Valerie Gotten
Valerie G has been an editor with California Newswire for several years, is a gifted theremin player, can quote copious lines from 'Red Dwarf' and also knows where her towel is. Oddly, she does not drive, nor does she take the bus. She identifies as both human and democrat.
Ca. Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Launch of 'I Built It-Youth' Campaign
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday announced the launch of the “I Built It-Youth” campaign, a statewide effort to begin training California’s...
Nevada Assembly Speaker Barbara E. Buckley to be Hosted by Nava at Calif. State Capitol
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Nevada has a Successful Loan Mediation Program. What: Hearing of the Assembly Banking & Finance Committee (the second in...
Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Takes Action to Secure Available Recovery Act Funds for Early Childhood Education
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Building on his commitment to both high-quality early childhood education and bringing available American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act)...
Ca. Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Death of Captain John Gaffaney
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Calif. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the death of Capt. John P. Gaffaney of San Diego:...
Ca. Gov. Schwarzenegger Appoints John J. Benoit District IV Riverside County Supervisor
RIVERSIDE /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday announced the appointment of John J. Benoit to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, representing District...
Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Applauds Passage of Historic Comprehensive Water Package
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the legislature’s passage of an historic package to reform and rebuild...
Ca. Gov. Schwarzenegger Appoints Louis Fuentes District I Imperial County Supervisor
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointment of Louis Fuentes to the Imperial County Board of Supervisors, representing District I....
Ca. Gov. Schwarzenegger Applauds Senate Education Committee for Standing by California’s School Children, Passing SBX5 1
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday issued the statement below after the state Senate Education Committee voted 5-0 to approve SBX5 1,...
Ca. Gov. Schwarzenegger Celebrates Opening of World’s Largest Landfill Gas to Liquefied Natural Gas Facility in Calif.
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today celebrated the opening of the world’s largest landfill gas to liquefied natural gas (LFG-to-LNG) facility in...
Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Deaths of Military Air Crew Members
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the deaths of Maj. Samuel Leigh, 1st Lt. Thomas Claiborne, Lt....
Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Death of San Diego Soldier
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the death of Sgt. First Class David E. Metzger of San...
Ca. Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Death of CHP Officer Jarrod Martinez
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the death of California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Jarrod Martinez of...
Calif. Assemblymember Pedro Nava Applauds Historic Federal Hate Crimes Legislation
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Assemblymember Pedro Nava (D-Santa Barbara) applauds the President and Congress for taking a historic stand and signing the Matthew Shepard...
Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Death of Hawthorne Soldier
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today released the following statement regarding the death of Sgt. Eduviges G.Wolf of Hawthorne: “Sergeant Eduviges Wolf...
Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Applauds President Obama’s Investment in Smart Grid, Providing Boost to Renewable Energy Projects
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement applauding President Barack Obama’s announcement to invest $3.4 billion in smart-grid technology...
Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Deaths of Camp Pendleton Marines
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the deaths of Cpl. Gregory M.W. Fleury of Anchorage, AK, Capt....
Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Offers Rewards for Information in Two Unsolved Murder Cases
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today offered rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction in a California court of the...
Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Sends Letter to Congressional Leaders on Health Care Reform
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today sent the following letter to the Congressional leaders encouraging them to act on comprehensive health reform...
Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Calif. Appointments
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Appointments announced Oct. 23, by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger include: Alexander Calero, 33, of San Diego, has been appointed to the...
Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces $48 Million in Infrastructure Funds to Upper Yuba River Levee Improvement
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced that his administration is expediting the implementation of $47.5 million in Proposition 1E funds to...
Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Death of Moreno Valley Soldier
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the death of Specialist Michael A. Dahl, Jr. of Moreno Valley:...
Gov. Schwarzenegger and Gov. Osuna Millán Sign MOU to Increase Collaboration Between California and Baja California
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Baja California Governor José Guadalupe Osuna Millán today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to continue...
Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Obama Administration Plan to Assist Housing Finance Agencies
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after the Obama Administration’s announced move to provide support to housing finance...
Calif. Recovery Task Force: 25 Percent of the 250,000 Education Jobs Saved or Created Nationwide are in California
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued the statement below after the White House released a Domestic Policy Council report documenting the impact...
