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California Public Health Officials Release Guidance for Small Supervised Groups of Children
Guidance Applies to Educational and Childcare Settings Groups or Cohorts Must be Limited to No More Than 14 Children and 2 Adults SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health today released guidance regarding the in-person supervision of cohorts of...
Wildfire Evacuees Find Comfort, Answers at Shelters
Evacuees from any of the wildfires burning around the state of California often don't have a place to go for answers to questions, help with immediate emergency logistics or even food and shelter. This video shows you what some survivors of the Lightning Complex Fire...
Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order in Response to COVID-19
Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an executive order to help increase the availability of CLIA-waived COVID-19 testing and address a variety of issues in response to the pandemic. The order allows the California Department of Consumer Affairs, in consultation with...
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 August 24, 2020:
Wildfire Survivors can Register With FEMA for Assistance
Today, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that wildfire survivors are now able to register for federal financial assistance through disasterassistance.gov. If...