by Cal OES News Center | Mar 12, 2020 | All, Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California public health officials this evening issued an updated policy on gatherings to protect public health and slow the spread of COVID-19. The state’s public health experts have determined that gatherings should...
by Bryan May | Mar 11, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Today California officials issued guidance to protect individuals experiencing homelessness, and the volunteers and employees of homeless assistance providers who serve this vulnerable population from the spread of COVID-19. “We know that...
by Monica Vargas | Mar 11, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – In an ongoing effort to ensure that Americans who have disembarked the Grand Princess cruise ship in Oakland are housed in safe and secure sites during their mandatory 14-day quarantines, the state and federal governments continue to identify...
by Monica Vargas | Mar 11, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases
OAKLAND – The United States Department of Health and Human Services and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services provided the following update on the second day of progress towards the safe return of individuals from the Grand Princess Cruise...
by Monica Vargas | Mar 10, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – As passengers disembark from the Grand Princess cruise ship in Oakland, the state and federal government are working quickly to ensure that Americans are housed in safe and secure sites during their mandatory 14-day quarantines. In continuing...
by Monica Vargas | Mar 10, 2020 | Allied Agency News
State has launched an online hub that consolidates all available guidance on how to prepare and protect Californians from COVID-19 SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health today announced the most recent statistics on COVID-19. California now has 157...
by Monica Vargas | Mar 10, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases
OAKLAND – The United States Department of Health and Human Services and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services today announced the following update on the progress of the safe return of individuals from the Grand Princess Cruise ship. The...
by Monica Vargas | Mar 9, 2020 | Allied Agency News
Older Adults and People with Serious Medical Conditions are More at Risk and Encouraged to Stay Home as Much as Possible SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health is encouraging Californians who are at higher risk for serious illness from COVID-19 to...
by Monica Vargas | Mar 9, 2020 | Allied Agency News
OAKLAND – The United States Department of Health and Human Services and California Health and Human Services Agency today announced additional steps underway to protect the City of Oakland, County of Alameda, port workers and surrounding communities from the...
by Monica Vargas | Mar 9, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases
The State of California continues to work in partnership with the federal government to aid in the safe return of passengers from the Grand Princess cruise ship. The entire mission is centered around protecting the health of the passengers, and ensuring that when the...
by Monica Vargas | Mar 8, 2020 | All
Date: March 8, 2020 Number: NR20-015 State has released updated guidance for schools, colleges, large public events, employers, workers and elder care/congregate living facilities to prepare and protect Californians from COVID-19 Updated guidance builds off existing...
by Monica Vargas | Mar 8, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – The State of California has been working in partnership with the federal government to aid in the safe return of passengers from the Grand Princess. The entire mission is centered around protecting the health of the passengers, and ensuring that...
by Brad Alexander | Mar 6, 2020 | All
Butte County and the Town of Paradise recently received notification that FEMA approved public assistance funding for the removal of Hazard Trees rooted on private property that are a threat to fall into public and eligible private roads traveled by the public. The...
by Robb Mayberry | Mar 4, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases, Governor Proclamations
Emergency proclamation builds on work already underway across state government to protect public health and safety Proclamation includes increased protections against price gouging, offers more assistance to local governments and allows health care workers to come...
by Shawn Boyd | Feb 27, 2020 | All, Video Packages
Residents living in one rural Northern California community were tired of feeling helpless during recent wildfires and public safety power shutoffs. They didn’t have the ability to communicate with friends or loved ones because cell service, land lines and...
by Jonathan Gudel | Feb 24, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases
Beth Cousins, a former city Deputy Chief Information Officer in Minnesota, was hired as the new Chief Information Officer at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), ending a five-month national recruitment. She replaces Carla Simmons,...
by Shawn Boyd | Feb 18, 2020 | Podcast
In this episode (#73) we talk with Cal OES Deputy Director Mitch Medigovich, who oversees the Logistics Management Directorate. We concentrate on some of the more recent incidents Logistics have been challenged by including the Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS), the...
by Jonathan Gudel | Feb 13, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases
The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses economically impacted by the severe storms and flooding in San Bernardino County that occurred Nov. 27 – Dec. 1, 2019, SBA...
by Monica Vargas | Feb 12, 2020 | All
Nearly one month ago, more than three dozen California disaster specialists boarded flights headed to San Juan, Puerto Rico. Their mission: use their experience and expertise to help Puerto Rico after a 6.4 earthquake hit the island causing widespread damage,...
by Brad Alexander | Feb 11, 2020 | All
The Town of Paradise has opened the doors of its Building Resiliency Center (BRC) to address the needs of residents of Butte County impacted by the devastating Camp Fire of November 2018. The BRC, or “Brick” as it’s been nicknamed, hosts representatives from different...
