Governor Newsom Gives Update on COVID-19 Response
Sacramento, CA…Governor Newsom Gives Update on COVID-19 Response.
Tax Day Now July 15: Treasury, IRS Extend Filing Deadline and Federal Tax Payments Regardless of Amount Owed
Washington, DC… The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced that the federal income tax filing due date is automatically extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020. Taxpayers can also defer federal income tax payments due on April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020, without penalties and interest, regardless of the amount owed. […]
Traffic Update…Possible Injury Collision Near Hwy 1 & Lighthouse. Vehicle 70ft Off Roadway
Big Sur, CA…Traffic Update…Possible Injury Collision Near Hwy 1 & Lighthouse. Vehicle 70ft Off Roadway Incident: 00040 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: SR1 N / LIGHTHOUSE Loc Desc: NB 1 AT POINT SUR LIGHTHOUSE Lat/Lon: 36.312467 -121.888747 Detail Information 9:34 AM 15 [24] 30 – IF VEH IS 70 FT OFF RD IT WILL BE […]
Federal Reserve Announces Extensive New Measures to Support the Economy
Washington, DC…The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support households, businesses, and the U.S. economy overall in this challenging time. The coronavirus pandemic is causing tremendous hardship across the United States and around the world. Our nation’s first priority is to care for those afflicted and to limit the […]
FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Point of Care Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test
Washington, DC…The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency use authorization for a point-of-care COVID-19 diagnostic for the Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 test. “The test we’re authorizing today will be able to provide Americans with results within hours, rather than days like the existing tests, and the company plans to roll it out […]
President Donald J. Trump Approves Washington Disaster Declaration
Washington, DC…Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Washington and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing. The President’s action makes Federal funding available for […]
California Secures Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to Support State’s COVID-19 Emergency Response
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that President Donald Trump has approved California’s request, submitted earlier today, for a presidential Major Disaster Declaration to bolster California’s COVID-19 emergency response efforts. “Earlier today we requested a presidential Major Disaster Declaration and this afternoon we got it,” said Governor Newsom. “The declaration will supplement our state’s comprehensive […]
State Leasing Two Hospitals to Increase Availability of Beds for COVID-19 Patients
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom has directed more than $42 million in emergency funding to expand California’s health care infrastructure and secure equipment and services to support California’s response to COVID-19. Of this amount, $30 million will allow the state to lease Seton Medical Center in Daly City and St. Vincent Medical Center in Los Angeles […]
President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force in Press Briefing
Washington, DC…Thank you very much. A lot of things going on, and we’re going to be going over to the Hill, and we’re having a lot of meetings. And, from the financial — this is a medical situation, not a financial situation. The financial, though, is moving along very nicely. I want to thank you […]
Governor Newsom Requests President Trump Deploy USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to Port of Los Angeles
Sacramento, CA….Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting the immediate deployment of the USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to the Port of Los Angeles through September 1, 2020, to help decompress the state’s health care delivery system in Los Angeles in response to COVID-19. A copy of […]