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Federal Government Rejects California Wildfire Assistance Request

October 16, 2020 3:31 pm

On Thursday, the federal government rejected California’s major disaster declaration request to help recover from 6 wildfires that burned throughout the state last month. Last month, wildfires had once again erupted across California, killing over a dozen people in September...

Project Roomkey To Wrap Up Hotel Stays For Homeless In California

September 24, 2020 6:00 pmSeptember 25, 2020 7:39 am

This week, hotels across California began another wave of emptying rooms as ‘Project Roomkey‘, California’s $100 million project to secure temporary shelter for the homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic, plans its wrap up. An end to Project Roomkey The Project...

EDD To Send Out Additional $900 For Most Unemployed Californians

September 8, 2020 6:37 am

On Monday, the Employment Development Department (EDD) began sending the additional $900 in federal unemployment funds to Californians who lost their job due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding, $300 per week for three weeks for those that had received...

California Granted $4.5 Billion From FEMA For Supplemental Unemployment Benefits

August 23, 2020 8:16 am

On Saturday, the Employment Development Department (EDD) announced that they secured $4.5 billion from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Lost Wage Assistance Program to add extra money to state unemployment benefits. An extra $300 for 3 weeks for unemployed...

Gov. Newsom Declares State of Emergency Due To Heat, Wildfires

August 18, 2020 8:24 pmAugust 20, 2020 7:13 am

On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency due to high temperatures and over two dozen separate wildfires currently burning across the state. Newsom’s declaration, which will give California out-of-state funding to help combat wildfires and to assist...

CA Officials Want Mo Money From FEMA For Oroville Dam Repairs: $333 Million Isn’t Enough

March 11, 2019 2:00 amMarch 11, 2019 7:07 pm

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has already committed $333.4 million toward the repairs of the 2017 broken spillway of California’s state owned and operated Oroville Dam. But it’s not enough, according to California state officials. FEMA announced this week it...