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Coronavirus: Dublin Postpones 'State Of City' Address & Luncheon

"It does not seem prudent to gather when local health officials are recommending that non-essential events are cancelled or postponed."

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DUBLIN, CA — Dublin's State of the City Address Luncheon with Mayor David Haubert was rescheduled from April 1 to June 18, due to coronavirus concerns, according to officials.

The Dublin Chamber of Commerce and Dublin City Manager Linda Smith made the decision based on Alameda County Public Health Department's Tuesday advisory stating that organizers should "cancel non-essential mass gatherings and large community events where large numbers of people are within arm's length of one another."

“At this time, it does not seem prudent to gather when local health officials are recommending that non-essential events are cancelled or postponed”, said Danita Romero, Dublin Chamber of Commerce chair. “The chamber wants to be a responsible corporate citizen in the community.”

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This latest postponement joins a growing list of events being dropped, due to COVID-19, throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including the City of Dublin's annual St. Patrick's Day parade and festival, Pleasanton's St. Patrick's Day Brew Crawl, San Francisco's St. Patrick's parade and the Shamrock Run in San Jose.

CSU-East Bay announced today that is is canceling in-person classes through Friday, with online sessions to begin Monday. The university joined other Bay Area colleges that previously made such instruction decisions, including UC Berkeley, Stanford University, San Jose State and San Francisco State.

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“It is estimated that the COVID-19 virus precautions will no longer be necessary as warmer weather comes to the Tri-Valley,” said Dublin Chamber President and CEO Inge Houston.

To view the Alameda County health agency's guidelines and recommendations, visit the Alameda County Public Health Department website.

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