Gov. Gavin Newsom declared closing time for the San Joaquin Valley’s bars on Sunday.
Citing a swell of coronavirus cases, Newsom – in consultation with the California Department of Public Health – announced that bars in Fresno, Tulare, Kings, and Kern counties were ordered to close.
Additionally, bars in Stanislaus County were recommended to close by state public health authorities, but were not included in the closure order.
Newsom announced the shutdown – arriving two days after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott similarly shut down the Lone Star State’s bars – via Twitter on Sunday afternoon.
NEW: Due to the rising spread of #COVID19, CA is ordering bars to close in Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, San Joaquin, and Tulare, while recommending they close in Contra Costa, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, & Ventura.— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 28, 2020
This story will be updated.
