With private gatherings fueling the autumn surge of COVID-19, leaders in Stanislaus County (Modesto and Merced, California) are hosting downsized Thanksgiving festivities. They want others to do the same. Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered a curfew and tightened stay at home restrictions throughout the state due to the coronavirus pandemic, More from The Modesto Bee: Subscribe: https://bit.ly/31Kfpd5 Twitter: / modbee Facebook: / modestobee Instagram: / the_modesto. . Website: https://www.modbee.com/ Digital news subscription: https://bit.ly/31IRFpp