Press Releases

Governor Brown Signs Landmark Climate Bill to Extend California’s Cap-and-Trade Program
SAN FRANCISCO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed AB 398 by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), which extends and improves the state's world-leading cap-and-trade program to ensure California continues to meet its ambitious climate change goals....
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Joy Anne Sterling, 63, of Sebastopol, has been reappointed to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture, where she has served since 2013. Sterling has been chief executive...
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Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills: - AB 37 by Assemblymember Patrick O'Donnell (D-Long Beach) - Pupil instruction: visual and performing arts: content standards in media arts. - AB 78 by Assemblymember Jim...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Erin Mellon, 29, of Sacramento, has been appointed assistant director of public affairs at the California Department of Water Resources. Mellon has served as communications and...
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Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills: • AB 192 by Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside) - Migrant education: statewide parent advisory council: reports. • AB 564 by the Committee on Agriculture - Food and...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Grant Davis, 54, of Petaluma, has been appointed director of the California Department of Water Resources. Davis has been general manager of the Sonoma County Water Agency since...
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Governor Brown Signs Compact with Wilton Rancheria
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed a tribal-state gaming compact between the State of California and Wilton Rancheria. The core provisions of the Wilton Rancheria compact - including terms related to licensing, regulatory...
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What They’re Saying About Legislation to Combat Air Pollution in Neighborhoods and Extend California’s Cap-and-Trade Program
SACRAMENTO - More than 150 environmental; climate; public health; clean energy and technology; agriculture; food processing; business; labor; local government; community; and utility leaders; researchers and economists; and newspaper editorial boards from across...
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Governor Brown, Senate President pro Tempore and Assembly Speaker Issue Statement on Housing
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon today issued the following joint statement on their shared commitment and effort to address California’s housing needs: “Astronomical housing...
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Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills: • AB 212 by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) - California Victim Compensation Board: claims. • AB 321 by Assemblymember Devon J. Mathis (R-Visalia) -...
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