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Friday, April 17, 2020
NCJ: Local Job Losses Continue to Mount as More Businesses Close
City of Eureka Meetings: Board of Appeals Meeting - Canceled - Apr 24, 2020
City of Eureka Meetings: City Council - Apr 21, 2020
County of Humboldt: CCW Permit renewal deadlines extended through October
KINS: Talkshop 041720 – Karen Diemer
County of Humboldt Meetings: CANCELED: April 2020 HCCCP General Public Agenda
NCJ: CSU Suspends College Entrance Exam Requirements
RHBB: CCW Permit Renewal Deadlines Extended Through October
RHBB: CSU to Suspend Standardized Testing Requirement for Upcoming Admission Cycles
SoHum Parlance: Redwood Wonk television – Episode 2
Patch: Calif. May Have Coronavirus Herd Immunity, Stanford Fellow Says
NPR: Economic Recovery Will Require 'Lessening Of The Wealth Gap,' Says Hedge Fund Titan
BBC: Google blocking 18m coronavirus scam emails every day
NY Times: Starve the Beast, Feed the Depression
NY Times: How Taking Care of Houseplants Taught Me to Take Care of Myself
NY Times: Why We Don’t Know the True Death Rate for Covid-19
NY Times: Straggling in a Good Economy, and Now Struggling in a Crisis
The Hill: Early results show coronavirus patients recovering quickly after taking experimental drug
The Hill: Fresh produce goes to waste as coronavirus wrecks supply chains
The Hill: Trump's offshore drilling plan is still a preventable disaster
The Hill: Coronavirus cases in DC, Maryland and Virginia double to 20,000 in one week
Washington Post: Peru took early, aggressive measures against the coronavirus. It’s still suffering one of Latin America’s largest outbreaks.
Washington Post: Meat processing plants are closing due to covid-19 outbreaks. Beef shortfalls may follow.
Daily Beast: U.S. Virus Deaths Hit Horrifying One-Day Record: 4,591
The Oregonian: Oregon expects $2.45 billion in federal coronavirus relief, including direct money for Portland, Multnomah, Washington counties
The Oregonian: County places entire mental health court staff on leave following internal investigation
RHBB: Salmon Seasons Adopted for the California Coast
NY Post: CHiPs bust crazy Sacramento car show with 300 people spurning lockdown
The Guardian: US to give Palestinians $5m in coronavirus aid – 1% of what Trump cut
The Guardian: China denies cover-up as Wuhan coronavirus deaths revised up 50%
The Guardian: 'Huge environmental waste' as US airlines fly near-empty planes
Modesto Bee: As life slows, driving speed, alcohol use up, making Modesto-area roads less safe
Redding Searchlight: Sheriff: Man exchanges gunfire with Trinity County deputy amid search for marijuana grow
Redding Searchlight: Shasta County supervisors: No limits on fishing but out-of-towners an issue
LA Times: L.A., other counties plan to reopen some businesses in May. Retail might be among the first
LA Times: State panel grants temporary endangered species status to Southern California cougars
LA Times: Wuhan, China’s coronavirus epicenter, raises official death toll by 50%
LA Times: Coronavirus strikes California hospital workers hard, including 175 cases at UCLA alone
Sacramento Bee: Sacramento cops now warn: Violate coronavirus stay-at-home order, you could be arrested
Sacramento Bee: Sacramento State to hold virtual graduation ceremony due to coronavirus pandemic
Sacramento Bee: 1 worker dead, 51 infected with coronavirus at Safeway distribution center in N. California
Sacramento Bee: More than 58,000 buy insurance during special Covered California period amid coronavirus
Sacramento Bee: UC Davis doctor: Antiviral drug Remdesivir promising in first trial against coronavirus
Press Democrat: Helicopter makes emergency landing near Tomales because of mechanical failure
Press Democrat: Local nurses sick with COVID-19 must prove they got it on the job
SF Chronicle: Personal vendetta kicked off 'To Catch a Predator'-style bust of Paradise vice mayor, police say
Times-Standard : Howling from home: Nightly ritual sweeps across Humboldt County amid COVID-19 crisis