{"id":60681,"date":"2023-10-25T13:47:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T20:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=60681"},"modified":"2023-10-25T13:47:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T20:47:16","slug":"california-takes-action-to-prepare-for-the-upcoming-wet-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=60681","title":{"rendered":"California Takes Action to Prepare for the Upcoming Wet Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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WHAT TO KNOW:<\/strong>\u00a0$95 million in funding from the 2023-24 state budget was recently made available to support flood preparedness and recovery projects in at-risk communities. The state is providing local partners with flood fighting materials and training, and supporting pre-season emergency response coordination across California.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO \u2013 During Flood Preparedness Week, Governor Gavin Newsom highlighted the state\u2019s ongoing work to prepare for another potential wet winter, including\u00a0more flood fighting materials prepositioned in vulnerable communitie<\/strong>s and\u00a0$95 million in funding<\/strong>\u00a0recently made available for various projects to repair levees, enhance flood diversion and recharge capacity, and support communities impacted by record flooding this year.<\/p>\n

This funding is in addition to the $40 million that was previously provided to the communities of Pajaro and Planada for flood relief this summer, including direct relief to residents and workers regardless of documentation and citizenship status. The Governor, in partnership with the Legislature, invested a total of\u00a0$436 million in the most recent budget to support flood response<\/strong>\u00a0and projects to protect communities from future flooding.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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What Governor Newsom said:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cAs we head into another wet season, the state is moving quickly to shore up protections for at-risk communities, continue supporting impacted residents, and invest in the tools needed to meet the challenges of extreme weather across the state.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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The $95 million in funding highlighted today includes:<\/p>\n