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Governor Brown Signs 2015-16 State Budget
SACRAMENTO - After announcing a budget agreement with Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León and Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins last week, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed a balanced, on-time budget that saves billions of dollars and pays down debt, while...
read moreGovernor’s Military Council Releases Report on California’s National Security Mission
Report Outlines State's Importance to Shifting National Security Priorities SACRAMENTO - After more than 18 months meeting with military and business leaders from around the state, the Governor’s Military Council today released a report, “Maintaining and Expanding...
read moreGovernor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Sylvia Torres-Guillen, 49, of Los Angeles, has been appointed special counsel in the Office of the Governor. Torres-Guillen has served as general counsel at the California...
read moreGovernor Brown to Attend United Nations 70th Anniversary Events in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will join United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at events on Friday in San Francisco to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter. Charter Commemoration CeremonyWhen: Friday, June...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Juneteenth Day of Observance
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring June 20, 2015 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, President...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Statement on Pope Francis’ Encyclical on Climate Change
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement today after Pope Francis released his encyclical on climate change: "In the face of the deep obsession with markets and material stuff, Pope Francis has called attention to our fundamental...
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