May 7, 2024 | Press Releases
Saving numerous lives from fentanyl poisoning WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Since the start of the year, the state’s Counterdrug Task Force has helped law enforcement agencies seize 7,100 pounds of fentanyl and more than 3.4 million fentanyl pills across California,...
May 6, 2024 | Press Releases
SACRAMENTO – California has a new international partnership – this time with South Korea’s Gyeonggi Province, California’s kindred subnational partner in terms of population, innovation, and economy. Gyeonggi surrounds Seoul, the capital and largest city of South...
May 3, 2024 | Press Releases, Top Story
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Governor Newsom announced today that Highway 1, severely damaged by recent storms, is on track to reopen to unrestricted signal-controlled traffic by May 25 — ahead of Memorial Day. Since the March 30 slip-out, crews have been working...
May 1, 2024 | Press Releases, Public Safety
News State Law Enforcement Makes 500+ Arrests, Removes Nearly 700 Pounds of Fentanyl as Part of San Francisco Operation WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Marking one year since Governor Newsom deployed California Highway Patrol and California National Guard personnel to a...
Apr 30, 2024 | Proclamations
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring May 2024, as “Older Californians Month.” The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: PROCLAMATION California is home to nearly nine million older residents who immeasurably enrich...
Apr 29, 2024 | Health care, Press Releases
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: California, disrupting the drug industry through CalRx®, is now set to purchase twin-packs of life-saving naloxone nasal spray for almost half of the current market price. Qualifying organizations in the state, including first responders,...
Apr 26, 2024 | Health care, Press Releases, Public Safety
SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom directed the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to issue notices addressing the sale and distribution of illegal hemp products. These notices seek to...
Apr 26, 2024 | Press Releases, Spanish
To read this release in English, click here. SACRAMENTO – Hoy, el Gobernador Gavin Newsom dirigió al Departamento de Salud Pública de California (CDPH) y al Departamento de Control de Bebidas Alcohólicas de California (ABC) a que emitieran avisos sobre la venta y...
Apr 26, 2024 | Press Releases
News March 21, 2024 | Press release Work Accelerates on Historic Transformation of California’s Mental Health System What to know: The passage of Proposition 1 by California voters adds rocket fuel to Governor Gavin Newsom’s transformational overhaul of the state’s...
Apr 26, 2024 | Press Releases, Top Story
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: From building a sustainable lithium production campus to constructing California’s first steel mill in over 50 years, the state is investing $120 million in innovative businesses and creating thousands of new jobs. SACRAMENTO – As part of the...