Press Releases
Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills: -AB 306 by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) – Vote by mail ballots. -AB 1406 by Assemblymember Todd Gloria (D-San Diego) – School facilities: leases...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: James Robertson, 61, of Crescent City, has been appointed warden of Pelican Bay State Prison, where he has been acting warden since 2017. Robertson served in several positions at...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Adam Tauber, 56, of Citrus Heights, has been appointed assistant director of the Division of Recycling at the California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle),...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills: AB 1887 by Assemblymember Jose Medina (D-Riverside) – Public education governance: service on boards and commissions. AB 1908 by Assemblymember Rocky Chávez (R-Oceanside)...
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Finance Director Michael Cohen Steps Down, Keely Bosler Appointed Director
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Keely Bosler as Director of the Department of Finance, replacing Michael Cohen, who has served in that role since 2013. “Under Michael’s leadership, California’s finances are sound and we’re...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Alexander Pal, 36, of Carmichael, has been appointed chief counsel at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, where he has been acting chief counsel since 2018 and...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Trump Administration’s Proposal to Undermine the Clean Power Plan
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the Trump Administration’s proposal to undermine the Clean Power Plan: "This is a declaration of war against America and all of humanity – it will not stand. Truth and common...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills: · AB 456 by Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (D-Richmond) – Healing arts: associate clinical social workers. · AB 636 by Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Eric L. Rood, 47, of Yuba City, has been appointed chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards at the California Department of Industrial Relations, where he has been acting...
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Governor Brown Grants Executive Clemency
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has granted 36 pardons and 31 commutations. Individuals who have been convicted of a crime in California may apply to the Governor for a pardon. Those granted pardons all completed their sentences years...
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