Trump Approves State-of-Emergency Request for San Mateo County

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA - President Donald Trump Thursday approved Gov. Jerry Brown's request and declared a state-of-emergency for counties across California in response to damage from the powerful storms that struck in January.

Trump's order will make federal assistance available to supplement state, local and tribal recovery efforts, along with certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis, in the areas affected by the heavy rainfall that occurred from January 18-23.

San Mateo County is eligible for relief, along with the counties of El Dorado, Kern, Los Angeles, Mendocino, Napa, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Trinity, Tuolumne and Yolo.

The White House also announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has named Timothy J. Scranton as the federal coordinating officer for the recovery effort in the affected areas.

– By City News Service / Patch file photo by Renee Schiavone