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FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2019, file photo, California state Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins of San Diego speaks on the floor of the Senate in Sacramento, Calif. The California Senate's plan to cover a projected budget deficit rejects Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed cuts to public education and health care programs. Newsom's plan would cut funding for public schools by about $8 billion. The Senate's plan would restore $2.7 billion of those cuts, the rest being deferred to future years. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California Senate plan would reject most of governor’s cuts

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

Dayanara Nieto cleans windows outside of Janie and Jack, a children's clothing store where she is a salesperson, at The Grove shopping center Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in Los Angeles. California moved to further relax its coronavirus restrictions and help the battered economy. Retail stores, including those at shopping malls, can open at 50% capacity. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

LA allows shopping, worship sooner than expected in pandemic

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

Masked people walk past a boarded up Old Navy clothing store on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in San Francisco. While much of California moves swiftly to reopen things like hair salons under Gov. Gavin Newsom's guidance, the San Francisco Bay Area is continuing to keep the brakes on. Some health officials are questioning whether the state is taking enough time to assess the effects of reopening things like stores before jumping ahead to broader re-openings, risking a surge in infections. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Too soon for data, California reopens more businesses

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

A box of ballots mailed in for the Washington state primary election are shown at the King County Elections headquarters in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

MIT Election Lab says mail-in voter fraud ‘more frequent’ than in-person voting

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 6, 2020 file photo, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, front, celebrates the Chrism Mass for the faithful of the nation's largest Catholic Archdiocese in Los Angeles. California says churches can resume in-person services but the congregations will be limited to less than 100 and worshippers should wear masks, avoid sharing prayer books and skip the collection plate. The state Department of Public Health released a framework Monday, May 25, for county health officials to permit houses of worship to reopen. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

California issues guidelines for church reopenings

By ROBERT JABLON - Associated Press

In this March 12, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters about his executive order advising that non-essential gatherings of more than 250 people should be canceled until at least the end of March, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom has approved 45 of California's 58 counties to reopen some businesses since May 8 when he loosened his original mid-March stay-at-home order. Los Angeles County, where more than 2,400 have died, is moving more cautiously, on Friday, May 22, 2020, allowing curbside pickup to resume at indoor malls. Rural Modoc County, where no cases have been reported, reopened businesses the first week of May. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

9th Circuit Court upholds California ban on in-person church services

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Court upholds ban on in-person church services in California

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Miguel Colio cleans tables at the Goldfield Trading Post restaurant in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday May 20, 2020. Sacramento is expecting to receive state approval for customers to dine in this week. Goldfield is expected to reopen Friday. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Most California counties get state OK for faster reopening

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

Attorney: 1,200 California pastors agree to reopen May 31

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

A masked pedestrian walks past a coronavirus-themed mural Monday, May 18, 2020, in the arts district of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

San Diego to ask state to be test case for faster reopening

By Julie Watson - Associated Press

Gov. Gavin Newsom announces new criteria related to coronavirus hospitalizations and testing that could allow counties to open faster than the state, during a news conference at Mustards Grill in Napa, Calif., Monday May 18, 2020. Newsom says the new criteria could apply to 53 of the state's 58 counties. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool)

Gavin Newsom, California warned over coronavirus limits on churches

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 5, 2019, file photo, a woman walks to her room at a senior care home in Calistoga, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Budget cuts aimed at older adults anger California lawmakers

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

California relaxes some criteria for reopening

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced new criteria related to coronavirus hospitalizations and testing that could allow counties to open faster than the state, during a news conference at Mustards Grill in Napa, Calif., Monday May 18, 2020. Newsom says the new criteria could apply to 53 of the state's 58 counties. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool)

Gavin Newsom, California governor says pro sports without fans possible in June

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FILE - In this March 16, 2020 file photo Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, urges lawmakers to approve legislation to provide up to $1 billion in new spending to combat the coronavirus outbreak, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants $2.9 billion to spend on future coronavirus-related expenses with little oversight from the Legislature, worrying some lawmakers after the administration OK'd several several high-priced deals to purchase personal protective equipment from dubious sources that did not materialize. &quot;I think the Legislature is concerned. I don't think that's overstating it,&quot; said Assemblyman Ting, a Democrat from San Francisco and chair of the Assembly Budget Committee. &quot;I think we have to ensure proper checks and balances and that there is proper oversight.&quot; (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,File)

California lawmakers balk at Newsom $2.9 B spending request

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses the coronavirus pandemic on CNN's "State of the Union," May 17, 2020. The Democrat claims that first responders will be "the first ones laid off" unless more federal dollars arrive soon. (Image: CNN video screenshot)

Gavin Newsom: First responders ‘first ones laid off’ unless California gets federal COVID-19 funds

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his revised 2020-2021 state budget during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, May 14, 2020. California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom presented a revised $203 billion budget proposal to state lawmakers Thursday, reflecting an economy and tax revenues hobbled by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool)

Gavin Newsom, California governor, eyes prison closures amid budget woes

By Don Thompson - Associated Press

Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses California's response to the coronavirus during a news conference at the CalFire/Cameron Park Fire Station in Cameron Park, Calif., Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Newsom warned against Californians traveling unnecessarily across counties as some begin to reopen their economies at a faster pace than others. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool)

Atwater, California declared ‘sanctuary’ from Gavin Newsom stay-at-home order

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A man wears a face mask while walking on a pier in front of the Golden Gate Bridge during the coronavirus outbreak in San Francisco, Saturday, May 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California city declared a ‘sanctuary’ from stay-home order

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

California governor: Shrink prisons to help cut budget

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press