Press Releases
Governor Brown Grants Executive Clemency
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has granted 143 pardons and 131 commutations. Individuals who have been convicted of a crime in California may apply to the Governor for a pardon. Those granted pardons all completed their prison...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Nicole Hollingsworth, 32, of Marina, has been appointed to the 7th District Agricultural Association, Monterey County Fair Board of Directors. Hollingsworth has been district...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Michael K. Ong, 46, of Santa Monica, has been reappointed to the Tobacco Education and Research Oversight Committee, where he has served since 2007. Ong has been a professor in...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Tony Hobson, 51, of Paradise, has been appointed to the Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health. Hobson has been director of behavioral health at the Plumas County...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Carel Mountain, 59, of Fair Oaks, has been appointed to the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians. Mountain has been director of nursing at Sacramento...
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Governor Brown Appoints 6 Superior Court Judges
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of six California superior court judges, which include: One in Alameda County; one in Napa County; one in Orange County; one in Sonoma County; and two in Yolo County. Alameda County Superior...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Affordable Care Act Court Ruling
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement regarding today’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas v. United States of America: "This Texas judge has no right to deprive millions of Californians of their health care by...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Joseph R. Landolph, 70, of Altadena, has been reappointed to the Carcinogen Identification Committee, where he has served since 1993. Landolph has been a member of the University of...
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Governor Brown Appoints 6 Superior Court Judges
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of six California superior court judges, which include: One in Alameda County; two in Los Angeles County; two in Riverside County; and one in Sacramento County. Alameda County Superior Court...
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Governor Brown to World Leaders at the Close of COP24: “Wake Up!”
SACRAMENTO – Blasting the efforts of the United States, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Russia to undermine climate science as a “suicide mission” and “criminal enterprise,” Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. tonight implored the world’s leaders to “wake up” and “take action now”...
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