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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...
Governor Edmund G. Brown

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...
L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa

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....
Governor Edmund G. Brown

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. Jerry Brown

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. Jerry Brown

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

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 Villaraigosa

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...
Governor Edmund G. Brown

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. Gov. Jerry Brown

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. Gov. Jerry Brown

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...
Governor Edmund G. Brown

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...
Isadore Hall III

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...
Governor Edmund G. Brown

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...
Isadore Hall III

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....

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