News and updates from Cal OES

Food Benefits Available for Wildfire Victims
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) today announced that individuals and families impacted by wildfires in six counties may be eligible to receive Disaster CalFresh food benefits as part of continuing disaster recovery efforts. A family of four with a...

Flood After Fire – A Disaster On-Deck
While it may not seem so now, the fires burning all over California will soon be extinguished. And although it may feel like that will be the time to let out a sigh of relief, another threat is close behind. Cal OES reminds those living downhill and downstream of burn...

Deadline Approaching in California for SBA Working Capital Loans Due to Severe Storms and Flooding
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded California small businesses of the Nov. 13, 2020, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury...

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 852,406 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 850,028 casos confirmados hasta la fecha. Es posible que las cifras no representen un cambio real de un día a otro, ya que el...