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TOP STORIES.. HERE ON THE CENTRAL COAST...3 ADDITIONAL CASES OF CORONAVIRUS IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY CONFIRMED THURSDAY. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL TO 7. TWO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS...HAVE CANCELED CLASSES. PAJARO VALLEY UNIFIED...IS CLOSING ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY... ALL NEXT WEEK. AND CARMEL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CANCELED SCHOOL STARTING TODAY THROUGH THE 27TH.###### IN ASILOMAR... GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAYS GRAND PRINCESS PASSENGERS WHO ARE BEING QUARANTINED IN PACIFIC GROVE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TESTED. SOME OF THEM HAVE ALREADY UNDERGONE TESTING. THE GOVERNOR SAYS ONCE THE TESTING IS COMPLETE, THE STATE WILL LET US KNOW HOW MANY ARE POSITIVE WITH COVID-19. AS MANY AS 24 PASSENGERS ARE BEING HOUSED AT THE STATE PARK FACILITY.# COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULA HAS TESTED 18 PEOPLE FOR COVID- 19... ALL HAVE COME BACK NEGATIVE. TESTING FOR THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS THAT CAUSES COVID-19 CAN ONLY BE DONE BY PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES. CURRENTLY, ONLY PEOPLE WHO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA ARE BEING TESTED. THE HOSPITAL SAYS ...IF YOU HAVE MILD OR NO SYMPTOMS....DON'T ASK TO BE TESTED. ## A NUMBER OF CENTRAL COAST EVENTS ARE NOW CANCELLED OR POSTPONED... PEBBLE BEACH FOOD AND WINE HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL BE CANCELING ITS 2020 FESTIVAL... THOSE WHO BOUGHT TICKETS WILL BE REFUNDED. THE SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK IS SET TO CLOSE TODAY THROUGH THE 27TH. THE TUESDAY FARMERS MARKET IN MONTEREY WILL BE CANCELED FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. AT C-S-U MONTEREY BAY... ALL CLASSES WILL BE SUSPENDED STARTING TODAY FOR TWO WEEKS. THEN CLASESS WILL RESUME BUT ONLINE ONLY. AND THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM IS CLOSED FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. ## P-G-AND-E HAS PUT A MORATORIUM ON SERVICE DISCONNECTIONS FOR NON-PAYMENT... TO HELP SUPPORT CUSTOMERS WHO MAY BE IMPACTED BY CORONAVIRUS. THE SUSPENSION WILL APPLY TO BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS ... AND IS IN EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.## TIME NOW TO TAKE ONE LAST CHECK OF WEATHER WITH METEOROLOGIST ART JARRETT. HERE'S A LOOK AT O OF OUR LOCAL ARE SEE LOCAL TEMPS FROM THE COAST UP TO LOCAL MOUNTAINS AND OVER TO OUR INLAND VALLEYS HERE ARE YOUR EXPECTED LOCAL HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THIS AFTERNOON. TAKE LOOK AT OTHER LOCAL TEMPS FOR THIS AFTERNOON. WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR TONIGHT AND OVERNIGHT-AS WELL AS YOUR MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES. COASTAL HIGH TEMPERATURES AND SKY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NEXT EIGHT DAYS. MOUNTAIN AND VALLEY HIGH TEMPS-INCLUDING SKY CONDITIONS. ACROSS THE NEXT EIGHT DAYS. ### HERE'S MICHELE