Newsom makes major disaster declaration request to Biden over Tropical Storm Hilary

KESQ N Indian Canyon at the Whitewater Wash after Tropical Storm Hilary (8/21/23) Governor Gavin Newsom sent a request to President Joe Biden for a...

September 19, 2023
11:18 PM

KESQ N Indian Canyon at the Whitewater Wash after Tropical Storm Hilary (8/21/23) Governor Gavin Newsom sent a request to President Joe Biden for a major disaster declaration for the State of California as a result of Tropical Storm Hilary . Newsom is specifically requesting public assistance for Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Siskiyou, and Ventura continues and hazard mitigation statewide. "As counties and cities continue to uncover damages from Tropical Storm Hilary, it is clear that recovery efforts remain beyod the capabilites of State and local governments," Newsom wrote.

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