Civil Rights
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring LGBT Pride Month
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring June 2016 as "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month" in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below:PROCLAMATION Our nation was founded on the principle of...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Harvey Milk Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring Sunday, May 22, 2016 as “Harvey Milk Day” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below:PROCLAMATION As one of the first openly gay politicians to hold office in the...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring May 2016 as "Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month" in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below:PROCLAMATION The 5.3 million Californians of Asian or Pacific Islander...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring César Chávez Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring March 31, 2016, as "César Chávez Day" in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below:PROCLAMATION Eighty-nine years ago, César Chávez was born near his family farm in...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring February 19, 2016, as A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION On February 19, 1942, President...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Black History Month
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring February 2016, as Black History Month in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION The theme for Black History Month 2016 is “Hallowed Grounds: Sites of...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Fred Korematsu Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring January 30, 2016, as Fred Korematsu Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION When Fred T. Korematsu received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Ed Roberts Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring January 23, 2016, as Ed Roberts Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATION Ed Roberts is rightfully known as “The Father of Independent Living.”...
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Governor Brown Delivers 2016 State of the State Address
SACRAMENTO - Warning of the next inevitable recession and the "zigzag of spend-cut-spend" budgeting, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today delivered his annual State of the State address, choosing to lay out a clear, focused case for his top priority - continued fiscal...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring January 15, 2016, as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the State of California. This day is officially observed this year on Monday, January 18. The text of the proclamation is below:...
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