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8625
. 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.