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Christian (left) and his wife Monze (right) were laid off from restaurant jobs in mid-March and not qualified to receive unemployment because they are undocumented immigrants. Liz Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images hide caption

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New California Relief Program for Undocumented Overwhelmed By Demand

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says places of worship can resume in-person services pending county approval. Attendance will be limited to fewer than 100 or 25% of the building's capacity, whichever is lower. Eric Risberg/AP hide caption

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Wendy Schmidt, with husband Eric at a 2016 event, said of the gift to the NPR regional newsrooms: "Now more than ever, we depend on high-quality journalism for timely and critical information." Todd Williamson/Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

Powell's Steamer & Pub reopened to patrons on Wednesday. The pub is in Placerville, in California's El Dorado County, one area that's entered Expanded Stage 2 of reopening its economy. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

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Monday

Vehicles are seen parked at the Tesla car plant in Fremont, Calif., on Monday. The parking lot was nearly full; Tesla resumed production in defiance of an order from county health authorities. Ben Margot/AP hide caption

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Elon Musk Reopens California Tesla Plant, Defying Local Health Officials (Again)

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Saturday

Among those protesting stay-at-home orders this week at the California Capitol in Sacramento were activists who oppose governments requiring vaccinations for schoolchildren. Katie Orr/KQED hide caption

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Anti-Vaccination Activists Join Stay-At-Home Order Protesters

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A member of the AltaMed Health Services staff prepares to take a sample at a drive-through coronavirus testing site in Los Angeles. Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption

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Monday

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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