Pleasanton Asks Community To Buckle Down During Coronavirus Surge

Pleasanton CA

14 December, 2020

7:57 PM

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PLEASANTON, CA — As coronavirus cases continued to surge across the East Bay Area, the arrival of a vaccine to California brought a glimmer of hope Monday, but officials still urged residents to heed stay-at-home orders. In a letter to the community, Mayor Jerry Thorne and the city council reminded residents of the severity of a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, which have begun to overwhelm hospitals statewide. "We have reached a critical point in the pandemic, and now more than ever we must each do our part by following the new Regional Stay-At-Home Order to slow the spread of the Coronavirus and protect our Pleasanton community," officials wrote in the letter. As a number of business owners around the East Bay decided to openly defy health orders this week, Pleasanton officials asked the community to obey the regional stay-at-home order. Additionally, authors of the letter urged residents to order take-out and otherwise support local businesses and support the local economy in a safe manner. "With these new restrictions, our local businesses will continue to be impacted. As the holiday season and new year approaches, let's make a collective commitment to support Pleasanton businesses," the letter states. "We each can do this in ways that work best for you and your family: by ordering takeout or delivery from our local restaurants, shopping at local retailers, employing local service providers, and purchasing gift cards through the websites of personal care services who have once again had to close their doors." Read the full letter here