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Postponed or Canceled? Central Valley, Mother Lode Events Halted by Coronavirus

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If this were a normal spring, April and May would bring some of the bigger festivals and events of the year, with people gathering across communities to celebrate.

But, of course, nothing is normal as we remain in our homes due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Hence, the organizers of major events in the Modesto and Mother Lode regions have had decisions to make. Some have canceled their celebrations completely, others have rescheduled with hopes they can be held later in the year.

Even beyond May, the North Modesto Kiwanis Club already made the decision to cancel its June American Graffiti Festival & Car Show for the year.

Here’s a look at decisions to cancel or postpone some of the larger events usually held in April and May:

Postponed celebrations

ART OF DESIGN HOME TOUR: The planned May fundraiser for the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock will be rescheduled. The new date has yet to be determined, according to an email from the arts center.

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Coronavirus: What Happens After CA’s Shelter Order Expires on May 4? Things Won’t Go Back to Normal

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — Sheltering-in-place has felt like an eternity for many people in the Bay Area, but when the current order expires on May 4, it doesn’t mean we’ll be able to go back to the way things were before the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

“As complicated as the world is right now, it does come down to a small RNA virus that is transmitted through droplets and that’s really what we have to control,” said Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, an infectious disease expert and professor at Stanford University.

The Association of Bay Area Health Officers is are now working on a unified plan that could potentially ease restrictions on what members deem to be lower-risk activities in 13 jurisdictions, covering Napa down to Monterey.

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Foster Farms Workers Seek Increased Safety Measures Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Says Group

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As the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus rises in the central San Joaquin Valley, so does the concern among workers at large companies deemed “essential” to keep food and supply chains intact.

No employees have been confirmed as infected with the virus at Foster Farms, which has two plants in Fresno and facilities in Livingston and Turlock, said Ira Brill, the company’s vice president of communications.

Still, some workers at the poultry company wonder whether enough is being done to keep them safe from the spread of the contagion, said Naindeep Singh, executive director of the nonprofit Jakara Movement, a Sikh community and youth organization.

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Getting Back to Normal? Stanislaus County Sees a Surge in Coronavirus Infections

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Stanislaus County has trailed behind other areas marred by the coronavirus, and now infections are increasing in the county and its nine cities.

In the past week, county public health reported 68 new cases of people sickened by COVID-19, after the county caseload had remained under 100 for a month.

Since a shortage of supplies limits testing to those with worsening symptoms, it means 24 more people in Modesto wrestling with the dangerous respiratory illness and capable of spreading it to others. Ceres and Turlock had 10 and 8 new cases, respectively, and the unincorporated area had 9.

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Worker at Safeway Distribution Center in Tracy Dies from Virus

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TURLOCK, Calif. (KTXL) — Grocery store workers on the frontline of this pandemic have been risking their lives to ensure families have access to food.

A Turlock grandfather who worked at the Safeway distribution center in Tracy died of the novel coronavirus on Monday.

Pedro Zuniga’s son, Jose Valenica, said he was a devout Catholic and a father who had a stern love for his kids.

“A great dad. I mean, growing up, like any other teenager I was … we were always bumping heads. But as an adult, you kind of understand where he’s coming from,” Valencia told FOX40.

He also had a great love for food.

“Loved … he loved cooking. That was his passion,” Valencia said.

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Three Southern California Churches Sue Gov. Newsom over Coronavirus Orders

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Three Southern California churches that want to keep their doors open during the coronavirus outbreak sued Gov. Gavin Newsom and other officials Monday, arguing that social distancing orders violate the 1st Amendment right to freedom of religion and assembly.

The suit, filed in the federal court for the Central District of California, also names state Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra and officials of San Bernardino and Riverside counties.

The suit seeks to block Newsom’s month-old stay-at-home order and two county orders designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 by having people mostly stay at home, closing businesses except for those deemed essential and barring group gatherings. The orders don’t list houses of worship among the critical infrastructure where face-to-face contact is permitted.

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California Is Days Away from Its Projected Coronavirus Peak. Here’s How the State Prepared to ‘Bend the Curve.’

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The coronavirus death toll in the U.S. had barely surpassed 100 in March when a group of counties in the San Francisco Bay Area enacted a sweeping “shelter-in-place” order.

The order had residents going to Google to find out what it meant. Fast-forward a month, and more than 310 million Americans are familiar with what at first seemed like a drastic response, with just eight states holding out against “stay-at home” orders amid this public health emergency.

The March 16 order was called “unprecedented” at the time by county public health officer Dr. Sara Cody, The Mercury News of San Jose reported.

That decisive early action – followed soon by Gov. Gavin Newsom – has California confident in its fight against the novel coronavirus, despite the state having the country’s second-most populated city in Los Angeles, said Dr. Josh Salomon, a professor of medicine at Stanford University.

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Coronavirus Update April 12: Inmates to Be Released, More Reports of People Recovering

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On Monday between 150 and 350 inmates, or as much as a quarter of the jail population in Stanislaus County, will be released from custody as a result of a statewide emergency bail schedule intended to slow or prevent the spread of COVID-19 among the incarcerated population.

The Judicial Council of California on April 6 established the temporary bail schedule that reduced to $0 the bail for most misdemeanor and some low-level felony offenses. It applies to accused inmates whose cases have not been adjudicated and anyone arrested on the applicable crimes while the emergency rule is in place.

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Coronavirus Update, April 10: Stanislaus Surge Looms; High School Seniors Open Up

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Here is the latest on the coronavirus pandemic as it relates to Stanislaus County:

Stanislaus County reported Wednesday afternoon that 103 people have tested positive for the virus and 2,100 tested negative. Thirty-four of the positive cases were hospitalized, and 59 people have recovered. Deaths remain at zero.

Of those who tested positive, 53 are male and 50 female. Three are 17 or younger, 49 are between 18 and 49, 31 are between 50 and 64, and 20 are 65 or older.

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Sheriff, Residents Respond to Stanislaus County’s Move to Charge Thieves with Looting Amid Coronavirus Crisis

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STANISLAUS COUNTY (CBS13) — The Stanislaus County District Attorney announced that anyone who commits burglary or theft in the county during the coronavirus state of emergency could also be charged with looting.

The announcement came Wednesday from Stanislaus County District Attorney Birgit Fladager. In a press release, Fladager said “anyone who commits a crime of burglary in the second degree, grand theft, or petty theft, in our county, during the state of emergency could be charged with looting in violation of Penal Code 463.”

As of Thursday, the DA’s office said they have filed 21 counts of looting during the state of emergency, 17 of which are felonies against 12 defendants. The remaining four are misdemeanor charges. The arrests came from Modesto, Turlock and Waterford.

“Criminals are criminals and obviously they don’t care about the law anyway,” Stanislaus County Sheriff Jeff Dirkse said.

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