KATHLEEN RONAYNE

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KATHLEEN RONAYNE

FILE - In this May 21, 2020, file photo, Lynn Tanner, center, and her husband Ryan, bottom right, are served lunch at Busy Bee Cafe in Ventura, Calif. Heading into Memorial Day weekend, California's mood was celebratory. The state had avoided dire predictions of a coronavirus surge, hospitalizations were declining, restaurants and most other businesses had reopened. As July 4th approaches, the mood has soured. Infection rates and hospitalizations are rising fast. Most bars have been ordered closed along with inside dining at restaurants. Many beaches are off-limits or have restrictions to limit crowds. Fireworks shows are canceled and Gov. Gavin Newsom is imploring Californians to avoid the holiday tradition of backyard barbecues and other gatherings of relatives and friends. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

FILE - In this May 21, 2020, file photo, Lynn Tanner, center, and her husband Ryan, bottom right, are served lunch at Busy Bee Cafe in Ventura, Calif. Heading into Memorial Day weekend, California's mood was celebratory. The state had avoided dire predictions of a coronavirus surge, hospitalizations were declining, restaurants and most other businesses had reopened. As July 4th approaches, the mood has soured. Infection rates and hospitalizations are rising fast. Most bars have been ordered closed along with inside dining at restaurants. Many beaches are off-limits or have restrictions to limit crowds. Fireworks shows are canceled and Gov. Gavin Newsom is imploring Californians to avoid the holiday tradition of backyard barbecues and other gatherings of relatives and friends. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

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/// Katya Phillips, 33, stands ready to serve evacuees from the Camp Fire a Thanksgiving meal on Nov. 22, 2018. Phillips volunteered to serve others even though she was among the thousands of Paradise residents who lost their homes in the fire. "We lost everything, but we still have our hearts," Phillips said.Benjamin SpillmanReno Gazette Journal/USA TODAY NetworkRGJ.com@ByBenSpillman775-788-6435

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This 2017 photo from the California Department of Motor Vehicles shows Ian David Long. Authorities said the Marine combat veteran opened fire Wednesday evening, Nov. 7, 2018, at a country music bar in Southern California, killing multiple people before apparently taking his own life. (California Department of Motor Vehicles via AP)

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Public Policy Institute of California CEO and debate monitor Mark Baldassare, center, applauds at the end of the debate between California Sen. Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, left, and California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, in San Francisco. Feinstein shared the stage with an opponent for the first time since 2000 when she debated state Sen. Kevin de Leon. The two Democrats are facing off in the Nov. 6 election. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

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