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 October 5, 2020:
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 826,784 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results...
Free Legal Help Available for Disaster Survivors
SACRAMENTO – Free help with disaster-related legal concerns is available to eligible wildfire survivors in Butte, Lake, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties. Survivors may seek no-cost aid with...
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 823,729 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results...
FEMA Mobile Registration Intake Center Open Through Oct. 21 in Santa Cruz
SACRAMENTO – A FEMA Mobile Registration Intake Center serving wildfire survivors in Santa Cruz County will operate through Oct. 21. The center is part of ongoing response and recovery mission for FEMA and the State of California to support...
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 819,436 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results...
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 817,277 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results...
Top-3 Cal OES News Items for the Week Ending October 2, 2020
Blink and you might miss it. This week's Top-3 news items for the week ending Oct. 2, 2020.
For Wildfire Survivors, an SBA Disaster loan can be critical to recovery
SACRAMENTO –The amount some wildfire survivors receive from insurance, grants and other sources may come up short for repairing or rebuilding their business or home to its pre-disaster condition. A disaster loan may fill this critical gap. The U.S....
Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Announces “Don’t Get Caught Off Guard” Earthquake Warning Education and Preparedness Campaign
SACRAMENTO -- The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) announced today the launch of a public awareness campaign to educate all California residents about California's innovative earthquake warning system -- Earthquake...
Unseasonable heat wave spurs call for statewide energy conservation
FOLSOM, Calif. – The California Independent System Operator (ISO) has issued a statewide Flex Alert, a call for voluntary electricity conservation, from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. today, to prepare for possible energy shortages due to an unusually warm...
State Officials Announce Equity Metric to More Effectively Fight COVID-19
Metric Increases Focus on Preventing the Spread Among Disproportionately Impacted Californians The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today released the details regarding a health equity metric to help guide counties in their continuing...
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 810,625 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results...
SBA Amends Disaster Declaration for California
Disaster Assistance Now Available to Private Nonprofit Organizations in Two Additional Counties SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Nevada and Santa Clara...
Firefighters Depart Sacramento for Texas After Two Week Deployment, More Arrive to Battle Wildfires
165 firefighters from the state of Texas left Sacramento from the airport this morning, while their home state replacements arrived. The first group had just spent the last two weeks working alongside California firefighters battling the Creek...