{"id":61765,"date":"2023-12-19T15:59:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T23:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=61765"},"modified":"2023-12-19T15:59:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T23:59:19","slug":"storm-season-preparations-ongoing-across-the-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=61765","title":{"rendered":"Storm Season Preparations Ongoing Across the State"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO<\/strong> \u2013 As several areas of California face wet weather expected to continue through next week, the state is sharing multilingual resources, deploying a network of community-based organizations through the Listos California campaign, and highlighting other work underway to protect at-risk communities this rainy season.<\/p>\n

Storm season can bring unpredictable and severe weather conditions, so it\u2019s important to stay informed, have an emergency plan in place and follow the guidance of local authorities to navigate the challenges that may arise during these weather events.<\/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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Californians can sign up for a 5-lesson\u00a0text message course<\/strong>\u00a0through Listos California<\/strong>\u00a0on what to do before, during and after floods, high winds, debris flows and other storm impacts. This course is available in English, Spanish, Hmong and Punjabi. Text \u201cCAWINTER\u201d to 20202 via SMS to sign up.<\/p>\n

The state this year has\u00a0more flood fighting materials prepositioned in vulnerable communities<\/strong>, including\u00a02.2 million more sandbags<\/strong>. The State-Federal Flood Operations Center supported\u00a0pre-season emergency response coordination meetings across the state<\/strong>, and the Department of Water Resources has\u00a0provided flood fight training<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a038\u00a0cities, tribal partners, reclamation districts and agencies this year\u00a0so far in\u00a023\u00a0counties<\/strong>\u00a0across the state.<\/p>\n

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, including and\u00a0$95 million in funding\u00a0made available this fall for projects to repair levees, enhance flood diversion and recharge capacity, and support communities impacted by record flooding this year.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what else the state is doing:<\/p>\n