Press Releases
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: John Busterud, 62, of Belvedere, has been appointed to the California Veterans Board. Busterud has been managing counsel and senior director at the Pacific Gas and Electric Company...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Lisa Halko, 56, of Davis, has been appointed chief counsel at the California Department of Conservation. Halko has been an administrative law judge at the California Department of...
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Governor and First Lady Honor Army Cpl. Edward Pool
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Army Cpl. Edward Pool, a U.S. serviceman killed during the Korean War. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced this week that Army Cpl. Pool's...
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Governor Brown, Legislative Leaders Issue Statements on Budget Agreement
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon today announced that they have reached an agreement on the 2017-18 State Budget. "This budget keeps California on a sound fiscal path and...
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Fiji’s Prime Minister and Incoming COP 23 President Joins Under2 Coalition, Appoints California Governor Brown Special Advisor for States and Regions Ahead of COP 23
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. was named Special Advisor for States and Regions ahead of this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 23) by the Prime Minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama - incoming president of COP 23 - today at a ceremony where...
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Governor and First Lady Honor Sgt. William M. Bays
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Brown and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Sgt. William M. Bays, 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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Photo Release: Governor Brown Discusses Climate Action with German Federal Minister for the Environment
SAN FRANCISCO - Within hours of expanding California's climate partnership with China and other world leaders in Beijing, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. met with German Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety Barbara...
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Photo Release: China Day 5: Governor Brown Closes California-China Climate Mission with Call to Action: “It’s Not a Time for Inertia, It’s a Time for Radical Change”
Governor to Meet with Germany's Top Environmental Official Tomorrow in California BEIJING - After five days of bilateral climate meetings, agreements and events in Chengdu, Nanjing and Beijing, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today closed out his trip to China with...
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Photo Release: China Day 4: Governor Brown Opens Under2 Clean Energy Forum, Welcomes New Under2 Coalition Global Ambassador Christiana Figueres
BEIJING - Calling for further subnational and non-state climate collaboration and action, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today convened dozens of regional and business leaders from around the world in Beijing for the Under2 Clean Energy Forum and welcomed former United...
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Photo Release: China Day 3: Governor Brown Meets with President Xi of the People’s Republic of China, Signs Agreement with National Government to Boost Green Technology
BEIJING - Taking California's climate push to the global stage, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today met with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China and signed an agreement with China's Minister of Science and Technology to deepen cooperation on the...
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