Press Releases

Governor Brown Delivers 2018 State of the State Address: “California is Setting the Pace for America”
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. delivered his 16th - and final - State of the State address today asserting that the "bolder path is still our way forward" on climate change, infrastructure investment, health care, education and criminal justice. In his...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Douglas McCauley, 53, of Sacramento, has been appointed chief deputy director at the California Department of Housing and Community Development. McCauley has been executive officer...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Day of Remembrance of the Montecito Mudslides
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring January 22, 2018 as a "Day of Remembrance of the Montecito Mudslides" and ordered that flags be flown at half-staff over the State Capitol. The image and text of the proclamation are...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Lila Mirrashidi, 34, of Redondo Beach, has been appointed deputy commissioner of policy at the California Department of Business Oversight, where she has been deputy commissioner of...
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Governor and First Lady Honor Army Pfc. James J. Leonard, Jr.
SACRAMENTO – On behalf of all Californians, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Army Pfc. James J. Leonard, Jr., a U.S. serviceman missing from the Korean War. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has announced that Army Pfc....
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Cheryl Akin, 38, of Cameron Park, has been appointed deputy director of the California Competes Tax Credit Program at the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development....
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Josh Boone, 37, of Woodland, has been appointed zero emission vehicle policy advisor to the chair of the California Air Resources Board, where he has served as an air pollution...
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Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Continue Expediting Recovery Efforts in Communities Impacted by Southern California Wildfires and Mudslides
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order to further assist recovery efforts in Southern California related to the Thomas Fire and subsequent mudslides. The order helps ensure there’s the staffing and resources needed to continue to...
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Governor and First Lady Honor Staff Sgt. Eric C. Schenck
SACRAMENTO – On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Staff Sgt. Eric C. Schenck, 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...
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Governor Brown Secures Federal Aid to Help Communities Impacted by Southern California Mudslides
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted the state’s request for expanded federal disaster assistance in response to the devastating mudslides that have impacted Santa Barbara County and...
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