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Governor Brown Signs Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills. • AB 44 by Assemblymember Joan Buchanan (D-Alamo) - Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act: bidding practices. • AB 65 by Assemblymember Katcho Achadjian (R-San...
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Governor, Legislative Leaders Reach Agreement on Prison Plan
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and legislative leaders today agreed on amendments to SB 105 that allow the state to comply with a federal court order to limit the prison population to 137.5 percent of capacity, avoid the early release of thousands 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 261 by Assemblymember Wesley Chesbro (D-Arcata) - Residential care facilities for the elderly: fees and charges. • AB 307 by Assemblymember Nora Campos (D-San Jose)...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills. • AB 14 by Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) - State freight plan. • AB 121 by Assemblymember Roger Dickinson (D-Sacramento) - Counties: disposition of real...
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Governor Brown Proposes Legislation To Keep Federal Transit Money Flowing; Will Defend Pension Reforms In Court
SACRAMENTO - Responding swiftly to the federal government’s denial of grant money to a California public transit provider, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today proposed legislation to ensure that $1.6 billion in federal grants continue to flow to transit districts while...
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Governor Brown Appoints Timothy J. Stafford to Orange County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Timothy J. Stafford to a judgeship in the Orange County Superior Court. Stafford, 69, of Laguna Niguel, has been senior litigation partner at Wilson Harvey and Browndorf LLP since 2013. He...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement Following Senate Budget Committee Vote
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement after a party-line vote today on AB 84 in the Senate Budget Committee: “The plan approved by the Senate Budget Committee is an inmate release plan by another name, totally dependent on an...
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What They’re Saying About Governor Brown’s Prison Plan
SACRAMENTO - Police chiefs, sheriffs, probation officers, district attorneys, crime victims’ rights advocates, local officials, newspapers and legislators across California support Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s to comply with a federal court order to limit state...
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Governor Brown Appoints Two to Orange County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Sheri L. Honer and Joanne Motoike to judgeships in the Orange County Superior Court. Honer, 52, of Santa Ana, has been of counsel at Frank P. Barbaro and Associates since 2013, where she was...
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Governor Brown Appoints Gail A. O’Rane to Riverside County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Gail O'Rane to a judgeship in the Riverside County Superior Court. O’Rane, 40, of Altadena, has served as a deputy capital defender at the Riverside County Capital Defender’s Office since...
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