Press Releases
Governor Brown Proposes 2018-19 State Budget
SACRAMENTO - Keeping the state on a path to long-term fiscal stability, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today proposed a $131.7 billion General Fund budget plan for 2018-19 that fills the state's Rainy Day Fund to its constitutional target, fully implements the state's...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Sonja Palladino, 34, of Sacramento, has been appointed deputy director of legislation at the California Department of Housing and Community Development. Palladino served as...
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Office of the Governor Issues Statement
SACRAMENTO – Executive Secretary to Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Nancy McFadden, today issued the following statement: “Sixteen years ago, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and remained cancer-free until four years ago. Over the past four years, I have been able to...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Statewide Primary Election
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring a statewide direct primary election on June 5, 2018. Text of the Proclamation: A PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA I, EDMUND G. BROWN JR., Governor of the State of...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Elizabeth Perez, 39, of Vista, has been appointed deputy secretary of minority veterans at the California Department of Veterans Affairs. Perez has been president and founder at GC...
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Pacific Coast Governors Condemn Federal Decision to Expand Offshore Drilling
SACRAMENTO – California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued the following statement today in response to the federal proposal to expand oil and gas offshore drilling, including in Pacific waters, for the...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Ronda Paschal, 55, of Sacramento, has been appointed deputy legislative secretary in the Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Paschal has served as deputy secretary for legislation...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: John Dunn, 49, of Sacramento, has been appointed assistant secretary for apprenticeship and worker training at the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, where he has...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Death of CHP Officer
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the death of California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Andrew J. Camilleri Sr.: “Anne and I are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic loss of Officer Camilleri, who died yesterday...
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Governor Brown Grants Executive Clemency
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has granted 132 pardons and 19 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 sentences and...
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