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Coalinga Declares Local Emergency

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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Coalinga City Council unanimously voted to approve Resolution 3959 which declares a local emergency. Ultimately, this proclamation gives City Manager the ability to actually manage the city without permission from the city council during this health crisis. It also makes available federal funds for small business loans and other necessities. RESOLUTION NO. 3959 A RESOLUTION…

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Stay At Home: What it means

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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Things change from moment to moment in the global effort to stop the spread of Coronavirus 19. At times, there is confusion over what various terms mean. We are expecting that we will receive more clarification in the near future. For now, this is what Californians have been told. Information is based on California Health…

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WHC Child Development Closed

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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WHC College Child Development services are the latest facility to be required to shut its doors. The closure was announce late Thursday night, with great regrets and an apology from staff. Governor Newsom called for Californians to “Stay at Home” throughout the state. Although child care is a necessity, it was deemed too much exposure…

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Gavin Issues Stay-At-Home Orders For Entire State

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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In a televised public address March 19, California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered California residents to stay at home. In hopes of quelling the tide of Covid-19, the orders restrict non-essential movements of 40 million California residents. “This is a moment we need to make tough decisions,” Newsom said. “We need to recognize reality.” According to…

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Message From Coalinga Mayor & City Manager

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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CITY OF COALINGA The Sunny Side of the Valley  March 18, 2020  During these times when the United States is taking precautionary measure to contain and mitigate the COVID-19 virus, the City of Coalinga has the following requests from our community. While these requests that you are about to read may seem extreme, we would…

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