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Coalinga Teen Murdered In Huron

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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Fresno Sheriff’s Office is seeking information and clues in the shooting death of Joel Aguiniga of Coalinga. The 19 year old Coalinga resident was killed late Friday night in Huron. A few minutes before midnight on Friday, Huron Police received multiple calls of shots being fired in the area of an apartment complex located at…

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Community Garden Vandalized

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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Sometime after 11 AM, Friday, Coalinga’s Community Garden on Pierce Street was vandalized by unknown subjects. The damage has not been completely assessed because of poor lighting at the time of discovery this evening. Alma Sanchez, who is the treasurer for imaginarium was startled to see the destruction as she went to the garden as…

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Housing Project Slated For Approval

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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Coalinga city staff is recommending that the City Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 020P-002 with conditions for the Pacific and Elm Avenue Multi-Family Development Project (proposed project), which consists of a 76-unit high density, affordable housing development. On December 5, 2019, the City of Coalinga received an application from AMG and Associates for Site Plan…

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Splash Park At Frame Park

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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Coalinga City Council approved the allocation of funds for a “Splash Park” to be installed at Frame Park downtown. The small park sits at the intersection of Coalinga Plaza (Fifth Street) and Durian Street adjacent to United Security Bank. The cost estimated for the Splash Pad at Frame Park is $190,000. A ‘splash pad’ or…

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Two New Officers Join CPD

By: Mary Blyth Jones
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Officers Nathan McGough (left) and Brian Meza were sworn in by Coalinga Police Chief Darren Blevins on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at Coalinga City Council’s meeting. This brings the total number of sworn officers to 15. Meza formerly worked for the city in another capacity and has quickly traveled up the ladder to full-time employment…

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