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Calif. Governor Brown Slashes State-Issued Cell Phones
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. on Wednesday (June 8) announced that the state has eliminated 29,398 cell phones, achieving...
Long Beach Welcomes U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program Participants from Latin America
LONG BEACH, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Partnering with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the International Visitors Council of...
L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa Issues Statement On City's Largest 'Operation Pothole'
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Councilmember Tony Cardenas filled a pothole at the intersection of Gilmore and Cedros streets...
L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa To The Small Business Community: Los Angeles Is Dedicated To Your Needs
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa issued a statement today urging small business owners to take advantage of the unprecedented...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Restructuring of CDCR Headquarters
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -– Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced “long overdue” personnel and program restructuring at the California Department of Corrections...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for May 31, 2011
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced the following appointments. Michael Cooney, 66, of Santa Barbara, has been appointed...
Landmark Legislation to Protect Children Passed by Calif. State Assembly
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- The California State Assembly today passed the Toxin-Free Infants and Toddlers Act, AB 1319, by Assemblymember Betsy Butler (D-Marina...
L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa Urges Los Angeles Unified School District To Implement Partnership For Los Angeles' Schools Parent Engagement Initiatives District-Wide
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa issued the following statement on Tuesday (May 17) urging the Los Angeles Unified School...
L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa Issues Statement On Los Angeles' Latest Step Towards Becoming The Cleanest, Greenest Big City In The Nation
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa issued the following statement after meeting with Secretary of Energy Steven Chu. The two met...
L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa Kicks Off Asian And Pacific Islander American Heritage Month
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined by members of City Council and the Asian and Pacific Islander American community, on...
California Governor Brown Unveils Revised Budget
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today unveiled a revised state budget that reduces by nearly $3 billion the amount...
Calif. Gov. Brown Proposes to Eliminate Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- In another move to save taxpayer dollars, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. has proposed eliminating the Unemployment Insurance Appeals...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for May 12, 2011
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. on Thursday (May 12) announced the following appointments: Janelle Beland, 41, of Sacramento, has...
Calif. Gov. Brown Proposes Merger of State Agencies to Save Millions of Taxpayer Dollars
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Taking action to trim government bureaucracy and save California taxpayers millions of dollars, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. on...
Calif. State Director of Finance Ana Matosantos Issues Statement On Tax Receipts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- State Director of Finance Ana Matosantos on Friday (May 6) issued the following statement regarding the updated information on...
L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa, LAPD Announce Third Year of Citywide Gun Buyback Initiative
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck, City Attorney Carmen Trutanich, gang intervention and prevention service providers, and...
Santa Monica Welcomes U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program Participants at Westside Global Mixer
Santa Monica, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Partnering with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the International Visitors Council of...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for May 5, 2011
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced the following appointments: Dr. Willie Armstrong, 36, of Sacramento has been appointed...
U.S. Department of State has issued a Presidential permit for the expansion and reconfiguration of the San Ysidro border crossing in...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Consistent with our commitment to help develop a modernized U.S.-Mexico border that promotes both economic competitiveness and enhanced...
Calif. Governor Brown Announces Appointments for May 2, 2011
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. on Monday, May 2, announced the following appointments: Ashutosh Bhagwat, 46, of Moraga, has...
Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa Issues Statement on the Killing of Osama bin Laden
LOS ANGELES, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa issued the following statement regarding the President's news tonight that Osama bin Laden has been...
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. Governor Brown Announces Appointment to the California Department of Veterans Affairs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced the following appointment: Peter James Gravett, 69, of Rolling Hills Estates, has...
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...
