Local Assistance Centers Open to Support Wildfire Survivors (UPDATED)
Editor's note: Local Assistance Center information has been updated as of Oct. 20, 2020. In the ongoing response and recovery mission to support wildfire survivors impacted by the 2020 fire siege across California, the California Governor’s...
State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California has 693,839 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results...
Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Help Increase State’s Testing Capacity
SACRAMENTO – On the heels of his announcement that California has signed a groundbreaking contract with a major diagnostics company to increase the state’s capacity to test for COVID-19, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to help...
Governor Newsom Unveils Blueprint for a Safer Economy, a Statewide, Stringent and Slow Plan for Living with COVID-19
Blueprint recognizes that COVID-19 will be with us for a long time and that we all need to adapt and live differently to get through this New plan imposes risk-based restrictions on sectors across state; expands time between changes ...
Disaster Unemployment Assistance benefits now available for those impacted by widespread fires in multiple California counties
SACRAMENTO – Federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits are now available for workers, business owners and self-employed individuals who lost their jobs or businesses or had their work hours substantially reduced as a result of the...
The Next Step After Applying For Disaster Assistance
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – If you have uninsured or underinsured losses from the recent California wildfires and have registered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the next step is the home inspection. All inspections will be conducted...
Funcionarios Estatales Anuncian los Últimos Hechos de COVID-19
SACRAMENTO - El Departamento de Salud Pública de California anunció hoy las estadísticas más recientes sobre COVID-19. California tiene 683,529 casos confirmados hasta la fecha. Es posible que las cifras no representen un cambio real de un día a...
State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California has 683,529 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results...
Governor Newsom Announces Appointments for Cal OES Chief Deputy Director of Policy & Administration, Deputy Director of Planning, Preparedness & Prevention
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Lisa Ann L. Mangat, 50, of Elk Grove, has been appointed Chief Deputy Director of Policy and Administration at the Governor’s Office of Emergency...
Cal OES Top-3 News Updates for August 26, 2020
An easily digested quick spin of the top three news updates for this week at Cal OES. Links Disaster Assistance Cal OES Wildfire Response Resources
Deadline Approaching in California for SBA Disaster Loans for Property Damage Due to the Niland Fire
[Y por debajo: Se Acerca la Fecha Límite en California para Préstamos por Desastre de la SBA para Daños a la Propiedad Debido el Incendio de Niland] SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s...
State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California has 679,099 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results...
Governor Newsom Announces Major Plan to More than Double State’s Testing Capacity, Reduce Turnaround Time
Contract with diagnostics company will allow California to process up to an additional 150,000 COVID-19 tests a day with a contractual turnaround time of 24-48 hours Groundbreaking deal will disrupt testing market and drive down cost of tests for...
What to do if your property is damaged or destroyed in a wildfire
If you are impacted by the on-going wildfires in Lake, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and Yolo counties, you may be eligible for assistance from the FEMA. Grants may help eligible survivors with financial assistance that...
California Public Health Officials Release Guidance for Small Supervised Groups of Children
Guidance Applies to Educational and Childcare Settings Groups or Cohorts Must be Limited to No More Than 14 Children and 2 Adults SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health today released guidance regarding the in-person...