§ 8625
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The Governor is hereby empowered to proclaim a state of emergency in an area affected or likely to be affected thereby when:
(a)He finds that circumstances described in subdivision
(b)of Section 8558 exist; and either
(b)He is requested to do so
(1)in the case of a city by the mayor or chief executive,
(2)in the case of a county by the chairman of the board of supervisors or the county administrative officer; or
(c)He finds that local authority is inadequate to cope with the emergency.