L.A. County Supervisors to Ratify Storm Emergency, Opening Path for Disaster Aid, at Rare New Year’s Eve Meeting
Daily Newsmagazine and City Guide to Pasadena, California featuring local news, breaking news, events, weather, sports news, schools news, shopping, restaurants and more from Pasadena Now The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will convene a rare New Year’s Eve special meeting to ratify an emergency declaration stemming from last week’�s powerful winter storms. The declaration, made December 24, allows the county to request state and federal disaster assistance for communities across the county, including the fire-scarred foothill neighborhoods of Altadena. This comes nearly a year after the devastating Eaton Fire burned thousands of homes in the foothill community. The storm system, classified as a strong atmospheric river, dropped 2.59 inches of rain on downtown Los Angeles during Christmas Eve and Christmas Day alone. Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Shasta counties on December 24. The county is requesting that the California Governor’’ Office of Emergency Services find the proclamation acceptable under state law and make recovery assistance available under the California Disaster Assistance Act. The proclamation also seeks expedited access to federal disaster relief programs.
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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will convene a rare New Year’s Eve special meeting Wednesday to ratify an emergency declaration stemming from last week’s powerful winter storms—a procedura... [4521 symbols]