Press Releases

Governor Brown Signs Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Jerry Brown today signed AB 93 by Assemblymember Ricardo Lara, (D-Bell Gardens) allowing the results of the March 8, 2011 election in the city of Bell to be certified by Los Angeles County and the recently elected city council members to take...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Jerry Brown today announced the following appointments. Anna Caballero, 56, of Salinas, has been named Secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency. She previously served in the California Assembly representing the 28th District. From 2000...
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Governor and First Lady Honor Fallen Service Members
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honored 11 service members who bravely gave their lives in service to our state and nation, and extended deep condolences to their families, friends and communities. In memorial,...
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Governor Brown Checks In With the People
In First YouTube Address, Brown Calls on Legislature to Think as “Californians First,” Let Voters Decide on Taxes SACRAMENTO - In his first YouTube address since taking office, Governor Jerry Brown is calling on state legislators to let voters have a voice in deciding...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on the Death of Cathedral City Police Department Officer
SACRAMENTO - Governor Jerry Brown today issued the following statement regarding the death of Cathedral City Police Department Officer Jermaine Anthony Gibson: “Anne and I were saddened to learn of the tragic death of Cathedral City Police Department Officer Gibson, a...
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Governor Brown Announces Additional Business Support to Let Californians Vote
SACRAMENTO - Governor Jerry Brown today announced that the California Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce, Fremont Chamber of Commerce, Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce all support his plan to let voters decide whether or not...
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Governor Brown and Director of Public Health Issue Statements on Radiation Safety
SACRAMENTO - Governor Jerry Brown and the interim director of the California Department of Public Health, Dr. Howard Backer, today assured Californians that public health and safety do not face any threat from radiation released at nuclear facilities in Japan this...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Earthquake in Japan
SACRAMENTO - Governor Jerry Brown today issued the following statement on the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and the tsunami warning in California: “Our thoughts are with the people of Japan as they endure this tragedy. I have directed California’s Emergency...
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Agriculture Leaders Support Governor Brown’s Balanced Budget Plan
SACRAMENTO - Governor Jerry Brown today announced that a coalition of more than two dozen California agriculture organizations support his budget plan and letting voters decide whether or not to temporarily extend existing taxes. “Farmers and growers understand the...
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Governor’s Office Issues Statement on Budget Talks
SACRAMENTO - Following “positive and productive” budget talks between Governor Jerry Brown and legislators on both sides of the aisle, Press Secretary Gil Duran issued the following statement: “Governor Brown has continued to engage in positive and productive budget...
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