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California TodayThursday: A conversation about navigating risk today. Also: Teachers push for limits, and Los Angeles basketball is almost back.July 30, 2020Updated 10:03 a.m. ETImageThe North Central neighborhood of San Mateo, Calif. Credit...Jim McAuley for The New York TimesFirst, I wanted to ask what you thought about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new focus on the Central Valley.If…

Newsom says Californians need to ‘wake up’ to spread of coronavirus, turns focus to Central Valley Click here if you’re having trouble viewing this video on a mobile device. California Gov. Gavin Newsom provides an update on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic at noon PDT on July 27. More in Health GOP pandemic…

California reached another bleak coronavirus milestone this week, recording more than 150 daily deaths in the worst fatality numbers since the pandemic began.But just as troubling, health officials and experts say, is how COVID-19 is stalking certain groups, such as essential workers, and those in institutions including nursing homes and prisons, at much greater rates…

While California Governor Gavin Newsom did not have a coronavirus news conference on Thursday, there was still plenty of news. The state reported a grim new record: The number of daily deaths from the virus rose to 157. The previous high, 149, was seen on July 12. That means the total number of COVID-related deaths…

California TodayThursday: But New York has recorded far more deaths. None of it is good.July 23, 2020, 8:48 a.m. ETImagePeople visiting Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles this week.Credit...Philip Cheung for The New York TimesGood morning.(This article is part of the California Today newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox.)First, we…