Press Releases
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Brian Peck, 54, of Huntington Beach, has been appointed deputy director of international affairs and business development at the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills. • AB 130 by Assemblymember Luis Alejo (D-Salinas) - Health care districts: chief executive officers: benefits. • AB 131 by Assemblymember Das G. Williams (D-Santa...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills. • AB 61 by Assemblymember Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles) - Parking: parking meters. • AB 163 by Assemblymember Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) - Sales and use taxes exemption:...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Angel Carrera Jr., 61, of Sacramento, has been appointed business development program manager at the California Department of General Services, where he has served since 2007....
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Governor Brown to Seek Court Order to Prevent BART Strike on Sunday if Parties Fail to Resolve Contract Dispute
OAKLAND - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he would seek a court ordered cooling-off period on Sunday if the parties fail to resolve their ongoing contract dispute. “I urge all parties to think of the public and resolve this matter without delay, but...
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Governor Brown Takes Action to Avert BART Strike
OAKLAND - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. tonight appointed a board to investigate the contract dispute between Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and its unions - effectively ending the immediate threat of service disruption. The Governor notified all parties of his action...
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Governor and First Lady Honor Spc. Nicholas B. Burley
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Spc. Nicholas B. Burley, who bravely gave his life in service to our state and nation. The Governor and First Lady extend their deepest condolences to his family and...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Alexander Maurice Gonzales, 57, of La Quinta, has been appointed warden at Chuckawalla Valley State Prison, where he has served as acting warden since 2011 and was chief deputy...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Nomination of New UC President
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement on the nomination of Secretary Janet Napolitano as president of the University of California: "Secretary Napolitano has the strength of character and an outsider's mind that will well serve...
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Governor Brown Appoints Beverly Wood to Marin County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Beverly Wood to a judgeship in the Marin County Superior Court. Wood, 56, of San Rafael, has served as a commissioner at the Marin County Superior Court since 2005. She was an attorney at...
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