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Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order Extending Price Gouging Protections for Consumers
Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order that supports ongoing recovery efforts in counties severely impacted by wildfires by extending various prohibitions on price gouging. The order also allows state-level prohibitions in other counties, where recovery...

Governor Newsom Issues Statement on Winter Storms Emergency Response Efforts
SACRAMENTO - Working aggressively to protect Californians from the winter storms impacting much of the state, Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement today on emergency response efforts now underway. “At my direction, the California Governor's...

Cal OES Prepositions Firefighting Resources, Personnel in Southern California as Winter Storms Continue Statewide
* Information in Spanish, at the bottom of the english version As another persistent winter storm continues to batter communities statewide, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has strategically prepositioned critical resources including...

Resumen Anual 2021: Año plagado de muchos retos y grandes satisfacciones.
RESUMEN ANUAL 2021 Conforme escribimos las últimas páginas del 2021, es tiempo de viajar en el tiempo para recordar los momentos más destacados del año, ya que además de lo que normalmente enfrentamos como tormentas invernales, sequías y calor extremo por citar...

2021 Year in Review
As the calendar year inches closer to 2022, it is time to reflect on another historic year for California. Aside from the usual threats of winter storms, drought, and extreme heat, among others, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)...