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Two guards stabbed at California high-security prison

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Lisa Fink holds a face covering to her mouth while talking to her son, Al, in a Metro Rail train Monday, July 6, 2020, in Los Angeles during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

California northern counties beginning to feel COVID-19 bite

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

In this Nov. 16, 2018, photo released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CDCR, shows inmate David Reed. The California death row inmate at San Quentin State Prison has died from apparent complications of the coronavirus in the midst of an outbreak that has infected about 40% of inmates at the prison, corrections officials said Wednesday, July 8, 2020. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP)

Prison virus deaths continue as governor meets with US judge

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

Wrongful death lawsuit claims guard kept knee on man’s neck

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Cars line up for coronavirus testing at Hansen Dam Recreation Center, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Bay Area counties back off indoor dining as virus surges

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

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

A truck with a beer advertisement stops in front of a bar in Los Angeles, Monday, June 29, 2020. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday ordered bars that have opened in seven California counties, including Los Angeles, to immediately close and urged bars in eight other counties to do the same, saying the coronavirus was rapidly spreading in those parts of the state and that bar settings create a higher risk of transmission. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Most Californians live in areas with troubling virus numbers

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

In this March 12, 2020, file photo, Joseph James DeAngelo, charged with being the Golden State Killer, appears in court in Sacramento, Calif. The 74-year-old former police officer is tentatively set to plead guilty Monday, June 29, 2020, to being the elusive Golden State Killer. The hearing comes 40 years after a sadistic suburban rapist terrorized California in what investigators only later realized were a series of linked assaults and slayings. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Prosecutor: Golden State Killer said inner person drove him

By Don Thompson and Brian Melley - Associated Press

People visit Pier 39, where some stores, restaurants and attractions have reopened, during the coronavirus outbreak in San Francisco, Thursday, June 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Gavin Newsom closes bars in Los Angeles, 6 California counties

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FILE - In this May 21, 2019, file photo, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott answers questions during a news conference in San Francisco. Black police chiefs representing departments from across California on Friday called for changing state law so they can immediately fire officers for egregious behavior, with due process appeals only after the fact. California has some of the nation's toughest police disciplinary rules and until last year the nation's most secretive police privacy law. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Black California police chiefs: Let us quickly fire bad cops

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

In this June 5, 2020, file photo, people hold signs as they listen to a speaker in front of city hall in downtown Kansas City, Mo., during a rally to protest the death of George Floyd who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. In the wake of Floyd's death, state lawmakers around the country want to make it easier to hold police legally accountable for their actions. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Floyd death sparks efforts to hold more officers accountable

By ANDREW SELSKY - Associated Press

Guard troops amid protests cost nearly $25M in California

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

Protesters march Thursday, June 4, 2020, in San Diego. Protests continue to be held in U.S. cities, sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

California lawmakers picking up themes from protesters

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and JOHN ANTCZAK - Associated Press

A man passes a bank burned during a protest over the death of George Floyd, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in La Mesa, Calif. A widely-seen video of a white police officer pushing the black man was taken after the officer stopped him for smoking on a trolley platform, authorities said Wednesday, providing additional details on what led to widespread damage during a protest days later. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

California officials praise more peaceful protesting

By JANIE HAR and JOHN ANTCZAK - Associated Press

Bianca Luna, 6, left, and Elijah Ducey, 3, ask members of the California National Guard if they would like some water, as they stand guard at the Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, June 2, 2020. More than 2,400 members are deployed in several cities to guard infrastructure, freeing up law enforcement officers to respond to incidents like vandalism and looting that occurred during demonstrations sparked by the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

National Guard patrols torn California streets amid unrest

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

In this image courtesy of KOVR CBS13 Sacramento, California Gov. Gavin Newsom cleans up graffiti left from protests Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Sacramento, Calif. (Jeff Bell/KOVR CBS13 Sacramento via AP)

California governor highlights previous moves on inequality

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

Volunteer Jennifer Kistler-McCoy sweeps up glass from shattered windows at a store Monday, June 1, 2020, that was damaged Sunday in Sacramento, Calif. Nearly two-thirds of the properties in Sacramento's downtown business district were damaged over the weekend following three consecutive days of protests over the killing of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Sacramento businesses brace for more damage amid unrest

By ADAM BEAM and CUNEYT DIL - Associated Press

Members of California National Guard stand guard outside the City Hall, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Los Angeles. The National Guard is patrolling Los Angeles as the city begins cleaning up following a night of violent protests against police brutality. The demonstration Saturday night was sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Newsom welcomes protest rage; decries violence and theft

By BRIAN MELLEY and KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

Sacramento County opens file on death of unarmed black man

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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)

Gavin Newsom, California governor, announces billions in budget cuts as revenues plummet

By Adam Beam - Associated Press