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How COVID-19 Is Impacting California Courts: Roundup of Services

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As courts enter their third month of coping with stay-at-home orders, an increasing number are expanding remote operations and ramping up for a return to somewhat normal operations.

Here’s a look at how courts across the state are grappling with all the changes and the threat of the novel coronavirus as of May 28,

Stanislaus County Superior Court: Most civil and probate cases resumed May 18, although remote appearances will be required in certain matters. “Court trials and related settlement conferences will resume in person unless all parties agree to conduct them remotely.”

Civil jury trials and mandatory settlement conferences associatated wtih those trials scheduled through August 18, 2020, will be vacated and set for a case management conference. “The Court continues to work on a plan for conducting jury trials “

The chief justice issued a third emergency order for the court on May 15.

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Local students set to graduate from Stanislaus State

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TURLOCK – Stanislaus State University will recognize more than 3,000 candidates for graduation as a part of the class of 2020. Graduates will be awarded bachelor’s, master’s, credentials and doctorate degrees. The following local students are set to earn degrees:

Philip Hanson of Murrieta has earned bachelor’s degree in history.

Gabriela Rosas-Richardson of Murrieta will graduate summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in cognitive studies.

Morgan Castaing of Menifee has earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics.

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Turlock hair stylists embrace re-opening, despite restrictions

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After weeks of uncertainty as to when they would be able to cut hair again, stylists at barbershops and salons throughout Stanislaus County finally got their answer on Tuesday as Gov. Gavin Newsom announced they could once again welcome clients into their chairs.

California, which issues one of the earliest statewide stay-at-home orders in mid-March to curb the spread of coronavirus, has been opening its economy in stages. While the state is currently in phase two of its re-opening plan, Newsom has given some counties that meet certain health criteria permission to move further along than other parts of the state.

On Tuesday, Stanislaus County was included as 47 of the state’s 58 counties that have met that criteria. In addition to restaurants and retail which were allowed to open last week, barbershops and hair salons can now re-open with modifications, including strict cleaning requirements and face covering protocols.

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At Southern California beaches, heat, holiday and eased rules put more people on the sand

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Heat, the holiday and less restrictive rules drove more people to the Southern California area beaches on Memorial Day, unofficially kicking off summer.

Many showed up on the sand ready to walk or jog. Some hit the waves to surf or take a cool dip. Others, however, brought towels to lay out, prompting lifeguards to remind them that sunbathing remains prohibited.

“People are down here, they seem to be behaving themselves,” said Newport Beach Marine Safety Chief Mike Halphide.

Monday was slower than the rest of the weekend, when Newport Beach saw an estimated 60,000 people each day.

“For a holiday weekend, that would be what we would expect,” Halphide said. “There’s a little more pent-up desire to go to the beach and get out and recreate. Even in my own neighborhoods, all the parks are full. The weather is beautiful, so they want to get out.”

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Nursing home ‘prisons’ open to visitors in Europe. Here’s why California won’t do the same

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Marilee Flannery has only seen her husband, Steve, twice in the past two months. Both times were fleeting conversations over video on her phone.

He’s at a locked-down Citrus Heights memory care facility for those with Alzheimer’s and dementia. The facility has banned visitors in hopes of keeping out the new coronavirus, which has disproportionately killed tens of thousands of residents in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care centers.

Because of the disease, Steve, who turned 68 on Sunday, struggles to learn the steps necessary to stay on the line with her.

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Doctors Medical Center in Modesto open to visitors again

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MODESTO, Calif. (KTXL) — Doctors Medical Center in Modesto is lifting its ban on visitors as Stanislaus County moves forward with gradually reopening.

Chief Nursing Officer Cheryl Harless says the policy change will be good for patients.

“We do believe that visitors are an essential part of patient care and recovery. And this visitation will promote the mental well being of our patients and positively contribute to their recovery,” Harless said.

Most patients will only be allowed one designated visitor, while pediatric, NICU and patients who cannot advocate for themselves will be allowed two — but all visitors will have to follow strict safety procedures.

“Before anyone enters our facility, patient or visitor, we are asking them the COVID-19 screening questions, and we are taking their temperatures on-site,” Harless said. “They are then masked and also asked to perform hand hygiene.”

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Turlock student competes for national Distinguished Young Woman title

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At the beginning of the year, Turlock High School senior Stephanie Temnyk was preparing for the 2020 Distinguished Young Women National Finals as the first-ever Turlock student to make it to the competition’s biggest stage. Now, she’ll be part of another first when she competes in a virtual version of the program in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

“It’s always in my nature to try and look at things in a positive light and see the silver lining,” Temnyk said. “It was definitely a little bit of a bummer hearing we would be the first class who weren’t going to get that huge experience, but as things are changed there are other positive things and new experiences that emerge from it.”

As the winner of last year’s Distinguished Young Women of California, Temnyk would have originally traveled to Mobile, Alabama, for two weeks next month to compete at the national level of the program, which promotes and rewards scholarships, leadership and talent in young women throughout the country. As a high school junior, Temnyk was the Class of 2020’s Distinguished Young Woman of Turlock winner and swept all five categories at the local level – fitness, self-expression, talent, interview and scholastics.

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Which Stanislaus County businesses received $10,000 coronavirus grants? Here is the list

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Stanislaus County has awarded $3.1 million in grants to help local small businesses struggling in the new coronavirus pandemic. The grants are for as much as $10,000 each and help businesses cover such expenses as rent, utilities and payroll.

The awards went to 300 small businesses and 44 independent contractors. The county received 551 applications. Businesses were not funded for such reasons as not having a business license, an address in the county and providing the required documentation.

The county is using $3 million from the $96 million it received from the roughly $2 trillion federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act as well as $150,000 from local business leaders to provide the grants.

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Mariposa Co. man wants apology from nursing home as he believes wife died from COVID-19

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MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- "There's a long way from standard, legal and right."

Jack Wilmeth of Mariposa County says his wife, Janet, wasn't responsive enough to speak to him on the phone except for a few times before picking her up from the Turlock Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

On April 18, he says the center told him they'd be releasing his 78-year-old wife two days later.

"And I said, 'Well, what kind of condition is she in? Am I gonna be able to take care of her,'" he said. "They said, 'Well, she can transfer from bed to wheelchair with assistance.' What that they didn't say was with a lot of assistance."

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