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June 17, 2020

• Updated: See how California’s coronavirus reopening is going in 6 charts
• National TV appearance gives Sacramento baker a launchpad for Portuguese dishes
• ‘Things have gotten ugly.’ Health officials quit over threats in coronavirus pandemic
• Nooses found on trees in Oakland will be investigated as hate crimes, mayor says
• 83-year-old veteran dies after he’s jailed and given wrong medicine, CA lawsuit says
• Video shows SUV drive into protesters at Roseville roundabout, then drive away
• Sacramento grass fire closes Highway 50 ramp to Capital City Freeway, authorities say
• CalPERS health insurance prices to notch upward next year for state workers
• Political fight ends: Folsom councilman resigns after mayor questions his residency
• Olivehurst man arrested in Sacramento on suspicion of shooting at car, authorities say
• Amid cries to ‘defund’ police, Sacramento extends contract with controversial ShotSpotter
• Dos Coyotes founder opens new pub/Southwestern restaurant hybrid concept in Folsom
• Kings declare Juneteenth a paid holiday to commemorate emancipation of slavery
• Proposed California law would make it a hate crime to call 911 because of a person’s race
• Can PG&E keep California from burning again? ‘Nervousness’ as the next fire season arrives
• Protests to return to the state Capitol as CHP resumes issuing permits. Here’s what to expect
• Sacramento to offer forgivable loans to small businesses impacted by COVID. Who can apply?
• Spread of Nelson Fire halted near Oroville. Three homes destroyed, Cal Fire says
• Police union tries to block city from naming cop who fatally shot Latino man in CA
• Amid coronavirus and calls to defund sheriff, Sacramento supervisors OK ‘placeholder’ budget
• 7-Eleven freezes annual free Slurpee day. It’s suspended because of coronavirus
• ‘COVID-19 was the straw that broke the camel’s back.’ Arden Arcade diner closes for good
• Walker Fire in Calaveras County grows to 1,100 acres, destroys 2 structures
• Man wanted in arson case arrested on suspicion of blade attack, Butte authorities say
• Wildfire zooms to 1,000 acres near Copperopolis ahead of red flag warning for California
• Columbus statue to come down + A cost to banning flavored tobacco + Let the kids play sports
• Sacramento County considers mask order as it reports spike in coronavirus cases
• Intermission is nearly over. We have dates for movie theaters reopening in Sacramento
• California rent relief plan would give tenants until 2034 to make up late payments
• California is closer than ever to giving a tax break to undocumented immigrants. Here’s why
• ‘A travesty.’ Sacramento mayor, City Council blasted for tax spending plan for police
• Christopher Columbus statue to be removed from California Capitol at direction of top Democrats
• Will California raise taxes to fix its budget? Here are 5 ways you’ve been paying more