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<p>Governor Gavin Newson has ordered all 58 county registrars of voters in California to send absentee ballots to all registered voters to ease concerns about whether it will be safe to vote in person during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>
<p>The move comes as voters have expressed concerns in planning to vote in November while the state is still under a mandatory stay-at-home order with no specific date when it may be withdrawn.</p>
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<p>President Trump is demanding that new sections of the border wall be painted black in a move that could add at least half a billion dollars to the cost of the project.</p>
<p>The new order comes after Trump told staff that he noticed that a black granite countertop at one of his golf courses got hot in the sun, leading him to think that a black wall would deter illegal border crossings and make the wall seem more imposing.</p>
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<p>Just as states are removing COVID-19 quarantine orders, a new policy by the US Defense Department will permanently bar any person that had the coronavirus from joining the military.</p>
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<p>President Donald Trump announced in a Twitter message that he will issue an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the US, using the COVID-19 crisis as a pretext.</p>
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<p>The emergency loan program that was targeted to help small businesses retain workers during the COVID-19 crisis tapped out its $349 billion after approving over 1.6 million loans, but some of the loans went to large publicly-held corporations that have access to debt and the stock market.</p>
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<p>The San Diego County Sheriff has already released more than 1,200 inmates and plans to release hundreds more to reduce overcrowding at local detentions centers in hopes of minimizing the spread of the COVID-19 virus.</p>
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<p>The sounds of lawnmowers and tree trimmers echo throughout neighborhoods as landscapers continue their work during the COVID-19 crisis despite the state and local health orders for most people to remain at home.</p>
<p>Landscape companies both big and small continue their work as nearly all of their work is conducted outdoors with little, if any, interaction with others.</p>
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<p>For the first time in San Diego history, the two candidates running for Mayor in the General Election will both be Democrats, with no Republican having made the run-off election.</p>
<p>California State Assembly Todd Gloria and San Diego Councilwoman Barbara Bry are now the remaining candidates from a field of six that ran in the primary election.</p>
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<p>The large event hall in downtown where politicians gather on election nights will now house some of San Diego’s most vulnerable homeless population as the City prepares for an anticipated increase in COVID-19 cases.</p>
<p>“The worst of COVID-19 hasn’t hit us yet,” San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer said on Monday. “The storm is still out there.”</p>
<p>San Diego has not had any confirmed COVID-19 cases among its homeless population, but tests have only recently been available for the vulnerable community.</p>