Press Releases

Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Julie Henderson, 55, of San Francisco, has been appointed deputy secretary for climate and health policy at the California Environmental Protection Agency. Henderson served as senior...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Day of Remembrance of the Las Vegas Mass Shooting
SACRAMENTO – On the one-month anniversary of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring November 1, 2017 as a “Day of Remembrance of the Las Vegas Mass Shooting” and ordered that flags be flown at...
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Governor Brown to Represent World’s States and Regions Committed to Climate Action at UN Climate Conference, European Union and the Vatican
SACRAMENTO - As the White House "declares war on climate science and retreats from the Paris Agreement," Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he will travel to Europe in November to deliver keynote remarks at a climate summit organized by the Pontifical...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Kimberly Seibel, 52, of Chula Vista, has been appointed warden at the Deuel Vocational Institution, where she has served as acting warden since 2016. Seibel was warden at Chuckawalla...
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Governor Brown and Texas Governor Abbott Announce Friendly World Series Wager
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced a friendly wager with Texas Governor Greg Abbott on the matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros in the 2017 World Series, which begins tonight. In the spirit of bi-partisanship and in...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Danielle Anderson, 31, of Camarillo, has been appointed to the California State Independent Living Council. Anderson has been executive director at the Independent Living Resource...
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Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Help Cut Red Tape, Expedite Recovery Efforts in Communities Impacted by Wildfires
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order to cut red tape and help streamline recovery efforts in communities impacted by the devastating wildfires that have burned across California over the past ten days. The executive order includes...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Shannon Swain, 53, of Danville, has been appointed superintendent at the Office of Correctional Education of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, where she...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Vote to Support WaterFix
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement regarding today's unanimous vote by the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors to support WaterFix, California's effort to modernize the state's water infrastructure: “The Board’s...
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California Secures Unemployment Assistance Benefits for Workers Impacted by Wildfires
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits are available for workers and self-employed individuals who lost jobs or had work hours substantially reduced as a result of the wildfires in Butte,...
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