Two counties in Northern California were set to allow many businesses to reopen Monday as a direct challenge to Newsom's order. Yuba and Sutter counties north of Sacramento would join Modoc County, which began allowing hair salons, churches, restaurants, and the county’s only movie theater to reopen Friday as long...
California County Defies Governor’s Virus Shutdown Order
SACRAMENTO — A rural California county allowed nonessential businesses to reopen and diners to eat in restaurants on Friday, becoming the first to defy Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide orders barring such moves during the coronavirus pandemic. Modoc County is “moving forward with our reopening plan,” Modoc County Deputy Director of...
Newsom Orders Orange County Beaches to Close
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom closed beaches in Orange County on Thursday, overriding some local officials who had rejected his pleas to limit access as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the state. A memo to the state's police chiefs on Wednesday indicated Newsom was preparing to close all beaches...
Surf’s Down in California: Governor Set to Close Beaches
SACRAMENTO - Gov. Gavin Newsom closed beaches in Orange County on Thursday, overriding some local officials who had rejected his pleas to limit access as the coronavirurs continues to spread throughout the state. A memo to the state's police chiefs on Wednesday indicated Newsom was preparing to close all beaches in...
Councilman Wants Fresno’s Shelter-in-Place Order Extended Through May
Bucking the trend of four of his Fresno City Council colleagues, Nelson Esparza did not make a policy announcement by holding an in-person news conference. Instead, he advocated for extending the city's shelter-in-place order through at least May 31 with a news release and subsequent Zoom interview. Esparza tells GV...
First Shipment of Newsom’s Big Mask Buy Arrives
SACRAMENTO — Three million surgical masks arrived in California as the first shipment in a major deal cut by Gov. Gavin Newsom for 200 million masks a month to protect health care and other workers from the coronavirus. The weekend shipment came as part of a $104.7 million payment under...
Newsom: Schools May Reopen as Soon as July
SACRAMENTO — California schoolchildren could return to their classrooms as early as July though there likely will be modifications, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday. No official decisions have been made, but Newsom acknowledged there have been “learning losses” as parents have sought to teach their kids from home since most...
Newsom Outlines Steps for Loosening California’s Pandemic Lockdown
SACRAMENTO— Gov. Gavin Newsom outlined plans for a gradual reopening of businesses, schools and public spaces across California during his daily news briefing on Tuesday. Newsom said additional businesses in some sectors, such as retail and manufacturing, may be able to resume operations within weeks, while other businesses such as hair...
Newsom Says Changes to Virus Order May Come Within Weeks
SACRAMENTO — California may be only a few weeks away from making “meaningful changes” to its stay-at-home order, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday, but he warned progress will be jeopardized if people do things like crowd beaches, which occurred over the warm spring weekend. “This virus doesn't take the weekends...
Rural Northern California Counties Seek to Reopen Economy
SACRAMENTO — Officials from six rural Northern California counties and 14 small cities in them have urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to let them reopen their economies, marking the most significant pushback yet from local leaders against a mandatory stay-at-home order in its second month that has left 3 million people...