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Governor Newsom Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declarations Due to Winter Storms
Governor Gavin Newsom today requested Presidential Major Disaster Declarations to bolster ongoing state and local recovery efforts following severe February storms that caused widespread flooding, mudslides and damage to critical infrastructure across California. If...
Governor Newsom Declares State of Emergency in Eight Counties Due to Winter Storms
SACRAMENTO -- Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an emergency proclamation for the counties of Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Mariposa, Napa, Santa Cruz, Solano and Tuolumne to help communities recover from severe February storms that caused widespread flooding, mudslides...
Nearly 200,000 Tons of Debris from Woolsey and Hill Fires
State contractors have removed nearly 200,000 tons of debris generated by the Woolsey and Hill fires from private properties in Los Angeles and Ventura counties since debris removal operations began on February 6, officials with the Debris Removal Operations Center...
SBA Tops $400 Million in Disaster Assistance Loans
*Comunicado de prensa en español incluido SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West announced today that SBA has approved more than $401 million in federal disaster loans for...
One Month Left to Apply for SBA Disaster Loans
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 May 10, 2019, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury...