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Demonstrators march through downtown Sanford, Fla., Wednesday, July 1, 2020, to protest a Seminole County order requiring people to wear masks in response to the spike in coronavirus cases. Seminole County officials on Monday issued the executive order that made wearing a mask inside a business or when attending public gatherings indoors mandatory. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Coronavirus splits U.S. along party lines

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sunday, June 7, 2020, file photo, a hundred faithful sit while minding social distancing, listening to Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez celebrate Mass at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, the first Mass held in English at the site since the re-opening of churches, in downtown Los Angeles. Attendance at the Mass is limited to 100 people. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday, July 13, 2020, extended the closure of bars and indoor dining statewide and ordered gyms, churches and hair salons closed in most places as coronavirus cases keep rising in the nation's most populated state. Newsom has compared his strategy of opening and closing businesses as a &quot;dimmer switch,&quot; highlighting the flexibility needed as public health officials monitor the virus's progress. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Governor shuts bars, dining as virus hits California hard

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

A hostess waits to sit customers on a restaurant at the pier Sunday, July 12, 2020, in Santa Monica, Calif., amid the coronavirus pandemic. A heat wave has brought crowds to California's beaches as the state grappled with a spike in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

California shuts bars, indoor dining and most gyms, churches

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom visits the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's McClellan Reload Base in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, July 9, 2020, to discuss the state's new efforts to protect emergency personnel and evacuees from COVID-19 during wildfires. (AP Photo/Hector Amezcua, Pool)

Gavin Newsom closes bars, churches indoor dining in California

By Adam Beam and Kathleen Ronayne - Associated Press

FILE - This July 9, 2020, file photo shows a correctional officer closing the main gate at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. California is giving more than 100,000 state inmates earlier release dates in its latest response to the pandemic, building on earlier steps that together could free nearly 10% of prisoners as Gov. Gavin Newsom responds to intensifying pressure from advocates, lawmakers and federal judges. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

California may release 10% of inmates in pandemic response

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

FILE - Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez celebrates the first English Mass with the faithful present, at the nation's largest Catholic Archdiocese in Los Angeles, Sunday, June 7, 2020. A religious freedom law firm with ties to President Donald Trump says it will sue California over its recent ban on singing or chanting in the church to slow the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Church singing ban strikes sour note with California pastor

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

Restaurant manager Lori Pack stands at the counter of Linda's Soda Bar and Grill in Yuba City, Calif., Thursday, July 9, 2020. Sutter County was one of the first counties to reopen its economy when it defied Gov. Gavin Newsom's stay-at-home order in May to allow restaurants, hair salons, gyms and shopping malls to reopen. But Thursday, the county was added to a state watch list because of its rising number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. That will eventually trigger another round of restrictions, forcing bars to close and indoor operations to cease at restaurants and other public places for three weeks. Pack says the restaurant tried takeout-only service for three weeks earlier this year during the coronavirus pandemic. But she said it was &quot;just not sustainable.&quot; (AP Photo/Adam Beam)

2 California counties, once defiant, see virus cases rise

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday on Oct 24, 2019, file photo, an inmate hand crew works the fire line to fight a wildfire in Sonoma County near Geyserville, Calif. California is scrambling to find sufficient wildland firefighters amid a coronavirus outbreak that has depleted the ranks of inmates who usually handle some of the toughest duties. (Daniel Kim/The Sacramento Bee via AP, File)

California scrambles for more firefighters amid pandemic

By DON THOMPSON and DAISY NGUYEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 14, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his revised 2020-2021 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. President Donald Trump weighed in on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, threatening to withhold federal money from school districts if they don't open their doors for the new school year in the fall. Newsom dismissed that threat, saying school districts will decide for themselves whether it is safe to open. But he said those decisions will be based on whether people can slow the spread of the virus by changing their behavior. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)

Newsom hopes California schools won’t be delayed by virus

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

The Greenbrier resort nestled in the mountains in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. At least six of billionaire West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice family entities received the Paycheck Protection Program loans, meant to keep small businesses afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, including the governor’s lavish resort The Greenbrier, as well as The Greenbrier Sporting Club, an exclusive members-only club linked to the resort. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Governors’ companies among recipients of virus relief loans

By JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 14, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his revised 2020-2021 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom and some of the state's legislative leaders were among the millions to score federal loans aimed to keep small businesses afloat during the pandemic A Northern California-based winery and hospitality company, PlumpJack, founded by Newsom received a loan worth $150,000 to $350,000 from the Paycheck Protection Program, a national rescue package aimed to help small businesses during the pandemic, according to records released on Monday, July 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool)

Companies tied to California officials get US virus loans

By CUNEYT DIL - Associated Press

In this June 26, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom displays a face mask as he urges people to wear them to fight the spread of the coronavirus during a news conference in Rancho Cordova, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)

Coronavirus ‘strike teams’ issue citations to 52 California businesses

By Adam Beam and Don Thompson - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 24, 2020, file photo, visitors gather on the beach during the Memorial Day weekend in Newport Beach, Calif. California's mood has gone from optimistic to sour as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are on the rise heading into the July 4th weekend. Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered bars and indoor restaurant dining closed in most of the state, many beaches are off limits, and he's imploring Californians to avoid holiday gatherings with family and friends. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

How California went from success story to virus hot spot

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

A shopper stands outside of a Pier 1 Imports store as going out of business signs are posted amid the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Santa Clarita, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

California governor: Wear masks, avoid July 4th gatherings

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

Timeline of events during California’s coronavirus outbreak

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Gov. Gavin Newsom gives an update on the state's initiative to provide housing for homeless Californians to help stem the coronavirus, during a visit to a Motel 6 participating in the program in Pittsburg, Calif., Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Newsom announced that more than 15,000 rooms have been acquired and more than 14,000 people have been given places to stay statewide under the Project Room key program started in April. The governor also said he plans to announce on Wednesday plans to &quot;toggle back&quot; the states stay-at-home order. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool)

Bars, restaurants pay price for California virus surge

By ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

Gov. Gavin Newsom removes his face mask before giving an update on the state's initiative to provide housing for homeless Californians to help stem the coronavirus, during a visit to a Motel 6 participating in the program in Pittsburg, Calif., Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Newsom announced that more than 15,000 rooms have been acquired and more than 14,000 people have been given places to stay statewide under the Project Room key program started in April. The governor also said he plans to announce on Wednesday plans to &quot;toggle back&quot; the states stay-at-home order. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool)

Newsom to ‘tighten things up’ as coronavirus cases rise

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

Gov. Gavin Newsom gives an update on the state's initiative to provide housing for homeless Californians to help stem the coronavirus, during a visit to a Motel 6 participating in the program in Pittsburg, Calif., Tuesday, June 30, 2020. Newsom announced that more than 15,000 rooms have been acquired and more than 14,000 people have been given places to stay statewide under the Project Room key program started in April. The governor also said he plans to announce on Wednesday plans to &quot;toggle back&quot; the states stay-at-home order. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool)

Gavin Newsom, California governor, to ‘tighten’ coronavirus restrictions

By Adam Beam - The Washington Times

Two men drink beers at the Mike Hess brewery and tasting room Monday, June 29, 2020, in San Diego. Public health officials announced Monday that all bars, wineries and breweries without restaurants in San Diego County must close July 1, in a move meant to sync with the Governor's similar order for several other counties in California. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Los Angeles to close beaches as virus surges in California

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

California’s budget has billions in cuts to close deficit

Associated Press