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Governor Brown Signs Legislation
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills: • SB 243 by Senator Cathleen Galgiani (D-Stockton) - Citrus disease prevention. • SB 535 by Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) - Claims against the state:...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Gilberto Chavez, 59, of Roseville, has been appointed deputy director of the Center for Infectious Diseases at the California Department of Public Health, where he has been deputy...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on President Trump’s Budget Proposal
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement on President Donald J. Trump's 2018 Proposed Budget: "This budget proposal is based on utterly bogus economic assumptions. It gives a massive tax break to the wealthiest, while imposing...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Barry Anderson, 56, of Danville, has been appointed to the California Earthquake Early Warning Advisory Board. Anderson has been vice president of electric distribution at the...
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Governor Brown Appoints Nine to Los Angeles County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, Robert S. Harrison, Sarah J. Heidel, Gus T. May, Rubiya Nur, Nancy A. Ramirez, Lynn H. Scaduto, Neetu S. Badhan-Smith and J. Christopher Smith to judgeships in the...
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Governor Brown Appoints Kim E. Baskett to Santa Cruz County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Kim E. Baskett to a judgeship in the Santa Cruz County Superior Court. Baskett, 64, of Watsonville, has been a commissioner at the Santa Cruz County Superior Court since 2007, where she...
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Governor Brown Appoints Somnath Raj Chatterjee to Alameda County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Somnath Raj Chatterjee to a judgeship in the Alameda County Superior Court. Chatterjee, 47, of Oakland, has been a partner at Antolin Agarwal and Chatterjee LLP since earlier in 2017. He was...
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Governor Brown Appoints Two to Contra Costa County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Benjamin T. Reyes II and Wade M. Rhyne to judgeships in the Contra Costa County Superior Court. Reyes, 51, of Alameda, has been a principal at Meyers, Nave, Riback, Silver and Wilson PLC...
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Governor Brown Appoints Tana L. Coates to San Luis Obispo County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Tana L. Coates to a judgeship in the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court. Coates, 58, of San Luis Obispo, has been a partner at Coates and Coates LLP since 2009. She was a partner at James...
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Governor Brown Appoints Two to Shasta County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Daryl E. Kennedy and Adam B. Ryan to judgeships in the Shasta County Superior Court. Kennedy, 59, of Redding, has served as a commissioner at the Shasta County Superior Court since 2013,...
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