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Sheriff Bianco: Gov. Newsom ‘dictatorial,’ department won’t be bullied into enforcing orders

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco released a video Friday afternoon criticizing Governor Gavin Newsom and said that the department won’t be “blackmailed” into enforcing the pending stay-at-home orders. Newsom announced the new regional stay-at-home orders on Thursday. The orders go into effect when the ICU bed capacity in a region falls below 15%. It isn’t

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Another shutdown of local businesses possibly devastating to employees during holiday season

Local businesses are preparing for the likelihood of another devastating shutdown. Riverside County spokesperson Brooke Federico confirms that the stay-at-home order will go into effect 24 hours after the Southern California region reaches 15 percent of remaining ICU beds. “It’s been very hard, you know, we have a pregnant lady who’s here who is struggling,

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Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert closes indefinitely, lays off staff because of pandemic

The Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert announced Tuesday it was in the process of laying off its remaining staff and discontinuing all museum programming. A statement signed by its board blamed the state’s pandemic restrictions for its tight finances and being unable to open to families. “A modified reopening plan was developed using an

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Supreme Court ruling on church and synagogue Covid-19 restrictions in New York expected to impact legal challenges in California

Monsignor Howard Lincoln at Sacred Heart Church in Palm Desert talked about the possibility of having parishioners celebrating mass back indoors once again. “We’d love to get back inside the church. We’ve been outside now for two months,” said Lincoln.  Lincoln reacted Monday to last week’s decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that temporarily bars the state

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Riverside County shares latest on local surge in weekly public health update

Riverside University Health System’s weekly coronavirus provided an insight into the local coronavirus surge. Watch the full update below: Riverside County reported over 2,000 new cases since Friday. The county also surpassed its highest amount of coronavirus-related hospitalizations since the pandemic started. Full Details: Riverside County reaches record-high in coronavirus hospitalizations

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