California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. April 1, 2020 – The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the fourth manual snow survey of 2020 at Phillips Station. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, DWR is providing video of the results in lieu of conducting a live media event on site. Today’s manual survey recorded 43.5 inches of snow […]

Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today released the following statement on the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program that is part of the coronavirus response legislation signed into law last week:             “Small businesses are the engine that drives our economy. Key to helping small businesses and nonprofits stay afloat during this pandemic will be the […]

April 1, 2020 – An estimated 162,300 LGB and 9,000 transgender people age 65 and older live in California and are at high risk for serious illness from COVID-19, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. The California Department of Public Health has associated high risk with people age 65 and older […]

SACRAMENTO, March 31, 2020 – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the “Stay Home. Save Lives. Check In.” campaign urging Californians to help combat social isolation and food insecurity among Californians who are over the age of 65 – a community that is uniquely vulnerable to COVID-19. During California’s stay at home order, older Californians may […]

SACRAMENTO March 30, 2020 – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that will provide tax, regulatory and licensing extensions for businesses.  The executive order allows the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) to offer a 90-day extension for tax returns and tax payments for all businesses filing a return for less […]

SACRAMENTO March 30, 2020 – Governor Gavin Newsom today launched a major new initiative to expand California’s health care workforce and recruit health care professionals to address the COVID-19 surge. Health care professionals with an active license, public health professionals, medical retirees, medical and nursing students, or members of medical disaster response teams in California are […]

SACRAMENTO, March 30, 2020 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today led a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting that they increase access to reproductive healthcare, including safe and legal abortion, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The coalition urges the Administration to waive or utilize its […]

SACRAMENTO March 27, 2020 – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to enhance the authority of California’s Judicial Branch to take emergency action in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. Specifically, the executive order empowers the Judicial Council and the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court to take necessary action to be […]

SACRAMENTO March 37, 2020 – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an executive order banning the enforcement of eviction orders for renters affected by COVID-19 through May 31, 2020. The order prohibits landlords from evicting tenants for nonpayment of rent and prohibits enforcement of evictions by law enforcement or courts. It also requires tenants to declare […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 27, 2020 – U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) on Thursday sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, National Park Service Deputy Director David Vela, and Chief Executive Officer at Presidio Trust Jean Fraser, pushing for the closure of all 28 California national park units for the […]

SACRAMENTO March 27, 2020 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today issued the following statement reminding businesses that California’s law prohibiting price gouging during a time of emergency applies to all sellers, including retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. This means that California’s price gouging law applies to transactions between manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers as it does between retailers and consumers.   “During this difficult public […]

Sacramento March 27, 2020 – The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is moving to offer Californians essential services online starting next week to continue processing critical transactions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Field offices will be temporarily closed to the public statewide beginning March 27 and reopen, virtually, on April 2. All in-office appointments at this […]

VALLEJO, Calif. March 26, 2020 – USDA Forest Service appreciates the public’s interest in outdoor recreation, particularly in light of current events. The Pacific Southwest Region of the Forest Service, in response to the recent statewide shelter-in-place order issued by the Governor of California, is joining the cause to aggressively mitigate the spread of COVID-19 […]

CLOVIS, Calif., March 26, 2020 – USDA Forest Service appreciates the public’s interest in outdoor recreation, particularly in light of current events. The Pacific Southwest Region of the Forest Service, in response to the recent statewide shelter-in-place order issued by the Governor of California, is joining the cause to aggressively mitigate the spread of COVID-19 […]

SACRAMENTO, March 24, 2020 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today sent two letters – one on behalf of California and one as part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general – urging President Trump to fully invoke the Defense Production Act to respond to states’ immediate need for additional vital supplies to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Both […]