POLICY & POLITICS North SJ Valley: Coronavirus testing begins at Stanislaus County site. It could serve 500 per week Modesto Bee The community-based testing site at the Salida library on Sisk Road is initially for individuals with a heightened risk of getting a severe case of the coronavirus respiratory illness. Hundreds of businesses apply for […]

POLICY & POLITICS North SJ Valley: Merced County supervisor apologizes after words about social workers’ COVID-19 concerns Merced Sun-Star Merced County Supervisor Scott Silveira apologized this week for comments suggesting county social workers may want to “rethink” their line of work after they raised coronavirus-related safety concerns in the workplace. Turlock to fine shelter-in-place violators […]

POLICY & POLITICS North SJ Valley: Merced County coronavirus cases hit 82. New Los Banos pandemic rules to take effect Monday Fresno Bee In response to Los Banos’s rising number of COVID-19 positive residents, Alex Terrazas, city manager and director of emergency services issued an executive order instructing face coverings be used by employees and customers […]