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People gather around a police car to watch the Atwater City Council meeting on television outside City Hall in Atwater, Calif., on Monday, July 27, 2020. California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the first time is using his newly won financial power to withhold tens of thousands of dollars from Atwater and Coalinga in California’s Central Valley because they are defying state health orders by allowing all businesses to remain open during the pandemic. Officials in the two cities say they won’t give in. (Andrew Kuhn/The Merced Sun-Star via AP)

California withholds virus money from 2 defiant cities

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

Gov. Gavin Newsom listens to a reporter's question during a news conference in Rancho Cordova, Calif., Friday, June 26, 2020. Democrats who control California's state Legislature on Monday proposed a $100 billion economic stimulus plan that relies on what they are calling &quot;future tax vouchers&quot; along with speeding up other spending during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)

Gavin Newsom denies coronavirus funds to Atwater and Coalinga, cities that defied his orders

By Don Thompson - Associated Press