Press Releases
Governor Brown Reaffirms Commitment to Paris Agreement Goals with America’s Pledge Co-Founder Michael Bloomberg, U.S. Climate Alliance Governors
SAN FRANCISCO – On the first full day of the Global Climate Action Summit, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and fellow Summit co-chair and America’s Pledge co-founder Michael Bloomberg today released a new report quantifying the actions by U.S. cities, states and...
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Governor Brown Welcomes Chinese Delegation to Global Climate Action Summit, Lauds Expansion of Under2 Coalition
SAN FRANCISCO – Helping kick off the Global Climate Action Summit, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today welcomed China’s 120-plus attendees – the largest country delegation at the event – and delivered remarks at the opening of the China Pavilion. Governor Brown also...
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Governor Brown Meets with International Climate Leaders on Eve of Global Climate Action Summit
SAN FRANCISCO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. met with international climate leaders, including fellow Summit co-chair, China’s Special Representative for Climate Change Minister Xie Zhenhua, today – the eve of the Global Climate Action Summit – and highlighted the...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Trump Administration’s Proposal to Roll Back Methane Regulation
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s proposal to weaken a federal regulation that restricts methane pollution: “This is insane – it borders on criminality. To really deal with climate change, we...
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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 448 by Assemblymember Tom Daly (D-Anaheim) – Joint powers authorities: Orange County Housing Finance Trust. AB 700 by Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los...
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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 1561 by Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) – Economic development: infrastructure: logistic hubs. AB 1961 by Assemblymember Steven Choi (R-Irvine) –...
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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 Signs Bills to Block Trump Administration’s Offshore Oil Drilling Expansion
Also Announces Opposition to Federal Government’s Scheme to Reopen Drilling on Public Lands SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed legislation – SB 834 by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) and AB 1775 by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi...
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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 372 by Assemblymember Mark Stone (D-Scotts Valley) – Domestic violence: probation. AB 406 by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) – Charter schools: operation....
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Inez de Ocio, 38, of Visalia, has been reappointed to the California State Rehabilitation Council, where she has served since 2015. De Ocio has been a student services counselor at...
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