Executive Orders
EXECUTIVE ORDER B-62-18
EXECUTIVE ORDER B-62-18 WHEREAS Government Code section 6268 provides that public records “in the custody or control of the Governor when he or she leaves office” be transferred to the State Archives as soon as practical; and WHEREAS the public has a significant...
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Governor Brown Grants Executive Clemency
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has granted 143 pardons and 131 commutations. Individuals who have been convicted of a crime in California may apply to the Governor for a pardon. Those granted pardons all completed their prison...
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Governor Brown Signs Order to Establish California Indian Heritage Center Task Force
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order directing the Tribal Advisor to establish a task force that will oversee the development of the California Indian Heritage Center. The full text of the executive order is below: EXECUTIVE...
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Governor Brown Takes Action to Bolster Wildfire Recovery in Communities Across the State
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued two executive orders to further assist communities recovering from devastating fires – one to help ensure students displaced by this month’s Camp, Woolsey and Hill fires are able to return to school as soon as...
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Governor Brown Surveys Wildfire Impacts and Meets with Emergency Officials in Butte County, Issues Order to Streamline Wildfire Cleanup and Recovery
CHICO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today surveyed wildfire damage in Butte County, held a briefing at the Incident Command Post in Chico with state, local and federal officials – including U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, FEMA Administrator Brock Long and...
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Governor’s General Order Number 2018-02
TITLE: Extension of Authorization to Activate the California National Guard PURPOSE: Extends Governor’s General Order Number 2018-01, calling into active service under section 502(f) of Title 32 of the United States Code those forces necessary to meet certain...
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Governor Brown Signs 100 Percent Clean Electricity Bill, Issues Order Setting New Carbon Neutrality Goal
SACRAMENTO – Reaffirming California’s global climate leadership, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed Senate Bill 100, authored by Senate President pro Tempore Emeritus Kevin de León, setting a 100 percent clean electricity goal for the state, and issued an...
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Governor Brown Takes Action to Protect California’s Plants, Animals and Unique Biodiversity
SACRAMENTO – Just days before the world comes to San Francisco to collaborate on ways to protect the environment, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed an executive order to safeguard California’s unique plants, animals and ecosystems which are threatened by...
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Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Streamline Cleanup and Recovery 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 continue to burn in Lake, Siskiyou, Shasta, Mendocino and Napa counties. There are...
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Governor Brown Issues Executive Order to Protect Communities from Wildfire, Climate Impacts
SACRAMENTO – In the face of the worst wildfires in California’s history, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order to combat dangerous tree mortality, increase the ability of our forests to capture carbon and systematically improve forest...
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