Press Releases
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced the following appointments. Dr. Herbert Carter, 77, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the California State University Board of Trustees, where he has served since 2004 and has been chair since 2009....
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Governor Brown Cancels Plan to Build New $356 Million Condemned Inmate Housing Facility at San Quentin
SACRAMENTO - Acting to save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today canceled plans to build new housing for condemned inmates at San Quentin. “At a time when children, the disabled and seniors face painful cuts to essential...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointment
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced the following appointment. Sue Burr, 57, of Rancho Murieta, has been appointed by the State Board of Education to serve as the executive director of the board. In addition to her responsibilities as executive...
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Governor Brown Bans Non-Essential Travel
SACRAMENTO - Taking further action to save taxpayer dollars and cut government waste, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today issued a sweeping Executive Order to halt state employee travel that is not mission-critical. This Executive Order comes one week after the...
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Governor and First Lady Honor Pfc. Mervyn E. Sims
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor U.S. Army Air Forces Pfc. Mervyn E. Sims, 23, a WWII airman missing since 1943. On April 22, 2011 the Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced...
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Governor Brown Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to Help Communities Recover from March Storms
SACRAMENTO - In a letter to President Barack Obama, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today requested a Presidential major disaster declaration for the state following a series of storms last month that brought heavy rain and snow, high winds and flooding, destroying and...
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Governor and First Lady Honor Lance Cpl. Harry Lew
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Lance Cpl. Harry Lew, 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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Governor and First Lady Honor Seaman Benjamin D. Rast
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Seaman Benjamin D. Rast, 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 Signs Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today announced he has signed three bills - SBX1 1 by Senator Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) which establishes the Clean Technology and Renewable Energy Job Training, Career Technical Education, and Dropout Prevention...
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Governor and First Lady Honor Pfc. Rudy A. Acosta
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Pfc. Rudy A. Acosta, 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 at...
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