Press Releases
Governor Brown Acts to Protect Budget and Strengthen State’s Finances
SACRAMENTO - Moving swiftly to keep California’s fiscal house in order, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed two bills that will help maintain the state’s balanced budget and vetoed a third bill that would have undermined investor confidence in California’s...
read moreGovernor and First Lady Honor Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Quintana
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Staff Sgt. Daniel A. Quintana, 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...
read moreGovernor Brown And Fitness Council Chairman Jake Steinfeld Announce California’s 2011 Champions for Youth Fitness
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Chairman Jake Steinfeld announced the Council’s 2011 Gold Medal winners and Schools of the Year at the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Spotlight Awards...
read moreGovernor Brown Awards Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to 13 Officers
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today awarded the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, California's highest public safety award, to 13 public safety officers for their bravery and commitment to the people of California. Attorney General Kamala D. Harris...
read moreGovernor Brown Calls for Pacific Rim Leaders to Wage War on Unemployment
SAN FRANCISCO - Speaking at the largest diplomatic gathering in California in more than 65 years, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today urged political and business leaders to wage a "war on unemployment" by combating global warming and preparing for climate change....
read moreGovernor and First Lady Honor Spc. Koran P. Contreras
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Spc. Koran P. Contreras, 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...
read moreGovernor and First Lady Honor Pfc. Douglas J. Jeffries Jr.
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Pfc. Douglas J. Jeffries 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...
read moreGovernor Brown to Give Keynote at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference
SAN FRANCISCO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will give the welcome keynote address at the 23rd Annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference in San Francisco. Other speakers will include U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and U.S. Secretary of...
read moreGovernor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Melissa Figueroa, 31, of West Sacramento, has been appointed deputy secretary of communications of the State and Consumer Services Agency. Figueroa has been the press secretary for...
read moreGovernor and First Lady Honor Spc. Kevin R. Shumaker
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Spc. Kevin R. Shumaker, 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 friends...
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