By Mary Blyth Jones Coalinga Press Most people are unfamiliar with the inner workings of the legal system and California law. Much of the time, most residents have little need to understand the finer details of the justice system and all the intricacies of bail, bond, plea bargaining and the department of corrections. But the…
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Veterans’ Resource Center at Coalinga Library Opens
A newly established Veterans Resource Center opens on May 24, at the Coalinga Public Library at 5:30 PM. Military veterans in Coalinga, Huron and surrounding areas have a new one-stop shop to help them find information about the services and resources available to them. The Veterans Resource Center is sponsored by the California State Library,…
Read MoreSAC says “NO” to Arambula’s Proposed Bill
By Mary Blyth Jones Coalinga Press Following the failure of Coalinga’s Measure C to pass in the November election last year, Mayor Nathan Vosburg contacted Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula with the city’s concerns about allowing individuals housed at the California State Hospital in Coalinga to vote. Vosburg and the council argued that since the people in…
Read MoreCRMC: What’s Next?
Coalinga Regional Medical Center closed this month, leaving dozens of employees facing an uncertain future. The closure was necessary because of the facility’s insolvency which accrued over a 13-month period of continual losses totaling between $300,00 and $400,000 every month. The final financial picture was dismal: $3.5 million in debt, and long term bonds still…
Read MoreTwo fatalities (Corrected)
In two separate accidents, two men died on Sunday, May 6 in the Coalinga area. One occured on I-5 driving north when a 2017 Ford Mustang being driven by a 31 year old male from College Station, Texas tangled with a Winnebago, driven by Leo Gorospe, 66, of Livingston, Texas. Ida Gorospe, 55, was a…
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