• Limp-dick Newsom declares storm-related state of emergency in 20 counti

    From Josh@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 31 10:34:47 2021
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    Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in 20 California
    counties on Thursday as winter storms continued to lash the state
    with record snow and rainfall that have knocked out power, shut down
    major roads and freeways, and caused debris flows, among other
    hazards.


    The emergency proclamation will support response and recovery
    efforts after the storms, including by expanding access to state
    resources under the state’s Disaster Assistance Act, according to a
    statement by Newsom’s office.

    It directs the California Department of Transportation to request
    immediate help through the Federal Highway Administration’s
    Emergency Relief Program for highway repairs or reconstruction and
    eases access to unemployment benefits for residents who lose their
    jobs because of the storms.

    In Los Angeles, the slow-moving storm caused multiple road and
    highway closures and triggered evacuations near wildfire burn scars.

    Firefighters rescued at least 50 people from the Leo Carrillo State
    Park campground in Malibu after rainfall sent a torrent of muddy
    water through the area, and accumulating ice and snow forced
    officials to close a portion of the Grapevine in both directions of
    the 5 Freeway for several hours.

    Travelers at downtown L.A.'s Union Station were sent scrambling in
    the morning as several inches of water filled at least one hallway.

    In the Sierra Nevada, record-breaking snowfall brought communities
    to a standstill as storms cut power to tens of thousands of
    residents and officials urged residents and visitors to stay off
    mountain roads until conditions improve.

    https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-12-30/california- storm-related-state-of-emergency

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