The California Office of Emergency Services has launched the Listas program, an informational campaign featuring women from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, to teach other women how to prepare for natural disasters.
Thursday marks one month since five-year-old Kyle Doan was swept away by floodwaters. His mother is now asking the state to help remove legal barriers and expand their own search for Kyle.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to announce Monday that the stay at home order will be lifted in all regions of the state, according to a letter from the.
Updated on January 25, 2021 at 4:53 pm
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California s statewide Regional Stay-at-Home Order has ended, but restrictions remains in place based on conditions in each county.
The order, which began Dec. 6, was lifted after some signs that parts of California are slowly emerging from the most intense stage of the pandemic.
In Los Angeles County, the state’s most populous, the test positivity rate has plummeted 39% over the past three weeks, health officials say.
California s Regional Stay-at-Home order was lifted Monday for all regions, including Southern California, the state s public health department said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom was expected to make an announcement later Monday at a news conference about the end of the order. The move means a return to restrictions based on conditions in each county after what officials said are some positive signs about the virus spread.
allows counties to impose restrictions that are even stricter than the state-imposed order.
Dr. Tomás Aragón, CDPH director and state public health officer said: Californians heard the urgent message to stay home as much as possible and accepted that challenge to slow the surge and save lives. Together, we changed our activities knowing our short-term sacrifices would lead to longer-term gains. COVID-19 is still here and still deadly, so our work is not over, but it s important to recognize our collective actions saved lives and we are turning a critical corner. The statewide order was based on regional numbers, such as intensive care unit capacity, and included the San Joaquin Valley, Bay Area and Southern California.