by Monica Vargas | Jan 7, 2021 | Allied Agency News, en Español
Las dosis pueden ir a individuos en grupos de menor prioridad cuando la demanda de alta prioridad cede o cuando las dosis están a punto de expirar. SACRAMENTO – Hoy, el estado emitió recomendaciones de vacunas a los departamentos y proveedores locales de salud...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 7, 2021 | Allied Agency News
Doses may go to individuals in lower priority groups when high-priority demand subsides or when doses are about to expire SACRAMENTO – Today the state issued vaccine recommendations to local public health departments and providers focused on accelerating the...
by Jim Kyle | Jan 7, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
Until the necessary critical mass of our population has been properly inoculated with one of the available vaccines and the rate of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 begins to drop, there is an immediate need to address the fallout from the overwhelming number of cases...
by Robb Mayberry | Jan 7, 2021 | All
Last March, health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic were facing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shortages. As the State of California assessed PPE supply needs, efforts were made to identify providers and secure contracts for additional...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 7, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
Deployed personnel come from California National Guard, California Medical Assistance Teams, Federal Military and Health agencies, California Health Corps, Fire/EMS, and contracted medical providers SACRAMENTO – In expanding continued efforts to protect...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 6, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Today the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Based on ICU data, four regions, San Joaquin Valley, Southern California,...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 6, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
California’s Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid System has sent additional Firefighter Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) on 14-day deployments to assist emergency rooms and other vital medical areas in some of California’s most impacted hospitals. These...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 6, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
SACRAMENTOÂ – The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) in partnership with State’s Districts Attorney’s and the US Attorney’s Office continue to investigate and remediate fraud within state and federal unemployment insurance...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 6, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
Deployed personnel come from California National Guard, California Medical Assistance Teams, Federal Military and Health agencies, California Health Corps, Fire/EMS, and contracted medical providers SACRAMENTO – The State of California – through the Governor’s...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 5, 2021 | en Español
SACRAMENTO – Hoy, el Departamento de Salud Pública de California (CDPH) anunció las estadÃsticas más recientes sobre COVID-19, que incluyen datos sobre la capacidad de la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI) en todo el estado. Según los datos de la UCI, cuatro...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 5, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
Earlier last year as the spread of the COVID-19 virus began painting a dire picture of potential hospital bed shortages, California agencies stood up Alternate Care Sites to build capacity to help decompress healthcare systems. While the facilities remained in...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 5, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – Taking action to maintain life-preserving healthcare system capacity amid the current surge in COVID-19 cases, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and the California Health and Human Services Agency today formally requested...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 5, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
Calls for immediate action to support small businesses, including $575 million on top of the $500 million previously allocated to California’s Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant, bringing total support to more than $1 billion SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin...
by Robb Mayberry | Jan 5, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Today the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Based on ICU data, four regions, San Joaquin Valley, Southern California,...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 5, 2021 | Cal OES Press Releases
Deployed personnel come from California National Guard, California Medical Assistance Teams, Federal Military and Health agencies, California Health Corps, Fire/EMS, and contracted medical providers SACRAMENTO – In an effort to increase protection for...
by Monica Vargas | Jan 4, 2021 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Today the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Based on ICU data, four regions, San Joaquin Valley, Southern California,...
by Bryan May | Jan 3, 2021 | All, Cal OES Press Releases
California’s Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid System, most often used in response to wildfires, floods and other natural emergencies, is now assisting in the state’s response to Covid-19. Firefighter Paramedics and EMT’s are being deployed for a 14-day...
by Brad Alexander | Jan 1, 2021 | All, Cal OES Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is collaborating with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to rapidly deploy a team of design and construction experts to the Los Angeles region to evaluate and where necessary upgrade oxygen...
by Shawn Boyd | Dec 31, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Hoy, el Departamento de Salud Pública de California (CDPH) anunció las estadÃsticas más recientes sobre COVID-19, que incluyen datos sobre la capacidad de la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI) en todo el estado. Según los datos de la UCI, cuatro...
by Jonathan Gudel | Dec 31, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Today the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Based on ICU data, four regions, San Joaquin Valley, Southern California,...
by Jonathan Gudel | Dec 31, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases
Deployed personnel come from California National Guard, California Medical Assistance Teams, Federal Military and Health agencies, California Health Corps and contracted medical providers SACRAMENTO – Enhancing efforts to protect healthcare workers and patients...
by Alyson Hanner | Dec 31, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to California businesses and residents affected by the Mountain View Fire that occurred Nov. 17 – Nov. 23, 2020, announced Administrator Jovita Carranza of the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA acted...
by Monica Vargas | Dec 31, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to increase at alarming rates throughout California, a multi-agency state technical assistance team has been directed to assist Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Joaquin counties as its hospital systems...
by Monica Vargas | Dec 30, 2020 | Allied Agency News
First Case of United Kingdom Coronavirus Variant Detected in California SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has been notified by San Diego County Public Health Services of a patient with the variant COVID-19 virus strain originally detected...
by Robb Mayberry | Dec 30, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an executive order to further assist communities across the state recovering from devastating wildfires dating back to 2017. The order extends the state’s prohibition on price gouging for Butte, Los Angeles, Mendocino,...
by Robb Mayberry | Dec 30, 2020 | Allied Agency News
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced that the deadline to apply for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program for the COVID-19 Pandemic disaster declaration is extended to Dec. 31, 2021.  The deadline extension comes as a result...
