State lawmakers, backed by the restaurant industry, want Gov. Gavin Newsom to prove a connection between dining out and the spread of COVID-19 infections. A restrictive stay-at-home order has been in effect since Monday covering the state's designated San Joaquin Valley region. That includes restaurants that can no longer offer...
Did Valley Congressman Have COVID? Nunes Reveals He Has Virus Antibodies.
Congressman Devin Nunes said he's had a brush with COVID-19. "So, I actually tested positive for the COVID antibodies," Nunes said. Speaking with host Ray Appleton on KMJ radio (580 AM/105.9 FM), Nunes believes it happened a few months ago. He said he wasn't feeling well in October, and self-isolated....
Rental Company Forgiving Charges To Restaurants During 3 Week COVID Shutdown
EXPO Events & Tents, a Fresno based event rental company, has informed more than a dozen of their customers that they will absorb the cost of the tent rentals until they are permitted to return to in-person dining in late December or early January. Pismo’s, Harris Ranch, Max’s, Heirloom Eats, and...
Visalia District Quarantines Classrooms Days After Reopening Elementary Schools
[aggregation-styles] Visalia Times Delta The Visalia Unified School District has quarantined two of its classrooms after reopening elementary schools this week. The quarantine affects 28 students in classes at Mineral King and Denton elementary schools, according to VUSD's communications office. “Families and staff at two of our elementary sites, Mineral...
Newsom Taps Former Clinton WH Press Secretary for Top Economic Post
[aggregation-styles] Politico Dee Dee Myers, the first female White House press secretary in history and recently a top executive for Warner Bros., will become the chief economic and business adviser for Gov. Gavin Newsom as he grapples with California's pandemic-stricken economy. Myers, 59, will start Friday as senior adviser to...
GOP in Arizona Asks Followers If They’re Willing to Die to Overturn Election for Trump
[aggregation-styles] CBS News The Arizona Republican Party asked its Twitter followers this week if they would be "willing" to die to overturn President Trump's election loss. On Monday, an activist associated with the "Stop the Steal" movement, which promotes baseless arguments that Democrats "stole" the election, tweeted, "I am willing...
Santa Photo Business COVID Complaints Prompt Fresno Code Enforcement Inspections
City of Fresno code enforcement officers investigated two photo-with-Santa businesses on Wednesday after receiving complaints that they weren't following social distancing guidelines. 360 Image Makers on N. Fort Washington Road and Pamela Leeds Photography on W. Bullard Ave. both appeared to be following social distancing guidelines during the visit by inspectors. "Inspectors...
Hollywood Insiders Defend “Essential” Worker Status Amid Growing Criticism
[aggregation-styles] The Hollywood Reporter On Dec. 5, a Los Angeles County-based restaurant owner went viral after posting a video of herself showing off her outdoor dining area, which she was forced to shut down after November orders from California Gov. Gavin Newsom. In the clip, the woman, Pineapple Hill Saloon...
Lake Tahoe To Shut Down Under Stay-at-Home Order
[aggregation-styles] FOX40 Sacramento & KRON-TV TAHOE, Calif. (KRON) — Lake Tahoe is closing to visitors Thursday night under the regional stay-at-home order announced Wednesday. The Greater Sacramento region fell below 15% ICU capacity on Wednesday, triggering the order. ICU capacity fell to 14.3% as of Wednesday morning, the state announced....
California Now Expecting 672,000 Doses of Moderna Vaccine in the Next Few Weeks
[aggregation-styles] KRON-Television SACRAMENTO (KRON) – California residents can expect to receive 672,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine in the next few weeks, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom. In a tweet, Newsom specified that healthcare workers and long term care residents will get priority, a policy consistent with governments around the...