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Gov. Schwarzenegger Calls Special Session of Legislature to Review Recommendations of Commission on the 21st Century Economy

SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued a proclamation calling a special session of the legislature to review and act on the...

Ca. Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Cap-and-Trade Program Recommendations

SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after the Economic and Allocation Advisory Committee issued their final recommendations to...

Calif. Gov. Brown's office announces 2011: Milestones and Accomplishments

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today released 2011: Milestones and Accomplishments, a year-in-review report on the Governor’s actions since taking office. It may be downloaded in PDF format starting today.
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Calif. Governor Brown: Use Money to Keep California's Parks Open

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Friday, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. pledged to work with the California State Legislature to direct millions of...

Calif. Governor Brown to Discuss National Clean Energy Summit 4.0 with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will join U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and U.S. Secretary of the Navy...

Los Angeles: Unveiling Of The First Building Retrofitted Through The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Councilmember Herb Wesson attended today the unveiling of the first building -...
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Statements From L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa and Council President Garcetti on Ratification of Pension and Healthcare Agreement by a Majority of Coalition...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Council President Eric Garcetti issued the following statements today on the ratification of the...
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Calif. Gov. Brown: An Open Letter to the People of California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following open letter to the people of California: When I became Governor again - 28 years after my last term ended in 1983 - California was facing a $26.6 billion budget deficit. It was the result of years of failing to match spending with tax revenues as budget gimmicks instead of honest budgeting became the norm.
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Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for Dec. 30, 2013 including to California Housing Partnership Corp.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Monday this week, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.announced the following appointments: First, Elizabeth Morris, 66, of San...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Proposition 8 Ruling

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker issued a ruling invalidating Proposition...
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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 Issues Statement on Standard & Poor's Rating for California's Upcoming Sale of Revenue Anticipation Notes

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Thursday issued the following statement regarding Standard & Poor's rating for California’s upcoming sale of Revenue Anticipation Notes.

Ca. Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Submission of Application for Up to $490 Million Recovery Act Funding for Schools

SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- In keeping with his commitment to protect education, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed and announced the submission of the state’s...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Death of CDFA Undersecretary Will Brown

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the death of California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)...

Ca. Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on California Supreme Court Ruling on Jessica’s Law

SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Schwarzenegger yesterday issued the following statement after the California Supreme Court ruled to uphold the residency restrictions in Proposition...

Gov. Schwarzenegger Submits California’s Race to the Top Phase Two Application for $700 million in Recovery Act Funds

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed California’s Race to the Top Phase Two application which could provide up to $700...

Calif. Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced today that he has signed several bills, including AB 82 and AB 130....

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Proclaims September 2010 as Disaster Preparedness Month

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday (Sept. 1) proclaimed September 2010 as Disaster Preparedness Month in California and urged all Californians...

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...

22 States Join California’s Fight Against Federal Judges Forcing Program Eliminations

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- $2.4 billion of cuts approved by the legislature and signed by the Governor have been tied up by federal...
U.S. Rep. Tony Cardenas

Calif. Congressman: Ryan budget makes 'the death of the American Dream … the law of the land'

SAN FERNANDO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Today, in Washington, D.C., U.S. Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-San Fernando Valley), a member of the House Committee on...

L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa Issues Statement on the Retirement of Austin Beutner

LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today issued the following statement on the retirement of First Deputy Mayor and CEO of...

Calif. Gov. Brown Releases Twelve-Point Pension Reform Plan

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/--- Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today released the actual bill language of seven separate pension reform measures. In addition, Brown...

Ca. Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Death of Camp Pendleton Marine

SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the death of Sgt. David J. Smith of Frederick, MD: “Sergeant...
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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 Appoints Christopher J. Plourd to Imperial County Superior Court

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Tuesday announced the appointment of Christopher J. Plourd to a judgeship in the Imperial County Superior Court.

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...

Calif. Governor Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Deaths of Two Soldiers at Qalat, Afghanistan

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday (July 9) issued the following statement regarding the deaths of Staff Sgt. Marc A....
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Calif. Gov. Brown Deploys 6 California Urban Search and Rescue Specialists to Oklahoma

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- In the wake of the devastating tornado that hit Oklahoma yesterday, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today directed the...

Calif. Governor and First Lady Honor Staff Sgt. Nigel D. Kelly

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Staff Sgt. Nigel D. Kelly,...

Calif. Gov. Brown announces first appointments for Jan. 5, 2011

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Jerry Brown yesterday (Jan. 5) announced the following appointments. First, John Laird, of Santa Cruz, has been appointed...

Ca. Gov. Schwarzenegger Applauds CPUC Decision to Approve 4,500 MW Power Project

SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved Southern California Edison’s request...
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Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for June 4, 2013 including to Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Tuesday, Calif. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the following appointments: First, Judith Frank, 71, of Los Angeles,...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Asian Nations’ Interest in California High-Speed Rail Service

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday (Sept. 16) issued the following statement following his trip to Asia, where each of the...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Death of California Highway Patrol Officer

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Wednesday issued the following statement regarding the death of California Highway Patrol Officer Kenyon M. Youngstrom:

Joint Green Chemistry Hearing Examines Elimination of Toxics from the Marketplace

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The Assembly’s environmental and health committees met yesterday in a special joint hearing to discuss the information gap that...
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Calif. Gov. Brown Bans Non-Essential Travel

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -– Taking further action to save taxpayer dollars and cut government waste, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today issued a...

Ca. Governor Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Employment Report

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after the California Employment Development Department released employment numbers for the...

Calif. Governor and First Lady Honor Sgt. Chad D. Frokjer

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Sgt. Chad D. Frokjer, who bravely gave his life in service to our state and nation. The Governor and First Lady extend their deepest condolences to his family and friends at this difficult time.

Calif. Governor and First Lady Honor Lance Cpl. Joe M. Jackson

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Lance Cpl. Joe M. Jackson,...

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...
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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 and First Lady Honor Six Marines

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor six Marines who bravely gave their lives in service to our state and nation.

Ca. Governor Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Death of Camp Pendleton Marine

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the death of Lance Cpl. Nigel K. Olsen, 21 of...

Ca. Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces California Receives Major Disaster Declaration for Counties Affected by Winter Storms

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster declaration for Calaveras, Imperial, Los Angeles,...

Calif. Governor and First Lady Honor Lance Cpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On behalf of all Californians, Jerry Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Lance Cpl. Benjamin W. Schmidt, who bravely gave his life in service to our state and nation. The Governor and First Lady extend their deepest condolences to his family and friends at this difficult time.
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Bill to Protect California Communities from Contaminated Properties Passes Assembly (AB 440)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- California communities struggling with decaying and contaminated properties will have new tools available to revitalize these sites now that...

California Business Leaders Endorse Governor Brown's Efforts to Let Voters Decide How to Address Budget Crisis

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Jerry Brown on Friday (Feb. 25) announced that two of Southern California’s premier business leadership groups – the...

Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Sends Letter to Insurance Commissioner Poizner on Workers’ Compensation Rates

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today sent the following letter to Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner regarding an approximately 30 percent increase...
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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...

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