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California Jobs First: CalCompetes program reaches $50 billion of private investment in the state
News What you need to know: As part of the California Jobs First initiative, CalCompetes invests in innovative companies to stay, relocate to or grow in California, creating family-supporting jobs in cutting edge industries all throughout the state. SACRAMENTO – The...
ICYMI: State distributed $880 million to clear 4 million Californians’ water utility debts
News What you need to know: The state this week announced that $880 million has gone towards water and wastewater utility bill relief for 4 million Californians – with some relief still going out the door this month. 944 community water systems, collectively serving...
Governor Newsom announces appointments 6.13.24
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Ian Bastek, of Roseville, has been appointed Deputy Director of Response in the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. Bastek has been Captain and Commanding Officer for the...
California removes a record 2.5 million cubic yards of litter from across the state
News What you need to know: Since launching Clean California in July 2021, Caltrans and its partners have removed more than 2.5 million cubic yards of litter from roadsides and communities – enough litter to stretch from San Diego to Canada. SACRAMENTO — Less...
Governor Newsom more than doubles deployment of California National Guard to crack down on fentanyl smuggling
News What you need to know: Nearly 400 California National Guard service members are being deployed statewide and at ports of entry along the border to prevent illegal drugs - like fentanyl - from coming into our communities. SAN YSIDRO – Cracking down on illicit...
Governor Newsom announces appointments 6.12.24
News SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments:Anni Chung, of San Francisco, has been appointed to the Medical Board of California. Chung has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Self-Help for the Elderly since 1981. She...
Governor Newsom supports insurance reform proposal
News What you need to know: Measure would get more insurance coverage options for Californians in areas particularly threatened by wildfires, which follows Governor Newsom’s executive order and legislative proposal to strengthen the market for consumers....
California kicks off State Parks Week as new State Park opens in Central Valley
News What you need to know: Dos Rios, California’s first new State Park in a decade, opens to the public today. The park is one of several projects that support California’s new nature-based solutions targets, which strategically harness the equivalent of more than...
Governor Newsom statement on Ninth Circuit decision
News SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement today regarding the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision: Today’s commonsense decision by the Court validates our core message: the people, not courts, should be the ones deciding how to...
Crime is down in Oakland: State partnership recovers 880+ stolen vehicles
News What you need to know: In addition to local law enforcement efforts, with nearly all types of reported crime in Oakland down, state law enforcement officers have recovered stolen cars, seized guns linked to crimes, and arrested hundreds of suspects — all since...
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