Civil Rights
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring César Chávez Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring Monday, March 31, 2014, as “César Chávez Day” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below:PROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Eighty-seven years...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Women’s Military History Week
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring March 17 through 23, 2014, as Women’s Military History Week in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA The...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring February 19, 2014, as A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Black History Month
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring February 2014, as Black History Month in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA African-Americans have...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Fred Korematsu Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring January 30, 2014, as Fred Korematsu Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA When Fred T. Korematsu...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Ed Roberts Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring January 23, 2014, as Ed Roberts Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Ed Roberts is rightfully known...
read moreGovernor Brown Delivers 2014 State of the State Address
SACRAMENTO - Committing to "pay down our debts and remember the lessons of history," Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today delivered his annual State of the State address, highlighting California's comeback while vowing to establish a solid rainy day fund to help...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring January 15, 2014, as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: PROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA “I believe...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Statement on Record FPPC Settlement
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement after the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) and California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced a record civil settlement against two nonprofit organizations that failed to...
read moreGovernor Brown Signs Women’s Health Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed seven bills to support the health and well-being of women in California. The Governor signed the following bills today: • AB 154 by Assemblymember Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) - Permits a nurse practitioner,...
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