Press Releases
Governor Brown Announces Federal Approval of Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for Shasta County
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that the White House has approved California's request for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration submitted to the President earlier today to help with the impacts of the wildfire in Shasta County. “This is...
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Governor Brown Meets with Fire and Emergency Leaders in Shasta County, Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for Northern California Wildfires
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today met with local leaders and fire and emergency management officials at the Carr Fire Incident Command Post in Shasta County and officially requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to bolster the ongoing...
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Governor Brown Signs Tribal Compacts
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed a tribal-state gaming compact between the State of California and the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, as well as amendments to the current tribal-state gaming compacts with the Santa Ynez...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Trump Administration’s Proposal to Roll Back Clean Car Standard
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s proposal to weaken the nation’s clean vehicle emissions standard: “For Trump to now destroy a law first enacted at the request of Ronald Reagan five decades...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Alexander Kim, 45, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Kim has been founder and principal at Three Kings Public Affairs since 2017. He...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Adriana Martinez, 47, of Alhambra, has been appointed deputy director of outreach for the Complete Count Census. Martinez was director of external affairs at AT&T California from...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Death of National Park Service Firefighter
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the death of National Park Service Fire Captain Brian Hughes, who passed away while working on the Ferguson Fire in Mariposa County: “Anne and I are deeply saddened to hear about...
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Governor Brown Lowers Capitol Flags in Honor of Fallen Firefighters, Secures Federal Assistance to Support Communities Impacted by Carr Fire
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. has ordered Capitol flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of two firefighters who died while working on the Carr Fire in Shasta County – Redding Fire Prevention Inspector Jeremiah "Jeremy" Stoke and a bulldozer operator...
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Governor Brown Requests Presidential Emergency Declaration for Direct Federal Assistance for Carr Fire
SACRAMENTO – As wildfires continue to burn throughout the state, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today sent a letter to the President and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requesting a Presidential Emergency Declaration for Direct Federal Assistance to further...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Darrel Woo, 65, of Sacramento, has been appointed chief of the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services at the California Department of Consumer Affairs. Woo has been 1st vice...
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