Press Releases

Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Ashleigh Aitken, 36, of Anaheim, has been appointed to the 32nd District Agricultural Association, Orange County Fair Board. She has been of counsel at Aitken Aitken Cohn since 2010....
read more
Governor Brown to Open New Trade and Investment Office in China
SACRAMENTO - Moving to increase direct investment in California and give the state’s businesses a distinct advantage in China, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced plans to open a new trade and investment office in China. “The Pacific Rim has become the center...
read more
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Janet Barentson, 49, of Rocklin, has been appointed chief deputy director at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Barentson has been deputy director of...
read more
Governor Brown Outlines Plan for China-California Joint Task Force to Drive Investment and Collaboration
LOS ANGELES - In remarks today at a U.S./China economic forum, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced his intention to form a China-California Joint Task Force to drive more collaboration, investment and trade between California and China. "I am creating a task force...
read more
Governor and First Lady Honor Pfc. Cesar Cortez
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Pfc. Cesar Cortez, who bravely gave his life in service to our state and nation. The Governor and First Lady extend their deepest condolences to his family and friends at...
read more
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Jim Evans, 42, of Sacramento, has been appointed deputy secretary for communications and strategic planning at the Business Transportation and Housing Agency. He has been a...
read more
Governor Brown Signs Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced today that he has signed the following bill: • SB 98 by the Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review - Nursing. For full text of the bill, visit:...
read more
Governor Brown Issues Statement on S&P’s Upgrade of California’s Credit Ratings Outlook
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement after Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Rating Services shifted California’s credit ratings outlook from stable to positive: “The fact that California’s ratings outlook has shifted from...
read more
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Lisa Barkett, 52, of La Jolla, has been appointed to the Race Track Leasing Commission as a representative of the 22nd District Agricultural Association, San Diego Fair Board. She...
read more
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. A. Charles Crabb, 60, of San Luis Obispo, has been appointed to the designated local authority for the former Pismo Beach redevelopment agency, in San Luis Obispo County. Crabb has...
read more