California Emergency Services Act Archives

Gov. Newsom Declares State Of Emergency In Humboldt County Over Earthquake

December 21, 2022 12:30 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency in Humboldt County on Tuesday, only hours after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred outside of Ferndale in Northern California. The earthquake itself struck at 2:34 A.M. on Tuesday, with the epicenter outside...

Three Courts Rule Against Gov. Newsom, State Govt. in Covid Business Lockdown Orders

August 22, 2022 12:16 pmAugust 23, 2022 10:22 am

The third California court in a week has ruled in favor of the people of California and the United States Constitution, against the government over state ordered Covid lockdowns. California courts are ruling that the government may have overstepped its...

Assembly Bill 108: Limiting the Governor’s Emergency Powers

December 16, 2020 3:01 pmDecember 18, 2020 5:29 am

Introduced on December 16 by Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham, Assembly Bill 108 would limit the Governor’s emergency orders and regulations under the California Emergency Services Act (CESA). AB 108 would amend Government Code Section 8567. AB 108 would permit an order...

AB 69: States of Emergency

December 9, 2020 11:43 amDecember 10, 2020 8:47 am

On December 7, the first day of the California Legislature’s 2021-22 Session, Assembly Members Kevin Kiley and James Gallagher introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 69, which deals with states of emergency. AB 69 would amend Section 8629 of the Government Code,...

Citizen Video Questions Legality of Newsom’s C-19 Emergency

May 21, 2020 6:06 amMay 21, 2020 7:12 am

Gov. Newsom’s C-19 Emergency Order intentionally avoided state criteria for declaring an epidemic. But, nonetheless, California’s coronavirus outbreak does not meet that criteria. A video has been circulating on the Internet since May 6 by Orange County resident Peggy Hall...

New Resolution to Terminate California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Emergency Powers

May 19, 2020 3:00 pmMay 19, 2020 8:19 pm

‘This Resolution is meant to restore a proper balance between the legislative and executive branches.’ Monday an Oregon judge declared “null and void” the pandemic-related emergency lockdown orders of Oregon Gov. Kate Brown in response to a lawsuit filed...

Governor’s Executive Order Impacts State Regulatory Process

April 5, 2020 10:41 amApril 5, 2020 10:42 am

On March 30, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-40-20 which is intended to “provide relief to California small businesses.” This particular Executive Order (EO) has a number of provisions including extensions of important deadlines contained in California’s Administrative...