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Governor Brown Signs Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills. - AB 217 by Assemblymember Brian Maienschein (R-San Diego) - Juvenile law: hearings. - AB 341 by Assemblymember Katcho Achadjian (R-San Luis Obispo) - Financial affairs:...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Eric Arnold, 54, of Dixon, has been appointed warden at California State Prison, Solano, where he has served as acting warden since 2014 and was chief deputy warden from 2013 to...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Deborah Hoffman, 49, of Sacramento, has been appointed deputy press secretary in the Office of the Governor. Hoffman has served as assistant secretary of public and employee...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills. • AB 7 by Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Alameda) - Public schools: Larry Itliong Day. • AB 198 by Assemblymember Jim L. Frazier Jr. (D-Oakley) - Vehicles: tow truck...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Kim McCoy Wade, 44, of Oakland, has been appointed chief of the CalFresh Branch at the Welfare to Work Division of the California Department of Social Services. McCoy Wade has been...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Luis Vance Taylor, 37, of Alexandria, VA, has been appointed chief of access and functional needs at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. Taylor has been a principal at...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states. "With the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Riots this weekend, we're reminded of how long and winding...
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Governor Brown Appoints Luis A. Lavin to the Second District Court of Appeal
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Luis A. Lavin as associate justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Three. Lavin, 56, of Los Angeles, has served as a judge at the Los Angeles County Superior Court since...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Death of Bakersfield Police Officer
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the death of Bakersfield Police Department Officer David Nelson: “Anne and I extend our deepest condolences to Officer Nelson's family, friends and colleagues as they mourn this...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Danny Brown, 47, of Elk Grove, has been appointed deputy director of legislative affairs at the California Department of Human Resources. Brown has been chief of the Legislative...
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