{"id":1542,"date":"2020-03-09T10:45:43","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T17:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/news-and-media\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:04:46","slug":"news-and-media","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/news-and-media\/","title":{"rendered":"News And Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-container shadow-box\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-columns content-columns colums-2-3-1-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DMV Latest News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/portal\/news-and-media\/federal-government-requires-california-dmv-to-cancel-certain-nondomiciled-drivers-licenses\/\">Federal Government Requires California DMV to Cancel Certain Non-domiciled Driver\u2019s Licenses (March 6, 2026)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdtfa.ca.gov\/news\/26-02.htm\">CDTFA and DMV are Cracking 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type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/news-and-media\/lodi-dmv-office-to-close-temporarily\/\">Lodi DMV Office to Close Temporarily (March 13, 2026)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/visalia-dmv-office-to-close-temporarily\/\">Visalia DMV Office to Close Temporarily (December 19, 2025)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/portal\/news-and-media\/dmv-oakland-coliseum-office-reopens-november-10\/\">DMV Oakland Coliseum Office Reopens November 10<br>(November 7, 2025)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign up for news alerts and manage your preferences with <a href=\"\/portal\/dmv-news-alerts\/\">DMV News Alerts Subscriber<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-spacer-block spacer-box\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/portal\/about-the-california-department-of-motor-vehicles\/the-history-of-the-department-of-motor-vehicles-dmv\/\">History of the DMV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/portal\/news-and-media\/dmv-statistics\/\">Statistics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/portal\/dmv-research-reports\/research-studies-reports\/\">Research and Reports<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/portal\/vehicle-industry-services\/autonomous-vehicles\/\">Autonomous Vehicles in California<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-spacer-block spacer-box\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-columns content-columns colums-1-3-2-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dmv-illustration alignnone is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2022\/12\/device_task_2.svg\" class=\"dmv-illustration\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" aria-hidden=\"true\" alt=\" \"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contacting Media Relations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email<\/strong>: <a 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