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FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2020, file photo, the San Francisco Civic Center Courthouse building, which includes the Superior Court of California of the County of San Francisco, stands in San Francisco. Citing the unprecedented challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic, city officials across California are asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend or delay numerous state laws, saying they can't comply with everything from environmental regulations to public records laws that allow the public to see how the government spends public money. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

California cities want transparency rules waived in pandemic

By JULIET WILLIAMS - Associated Press

In this Monday, March 30, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom updates the state's response to the coronavirus outbreak, at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova, Calif. Citing the unprecedented challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic, city officials across California are asking Newsom to suspend or delay numerous state laws, saying they can't comply with everything from environmental regulations to public records laws that allow the public to see how the government spends public money. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)

California city officials: Suspend transparency laws during coronavirus outbreak

By Juliet Williams - Associated Press