by Bryan May | Apr 24, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases, Video Packages
As part of the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 outbreak, California has been working to secure needed medical supplies and personal protective equipment for front line health care workers. On April 8, Mark Ghilarducci, Director of the California Governor’s...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 24, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO, Calif.— With temperatures warming up across the state, California State Parks is reminding all Californians to ‘Stay Home, Save Lives’ as California continues to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. “With the warm weather, it’s only natural people want to...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 24, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO –The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 39,254 confirmed cases and 1,562 deaths. Testing in California As of April 23, more than 494,173 tests have been conducted in...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 24, 2020 | Allied Agency News
First-in-the-nation program will partner with local restaurants to prepare meals for older Californians Social Bridging Project will mobilize 1,000 callers to check in on older Californians Friendship Line California is expanding to serve...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 24, 2020 | Allied Agency News
Waives late fees, delays registration requirements and extends permits and IDs Sacramento – The California Department of Motor Vehicles today announced it is waiving late fees and penalties for vehicle registration, extending expiring identification cards, temporary...
by Bryan May | Apr 23, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an executive order addressing a variety of issues in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the issues addressed in the executive order include granting a 60-day extension for customers on several Department of Motor Vehicles...
by Bryan May | Apr 23, 2020 | Allied Agency News
The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 37,369 confirmed cases and 1,469 deaths. Testing in California As of April 22, more than 482,097 tests had been conducted in California. All...
by Bryan May | Apr 23, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an executive order that will give flexibility to the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Medi-Cal providers on a variety of deadlines and requirements to ensure continuity of service to patients and customers is...
by Bryan May | Apr 23, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
Local educational agencies, including school districts, will publish a written report to their communities that explains how they have responded to COVID-19, including steps they have taken to deliver distance learning and meet the needs of disadvantaged...
by Bryan May | Apr 23, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that most private student loan servicers have agreed to provide payment and other relief to borrowers, including more than 1.1 million Californians with privately held student loans. He also signed an executive order to stop...
by Bryan May | Apr 22, 2020 | All
The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 35,396 confirmed cases and 1,354 deaths. Racial Demographics – A More Complete Picture The California Department of Public Health is committed to...
by Robb Mayberry | Apr 22, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
Decision based on progress toward preparing California’s hospitals and health care delivery system for a COVID-19 surge in patients – one of California’s six indicators to gradually modify state’s stay-at-home order State also announces plans to add at least an...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 21, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
Initiative will build on California Volunteers’ efforts to establish a volunteer corps to help with the state’s response during COVID-19 Interested volunteers can visit CaliforniansForAll.ca.gov SACRAMENTO – With COVID-19 creating a critical need for...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 21, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO –The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 33,261 confirmed cases and 1,268 deaths. Racial Demographics – A More Complete Picture The California Department of Public Health is...
by Shawn Boyd | Apr 20, 2020 | All
Governor announces commitments from companies, business leaders, and philanthropists to provide Internet access for hundreds of thousands of households and laptops, Chromebooks, and tablets for over 70,000 students The California Public Utilities Commission will make...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 19, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 30,333 confirmed cases and 1,166 deaths. Racial Demographics – A More Complete Picture As of April 18, data on race and ethnicity is...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 18, 2020 | Allied Agency News
State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 28,963 confirmed cases and 1,072 deaths. Racial Demographics – A More Complete Picture As...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 18, 2020 | Allied Agency News
State effort has secured 10,974 hotel and motel rooms and 1,133 trailers for extremely vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness, to help flatten the curve and preserve hospital capacity State negotiated master agreement template with Motel 6 which...
by Bryan May | Apr 17, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order that allows for temporary waivers to certain foster youth programs to ensure continuity of care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The executive order will allow county child welfare agencies and probation...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 17, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
Governor appoints business and civic leader Tom Steyer Chief Advisor to the Governor on Business and Jobs Recovery Task Force will be co-chaired by Governor’s Chief of Staff Ann O’Leary and Steyer Brings together Californians from across diverse range of...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 17, 2020 | Allied Agency News, en Español
SACRAMENTO – El Departamento de Salud Pública de California anunció hoy las estadísticas más recientes sobre COVID-19. California ahora tiene 27,528 casos confirmados y 985 muertes. Demografía Racial Desde el 16 de Abril, los datos sobre...
by Robb Mayberry | Apr 17, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 27,528 confirmed cases and 985 deaths. Racial Demographics – A More Complete Picture As of April 16, data on race and ethnicity is...
by Brad Alexander | Apr 16, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
The order addresses upcoming admissions criteria for the CSU system, background checks for essential workers, and deadline extensions to real estate licenses, to name a few SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order addressing a variety of...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 16, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – El Departamento de Salud Pública de California anunció hoy las estadísticas más recientes sobre COVID-19. California ahora tiene 26,182 casos confirmados y 890 muertes. Demografía Racial Desde el 15 de Abril, los datos sobre...
by Robb Mayberry | Apr 16, 2020 | Allied Agency News
Sacramento – New Unemployment Insurance (UI) claim data officially released today illustrates the historic nature of the current demand for unemployment benefits in California with a total of 660,966 UI claims processed last week, creating a four-week total of 2.7...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 16, 2020 | Allied Agency News
USDA’s COVID-19 Federal Rural Resource Guide Lists Federal Programs That Can Help Rural Communities, Organizations and Residents Impacted by COVID-19 WASHINGTON, April 13, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled a one-stop-shop of...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 16, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 26,182 confirmed cases and 890 deaths. Racial Demographics – A More Complete Picture As of April 15, data on race and ethnicity is...
