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Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointment of Sue Burr to State Board of Education
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced the following appointment. Sue Burr, 57, of Rancho Murieta, has been appointed...
Calif. Gov. Brown Cancels Plan to Build New $356 Million Condemned Inmate Housing Facility at San Quentin
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Acting to save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today canceled plans to build...
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...
California Governor and First Lady Honor Pfc. Mervyn E. Sims
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor U.S. Army Air Forces Pfc....
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...
Hall Measure to Fight Cyber Bullying in Schools Approved by California State Assembly
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The California State Assembly today approved AB 227 by Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D- Los Angeles), which would require...
Calif. Gov. Brown Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to Help Communities Recover from March Storms
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -– In a letter to President Barack Obama, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. on Friday (April 22) requested a Presidential...
Calif. Gov. Brown Orders State Agencies to Recover Uncollected Salary and Travel Advances
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Upon learning that millions of dollars in employee salary and travel advances are going uncollected, Governor Edmund G. Brown,...
L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa Announces New Construction at LAX Will Generate Nearly 40,000 Local Jobs
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mayor Villaraigosa, Councilmembers Hahn, LaBonge and Rosendahl, and Los Angeles World Airports Executive Director Gina Marie Lindsey announced...
Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa Issues Statement On The Retirement Of Ramon Cortines
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today issued the following statement on the retirement of LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines: “On behalf...
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...
L.A. Mayor To Teachers: Let's Create A Contract That Puts Students First And Teachers At The Center Of Reform
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mayor Villaraigosa delivered his sixth State of the City Address at Jefferson High School today, where he outlined...
Calif. Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Boost Renewable Energy
MILPITAS, Calif. /California Newswire/ -– Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today signed SBX1 2, which requires one-third of the state’s electricity to come from...
All-Star Cast in 'Vagina Monologues' Raises Money for V-Day and PROTECT
STUDIO CITY, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- A cast of stars in an intimate theatrical setting with all proceeds going to charity is the way...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for 04.09.11
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. on Friday announced the following appointments: Colonel David Baldwin, 47, of Fair Oaks,...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for 04.07.11
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. announced the following appointments on April 7, 2011: Claudia Cappio, 57, of Oakland, has...
Calif. Gov. Brown Signs Legislation To Improve Public Safety and Empower Local Law Enforcement
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. on Tuesday (April 5) signed AB 109, which makes fundamental changes to California’s correctional...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for 04.05.11
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced the following appointments: John Cronin, 55, of Marin, has been appointed to...
Calif. Gov. Brown Announces Appointments for 04.04.11
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/--– Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced the following appointments: Christine Baker, 61, of Berkeley, has been appointed chief deputy...
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...
Calif. Assemblymember Hall and Recording Artist Norwood Young Announce Resolution Declaring April 2011 Child Abuse Prevention Month
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D- Los Angeles) will join book author and recording artist Norwood Young, LA County...
Calif. Governor Brown Ends State’s Drought Status, Urges Californians to Continue to Conserve
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Following significant increases in statewide rainfall and mountain snowpack this season, Governor Jerry Brown today proclaimed an end to...
Calif. Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring 'Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Jerry Brown today issued a proclamation declaring Wednesday, March 30, 2011 as “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” in...
Global Music Rights Panel at the California Copyright Conference
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Every day brings news affecting the rights of songwriters, music publishers, and holders of intellectual property. This has...
California Governor Brown Announces Appointments for 3.22.11
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Jerry Brown today announced the following appointments, including: Anna Caballero, 56, of Salinas, has been named Secretary of...
California Governor and First Lady Honor Fallen Service Members
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown on Monday honored 11 service members...
In His First YouTube Address, Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown Calls on Legislature to Think as 'Californians First,' Let Voters Decide on...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- In his first YouTube address since taking office, Governor Jerry Brown is calling on state legislators to let voters...
L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa, Councilmember Hahn Announce Five-Year Project Labor Agreement At The Port Of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Councilmember Janice Hahn yesterday (March 17) announced that the Los Angeles Harbor Commission approved...
Calif. Assemblymember Hall Names LaFlorence Marie Hollis Assembly District 52’s Woman of the Year
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III (D- Los Angeles) has named LaFlorence Marie Hollis the 52nd Assembly District’s 2011 Woman...
Calif. Gov. Brown Declares State of Emergency in Mendocino and San Luis Obispo Counties
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Jerry Brown yesterday (March 16) issued an emergency proclamation for Mendocino and San Luis Obispo Counties following the...
Calif. Assemblymember Hall to Receive 2011 Groundwater Ambassador Award
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- In recognition of his legislative leadership and support for local groundwater issues, the Water Replenishment District of Southern...
Calif. Law Enforcement Leaders Back Governor Brown on Key Budget Proposal
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Jerry Brown today announced that law enforcement leaders across the state have expressed support for his revised realignment...
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. Jerry Brown announces new appointments for Feb. 22, 2011
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Jerry Brown on Feb. 22 (Tues.) announced the following appointments: First, Wylie Aitken, 69, of Anaheim, has been...
Calif. Gov. Brown bans 'SWAG' – Memo bans state spending on key chains, stress balls, ashtrays, t-shirts and other 'freebie' items
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Jerry Brown’s administration today directed all state agencies and departments to stop spending taxpayer dollars on free giveaway...
Calif. Governor Brown Orders Statewide Hiring Freeze
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/--– Continuing his work to save scarce taxpayer dollars, Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday (Feb. 15) issued a hiring freeze across...
Better Business Bureau of the Southland Lists Top 10 Scams and Rip-Offs of 2010
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of the Southland on Friday (Feb. 11) released a list of the top...
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 -...
The Los Angeles & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council and the Sacramento River Watershed Program will host a conference Feb 23-24,...
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ —The Los Angeles & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council and the Sacramento River Watershed Program will host a conference...
Calif. Governor Brown Cancels Sale of State Properties
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- In a move that will save taxpayers $6 billion dollars over the next 35 years, Governor Jerry Brown today...
Calif. Gov. Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Ronald Reagan Centennial Day
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- California Governor Jerry Brown issued a proclamation declaring Sunday, February 6, 2011 as “Ronald Reagan Centennial Day” in the...
Calif. Governor Jerry Brown Delivers State Of The State Address
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Warning that California will not create the jobs it needs “unless we get our financial house in order,” Gov....
Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown announces Appointments to the California Public Utilities Commission
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday (Jan. 25) announced the following appointments to the California Public Utilities Commission. First, Mike...
Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown announces Appointments for Jan. 25, 2011
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- On Tues., Jan. 25, California Governor Jerry Brown announced the following appointments. First, Gareth Elliott, 40, of Sacramento, has...
Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center Names First Asian Executive Director
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center (Tel-Hi) has named Nestor L. Fernandez II, a corporate executive with a specialty in...
Calif. Governor Brown's Budget Slashes State Spending by $12.5 Billion
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Jerry Brown will release a balanced state budget today that slashes spending by $12.5 billion, including an eight...
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...
Transcript of Calif. Governor Brown's Inaugural Remarks at Swearing-In Ceremony
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Jerry Brown Inaugural Address, January 3, 2011 (As Prepared): Madam Chief Justice, Governor and Mrs. Davis, Governor and Mrs....
Calif. Governor's Office of Economic Development Applauds Job Creation Move and Will Market New Enterprise Zones
Sacramento, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- To assist in the creation of jobs and thereby improve California's business climate, the California Department of Housing and...
Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Presents Gold Star Family License Plates to Three Families
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday (Dec. 9) joined California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) Secretary Roger Brautigan and Department of...
