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A number of seats are empty on the Golden Gate Ferry from Sausalito Thursday, March 12, 2020, as it makes its way into San Francisco. The ferry carried about one third of the normal amount of passengers Thursday. Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued sweeping, statewide "guidance" in response to the coronavirus pandemic, asking Californians to postpone all non-essential gatherings through the end of March, including even small social gatherings in places where people can't remain at least six feet apart. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

A number of seats are empty on the Golden Gate Ferry from Sausalito Thursday, March 12, 2020, as it makes its way into San Francisco. The ferry carried about one third of the normal amount of passengers Thursday. Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued sweeping, statewide "guidance" in response to the coronavirus pandemic, asking Californians to postpone all non-essential gatherings through the end of March, including even small social gatherings in places where people can't …

March 12, 2020

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Disneyland closes as California rushes to battle coronavirus
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Disneyland closes as California rushes to battle coronavirus

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Disneyland will close its doors for the rest of the month, an extraordinary decision mirrored throughout California by companies big and small after Gov. Gavin Newsom's call for any nonessential gatherings of 250 people or more to be canceled to help stop the rapid spread of the new coronavirus.