Assemblymember Portantino Asks Governor to Declare Local State of Emergency

Following six days of power outages in the San Gabriel Valley that caused millions of dollars in damage, Assemblymember Anthony Portantino (D- La Cañada Flintridge) today called on Governor Brown to act quickly to declare a “state of emergency” in the San Gabriel Valley.

Portantino  sent the following letter to the Governor:

Hon. Edmund G. Brown, Jr.
Governor
State of California

Dear Governor Brown,

The devastation in the San Gabriel Valley and the 44th Assembly District has been significant and dramatic.  There continue to be homes without power nearly one week after the winds began.

I respectfully request that you declare a “state of emergency.”  Residents of small and large cities need assistance and the towns and counties warrant the state’s help in meeting the demand placed on them from this horrendous natural disaster.

Please consider touring the affected communities and I again urge you to quickly declare so that emergency resources can be made available.

Respectfully,

Anthony J. Portantino

Anthony J. Portantino
Assemblymember, 44th District