by Bryan May | Jan 24, 2020 | Video Packages
WARNING: This video may not be suitable for young viewers. The call comes in: Shots fired on a crowded campus. For First Responders, every split second decision can be a matter of life or death. Come inside two separate Active Shooter Training exercises to get a...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 22, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is offering a new grant opportunity for the Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention Program The purpose of the Program is to expand sexual and domestic violence prevention efforts in California,...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 21, 2020 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Christina Curry, 50, of Elk Grove, has been appointed chief deputy director of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. Curry has been deputy director for planning,...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 21, 2020 | Podcast
This episode takes a closer look at how the International Affairs Office, at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, is the central hub for matters of international policy and guidelines, working relationships and special international projects. As the...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 21, 2020 | All
The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) recently had an opportunity to engage with the US Navy and other local, state and federal agencies, for a tabletop exercise related to a radiological scenario. This was a follow-up to a full scale exercise two...
by Robb Mayberry | Jan 17, 2020 | All
Oakland, CA. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $1.7 million to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and the City of Los Angeles to ensure Good Samaritan Hospital’s Emergency Department can deliver...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 17, 2020 | Allied Agency News, Cal OES Press Releases
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 Feb. 18, 2020, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 15, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted $20 million to the State of California for its Earthquake Brace + Bolt (EBB) program. The grant will subsidize the work of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and the California...
by Robb Mayberry | Jan 14, 2020 | All
Cal OES Recovery Branch is recruiting for multiple permanent/full-time Disaster Assistance Program Specialists vacancies. We will be hosting a One-Day Interview Event on Saturday, February 15. One-Day Interview Event Saturday, February 15th...
by Brad Alexander | Jan 14, 2020 | All
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 14, 2020 | All
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is offering a new grant opportunity for the Supervised Visitation Program (SP). The purpose of the SP Program is to assure the safety and protection of children by supporting professional providers...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 13, 2020 | All
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is offering two new grant opportunities in the transfer of Knowledge Program (KO) and the Special Needs School Transportation Camera (SN) Program. The purpose of the KO Program is to...
by Brad Alexander | Jan 11, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases, Press Advisories
Updated at 1600 hours, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020. In the aftermath of another large magnitude earthquake this morning in Puerto Rico, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the deployment of 35 disaster specialists to assist the island to rebuild and recover. A series of...
by Jonathan Gudel | Jan 10, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases
The California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB) today posted a Notice of Funds Available for Trauma Recovery Centers (TRCs). The funding is for fiscal years 2020-21 and 2021-22. TRCs provide trauma-informed mental health treatment and case management to...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 8, 2020 | All
As the anniversary of the devastating mudslides in Montecito, Calif., is upon us we want to remember the lives lost and the toll taken on their families and community. Residents were awoken in the pre-dawn hours of Jan. 9, 2018, to the horrifying sound of mud and...
by Shawn Boyd | Jan 8, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases
At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Governor Gavin Newsom through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) has approved the deployment of four members of California-based Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task...
by Brad Alexander | Jan 3, 2020 | Cal OES Press Releases, Homeland Security
The following is a statement from Mark Ghilarducci, the director of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the Homeland Security Advisor to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Director Ghilarducci oversees statewide public safety, emergency management,...
by Jonathan Gudel | Dec 31, 2019 | Cal OES Press Releases
California has a new tool in its efforts to build wildfire resilience and improve long-term forest management in the face of climate change. The California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection has certified a new program that will help minimize wildland fire risk...
by Jonathan Gudel | Dec 24, 2019 | Cal OES Press Releases
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 Shawn Boyd | Dec 24, 2019 | Podcast
In this episode, Cal OES Chief Counsel Alex Pal sits down with host Shawn Boyd at headquarters to talk about the role he and his office played during a few recent California emergencies, and the importance legal affairs plays as a whole. Alex was appointed to this...
by Robb Mayberry | Dec 19, 2019 | All
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointment: Jennifer Hogan, 40, of Sacramento, has been appointed assistant director of hazard mitigation at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. Hogan has served as hazard mitigation...
by Monica Vargas | Dec 17, 2019 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded California businesses and residents of the Jan. 17, 2020, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for...
by Shawn Boyd | Dec 13, 2019 | Podcast
Denise Shemenski is the tribal advisor for Cal OES. The purpose of the Office of Tribal Coordination is to improve and maintain communication and collaboration between California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and all Native American Tribes in...
by Brian Ferguson | Dec 13, 2019 | All
Individuals from across Northern California representing local government, first responders, nonprofit organizations and technology companies including Facebook, Airbnb, and Google joined California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) last week to...
by Monica Vargas | Dec 2, 2019 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West announced today that SBA will close its Santa Rosa Disaster Loan Outreach Center at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. “SBA opened the...
by Brad Alexander | Dec 2, 2019 | All, Marked as Featured
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and Sonoma County have maintained a strong relationship since the 2017 wildfires and have continued building on the coordination and lessons learned following those events, which help facilitate recovery...
by Monica Vargas | Nov 26, 2019 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded private nonprofit organizations in the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians of the Dec. 26, 2019, deadline to...
by Brad Alexander | Nov 26, 2019 | Cal OES Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Director Mark Ghilarducci, secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources to...
by Monica Vargas | Nov 25, 2019 | Allied Agency News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded California businesses and residents of the Dec. 24, 2019, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for...
by Robb Mayberry | Nov 22, 2019 | Cal OES Press Releases, Governor Proclamations
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an executive order to help streamline recovery efforts in communities across the state impacted by last month’s devastating fires. The executive order helps displaced residents with housing needs...