by Robb Mayberry | Dec 30, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
Governor outlines framework to continue and expand safe in-person instruction in early spring, including a $2 billion early action proposal to support school safety measures Governor’s plan is built on four pillars: Funding to Support Safe Reopening; Safety &...
by Monica Vargas | Dec 29, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
Nation-leading program participants close escrow on all 94 projects, representing 6,029 units of permanent housing for individuals experiencing homelessness Homekey acquisition phase finishes on-time and under budget All 51 awardees have also received at least one...
by Monica Vargas | Dec 28, 2020 | Allied Agency News
CDPH Provides Direction on Implementation of Crisis Care Continuum Guidelines During the Current Surge of COVID-19 Cases SACRAMENTO –The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care...
by Monica Vargas | Dec 28, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
Federal partnership will provide no-cost Pfizer vaccines to residents and staff in long-term care facilities SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that California has opted in to the federal COVID-19 Pharmacy Partnership. At no cost to the state or local...
by Monica Vargas | Dec 24, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Department of Public Health provided latest facts around COVID-19 including California reaching 2 million positive cases. “Today California hit a sobering milestone, we have surpassed 2 million COVID-19 cases. While this means we are...
by Monica Vargas | Dec 23, 2020 | Allied Agency News, en Español
Restricciones sobre actividades no esenciales, incluida la venta minorista no esencial, entre las 10 p.m. y 5 a.m. continuara en todo el estado SACRAMENTO – Aprovechando los esfuerzos de California para proteger la capacidad del sistema de atención médica...
by Jonathan Gudel | Dec 23, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Due to high rates of COVID-19 hospitalizations impacting the health care system, California is under a Limited Stay at Home Order. The order applies to all counties that are currently under the Regional Stay at Home Order and those in Tier One (Purple) of...
by Monica Vargas | Dec 23, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases
Predatory businesses and scammers prey on the public during the pandemic even as vaccines arrive in California According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), predatory business practices are not going away even during one of the largest public...
by Robb Mayberry | Dec 23, 2020 | All
After two-year pilot phase reached nearly one million users, Mayor announces end of ShakeAlert L.A. and transition to new platform LOS ANGELES –– Mayor Eric Garcetti today announced that the City of Los Angeles will retire the ShakeAlertLA earthquake early warning...
by Robb Mayberry | Dec 23, 2020 | All
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded California private nonprofit organizations of the Jan. 25, 2021, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for...
by Jonathan Gudel | Dec 23, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases
In preparation of dangerous fire weather conditions continuing across Southern California, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has strategically prepositioned critical fire resources to include strike teams of fire engines, firefighters,...
by Shawn Boyd | Dec 22, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Aprovechando los esfuerzos de California para proteger la capacidad del sistema de atención médica durante el aumento continuo de casos de COVID-19 que requieren hospitalización, el Departamento de Salud Pública de California (CDPH) anunció hoy la...
by Monica Vargas | Dec 22, 2020 | Allied Agency News
Limited Stay at Home Order Extended Restrictions on Non-Essential Activities, Including Non-Essential Retail, Between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Continue Statewide SACRAMENTO – Building on California’s efforts to protect health care system capacity during the continuing surge...
by Monica Vargas | Dec 21, 2020 | Allied Agency News, en Español
SACRAMENTO – El Departamento de Salud Pública de California (CDPH) anunció hoy las estadÃsticas más recientes sobre COVID-19, que incluyen datos sobre la capacidad de la unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI) en todo el estado. Según los datos de la UCI, cuatro...
by Jonathan Gudel | Dec 21, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Based on ICU data, four regions, San Joaquin Valley, Southern California,...
by Monica Vargas | Dec 18, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
New reimbursement policy also applies to temporary isolation housing for health care workers, agricultural workers and people who have a need to quarantine or isolate upon release from prison SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the Federal...
by Jonathan Gudel | Dec 18, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Based on ICU data, four regions, San Joaquin Valley, Southern California,...
by Shawn Boyd | Dec 17, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Con los casos de COVID-19 aumentando a un ritmo alarmante y las camas de UCI al máximo o casi a su capacidad en todo el estado, el Departamento de Salud Pública de California (CDPH) lanzó hoy la campaña de publicidad “Madres” con madres reales...
by Jonathan Gudel | Dec 17, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases
Alert is Informational Only, Recipients do not Need to Dial 9-1-1 SACRAMENTO – With COVID-19 spreading at an increasing rate throughout the state and many Californians now under a mandatory, Regional Stay-at-Home Order, the Governor’s Office of Emergency...
by Alyson Hanner | Dec 17, 2020 | All, Cal OES Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – If you are a California survivor of the recent wildfires receiving rental assistance for temporary housing through FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program, let FEMA know if you have a continuing need. Rental assistance is for paying rent, including a...
by Jonathan Gudel | Dec 17, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Based on ICU data, the Bay Area will enter the Regional Stay at Home Order...
by Shawn Boyd | Dec 16, 2020 | Podcast
In this episode (#81) we talk with Grady Joseph, Cal OES Assistant Director for the Covid19 Logistics Task Force. Learn about the complexity inherent in the logistical response to this pandemic in California. He talks about the early challenges of PPE procurement,...
by Monica Vargas | Dec 15, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases
Uber Freight & Direct Relief Partner with the State to Get Critical PPE to Essential Workers With COVID-19 spreading rapidly across multiple regions in the state, California has received its largest donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to-date from...
by Jonathan Gudel | Dec 15, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19, including data on intensive care unit (ICU) capacity across the state. Based on ICU data, three regions, San Joaquin Valley, Southern California, and...
