Press Releases
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...
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Governor’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...
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Governor 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...
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Governor 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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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. David Bunn, 55, of Davis, has been appointed director of the California Department of Conservation. Bunn has been associate director at the University of California, Davis College of...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills. • AB 60 by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) - Immigration services. • AB 165 by Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles) - State claims. • AB 475 by...
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Governor Brown Reaches Budget Agreement with Legislative Leaders, Calls Special Sessions to Fix Road and Health Care Financing
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced a budget agreement with Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins and Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León, consistent with prudent May Revision revenue estimates, that saves billions of dollars and pays down debt,...
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Photo Release: Governor Brown, Top United Nations Official Call for Action at Every Level on Climate Change
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. welcomed the United Nations' top climate change official, Christiana Figueres, to Los Angeles today, where they convened half a dozen leading scientists to discuss climate impacts in the Golden State - and beyond - and the...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Jim Evans, 46, of Sacramento, has been appointed member and chair of the California Gambling Control Commission. Evans has served as chief deputy press secretary in the Office of...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Federal Drought Aid
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement today after President Barack Obama announced new actions and investments to support workers, farmers and rural communities suffering from drought and to combat wildfires, including $18 million...
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