Press Releases
Governor Brown Announces New Standards to Reduce Toxic Chemicals in Furniture
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the approval of the state’s new flammability standards for upholstered furniture, the culmination of the administration’s year-long effort to modernize the standards and reduce Californians’ exposure to harmful...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Death of Assemblymember Gatto’s Father
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the death of Assemblymember Mike Gatto’s (D-Los Angeles) father: “Anne and I extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to the Gatto family in this time of...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Meredith Williams, 51, of San Francisco, has been appointed deputy director of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control Safer Products and Workplaces Program. Williams...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Patrick Dorais, 49, of Carmichael, has been appointed chief of the California Department of Consumer Affairs Bureau of Automotive Repair, where he has served as deputy chief since...
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Governor Brown Appoints New Labor Secretary, Senior Advisor
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointments of David Lanier as Secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency and Marty Morgenstern as Senior Advisor in the Office of the Governor. Lanier replaces Morgenstern, who has...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Jean Shiomoto, 57, of Sacramento, has been appointed director of the California Department of Motor Vehicles, where she has been acting director since 2013 and has served in multiple...
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Governor Brown Joins Oregon, Washington, British Columbia Leaders to Combat Climate Change
SAN FRANCISCO - Building on international agreements with China and Quebec to combat climate change, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined the Governors of Oregon and Washington and the British Columbia Premier by teleconference to sign a regional agreement to...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Kyle Simerly, 24, of Mill Valley, has been appointed assistant secretary for public affairs at the California State Transportation Agency. Simerly was a back of house specialist at...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Gregory Giusti, 58, of Kelseyville, has been appointed to the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. Giusti has been an advisor and director of forest and wildlands...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Record FPPC Settlement
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement after the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) and California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced a record civil settlement against two nonprofit organizations that failed to...
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