{"id":59530,"date":"2023-08-20T18:59:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T01:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=59530"},"modified":"2023-08-20T18:59:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T01:59:15","slug":"governor-newsom-meets-with-local-leaders-surveys-preparations-as-tropical-storm-hilary-makes-landfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=59530","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom Meets With Local Leaders, Surveys Preparations as Tropical Storm Hilary Makes Landfall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Governor Gavin Newsom met with communities across Southern California, including the Inland Empire and Desert communities, today as Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall, bringing damaging rain and winds that are likely to last through Monday.<\/p>\n

While meeting with local leaders, Governor Newsom expanded the\u00a0state of emergency\u00a0<\/a>to include Mono County, and issued additional emergency orders to give care facilities greater flexibility to ensure that care of residents and patients can continue safely during the storm. Find the full text of today\u2019s proclamation\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Among his stops today, Governor Newsom met with Chairman Macarro and other tribal leaders of the Pechanga Band of Indians to discuss storm impacts. He also visited a call center in the Inland Empire run by the TODEC Legal Center\u00a0that connects communities with the support they need, as well as a nonprofit organization distributing protective gear and resources to farmworkers. Additionally, the Governor met with Mayor Garner, local officials and emergency personnel in Palm Springs, met with Chairman Milanovich and other tribal leaders from the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and visited the San Bernardino County Emergency Operations Center for an update on the latest forecasts.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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While surveying ongoing preparations throughout Southern California, Governor Newsom spoke with President Biden.<\/p>\n

Governor Newsom also joined leaders in Los Angeles County, including Mayor Bass, LA County Board of Supervisors Chair\u00a0Hahn, first responders, and emergency personnel responding to the ongoing impact of Tropical Storm Hilary and the 5.0+ earthquake that struck Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, at a California National Guard facility in San Diego, Governor Newsom\u00a0proclaimed a state of emergency<\/a>\u00a0for most of southern California ahead of the expected impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary \u2013 making additional preparation, response, and recovery efforts available to local, tribal, and state emergency personnel and officials.<\/p>\n

HOW CALIFORNIA IS PREPARING & RESPONDING:<\/strong><\/p>\n

State Operations Center Activated:<\/strong>\u00a0At the direction of Governor Gavin Newsom, the State Operations Center at the Governor\u2019s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is currently activated 24\/7 and the state is closely monitoring impacts from rain, wind, flash flooding, and potential power outages, as well as coordinating across state agencies to provide resources in preparation for other potential impacts \u2013 including tornadoes, earthquakes and earthquake aftershocks. Additionally, the state has activated its Medical and Health Coordination Center to coordinate and monitor response efforts and has issued an alert to all health facilities in the state.<\/p>\n

Prepositioned and On-The-Ground Resources:\u00a0<\/strong>The state continues to coordinate the prepositioning of emergency resources across Southern California and the Central Valley in anticipation of ongoing impacts from Tropical Storm Hilary:<\/p>\n