Government Reform
Governor Brown Signs Legislation
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bill: AB 403 by Assemblymember Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) – Legislature: Legislative Employee Whistleblower Protection Act. For full text of the bill,...
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Governor Brown Delivers 2018 State of the State Address: “California is Setting the Pace for America”
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. delivered his 16th - and final - State of the State address today asserting that the "bolder path is still our way forward" on climate change, infrastructure investment, health care, education and criminal justice. In his...
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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 264 by Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Campbell) – Protective orders. • AB 290 by Assemblymember Rudy Salas Jr. (D-Bakersfield) – Collateral recovery: repossession...
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Governor Brown Signs 2017-2018 State Budget
SACRAMENTO - After announcing an agreement with legislative leaders earlier this month, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed a balanced, on-time state budget that maintains fiscal prudence in uncertain times. "California is taking decisive action by enacting a...
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Governor Brown, Legislative Leaders Issue Statements on Budget Agreement
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon today announced that they have reached an agreement on the 2017-18 State Budget. "This budget keeps California on a sound fiscal path and...
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Governor Brown Releases Revised State Budget
SACRAMENTO - As the state's economic recovery stretches into an eighth year - two years short of the longest on record - and with increasing uncertainty from Washington, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today released a revised state budget that continues to plan for...
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Governor Brown Delivers 2017 State of the State Address
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today delivered his State of the State address, departing with the traditional practice of listing every issue and restating every priority to focus on the "broader context of our country and its challenges." In his remarks...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on CalPERS Vote
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement regarding today's vote by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board to reduce the pension fund’s current 7.5% expected annual rate of return on investments to 7% over the...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Bolster Transparency, Oversight at California Public Utilities Commission, Calls for Immediate Action on Additional Reforms
SACRAMENTO - Moving to bolster governance, accountability, transparency and oversight at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed a package of bills and called on the Commission to take immediate action on additional...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills: • AB 59 by Assemblymember Marie Waldron (R-Escondido) - Mental health services: assisted outpatient treatment. • AB 241 by Assemblymember Richard S. Gordon (D-Menlo Park)...
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