Deadlines Approaching in California for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Drought
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded California small nonfarm businesses of the deadline dates to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for...
COVID-19 Response Efforts Continue to Expand as State of California Deploys Additional Medical Personnel Statewide
SACRAMENTO – The State of California – through the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the Health and Human Services Agency – today announced the deployment of additional medical personnel to healthcare facilities statewide. In total,...
Images from the Montecito Mudslides on January 9, the Three Year Anniversary
It's been three years since short but intense rainfall created the mudslides and debris flows that devastated Montecito in Santa Barbara. Here's a short yet poignant look back at that event that happened on January 9, 2018. ...
PPE Distribution Reaches One Billion Units Milestone
Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE, gives front line health workers, public servants, teachers and so many other essential workers the ability to safely care for those stricken with COVID19 and carry on activity important to daily life. These...
Remembering the Montecito Mudslides Three Years Later
Three years ago, a series of mudflows roared down the hillsides of the Santa Ynez mountains and through the small town of Montecito, igniting frantic recovery efforts and paralyzing Santa Barbara County. As the Thomas Fire, which at the time was...
COVID-19 Response Efforts Continue to Expand as State of California Deploys Additional Medical Personnel Statewide
SACRAMENTO – The State of California – through the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the Health and Human Services Agency – today announced the deployment of additional medical personnel to healthcare facilities statewide. In total,...
Cal OES Director Comments on Preparations for COVID-19 Fatalities
Cal OES Director Mark Ghilarducci shares details on how the state is mitigating the rising number of COVID-19-related deaths. Watch the video below to find out more about the two new mutual aid plans being put in place to assist counties with the...
Wildfire Survivors Now Have Until February 1 to Join California’s No-Cost Wildfire Cleanup Program
SACRAMENTO – As property owners begin the process of recovering after a wildfire, there are programs and resources available to help get them back on track. One of those is the State’s Consolidated Debris Removal Program led by the California...
El estado emite recomendaciones a los departamentos de salud y proveedores locales para acelerar la administración segura de vacunas en todo el estado
Las dosis pueden ir a individuos en grupos de menor prioridad cuando la demanda de alta prioridad cede o cuando las dosis están a punto de expirar. SACRAMENTO - Hoy, el estado emitió recomendaciones de vacunas a los departamentos y proveedores...
State Issues Recommendations to Local Health Departments and Providers to Accelerate Safe Vaccine Administration Statewide
Doses may go to individuals in lower priority groups when high-priority demand subsides or when doses are about to expire SACRAMENTO – Today the state issued vaccine recommendations to local public health departments and providers focused on...
California Prepares for COVID-19 Casualties
Until the necessary critical mass of our population has been properly inoculated with one of the available vaccines and the rate of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 begins to drop, there is an immediate need to address the fallout from the...
State of California Provides Critical PPE in Response to COVID-19
Last March, health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic were facing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shortages. As the State of California assessed PPE supply needs, efforts were made to identify providers and secure...
State of California Deploys Additional 280 Personnel to Enhance COVID-19 Response Efforts in Communities Statewide
Deployed personnel come from California National Guard, California Medical Assistance Teams, Federal Military and Health agencies, California Health Corps, Fire/EMS, and contracted medical providers SACRAMENTO – In expanding continued...
State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts
SACRAMENTO – Today the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Based on ICU data, four regions, San Joaquin Valley,...
California’s Mutual Aid System Sends Additional Paramedics, EMTs To Assist With COVID-19 Hospital Surge
California’s Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid System has sent additional Firefighter Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) on 14-day deployments to assist emergency rooms and other vital medical areas in some of California’s most impacted...