Cleo is part of the dog Honor Guard at the Capitol today to watch over Gilbert as he lies in state with Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman.
12 golden retrievers will rotate in to make sure two dogs are always standing guard.
Public access starts at noon. The line to get in started forming before 10.
It’s starting to stretch all the way down the Capitol steps by 11.

Supervisor Nathan Magsig admits to faults with his poll on potentially changing the name of Squaw Valley because of its offensive echoes.
The results of the flawed poll was very decisive, though, as he mentions in this video clip. Top 3 suggestions if it has to change were Bear Mountain, Bear Valley, and Dunlap Extension.
Dept. of Interior suggested Yokuts Valley.

I’m sensing a lot of anxiety in Mariposa about the deaths of Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung, their 1-year-old daughter, and their dog on a hiking trail in August.
Not knowing the cause of death has people speculating about nearby dangers.
Answers coming at 2 p.m.

📸 Steven Jeffe We’ll carry the press conference LIVE on @abc30 at 2 p.m. and I’ll file stories for 4, 5, and 6 p.m.

Here’s the back story: abc30.com/mariposa-count…

WARNING: Language in photos is reprehensible and racist.

Black-owned Clovis store, Just My Essentials, was vandalized overnight.
@ClovisPolice_CA are now investigating.

“BLM” crossed out, N-bombs marked instead, and products taken and destroyed. @ClovisPolice_CA Owner Chanel Wapner says she's the *only* Black store owner in the @OldTownClovis area and this isn't the first time she's been a target for hatred.

The Bad News Bears #Yankees are back, but keeping it close despite creating a quick strike 1st inning 3-run rally for Miami, terrible fielding, and only 6 baserunners in 6 innings, 2 of whom were erased by double plays. 7 baserunners in 7 innings, 3 of whom were erased by doubles plays.
So essentially, 4 baserunners in 7 innings and it’s still a game they could win by turning one of those DPs into an HR in these last couple innings.
But would the #BadNewsBears #ScrantonYankees do that?

#BREAKING: @CityofFresno will release the independent auditor's review of the London Wallace case "no later than the end of next week."
They talked to John Gliatta and will release excluded review as a supplement to 2nd quarter report.

Prior @abc30 story:
abc30.com/arrest-investi… @CityofFresno @ABC30 The third quarter report is due out on the next three weeks, but they'll release the review to this specific case a little early.

Confusing Tuesday update from the state.
They have Fresno County meeting the metrics to get out of purple.
Awesome, right?
Caveat #1: A county needs to do it two weeks in a row to change tiers.
Caveat #2: Check the stat I circled.
(1/2) It doesn’t match the state’s own data for the raw number of new cases per day in this county, and by a significant enough margin to keep us from qualifying for the red tier this week.
I’m not working @ABC30 today, but I’m about to ask Dr. Rais Vohra for details.

UPDATE: Fresno County reported 11 new coronavirus deaths Tuesday for a total of 348.
The county reported 453 new cases in the last 4 days, so 114 per day.
And they reported 9915 tests, so the positivity rate was 4.6%.
Recoveries up 1000. 61% have recovered.
Active cases = 10,084. The latest mortality review covers the first 339 deaths.
93 patients had no underlying conditions. 32 of those were under the age of 65.
246 had co-morbidities, with diabetes and high blood pressure being the top 2.
204 of the 339 COVID victims in this county were Hispanic. (60%)

BREAKING: Judge Tharpe issues an injunction ordering @ImmanuelbyFaith to immediately cease and desist in person instruction.
The ruling does not end the school’s fight, but it puts more legal weight behind Fresno County’s health officer order.
@ABC30 Judge Tharpe said of the Court’s decision “based on the materials before it, the court determines that it is reasonably probable that the County will prevail on the merits” at trial.

Fresno County supervisor @LincolnSeward will join VP candidate and California Sen. @KamalaHarris and Gov. @GavinNewsom today touring #CreekFire damage and other sites connected to the fire. Here’s the latest information about the #CreekFore from @ABC30: abc30.com/creek-fire-220…

UPDATE: Fresno County reports a total of 26640 coronavirus cases, up just 75 today.
It's only one day, but that's just about the pace we need to get out of purple.
I missed Tuesday's county update, so I'll have some stats from that in this thread. But first, state hospital data shows the reduced hospital population now reflected in a reduced ICU population.
(I've said many time that deaths are a lagging indicator. So are ICU hospitalizations.)
168 COVID patients today is fewest since July 7.
36 in ICU, fewest since July 3.

BREAKING: The California Supreme Court has ruled *against* Reedley's @ImmanuelbyFaith and other schools that had challenged the closures indicated by the state's coronavirus emergency order.
The Court's opinion is not yet posted. @ImmanuelbyFaith Fresno County's injunction case is still set for a local judge to hear next week, but county leaders anticipated he would follow the lead of the California Supreme court.

RIP Cressman’s
1904-2020 A couple miles down the 4-lane from Cressman’s, the destruction crosses the road and we can hear firefighters at work, but can’t see them through the smoke.
#CreekFire

Auberry Road is blocked at Highway 168 and an evacuation order is now in effect for Auberry.
@CAL_FIRE crews are heading to the area near Mono Wind Casino. Traffic is a mess as people scramble to get up the road for a variety of rescues.
We talked to two men from Clovis trying to evacuate an older man. CHP called Fresno County sheriff’s office to help.

UPDATE: Fresno County reports 22 new deaths from COVID-19 over the last three days.
This week was by far the worst with 49 deaths.
Some positives here, still.
This represents 1508 new cases this week, about 215/day and the lowest weekly total since the last full week of June. Those 1508 cases were identified from 20749 tests, so the positivity rate dipped below 8% (at 7.3%) for the first time since June.
1552 recoveries this week. Almost 53% of infected people have recovered.

UPDATE: Fresno County reports 27 new coronavirus deaths, bringing the total to 290.
But deaths are a lagging indicator and the bad news ends there, I think.
We're averaging 219 new cases a day since the last report, 220 over the last 7 days.
The testing positivity rate was 6.8%. We got 877 new cases since Friday and 12826 tests.
Recoveries are up 666.

The 27 deaths are a horrible stat, no doubt, but those are usually people infected weeks ago and fewer people are getting infected now, so expect deaths to drop in coming weeks.

UPDATE: Fresno County reports 24 new coronavirus deaths since Tuesday's report and a total of 263.
That's the bad news.
The good news is this number represents 1862 new cases this week (266/day) as opposed to 3053 last week (436/day.) Also, this is the first time the number of recovered patients eclipsed the number of active cases.
1165 new recoveries since Tuesday, 1686 this week.

NEW DOCUMENTS: I’ve acquired the Immanuel Schools “Return to Schools” plan.
This is the public's first look at what the school planned for keeping students and community safe.
@ABC30 @ABC30 The plan notes masks are available, but optional. Staff do self-checks, and they established a health office and hired a nurse.

NEW: Fresno County supervisor @stevebrandau announces his opposition to the injunction sought by the county’s public health department, chief administrative officer, and county counsel to close a school opening in violation of state and county orders and CDC guidelines. Supervisor @LincolnSeward is not aligning himself with Brandau on this.
He tells me:
“Dr. Vohra is empowered during this time and I trust he is making decisions that are in the best interest of Fresno County.”

A California appeals court just overturned the death penalty against Scott Peterson, who was convicted of killing his wife Laci and their unborn child.
He’ll get a new trial, but just for punishment.
Prior @ABC30 story on his appeal: abc30.com/death-scott-pe… *The state Supreme Court overturned the death sentence.

First day if school and everybody is coming for in person instruction at Immanuel in violation of state orders and despite a warning from Fresno County public health officials. We broke the story @ABC30 last night at 6.
Today, we’re joined by other media in documenting this first day of school, including police patrols like we usually see at any schools early in a school year.