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Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Celebrates Sunrise Powerlink Transmission Line Groundbreaking

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday (Dec. 9) celebrated the groundbreaking of the 117-mile Sunrise Powerlink transmission line. Spanning from Imperial...

Calif. Governor's Office of Economic Development Director Joel Ayala Issues Statement on Record Set for October Exports

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GoED) Director Joel Ayala today issued a statement after the U.S. Department of...

Calif. Governor's Office of Economic Development Director Joel Ayala Issues Statement on Clean Energy 'State Report Cards'

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GoED) Director Joel Ayala today issued a statement after Clean Edge, a clean-tech research...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Swears-In His Nominee, Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, as California’s Next Chief Justice

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement congratulating Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye on being sworn-in as the next chief...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Nominates Chair of CIRM Independent Citizens Oversight Committee

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced his nomination of Robert N. Klein for chairman of the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee,...

Calif. Governor's Office of Economic Development, Small Business Development Centers and Business Matchmaking Host Last in a Series of Small Business...

Sacramento, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- As part of a continued effort to provide resources, information and potential access to capital, the Governor's Office of...

California's Green Economy Focus of New Report – Highlights Growth of the Green Economy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- California’s green economy is the focus of a newly released report by the California State Assembly Select Committee on...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Joins Announcement of CHIME Institute's Schwarzenegger Community School

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver joined officials at CHIME charter school in Woodland Hills...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments for Nov. 22, 2010

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the following appointments: First, Fred Aguiar, 61, of Paso Robles, has been appointed to...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces National Accreditation of California Highway Patrol

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced that the California Highway Patrol (CHP) has received accreditation for the first time from...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Applauds Rejection for Increase in Workers’ Compensation Cost Benchmark

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced his rejection of a filing...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Celebrates First-of-Its-Kind Renewable Energy Facility Groundbreaking

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today celebrated the groundbreaking of BrightSource Energy’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System in Ivanpah, California. The...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Major Milestone in Health Care Reform Implementation

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Achieving a major milestone in health care reform, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced California’s Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP)...

San Mateo County Hosts Assembly Committee on California's Green Economy

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- San Mateo County hosted the Assembly Committee on California’s Green Economy Chaired by Assemblymember Pedro Nava (D-Santa Barbara)...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments for Oct. 20, 2010

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Oct. 20 announced the following appointments: Isabel Barreras, 44, of Madera, has been reappointed...

Calif. Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Historic Pension Reform into Law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday (Oct. 20) signed SB 867 and SBX6 22 by Senator Dennis Hollingsworth (R-Murrieta), formally...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Takes Action to Put Historic Budget Reform Before the Voters

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Schwarzenegger yesterday (Oct. 20) issued the following statement after signing AB 1619, which will place the historic budget...

Los Angeles City Hall Hosts Briefing on California's Green Economy – Assembly Select Committee Focuses on Job Creation

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Assemblymember Pedro Nava (D-Santa Barbara), Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on California’s Green Economy, held an informational...

Acting Calif. Governor Maldonado Announces Rewards Offered for Information in 11 Unsolved Cases

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Acting Governor Abel Maldonado yesterday (Oct. 14) announced rewards offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction in...

Informational Briefing on California's Green Economy at Los Angeles City Hall

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Assemblymember Pedro Nava, Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on California’s Green Economy, will be hosting an informational...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Applauds the Establishment of CORE: California Office to Reform Education

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today applauded the establishment of the California Office to Reform Education (CORE). CORE was established by...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Highlights Legislation Making California the National Leader on Health Care Reform

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today highlighted legislation he recently signed to implement health care reform, including legislation that makes California...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Kindergarten Age Admission Bill

SACRMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued the following statement yesterday (Sept. 30) after signing SB 1381 by Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation Making California the National Leader on Health Care Reform

SACRMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger late yesterday (Sept. 30) signed AB 1602 by Assembly Speaker John Pérez (D-Los Angeles) and SB...

