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Governor Newsom Announces Appointments for Assistant Director of Response North, Critical Infrastructure Protection Positions
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Nathan DiPillo, 44, of Loomis, has been appointed Critical Infrastructure Protection Analyst at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. DiPillo has served as Critical...
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 807,425 confirmed cases to date. Numbers may not represent true day-over-day change as reporting of test results can be delayed. There...
New Materials and Audio Files for Farmworkers Featuring COVID-19 and Disaster Preparedness
Written materials in Spanish and audio files in Indigenous Languages, Punjabi, Hmong and Spanish now available In the midst of active wildfires and a global pandemic, a collaborative effort between several state agencies and community-based organizations produce and...
Governor Newsom Signs Legislation to Support Survivors of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Other Crime and Abuse
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed several bills to enhance protections for survivors of crime and abuse, including measures that establish an amnesty clause protecting survivors and witnesses of sexual assault, support victims in...
Governor Newsom Declares State of Emergency in Napa, Sonoma and Shasta Counties, Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to Bolster Response to Fires Across State
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an emergency proclamation for the counties of Napa, Sonoma and Shasta due to the Glass and Zogg fires, which have burned tens of thousands of acres, destroyed homes and critical infrastructure and caused the evacuation...