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Alhambra PRESS Go to AlhambraPress.com for Alhambra Specific News M O N D AY, A P R I L 20 - A P R I L 26, 2020
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PASADENA IS THINKING AHEAD OF THE COVID-19 CURVE City Unveils Progress Made On The 250 Bed Temporary Field Hospital At The Convention Center BY TERRY MILLER
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n Thursday morning a temporary medical facility at the Pasadena Convention Center was unveiled for the local media. City Manager, Steve Mermell said this facility would supplement Huntington Hospital’s care of COVID-19 patients, “should the need arise.” Pasadena is thinking ahead of the curve, according to vice-mayor Tyron Hampton. With the latest news that Pasadena’s Health Dept. now has confirmed 184 COVID-19 cases within the city boundaries and 2 new deaths bringing Wednesday’s toll to 14 deaths. The city is working on a new dashboard to be posted t weekly on the city’s website, according to an email Wednesday from Lisa Derderian, Pasadena Public Information Officer The City Manager entered into a
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Pasadena Public Health Director Ying-Ying Goh speaks to the media Thursday. – Photos by Terry Miller
COVID-19 Crisis Endures, San Bernardino County Plans For Recovery The peak of the COVID-19 crisis locally and nationally has not yet arrived, but County Government has begun planning for a multi-faceted recovery by creating a San Bernardino County COVID-19 Recovery Coalition led by Board of Supervisors Chairman Curt Hagman that will include several government, private-sector and community partners from throughout the county.
“The impacts of this pandemic are already deep and far-reaching in terms of our local economy, government resources, and the basic structure of our society,” Hagman said. “The sooner we start talking about what recovery and our post-COVID-19 county looks like, even while coping with the crisis itself, the
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Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Arrest Gang Members for Possession of Illegal Firearms The Moreno Valley Station’s Special Enforcement Team, with the assistance of the Riverside County Sheriff’s SWAT Team, served a search warrant at a residence in the 24100 block of Delphinium Avenue, in the city of Moreno Valley. The search warrant stemmed from a traffic stop where Issac Amador, a documented criminal street gang member, was
found in possession of an illegal sawed off 12-gauge shotgun. Isaac Amador was taken into custody without incident. A search warrant was served at Issac Amador’s residence, and deputies located a 9mm semi-automatic handgun, a .357-caliber revolver, a second 12-gauge shotgun, two loaded 9mm maga-
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Orange County Treasurer Is Now Accepting Penalty Cancellation Requests For Taxpayers Orange County Treasurer is now accepting penalty cancellation requests for taxpayers who have been directly impacted by COVID-19. “COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on the taxpayers here in Orange County, in the United States and all over the world. We want to be as compassionate and generous as possible,” said Treasurer
Shari Freidenrich. “We will be cancelling penalties for those homeowners, small businesses and other property owners that have been directly affected by COVID-19.” If you have been directly impacted by COVID-19 and did not pay your property taxes by April 10, you should
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