Nava Holds Hearing on Threats Posed by Oil and Gas Production Along California Coastline

GOLETA, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The City of Goleta hosted an oversight hearing today conducted by Assemblymember Pedro Nava, Chair of the Assembly Committee...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Takes Action to Extend Foster Care Benefits to Age 21, Improve California's Foster Care System

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced he has signed legislation to improve the lives of children and youth in California’s...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation to Combat Human Trafficking

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced today he has signed SB 657 by Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) to...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation to Provide Students with Fresh, Free Drinking Water in Schools

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Building on his efforts to reduce childhood obesity and provide healthy alternatives in schools, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Applauds CEC Approval of Nearly 1,000 MW of Solar Power

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday (Sept. 29) applauded the California Energy Commission (CEC) vote to approve the construction of the...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Awards Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to 10 Law Enforcement Officers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday (Sept. 28) awarded the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, California's highest public safety award,...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Signing SB 1399

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday (Sept. 28) issued the following statement announcing he signed SB 1399 by Senator Mark Leno...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Fish and Game Appointment of Jack Baylis

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the following appointment: Jack Baylis, 53, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Bills to Guarantee CSU Admission to Community College Graduates

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- To increase access to the California State University (CSU) system, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed SB 1440 by Senator...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Approves Legislation to Transform, Improve IT Governance and Infrastructure

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Schwarzenegger today signed AB 2408, by Assemblymember Cameron Smyth (R-Santa Clarita) and Assemblymember Alyson Huber (D-El Dorado Hills),...

California Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Adam’s Law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after signing AB 1280, also known as Adam’s Law, by Assemblymember...

Calif. Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation to Keep Drunk Drivers Off the Road

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed AB 1601 by Assemblymember Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo), which authorizes judges to revoke, for...

Calif. Bills Championed by Father of Amber Dubois Signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Recently, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a package of bills authored by Assemblymembers Pedro Nava (D-Santa Barbara) and Paul Cook...

California Recovery Task Force Director Rick Rice Applauds Energy Commission on Approval of $33 Million Award for Energy Program

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- California Recovery Task Force Director Rick Rice yesterday (Sept. 22) issued the following statement regarding the California Energy Commission’s...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Applauds Approval of Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday (Sept. 22) applauded the California Energy Commission (CEC) vote to approve the construction of BrightSource...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments for 9.21.10

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the following appointments: James Burleson, 43, of Petaluma, has been reappointed to the Sonoma-Marin...

California Recovery Task Force Director Congratulates City of Coachella for Receiving Funding for Improved Water System Infrastructure

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- California Recovery Task Force Director Rick Rice yesterday (Sept. 20) issued the following statement after the United States Department...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments for Sept. 9, 2010

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced the following appointments: Cleotha Adams, 54, of Marysville, has been reappointed to the Corrections...

Calif. Governor Schwarzenegger Leads Asia Trade Mission to Promote California, Boost Economy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday departed for a six-day trade mission to Asia in order to grow California’s economy and...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces New Clean Energy Jobs Website

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday (Sept. 9) issued the following statement on a new state website that provides California with...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Sends Letters Requesting SB 847 and AB 185

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Schwarzenegger yesterday (Sept. 9) sent a letter to legislative leaders requesting that they immediately send Senate Bill 847...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Chelsea's Law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- To better protect California children from violent sexual predators, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday (Sept. 9) announced he signed AB...

S.F. Mayor Newsom Swears In New Appointments and Reappointments to City Boards and Commissions

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom swore in the following new appointments and reappointments to San Francisco’s Boards and...

California Recovery Task Force Director Congratulates Recipients of Over $3.6 Million in Recovery Act Funds

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- California Recovery Task Force Director Rick Rice yesterday (Sept. 1) issued the following statement after over $3.6 million in...

Assemblymember Hall Legislation to Create a New School and Park in South Los Angeles Signed into Law

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R- California) has signed AB 1732 into law by Assistant Speaker pro Tempore Isadore Hall, III...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Results of Largest Parole Sweep in Los Angeles

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today joined officials from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and a task force...

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