Press Releases
Governor and First Lady Honor Pfc. Carlos A. Aparicio
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Pfc. Carlos A. Aparicio, 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 Issues Legislative Update
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced today that he has signed the following bills: • AB 28 by Assemblymember Alyson Huber (D-El Dorado Hills) - Governmental reorganization. • AB 241 by Assemblymember Isadore Hall III (D-Los Angeles) - Gambling:...
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Governor Brown Asks CPUC to Take Action Following Legislature’s Failure to Reauthorize Public Goods Charge
SAN FRANCISCO - In a letter sent late last week, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. requested that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) take action to ensure that critical clean energy programs, like those supported by the Public Goods Charge, are instituted....
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Governor Brown Signs Landmark Legislation to Create California Jobs, Level the Retail Playing Field and Guarantee Future Revenue from Online Sales
SAN FRANCISCO - Approving a landmark legislative compromise that creates jobs and ensures that online retailers do not receive an unfair tax advantage over brick-and-mortar businesses, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed a bill that requires Amazon and other...
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Governor Brown Signs Law to Help San Francisco Finance America’s Cup Infrastructure
SAN FRANCISCO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed AB 664 (Ammiano) to finance improvements the Port of San Francisco needs to host the 2013 America’s Cup yacht race, considered along with the Olympics and the World Cup to be one of the world’s top sporting...
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Governor Brown Acts to Help Californians Save Money and Clean the Air With Solar Power
FOWLER - On a day when the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District issued its third dirty air alert in a week, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. visited Marshall Elementary School in Fowler and signed three bills that bolster the state’s commitment to clean...
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Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced today that he has signed the following bills: • AB 214 by Assemblymember Mike Davis (D-Los Angeles) - Professional photocopiers. • AB 261 by Assemblymember Roger Dickinson (D-Sacramento) - Property tax: tax-defaulted...
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Governor Brown Vows to Pursue Constitutional Protection for Public Safety Realignment Funding
SACRAMENTO - Speaking to more than 500 local government and law enforcement leaders at a statewide conference on public safety realignment, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today vowed to do “whatever it takes” to provide constitutional protection for realignment funding....
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Governor and First Lady Honor Cpl. Michael J. Dutcher
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Cpl. Michael J. Dutcher, 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 Establishes Tribal Advisor to Strengthen Communication, Collaboration with California’s Native American Tribes
SACRAMENTO - In order to strengthen communication and collaboration between California state government and Native American Tribes, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an Executive Order establishing the position of Governor’s Tribal Advisor in the Office of the...
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