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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Juneteenth Day of Observance
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring Saturday, June 17, 2017 as “Juneteenth National Freedom Day: A day of observance” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below:PROCLAMATION On September 22, 1862,...
read moreGovernor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Lisa Halko, 56, of Davis, has been appointed chief counsel at the California Department of Conservation. Halko has been an administrative law judge at the California Department of...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Flag Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring June 14, 2017 as "Flag Day" in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below:PROCLAMATION On June 14th, 1777, in the midst of our struggle to free ourselves from the...
read moreGovernor and First Lady Honor Army Cpl. Edward Pool
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Army Cpl. Edward Pool, a U.S. serviceman killed during the Korean War. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced this week that Army Cpl. Pool's...
read moreGovernor 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...
read moreFiji’s Prime Minister and Incoming COP 23 President Joins Under2 Coalition, Appoints California Governor Brown Special Advisor for States and Regions Ahead of COP 23
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. was named Special Advisor for States and Regions ahead of this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 23) by the Prime Minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama - incoming president of COP 23 - today at a ceremony where...
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