The San Joaquin Valley Sun
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Staff reports from The San Joaquin Valley Sun staff.
Extension to Valley, Southern Calif. shutdown orders expected
For the regional order to be lifted, a region’s hospital intensive care unit capacity four weeks out must be projected to meet the state’s 15 percent threshold of available beds.
December 28, 2020
Newsom selects Alex Padilla to replace Harris in U.S. Senate
Padilla, a son of Mexican immigrants, will be the first Latino senator for California, where Latinos represent nearly 40 percent of the state’s population.
December 22, 2020
Fresno mulls five-day shutdown order of all businesses
The order would require all retail businesses and offices throughout the city to be shut down and closed “without exception.”
December 21, 2020
Virginia-based pedophilia website operator arrested kidnapping Fresno girl
Pedophilia website operator kidnapped Fresno girl, arrested while flying to Virginia, police say
December 21, 2020
Newsom: “Very likely” that shutdown orders extend into 2021
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that many areas of the state would likely see an extension of his 3-week stay-at-home order.
December 21, 2020
Congress reaches deal on coronavirus stimulus, includes PPP and direct payments
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Sunday that Congress has reached an agreement on a COVID-19 relief bill.
December 20, 2020
The only certainty in Fresno’s Measure P suit appeal? A ticket to Calif. Supreme Court.
An appellate court panel appeared skeptical Tuesday about whether restrictions on government bodies passing taxes also applies to voters themselves.
December 16, 2020
As Southwest Airlines adds markets, Fresno is “prepared to say yes”
The company plans to continue adding new markets to its network after announcing about 10 new destinations during the pandemic.
December 16, 2020
Newsom touts ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ as COVID-19 cases, vaccine shipments pick up
With the arrival of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the state, California can see a light at the end of the tunnel, but Gov. Gavin Newsom said this is a sober moment.
December 15, 2020
FDA panel OKs Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use
The nod of approval comes after the regulatory agency had published documents earlier this week indicating that the vaccine had met EUA requirements.
December 10, 2020