Arnold declares Disaster In Fresno County

[Ayatollahgondola]

Fresno county is like 46% hispanic/latino, and agriculture is the primary economy. Would you like to take a guess who is going to be "saved" by all the effort being directed towards this area now that it has disaster status?
Farmworkers.....
If the water dries up, and opportunities have ceased, why are we holding the workers there?


http://gov.ca.gov/proclamation/14720/

PROCLAMATIONby theGovernor of the State of California WHEREAS California has experienced three consecutive years of drought and the cumulative effects of the severe drought conditions continue; and

WHEREAS it appears that California will likely continue to experience drought conditions in 2010; and

WHEREAS on February 27, 2009, I proclaimed a State of Emergency for the entire state as the severe drought conditions continued and the impacts were well beyond the Central Valley; and

WHEREAS on June 19, 2009, I issued an Executive Order that suspended the one-week waiting period for unemployment insurance applications and ordered the development of a comprehensive strategy to provide adequate nutrition for those individuals who are temporarily unable to afford food as a result of the severe drought conditions; and

WHEREAS on July 21, 2009, I issued a Proclamation declaring a State of Emergency in Fresno County; and

WHEREAS over 25,000 people per month in Fresno County require emergency food assistance due to the continuing impact of the drought; and

WHEREAS local emergency food assistance organizations serving the Fresno County area cannot keep up with the demand for food; and

WHEREAS the circumstances caused by three years of severe drought conditions, by reason of their magnitude, are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of any single county, city and county, or city and require the combined forces of a mutual aid region or regions to combat; and

WHEREAS under the provisions of section 8558(b) of the California Government Code, I find that conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property continue to exist in Fresno County, caused by the current and continuing severe drought conditions.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, Governor of the State of California, in accordance with the authority vested in me by the state Constitution and statutes, including the California Emergency Services Act, and in particular, section 8625 of the California Government Code, HEREBY PROCLAIM A STATE OF EMERGENCY to exist within Fresno County.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that all agencies of the state government utilize and employ state personnel, equipment and facilities for the performance of any and all activities consistent with the direction of the California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA) and the State Emergency Plan, and that CalEMA provide local government assistance under the authority of the California Disaster Assistance Act.

I FURTHER DIRECT that as soon as hereafter possible, this Proclamation be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State and that widespread publicity and notice be given of this Proclamation.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 25th day of March 2010.


ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
Governor of California

ATTEST:

DEBRA BOWEN