Press Releases

Sacramento – Today, Governor Newsom announced his appointment of the Executive Director and Commissioners for the new Racial Equity Commission, housed within the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. The leadership announcement follows an executive order signed by the Governor last year, which established the new commission and directed state agencies to take critical actions…

Updated: 7/17/2023 SACRAMENTO – The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) announced today the first round of funding for the Regional Resilience Grant, which will fund planning and implementation projects that enhance climate change resilience on a regional scale. The Governor’s 2021 Climate Budget of 2021 made $25 million available for this grant. The…

SACRAMENTO – The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research announced today $8 million in project awards through Round I of the Adaptation Planning Grant. The grant, funded through Governor Newsom’s 2021-22 Climate Budget and established through SB 170, will support communities statewide in developing adaptation projects that address climate risks and strengthen resilience. Based on…

SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced $39 million in state funding going to economic development projects across the state that support California’s transition to a low-carbon, green growth future. The funds, awarded through the Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF), support communities with their transition to more sustainable, climate forward industries while strengthening access to…

SACRAMENTO – Today the Newsom Administration – through the Labor & Workforce Development Agency (Labor Agency), Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) – announced state assistance to support workers and communities impacted by the closure of the California Correctional Center (CCC) in Susanville, plan for…

Published: 10/20/2022 For media inquiries, please contact: Emily Breslin, Deputy Director of Communications and External Affairsemily.breslin@opr.ca.gov, (916) 601-3236 SACRAMENTO – State leaders today announced the first round of awards for the Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF), a new state initiative supporting innovative plans and strategies to diversify local economies and develop sustainable industries that create…

For media inquiries, please contact: Emily Breslin, Deputy Director of Communications and External Affairsemily.breslin@opr.ca.gov, (916) 601-3236 SACRAMENTO – Following California’s record-setting heat wave last month, State agencies, including the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and California Natural Resources Agency, will host the California Extreme Heat Symposium in Sacramento on October 18. Harnessing the collective…

For media inquiries, please contact: Emily Breslin, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, (916) 601-3236 SACRAMENTO – As California continues to recover from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and rising inflation, State leaders today announced $65 million in grants through the Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) to support communities in planning for an equitable economic…