President Obama declared a state of major disaster for the counties of Napa and Solano after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck on the 24th of August. He freed up federal funding reserved for emergency situations so as to be able to bolster the recovery efforts in these regions. Gov. Jerry Brown had already declared a state of emergency immediately after the quake struck and also sent a letter on … [Read more...]
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