
• SBSun: San Bernardino County waiting, for now, to expand Stage 2 coronavirus reopening
• PE: Riverside County coronavirus cases now 6,184; deaths still at 270
• PE: Hemet cuts fire services as coronavirus blows hole in city's budget
• SDUT: Mayor's revised budget reverses recreations cuts, cancels plans to burn through reserves
• VOSD: SDPD Has the Most Untested Rape Kits in the State - by Far

Sincerely,