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If in Doubt, Don’t Go Out: Rip Currents and Beach Safety
Rip currents are the cause of more than 80 percent of the rescue’s lifeguards perform on beaches each year. A rip current is a narrow, fast-moving channel of water that starts near the beach and extends offshore through the line of breaking waves. It’s often difficult...
Governor Newsom Declares June LGBTQ Pride Month
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring June 2021, as "LGBTQ Pride Month" in the State of California. A copy of the proclamation can be found here and the text is below: PROCLAMATION As we celebrate and declare June as Pride Month in...
VIDEO EXPLAINER: Emergency Services and Disaster Resilience Prioritized in Governor Newsom’s Budget
Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2021-22 May Budget Revision continues the state’s efforts to prioritize investments to strengthen California’s emergency capacity and capabilities to respond to increasingly complex disasters, security threats, and emergencies. Under the...
Governor Newsom Announces Two Appointments for Assistant Director of Recovery Operations, State Threat Assessment Center Supervisor Positions
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom this week announced the following appointments: Elijah “Eli” E. Owen, 40, of Sacramento, has been appointed Assistant Director of Recovery Operations at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, where he has served as Commander of...
Governor Newsom Announces Historic “Vax for the Win” Program to Get More Californians Vaccinated by June 15
$116.5 million vaccine incentive program – the biggest in the nation – to boost vaccinations as California prepares to fully reopen the economy June 15 $100 million in $50 prepaid or grocery cards for the next two million newly vaccinated people; $16.5 million in cash...