Jail Time for Polluters Becomes Law – Nava’s Measure Sends Strong Message
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Assemblymember Pedro Nava (D-Santa Barbara) and the California District Attorneys Association (CDAA) announced that Assembly Bill 305, which allows prosecutors...
Dogfighting Prevention Measure Signed by Governor – Nava Bill Targets Dogfighting Spectators
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Assemblymember Pedro Nava (D-Santa Barbara) announced today that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed his AB 242, the Dogfighting Prevention Act, which...
Governor Schwarzenegger Mobilizes Calif. State Resources in Response to Storm
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Schwarzenegger today directed his departments and agencies to take actions to prepare and respond to the needs of Californians...
Gov. Schwarzenegger and Secretary Salazar Sign MOU to Expedite Renewable Energy Development in Calif.
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Further laying the groundwork for California to reach its environmental goals, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed a memorandum of understanding...
Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Mortgage Protection Legislation
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- To help prevent California homeowners and homebuyers from being negatively impacted by the fraudulent mortgage practices that have arisen in...
Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation to Provide Services and Resources to California’s Foster Children
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a package of legislation focused on expanding and promoting adoption opportunities and increasing services for...
Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Public Safety Legislation Protecting Kids from Sexual Offenders
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a package of legislation that will help better protect California’s children and families from sexual offenders....
Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces $26.5 Million in Clean-Air Grants for Southern California
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- At the Port of Long Beach, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson to...
Governor Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Creation of Nation’s Largest Carbon Sequestration Project
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after Sierra Pacific Industries announced the creation of the nation’s largest carbon...
Governor Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on Federal Action on California’s Water Crisis
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Obama administration officials...
Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Bids Opened on Long-Awaited Caldecott Tunnel Extension
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced that bids opened to build the fourth bore of the Caldecott Tunnel, a long-awaited project...
Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces $34 Million in Recovery Act Rural Transit Grants for 141 Projects Statewide
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced that the state has been federally awarded $34 million in transit grants from the American...
Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Expedited Recovery Act Funding for Schools
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced that $1.3 billion in expedited State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF) will be available for California’s...
Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the following appointments: First, Floyd Hayhurst, 51, of Ontario, has been reappointed to the Commission...
Gov. Schwarzenegger Highlights California’s Push for Education Reform at School Rally
LOS ANGELES /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today joined the Reverend Jesse Jackson at an assembly at Dorsey High School in Los Angeles...
Governor Schwarzenegger Offers Rewards for Information in Two Unsolved Cases
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today offered rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction in a California court of the...
Gov. Schwarzenegger Sends Letter to California Attorney General Urging ACORN Investigation
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today sent a letter to California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, Jr. urging an investigation into ACORN’s...
Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement on California’s Nation-Leading Environmental Standards
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Schwarzenegger issued the following statement today after the President announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) will adopt...
$49.6 Million in Recovery Funding Awarded to Advance Local State Energy Efficiency Programs
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- California today received $49.6 million to advance local energy efficiency programs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Energy...
Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Low Interest Federal Loans Available for Residents, Business Owners Affected by Station Fire
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has declared Los Angeles County a disaster area...
Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Executive Order to Advance State’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard to 33 Percent by 2020
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Advancing California’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the state’s renewable energy, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today signed an...
California Leads Nation with Over $2 Billion in Federal Obligations for Highway Transportation Recovery Act Funding
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced that over $2 billion in Recovery Act funding has now been federally obligated to 620...
Gov. Schwarzenegger Appoints Nancy Ayers to Ventura County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the appointment of Nancy L. Ayers to a judgeship in the Ventura County Superior Court.
Ayers,...
Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Nation’s Largest State-Sponsored Green Jobs Training Program
SACRAMENTO /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today toured the Los Angeles Trade Technical College where he announced the creation of the Clean Energy...
Gov. Schwarzenegger Applies for $1.1 Billion in Recovery Funds
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today submitted 42 applications for $1.1 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) funding...
Governor Schwarzenegger Launches MyIdea4CA Web Site
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today launched www.MyIdea4CA.com, a Web site for Twitter users to share their ideas for moving California...
