What you need to know: April 28

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Local leaders from six northern california counties sent a letter to governor gavin newsom asking that local governments make the decision on lifting the stay-at-home order... the letter has 22 signatures between mayors, state lawmakers and board of supervisor chairs from butte, tehama, glenn, yuba, sutter, and colusa counties.

Happening today- governor newsom says he plans to outline more details about efforts to ease the state's stay-at-home order.

The governor said he will consider different approaches..

Based on the types of businesses and where they are located.

The governor is working with several state leaders on regional re- opening plans... monday, colorado and nevada joined the western states pact which already included california, washington, and oregon.

A stern warning from our state's governor.... crowding beaches and outdoor spaces could undo the progress of the stay at home order... the governor gave that warning at a press conference monday..

Inspired by scenes from state beaches, packed with people... new evidence shows that compliance with the emergency stay-at-home order is slipping measurably... caltrans says car traffic on one busy stretch of highway 99 jumped 16 percent last week..

Governor newsom is also promising to help keep seniors in the state fed.... and help out some local restaurants in the process..

The proposed program reaches out to local restaurants to help prepare 3 meals day for delivery to seniors who are home and in self- isolation.

This program is for older adults who are ineligible for other nutrition programs. and who are at high-risk exposure to the virus,..

Action news now spoke to some restaurant owners in redding who say the plan could help out some local restaurants too..

Anger and frustration coming from business owners and bankers around the country... many are reporting the second round of funding from the paycheck protection program is hitting some snags.

Login issues, a sluggish system and in some cases the online portal crashing... marred the small business administration's loan approval process, which opened monday morning at 10:30am.

This is for clients to tap into the $310 billion dollars in funds.

One bank reports being locked out of the system after submitting only 60 loans.

Another banking executive tells nbc news... it could take nearly a month to get through the current loan applications.

### since the coronavirus reached the u-s in january, about 1.7 percent of the population has been tested... but some state leaders say it is not enough... to address the shortfall the trump administration released a national plan& but puts much of the responsibility on individual states.

Under the initiative, all 50 states will receive enough tests to screen two percent of their populations every month.

Efforts to rebuild the iconic "welcome to paradise sign" are getting a boost!

The original sign ... on the skyway at the entrance to town... burned in the camp fire.

The north valley community foundation says 50 thousand dollars has been granted by the butte strong fund... to help with the cost of rebuilding that sign.

You may remember - the new sign design was chosen after a vote by people who live in paradise.

Chico based landscape architect brian firth designed the sign.###