July 14, 2020 – Cal OES continues its mission alongside partnering agencies to support counties across the state, responding to COVID-19. During this pandemic, Cal OES has shipped out millions of N95 masks to multiple front-line sectors. This continuous effort helps jurisdictions stay safe during these unprecedented times. Here are the latest numbers as of […]
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AG Becerra Urges Congress to Address Childcare Funding as Part of Next Coronavirus Relief Package
SACRAMENTO, July 14, 2020 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today, as part of a multistate coalition, urged the U.S. Senate to provide at least $50 billion in financial support for childcare as part of the next coronavirus relief package. This funding is critical in order for childcare providers to make payroll and pay rent, insurance, and other […]
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Court again rules that San Francisco’s sanctuary policies comply with federal law
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13, 2020 — City Attorney Dennis Herrera released the following statement in response to today’s ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that both confirmed San Francisco’s sanctuary ordinances are lawful and invalidated grant conditions that the Trump administration had tried to use to deny funding to sanctuary jurisdictions like San […]
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California Health and Human Services Agency Announces New Plans for COVID-19 Testing
SACRAMENTO July 14, 2020 – California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly today announced new plans for COVID-19 testing in California, including updated testing guidance, new requirements for health plans to cover testing, and the new co-chairs of the state’s COVID-19 Testing Task Force. “Testing is a critical tool that helps us diagnose […]
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As wildfire season looms, California adds 900 firefighters to its crews
California will hire nearly 900 new seasonal firefighters to make up for a dwindling number of firefighting inmates as wildfires already have blackened more acreage than last year. The state has long relied on thousands of incarcerated firefighters as the “infantry” of its forces fighting wildfires. But with an outbreak of the novel coronavirus at a key Northern California training hub, […]
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California Orders Additional Restrictions to Slow Transmissions of COVID-19
SACRAMENTO July 13, 2020 – Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health today expanded statewide its indoor closures for businesses that encourage mixing of individuals beyond immediate households and make physical distancing and wearing face coverings difficult. Affected businesses include restaurants, wineries and tasting rooms, movie theaters, family entertainment centers, zoos and museums and cardrooms. These […]
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Statewide: Indoor operations closing again
July 13, 2020 – California is monitoring COVID-19 closely in each local community and keeping the public informed. We’re teaming up with counties to fight it with every tool we have: current local data, testing, contact tracing, infection control, emergency supplies, containment measures, and more. Counties should be ready to restore limitations if outbreaks increase. The State Public […]
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DMV Gives 1-Year Extension to Senior Drivers with Expiring Licenses
Sacramento July 13, 2020 – The California Department of Motor Vehicles is providing an automatic one-year extension to Californians age 70 and older with a noncommercial driver license with an expiration date between March 1 and December 31, 2020. This action delays the requirement for this population to visit a DMV office during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
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Largest battery storage system in US connects to California ISO grid
FOLSOM, Calif. July 13, 2020 – The California Independent System Operator (ISO) connected the largest battery storage resource in the nation to its power grid last month, signaling an era of rapid battery growth for the ISO in the next several years. The initial phase of LS Power Group’s Gateway Energy Storage Project in San […]
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AG Becerra, State Education Leaders Sue Trump Admin. for Policy that Threatens to Spread COVID-19 in Colleges Across the Country
SACRAMENTO, July 9, 2020 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley, and California State University Chancellor Timothy White today announced the State of California is filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s unlawful policy that threatens to exacerbate the spread of COVID-19 and exile hundreds of thousands of college students studying in the United […]
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California State Parks Accepting Applications for Round 4 of the Competitive Statewide Park Program
SACRAMENTO, Calif. July 10, 2020— California State Parks is now accepting applications for Round 4 of the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Grant Program funded by Proposition 68. A total of $395.3 million in competitive grant funding is available to cities, counties, nonprofit organizations, local districts and joint powers authorities to create new parks […]
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Ahead of Peak Fire Season, Governor Newsom Announces More Firefighting Support Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
MCCLELLAN PARK, July 9, 2020 – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom visited McClellan Air Force Base to highlight the state’s wildfire mitigation capabilities and discuss new efforts to protect emergency personnel and evacuees from COVID-19 during wildfires. The Governor also announced the state would hire 858 more firefighters and six California Conservation Corps (CCC) crews through […]
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AG Becerra Applauds Court Order Allowing Final Approval Process for Landmark Sutter Settlement to Move Forward
SACRAMENTO, July 9, 2020 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued the following statement in response to today’s court ruling denying Sutter Health’s (Sutter) motion asking to delay final approval of the settlement reached in December 2019, which would help restore competition in the healthcare market. Today’s ruling by Judge Massullo allows the settlement approval process to move forward. “Sutter’s practices harmed California’s […]
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AG Becerra, Education Leaders Sue Trump Admin for Arbitrary Policy That Threatens to Spread COVID-19 in Colleges Across the Country
SACRAMENTO, July 9, 2020– California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley, and California State University Chancellor Timothy White today announced the State of California is filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s unlawful policy that threatens to exacerbate the spread of COVID-19 and exile hundreds of thousands of college students studying in the United States […]
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Study: Policies fall short on expanding access to birth control in LA County retail pharmacies
July 7, 2020 – Federal and state policies to expand access to birth control have included increasing access to preventative and emergency hormonal contraception at retail pharmacies for women and girls of all ages without a physician’s prescription. A new study from the University of Illinois at Chicago investigated the impact of these policies in Los Angeles […]
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With New Permits, Newsom Ramps Up Fracking in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. July 6, 2020 — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s oil and gas regulatory agency has approved 12 new permits for Chevron to conduct hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the Lost Hills Oil Field in Kern County. The authorizations — issued late Thursday afternoon, just before the holiday weekend — will allow Chevron to frack these wells […]
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Calling All Californians: #ShopSafeShopLocal
Sacramento,CA, July 8, 2020 – The Governor’s Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery today announced a new campaign, Calling All Californians: #ShopSafeShopLocal, to encourage Californians to support small businesses in their communities as they make modifications to protect public health and help our state’s diverse neighborhoods thrive. Running through July, the campaign is a call […]
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California condors spotted in Sequoia National Park, first time in nearly half a century
SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. July 7, 2020 – Recently reintroduced endangered California condors continue to reoccupy parts of their historic range, including the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California and adjacent foothills. Condors were seen atop Moro Rock, a popular hiking destination in Sequoia National Park, in late May. They are back to […]
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AG Becerra Leads Multistate Lawsuit Against Secretary DeVos’ Attempt to Siphon Pandemic Relief Funds Away from Public Schools
SACRAMENTO, July 7, 2020– California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel are today leading a coalition of six attorneys general in a lawsuit against U.S. Department of Education (Department) Secretary Betsy DeVos’ unlawful attempt to siphon pandemic relief funds away from K-12 public schools. The lawsuit follows the latest effort by […]
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State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces Implementation Tool for Assessing Student Learning
SACRAMENTO July 7, 2020 – State Superintendent Tony Thurmond announced today that the California Department of Education (CDE) has released a new implementation tool on diagnostic and formative assessments as a resource for schools. Being able to identify where students are in their learning within key content areas when they return to school would support […]