Press Releases
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Mirtha Villarreal-Younger, 45, of Sacramento, has been appointed deputy secretary of minority veterans affairs at the California Department of Veterans Affairs. Villarreal-Younger is...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Deborah Brown, 58, of Oakhurst, has been reappointed to the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, where she has served since 2012. Brown has been an instructor at Yosemite High...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Ken August, 58, of Fair Oaks, has been appointed assistant director of external affairs at the California Department of State Hospitals. August has been director of outreach and...
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Governor Brown Signs Historic School Funding Legislation
LOS ANGELES - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed historic school funding legislation that will direct increased resources to the state’s neediest students and restore local control over how money is spent on schools. “Today, I'm signing a bill that is truly...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Reggie Fair, 55, of Sacramento, has been appointed deputy secretary of legislation at the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency. Fair served as deputy secretary...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Arizona Firefighter Deaths
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the 19 firefighters who were killed near Prescott, Arizona yesterday: “Anne and I were saddened to learn of the deaths of 19 firefighters from the Granite Mountain Interagency...
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Governor and First Lady Honor Spc. Javier Sanchez Jr.
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Spc. Javier Sanchez Jr., 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. Richard Devylder, 43, of Sacramento, has been appointed director of the Office for Access and Functional Needs at the California Emergency Management Agency. Devylder has been senior...
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Governor Brown Directs California Department of Public Health to Notify Counties that Same-Sex Marriages Must Commence
SACRAMENTO - At the direction of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., the California Department of Public Health has notified clerks and registrar/recorders in all 58 California counties that same-sex marriage is now legal in California and that marriage licenses must be...
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Finance Director Ana Matosantos to Depart, Chief Deputy Director Michael Cohen to be Appointed Director
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced today that after more than a decade of service to the state, Finance Director Ana Matosantos has decided to leave the administration in September, at which point Chief Deputy Director of Finance Michael Cohen will be...
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