Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order in Response to COVID-19
SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order extending consumer protections against price gouging through March 4, 2021 as California continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The protections generally prohibit sellers of any kind from...
State Parks Advises Californians to Plan Ahead This Labor Day Weekend Amid COVID-19 and Wildfires
California State Parks advises Californians to plan ahead this Labor Day weekend since 46 units remain fully closed due to COVID-19 and wildfires. The department is also closing all state beaches in Monterey County and implementing full or partial vehicle access...
Cal/OSHA Reminder: Employers Must Take Steps to Protect Outdoor Workers from Heat Illness
Cal/OSHA is reminding all employers with outdoor workers to take steps to prevent heat illness during a period of high heat across the state. The National Weather Service has issued excessive heat watches in effect for most parts of California Wednesday through Monday...
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 717,177 casos confirmados hasta la fecha. Es posible que las cifras no representen un cambio real de un día a otro, ya que el...
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 717,177 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed. There...
FEMA Program Aids Disaster Survivors with Critical Needs
[Spanish version below. Versión en español a continuación.] Individuals and households who have immediate or critical needs because they are displaced from their primary dwelling by the wildfires may be eligible for a special FEMA financial assistance program. Covered...
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 712,052 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed. There...
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 712,052 casos confirmados hasta la fecha. Es posible que las cifras no representen un cambio real de un día a otro, ya que el...
Governor Newsom Announces Housing Is Key Campaign to Inform Californians About State’s New Tenant and Landlord Protections
Housing is Key campaign will connect tenants and landlords with important information about relief and protections under the new state law Under new law, no tenant can be evicted before February 1, 2021 as a result of rent owed due to a COVID-19 related hardship...
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 707,797 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed. There...
Get Ready California! September is National Preparedness Month
Living in California represents an abundance of beauty, affording the options of short trips to the mountains, lakes and historic landmarks. Within those perks, though, lies numerous risks to its residents and visitors. California also is a disaster-prone state, known...
Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring Preparedness Month
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring September 2020 as “Preparedness Month” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation can be found here and a copy is below:
Israeli Firefighters Arrive in California to Assist Wildfire Response
In response to a request from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, a team of 10 Israeli firefighters have deployed to California to assist in battling some of the largest wildfires in the state’s history. Though other countries have supported...
Mutual Aid Comes To The Rescue In The Form Of Operation Surge
Over 16,000 firefighters continue to battle 18 major fires and lightning complexes across California. Fire engines and firefighters are needed on the front-lines to control the massive wildland fires that are occurring in Northern California, specifically for the...
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 699,909 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed. There...
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 Office of...
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 can be delayed. There...
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 the state build out...
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 SACRAMENTO – Governor...
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 wildfires that began in...
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 by phone due to...
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 otro, ya que el...
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 can be delayed. There...
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 Services. Mangat has served...
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 Disaster Field Operations...
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 can be delayed. There...
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 everyone; it expands...Warning: Undefined variable $caweb_first_video in /bitnami/wordpress/wp-content/themes/CAWeb-1.13.0/index.php on line 48
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 includes rent, home...
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 supervision of cohorts of...
Wildfire Evacuees Find Comfort, Answers at Shelters
Evacuees from any of the wildfires burning around the state of California often don’t have a place to go for answers to questions, help with immediate emergency logistics or even food and shelter. This video shows you what some survivors of the Lightning Complex...
Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order in Response to COVID-19
Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an executive order to help increase the availability of CLIA-waived COVID-19 testing and address a variety of issues in response to the pandemic. The order allows the California Department of Consumer Affairs, in consultation with...
California’s Response by the Numbers
Cal OES continues its mission alongside partner agencies to support local communities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the latest numbers as of August 24, 2020:
Wildfire Survivors can Register With FEMA for Assistance
Today, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that wildfire survivors are now able to register for federal financial assistance through disasterassistance.gov....
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 668,615 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed. There...
California Businesses and Residents Affected by Wildfires Urged to Register with FEMA and SBA for Federal Disaster Assistance
California businesses and residents who suffered damage or losses from the current and recent wildfires are strongly encouraged to register for disaster assistance. As a result of President Trump’s major disaster declaration, both Federal Emergency Management...
State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
Note to Editors: This news release has been revised to reflect that a total of 35 counties have been on the county monitoring list for 3+ days and are required to close indoor operations for certain sectors based on the July 13 order to slow community transmission....
SBA Stands Ready to Assist California Businesses and Residents Affected by Wildfires
Y por debajo: SBA está lista para Asistir a Negocios y Residentes del estado de California Afectados por los Incendios Fuera de Control – Se Abren Centros Virtuales de Recuperación de Negocios el Lunes, 24 de Agosto SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Low-interest...
California Secures Federal Assistance to Support Response to Sheep Fire in Lassen County
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the Sheep Fire burning in Lassen County....
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 656,892 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed. There...
California Secures Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to Support State’s Response to Northern California Wildfires
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the White House has approved California’s request for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to bolster the state’s emergency response to wildfires burning in Northern California and support impacted residents...
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 650,336 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed. There...
Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Workers from Unhealthy Air due to Wildfire Smoke
Oakland—Cal/OSHA is reminding employers that California’s protection from wildfire smoke standard is still in effect, and they must take steps to protect their workers from harmful exposure to unhealthy air due to wildfire smoke. “Employers are obligated to protect...
California Secures Federal Assistance to Support Response to SCU Lightning Complex Fire in Santa Clara, Stanislaus Counties
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the SCU Lightning Complex Fire...
Cal/OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Workers from Unhealthy Air due to Wildfire Smoke
Cal/OSHA is reminding employers that California’s protection from wildfire smoke standard is still in effect, and they must take steps to protect their workers from harmful exposure to unhealthy air due to wildfire smoke. “Employers are obligated to protect their...
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 644,751 casos confirmados hasta la fecha. Es posible que las cifras no representen un cambio real de un día a otro, ya que el...
Employment Development Department issues $67 billion of unemployment insurance benefits to impacted workers
California applies for Lost Wages Assistance program Sacramento – After five months of the COVID-19 pandemic and the historic demand for unemployment benefits it has created, impacted workers have received a total of $67 billion in benefits to help support their...
California Secures Federal Assistance to Support Response to CZU August Lightening Complex Fire in Santa Cruz, San Mateo Counties
Additional counties battling the LNU Lightning Complex Fire to receive federal assistance announced earlier this week SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal...