 I'm Laura Scott with Cal OES. This week, during ongoing severe storms, Cal OES continues to work with local, state, and federal leaders to provide the support needed for community response and recovery efforts. Governor Gavin Newsom requested a presidential major disaster declaration to bolster the emergency response recovery efforts in the county of Calaveras, Kern, Los Angeles, Mariposa, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Tulare, and Tuolumne. Cal OES continues to coordinate the response and recovery effort, including deployment of the California National Guard and other state personnel to perform life-saving rescue missions, the mobilization of food, water, sandbags, cots, and other commodities to areas in need, and providing equipment and personnel to assist in the fortification of levees, clearing of debris and snow from roadways, medical support at shelters, and staffing support for local assistance centers. Debris removal has begun in the community of Pajaro in Monterey County, where teams of nonprofit volunteer agencies, the state government, and local county are removing flood debris and household hazardous waste from residential areas. In addition, a local assistance center has opened in Watsonville through April 7th from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. to support Monterey County survivors and businesses suffering disaster-related losses or damages. Cal OES will continue to ensure that impacted communities have the resources they need to recover from recent storm impacts. To see more from us, go to news.caloes.ca.gov and follow us on all of our social media platforms.