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All 84 residents of Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, Calif., were evacuated from the facility in early April after 39 residents tested positive for the coronavirus. Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption

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Discharging COVID-19 Patients To Nursing Homes Called A 'Recipe For Disaster'

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Thursday

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department van enters the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles on April 1, 2020. California is planning to release as many as 3,500 inmates who were due to be paroled in the next two months as it tries to free space in cramped prisons in anticipation of a coronavirus outbreak, state officials said. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption

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Friday

California Gov. Gavin Newsom gives an update to the state's response to the coronavirus, at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova, Calif., on Tuesday. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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Thursday

Ellen Kullman is one of the four women on the Goldman Sachs board of directors. The former DuPont CEO says she has developed a network of female executives and is giving recommendations to companies looking for female board members. Richard Drew/AP hide caption

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A Push To Get More Women On Corporate Boards Gains Momentum

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Thursday

During a visit last week to the California Museum in Sacramento, Les Ouchida holds a 1943 photo of himself (front row center) and his siblings taken at the internment camp in Jerome, Ark., that his family was moved to from their home near Sacramento in 1942. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced she has asked a judge to wipe out and seal cannabis-related convictions dating back to 1956. It's the culmination of a partnership with the nonprofit group Code for America which used computer-based algorithms to identify eligible cases. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer says he will drop the charges against an orthopedic surgeon who appeared in a reality TV dating show, at a news conference in Santa Ana, Calif., on Tuesday. He cited insufficient evidence in the case. Amy Taxin/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

Travelers wait at the ride-share pickup location at Sacramento International Airport. Uber is allowing drivers at three California airports to set their own fares. Scott Rodd/Capital Public Radio hide caption

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Due To New California Law, Uber Allows Some Drivers To Set Their Own Rates

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Friday

President Trump addresses a Cabinet meeting last month at the White House, as Vice President Pence looks on in the background. On Friday, the Trump administration suggested some of California's federal funds could be in jeopardy over the state's requirement that insurers cover abortions. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

In Sonoma County, Calif., officials are struggling to address a homeless encampment with roughly 200 residents. Eric Westervelt/NPR hide caption

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Sprawling Homeless Camps — Modern 'Hoovervilles' — Vex California

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Saturday

The Blue Lake Rancheria microgrid powers a number of buildings on the reservation and helped provide necessary energy during county-wide power outages. Courtesy of the Blue Lake Rancheria hide caption

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California Reservation's Solar Microgrid Provides Power During Utility Shutoffs

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Monday

San Francisco police officers wait while homeless people collect their belongings. Nearly a quarter of the country's homeless population lives in California. Ben Margot/AP hide caption

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