Monday, March 30, 2020
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*Adam C. Abrahms*
Shhh - CARES Act Hush Money Loans Require Desperate Employers Not to Oppose Unionization
Buried within the massive $2 trillion COVAD-19 bill is a provision that requires any businesses that take loans to remain “neutral” if unions try to organize their employees!
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Coronavirus Cases: 731,389
Coronavirus Update: 725,232 Cases and 34,034 Deaths
- Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
- AP: California prepares for coronavirus surge in week ahead
- AP: As virus makes goodbyes hard, fears of many more rise in US
- SacBee: Coronavirus updates: California cases pass 5,000, second Placer death, ventilators sought
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Government Unprepared: Expired Masks
SFC: California had 21 million N95 masks stockpiled. All are expired.
- FresBee: Before coronavirus, California let 1 in 4 of its public health labs close
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Food Worker Infections
SDUT: County officials tout food safety after grocery worker tests positive; local COVID-19 cases rise to 519
- OCReg: Employee at Sprouts grocery at Tustin Marketplace tests positive for cornonavirus
- PE: Eastvale Amazon worker tests positive for coronavirus
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*FR Weekend in Review*
Saturday Headlines
- Sunday Headlines
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California Lockdown
SacBee: CA mostly staying at home during shutdown, tracking data show -
Construction Continues
LADN: SoFi Stadium construction worker has coronavirus, others enter self-quarantine - SDUT: Even in a pandemic, building is still booming in San Diego — for now
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Prisoners Freed
SFC: SF’s jail population drops 25% after inmates released to thwart virus -
Inmates Captured
AP: 2 inmates who walked away from prison camp are captured -
Closed for Business
SacBee: California lottery closes office after Sacramento employee tests positive for coronavirus
- SFC: California makes all state parks off limits to cars amid outbreak
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PG&E Case
SFC: PG&E, a ‘killer company,’ admits to 85 felony counts. Now what? -
Field Hospitals
OCReg: LA Convention Center to become mammoth field hospital in fight against coronavirus -
Dam Debate
AP: Largest US dam removal stirs debate over coveted West water -
Mickey's Ghost Town
OCReg: Aerial video and photos show eerie Disneyland ‘ghost town’ during coronavirus closure -
Homeless Crisis
SJMN: Coronavirus: Santa Clara County to use fairgrounds to house homeless
- SFC: Tents crowd Tenderloin, even as SF tries to keep people apart during outbreak
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Government Unprepared: Broken Ventilators
LAT $: L.A. County got 170 broken ventilators from feds; Silicon Valley is fixing them, Newsom says -
Surfer Fined
LAT $: Surfer fined $1,000 for ignoring coronavirus closure in Manhattan Beach -
Gun Rights Lawsuit
CG: UPDATED: Gov. Newsom and California Officials Sued by NRA, 2A Foundation, Over Closing Gun Stores -
Coronavirus Care
CalM: How to get past the coronavirus crisis without losing your mental health
- CalM: ‘Am I going to die?’ Alone and scared, confined seniors struggle with anxiety
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A Generation Buried in Debt
SFC: Coronavirus sets off ‘generational shaming’ across Bay Area and nation -
Mass Layoffs
SDUT: Laying off Ace Parking employees felt like ‘ripping off limbs to save vital organs’ -
Always Blame Trump
CNN: Pelosi on Trump's coronavirus response: 'As the President fiddles, people are dying'
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The Golden Pen
Freedom Lives in Sweden
Reason: Despite Coronavirus, Sweden Refuses To Shutter Businesses and Limit Gatherings -
Dan Walters
CalM: Commentary: PG&E makes two deals to survive
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Andrew P. Napolitano
WashTimes: What good are constitutional rights if they are violated when Americans get sick? -
John Fund
NR: Mr. Coburn Went to Washington and Left a Remarkable Example -
Phil Cowan
CG: California’s Homeless Could Provide the Answer if the Cost of Our Economic Shutdown is Worth It -
*Bruce Bialosky*
FRBlog: Are Red Flag Laws Dangerous?
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Chris Micheli
CG: Legislative Operations During Emergencies -
George Skelton
LAT $: Skelton: Everyone is vulnerable to coronavirus. But seniors still need to take extra precautions -
Sacramento Valley
SacBee: Roseville shooting leaves one in critical condition, shooter cooperative, police say - After Stay At Home Order, Sacramento Region Law Enforcement Respond Differently To Complaints About Open Businesses
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SF Bay Area
SFC: Coronavirus prompts more cutbacks of Muni, Caltrain service -
SFC: Bay Area shelter in place orders likely to extend through April
- SJMN: Coronavirus: Santa Clara County announces 55 new cases; overall total doubles in one week
- SJMN: Meet the doctor who ordered the Bay Area’s coronavirus lockdown, the first in the U.S.
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Central Valley
Coronavirus update, March 29: Numbers, Modesto area residents’ stories; shopping tips - FresBee: Coronavirus cases top 100 in central Valley. Here’s where increases are happening
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Central Coast
CalCoast: Santa Barbara plans to layoff 400 city employees -
Ventura County
VCStar $: 109 coronavirus cases in Ventura County; 4 dead -
Los Angeles County
LAT $: 5 more coronavirus deaths in L.A. County; total cases top 2,100 - LADN: Rolling LA protest urges rent forgiveness for people hit hardest by coronavirus crisis
- LADN: Five more coronavirus deaths reported in LA County as number of cases tops 2,000
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Orange County
OCReg: Orange County coronavirus cases reach 431, still 4 deaths
- OCReg: Makeshift pantries pop up all over Orange County to help neighbors during coronavirus shutdowns
- OCReg: San Onofre treatment plant problem leads to release of 7,000 gallons of partially treated sewage into ocean
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San Bernardino County
SBSun: San Bernardino County coronavirus count grows to 111 cases - SBSun: 2 more San Bernardino County deputies contract coronavirus
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Riverside County
PE: Riverside County coronavirus cases jump by 38 to to 233 - PE: Riverside to decide controversial homeless housing project with drive-up meeting
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San Diego County
SDUT: Live coronavirus updates in San Diego: County reports 31 new coronavirus cases; total hits 519 - SDUT: San Diego County hospitals brace for surge of COVID-19 patients