Government Reform
EXECUTIVE ORDER B-5-11
EXECUTIVE ORDER B-5-11 BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WHEREAS Executive Order B-1-11, issued on January 11, 2011, ordered state agencies and departments to review operational expenditures and to reduce waste, redundancies, and costs to create a more...
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Governor Brown Releases Twelve-Point Pension Reform Plan
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today released the actual bill language of seven separate pension reform measures. In addition, Brown listed five other specific pension reforms that he is developing. These include a pension benefit cap, limits on...
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Governor Brown Discusses Reason for Halting Budget Talks in Latest YouTube Address
SACRAMENTO - In his latest YouTube address since taking office, Governor Jerry Brown today detailed why he broke off discussions with Republican legislators on the budget. The 1-minute, 40-second video can be viewed here:...
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Governor Brown Checks In With the People
In First YouTube Address, Brown Calls on Legislature to Think as “Californians First,” Let Voters Decide on Taxes SACRAMENTO - In his first YouTube address since taking office, Governor Jerry Brown is calling on state legislators to let voters have a voice in deciding...
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Governor’s Office Issues Statement on Budget Talks
SACRAMENTO - Following “positive and productive” budget talks between Governor Jerry Brown and legislators on both sides of the aisle, Press Secretary Gil Duran issued the following statement: “Governor Brown has continued to engage in positive and productive budget...
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Governor Brown Announces Additional Support for Balanced Budget Plan
SACRAMENTO - Governor Jerry Brown today announced that he has received supportive letters from the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians and the California Grocers Association for his budget plan and letting California voters decide whether or not to temporarily extend...
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Law Enforcement Leaders Back Governor Brown on Key Budget Proposal
SACRAMENTO - Governor Jerry Brown today announced that law enforcement leaders across the state have expressed support for his revised realignment plan to put more power back in the hands of local communities. To date, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, the...
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Business Leaders Support Governor Brown’s Balanced Budget Plan
SACRAMENTO - Governor Jerry Brown today announced that key California business leaders support his budget plan and letting California voters decide whether or not to temporarily extend existing taxes. The Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG), California Small...
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Bay Area Council Endorses Governor Brown’s Balanced Budget Plan
SAN FRANCISCO - Governor Jerry Brown today announced that the Bay Area Council, which represents more than 275 of the largest employers in the region, has endorsed his budget plan. “The Bay Area Council has made a very important endorsement for this balanced package...
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S. California Business Leaders Endorse Governor Brown’s Efforts to Let Voters Decide How to Address Budget Crisis
February 25, 2011 LOS ANGELES - Governor Jerry Brown today announced that two of Southern California’s premier business leadership groups - the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the Valley Industry & Commerce Association (VICA) - have endorsed his plan to...
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