by Robb Mayberry | Apr 16, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
Governor’s Executive Order will benefit workers in grocery stores and fast food chains, and delivery drivers Order will give two weeks of supplemental paid sick leave to certain food sector workers if they are subject to a quarantine or isolation order or medical...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 16, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced today the creation of a new task force to close the digital divide for California students who lack access to resources such as internet connectivity and devices. The Closing the Digital...
by Bryan May | Apr 15, 2020 | Allied Agency News
El Departamento de Salud Pública de California anunció hoy las estadísticas más recientes sobre COVID-19. California ahora tiene 24,424 casos confirmados y 758 muertes. Demografía Racial Desde el 14 de Abril, los datos sobre raza y etnia están...
by Shawn Boyd | Apr 15, 2020 | All
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 24,424 confirmed cases and 821 deaths. Racial Demographics – A More Complete Picture As of April 14, data on race and ethnicity is...
by Robb Mayberry | Apr 15, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
Governor announces new initiative to expand call center hours at the Employment Development Department to better assist Californians with unemployment insurance applications EDD will also implement a one-stop shop for those applying for Pandemic Unemployment...
by Shawn Boyd | Apr 15, 2020 | Allied Agency News
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary as an emergency protective measure to provide food to meet the immediate needs of those who do not have access to food and to protect the public from the spread of the virus. On April 11, 2020, FEMA...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 14, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order that addresses the release and reentry process at the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, so that eligible youth serving time at DJJ can be discharged safely and...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 14, 2020 | All
SACRAMENTO – El Departamento de Salud Pública de California anunció hoy las estadísticas más recientes sobre COVID-19. California ahora tiene 23,338 casos confirmados y 758 muertes. Demografía Racial Esta información inicial, que representa el...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 14, 2020 | Allied Agency News
Se le recomienda a los clientes elegibles para renovar la licencia en línea que lo hagan Licencias de manejar comerciales extendidas hasta el 30 de junio; conductores menores de 70 años extendidas hasta el 31 de mayo Los conductores pueden solicitar una extensión de...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 14, 2020 | Allied Agency News
Customers eligible to renew license online encouraged to do so Commercial licenses extended through June 30; drivers under 70 extended through May 31 Drivers can request an optional paper extension online Drivers 70 and older will automatically receive temporary paper...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 14, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 23,338 confirmed cases and 758 deaths. Racial Demographics This initial information, representing 63 percent of COVID-19 cases and 87...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 14, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
VIEW HERE: Governor unveils six key indicators that will be considered before modifying state’s stay-at-home order SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today unveiled six key indicators that will guide California’s thinking for when and how to modify the...
by Shawn Boyd | Apr 13, 2020 | Allied Agency News, en Español
SACRAMENTO – El Departamento de Salud Pública de California anunció hoy las estadísticas más recientes sobre COVID-19. California ahora tiene 22,348 casos confirmados y 687 muertes. Demografía Racial Esta información inicial, que representa el...
by Shawn Boyd | Apr 13, 2020 | Allied Agency News
California is investing $42 million to protect vulnerable younger Californians $27.8 million to help families stay together Nearly $7 million will support overtime and additional outreach by county social workers to foster family caregivers at higher risk of COVID-19...
by Shawn Boyd | Apr 13, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 22,348 confirmed cases and 687 deaths. Racial Demographics This initial information, representing 62 percent of COVID-19 cases and 86...
by Shawn Boyd | Apr 13, 2020 | Allied Agency News
West Coast states agree region will move toward reopening based on health outcomes SACRAMENTO — Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced an agreement on a shared vision for reopening their...
by Robb Mayberry | Apr 11, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 20,615 confirmed cases and 609 deaths. Racial Demographics This initial information, representing 61 percent of COVID-19 cases and 82...
by Shawn Boyd | Apr 10, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the release of $100 million to support child care services, and to support child care providers who are stepping up to serve essential infrastructure workers and vulnerable populations and their children during this...
by Bryan May | Apr 10, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
To protect the most vulnerable Californians, the state issued early guidance to prepare facilities for COVID-19, including by limiting visitors and training staff on infection control California has retrained 600 nurses to support facility compliance with COVID-19...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 10, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – El Departamento de Salud Pública de California anunció hoy las estadísticas más recientes sobre COVID-19. California ahora tiene 19,472 casos confirmados y 541 muertes. Demografía Racial Esta información inicial, que representa el...
by Shawn Boyd | Apr 10, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 19,472 confirmed cases and 541 deaths. Racial Demographics This initial information, representing 54 percent of COVID-19 cases and 53...
by Monica Vargas | Apr 10, 2020 | Allied Agency News
It is Not Safe to Congregate at Parks and Compromise Physical Distancing SACRAMENTO, Calif.— In preparation for one of the busiest weekends in spring, California State Parks is advising the public to stay home and save lives during the COVID-19 pandemic....
by Brad Alexander | Apr 9, 2020 | Governor Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – In light of stay-at-home and physical distancing orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to address upcoming local elections. Three local special elections that have been scheduled for May and June will...