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Calif. Gov. Brown Boosts Investment in Schools, and Calls for 'Fiscal Restraint' in Revised State Budget
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. released a revised and balanced state budget that strengthens California’s fiscal integrity...
Calif. Gov. Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring May 2013 Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued a proclamation declaring May 2013 as "Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month"...
Calif. Gov. Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring May 9 as Korea-California Friendship Day
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, in a meeting with South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. presented a proclamation...
Calif. Gov. Brown Signs Legislation to Reform California's Health Insurance Market
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, helping put an end to the practice of denying health care coverage to Californians with pre-existing conditions, Governor...
Calif. Gov. Brown, Obama Administration Commit to Oct. 1 Deadline for Draft Water Plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, the State of California and the Obama Administration agreed to a formal deadline of October 1, 2013 for...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for May 8, 2013 including California Native American Heritage Commission
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Grace Arupo Rodriguez, 35, of Rancho Cordova,...
Calif. Governor Brown Proposes to Reform Prop 65 – get back on track to protect Californians from harmful chemicals
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Yesterday, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. proposed reforms to strengthen and restore the intent of Proposition 65, a...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for May 7, 2013 including California Air Resources Board
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Tuesday, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, John Gioia, 55, of Richmond,...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for May 6, 2013 including the California Fair Employment and Housing Council
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Dale Brodsky, 62, of Orinda, has been...
Calif. Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Wildfire Awareness Week for Californians
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, in response to the recent fires in Southern California at the start of the "annual fire season," Calif....
Calif. Gov. Brown Signs Legislation to Help Businesses Get Started, Hire More Quickly in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Moving to help California businesses get started and hire more quickly, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Wednesday signed...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for May 1, 2013 including Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Wednesday, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Sid Voorakkara, 42, of San Diego,...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for April 30, 2013 including the California Commission on Emergency Medical Services
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Linda Broyles, 57, of Coronado, has been...
Calif. School Superintendents and Governor Brown Call for Action on Plan to Improve School Funding System
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined 20 local school superintendents from across California to call for action...
Calif. Gov. Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring A Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following proclamation, declaring a day of remembrance on April 24,...
Calif. Gov. Brown Commits to Expanding Cooperation on Trade, Investment and Climate Change with China's Largest Provincial Economy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. and GUANGZHOU, CHINA /California Newswire/ -- Today, the Governor's Office announces that on day six of California’s trade and investment mission to...
California-China Office of Trade and Investment announced during Governor Brown's Visit to China
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- During his trip to China this week, and positioning California to attract a growing share of China’s massive foreign...
Calif. Gov. Brown Calls for Shared Commitment on Climate Change, speaking at one of China's preeminent universities
SACRAMENTO, Calif. and BEIJING, CHINA /California Newswire/ -- Speaking at one of China’s preeminent universities, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. called for unified...
Calif. Governor Brown Meets with China's Premier Li Keqiang
SACRAMENTO, Calif. and BEIJING, CHINA /California Newswire/ -- Further strengthening the bond between California and China, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. met with China's...
Calif. Gov. Brown Joins Ambassador Locke at U.S. Embassy Reception, Announces $1.5 Billion China-California Investment Deal
SACRAMENTO, Calif. and BEIJING, CHINA /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke, Chinese Vice Minister...
Calif. Gov. Brown Signs First-of-its-Kind Agreement with China's Minister of Environmental Protection to Help Improve Air Quality
SACRAMENTO, Calif. and BEIJING, CHINA /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed the first agreement of its kind between a...
Calif. Gov. Brown and China Ministry of Commerce Partner to Boost Bilateral Trade and Investment
SACRAMENTO, Calif. and BEIJING, CHINA /California Newswire/ -- Kicking off California’s trade and investment mission to China, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. met with...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointment to the California Board of Registered Nursing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Monday, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointment: Joshua Groban, 39, of Los Angeles, has...
Calif. Governor Brown Grants Pardons for Easter Weekend Holiday
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On the eve of Easter, this past holiday weekend, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced that he has...
Calif. Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Cesar Chavez Day March 31
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Jerry Brown issued a proclamation declaring Sunday, March 31, 2013 as "Cesar Chávez Day" in the...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for March 29, 2013 to the California Workforce Investment Board
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Roberto Barragan, 52, of North Hills, has...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for March 28, 2013 including to California State Athletic Commission
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Thursday, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Katherine Aguilar Perez-Estolano, 45, of Pasadena,...
Calif. Gov. Brown Convenes California Governor's Military Council
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, in an effort to protect and expand the military’s vital role in national security and California’s economy, Governor...
Evan Westrup has been appointed press secretary in the Office of the California Governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointment: Evan Westrup, 31, of Sacramento, has been appointed press...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for March 27, 2013 to the California State Independent Living Council
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Eli Gelardin, 34, of Benicia, has been...
Calif. Gov. Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Special Election for 80th Assembly District
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Tuesday issued a proclamation declaring a special election for the 80th Assembly...
Calif. Governor and First Lady Honor Sgt. 1st Class James F. Grissom
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Sgt. 1st Class James F....
Calif. Gov. Brown Issues Statement on Death of Officer Gilbert Cortez
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Monday, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement regarding the death of California Department of...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for March 22, 2013 to the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Jonine Biesman, 44, of Westlake Village, has...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Compact with Wiyot Tribe
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed a tribal-state compact between the State of California and the Wiyot...
Calif. Gov. Brown appoints Nancy C. Miller to the California Citizens Compensation Commission
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today on Wednesday announced the following appointment: Nancy C. Miller, 60, of Sacramento,...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for March 20, 2013 including California Workforce Investment Board and State 9-1-1 Advisory Board
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Amanda Wallace, 41, of Oakland, has been...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for March 15, 2013 including the State Historical Resources Commission
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Deborah Harper, 48, of Roseville, has been...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for March 14, 2013 including State Mining and Geology Board
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: first, George Kenline, 49, of Yucaipa, has...
Calif. Gov. Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Special Election for California 16th Senate District
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued a proclamation declaring a special election for the 16th Senate District...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for March 8, 2013 including California Student Aid Commission
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: First, Robin Baker, 59, of Berkeley, has been...
Calif. Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Arbor Day
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. recognized arbor day with a poem by Gary Snyder, as part of...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for March 7, 2013 including California State Park and Recreation Commission
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced numerous appointments, including: Gloria Bell, 57, of Salinas, has been appointed to...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for March 6, 2013 including to the California Commission on Disability Access
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Rocky Burks, 60, of Rohnert Park, has...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for March 5, 2013 including State Board of Pilot Commissioners
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments related to transportation in California: First, Yvonne Burke,...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for March 4, 2013 including State Prisons
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: first, Martin Biter, 48, of Bakersfield, has been...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Compact with Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed a tribal-state gaming compact between the State of California and the...
Calif. Governor Brown Releases 2012 Judicial Appointment Data
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today released applicant and appointee data for the administration’s judicial appointments. Since Governor Brown...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Reappointments for Feb. 28, 2013 including District Agricultural Associations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Gov. Brown today announced the following appointments and re-appointments: First, Ruth Thompson, 68, of Carmel Valley, has been...
Calif. Gov. Brown Issues Statement on Deaths of Two Santa Cruz Police Department Peace Officers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement regarding Tuesday's shooting death of Santa Cruz Police Department...