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Governor signs disaster assistance order

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 4, 2009 at 7:24 am

From The Turlock Journal:

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger took the next step in assisting drought decimated areas of the Central Valley by activating the California Disaster Assistance Act.

On June 19, Schwarzenegger issued Executive Order S-11-09 to activate the act and also waive the one-week waiting for unemployment insurance.
This executive order will provide local governments and non-profit agencies with temporary assistance to supply food and other aid to those who are impacted by the drought. This money would go, for example, towards food banks and other organizations that provide temporary assistance to those impacted directly by drought conditions.

In addition, the governor set a July 15 deadline for the California Emergency Management Agency, Department of Social Services, Labor and Workforce Development Agency, and California Department of Food and Agriculture to provide adequate nutrition for California residents who can not afford food as a result of the drought conditions.

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July 4, 2009 · Filed Under Drought, Weather & Snowpack, San Joaquin Valley

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