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Additional Unemployment Insurance Benefits Now Available For Long Term Unemployed
California employers will also receive some unemployment tax relief Sacramento – Up to 20 additional weeks of Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits are now available to longer term unemployed workers in California impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The...

Surgical Masks to Critical Sectors
COVID-19 Pandemic Surgical Masks to Critical Sectors Cal OES continues its mission alongside partner agencies to support critical sectors responding to COVID-19. During this pandemic, Cal OES has shipped out millions of surgical...

State Parks Implements Safety Measures to Reduce Density of Visitors over the Fourth of July Weekend
Temporary Closures Will Be Implemented in Some Counties SACRAMENTO, Calif.— California State Parks today announced safety measures to reduce the density of visitors over the Fourth of July weekend (July 3-5) in the State Park System. All state...

Governor Newsom Orders Additional Action to Slow Community Transmission
Counties on Monitoring List for 3 Days or More Must Prohibit Indoor Operations in Certain Sectors for a Minimum of 3 Weeks Businesses May Modify Operations to Provide Outdoor Services or Pick-up SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department...

Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order on Actions in Response to COVID-19
SACRAMENTO -- Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an executive order extending authorization for local governments to halt evictions for renters impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, through September 30. The order also addresses a variety of issues in response to...