Press Releases
Governor Brown Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declaration, Will Join Emergency Officials to Provide Wildfire Update Today at State Operations Center
MATHER – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to bolster the ongoing emergency response and help residents recover from devastating fires burning in Butte, Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Also today, Governor Brown...
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California Secures Federal Assistance to Support Communities Impacted by Wildfires
SACRAMENTO – Acting Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the President and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have granted California’s request, submitted yesterday, for a Presidential Emergency Declaration for direct federal assistance to supplement the...
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Acting Governor Newsom Declares State of Emergency in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties Due to Fires
SACRAMENTO – Acting Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an emergency proclamation for Los Angeles and Ventura counties due to the effects of the Hill and Woolsey fires, which have destroyed homes, threatened critical infrastructure and caused the evacuation of...
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Acting Governor Newsom Requests Presidential Emergency Declaration for Direct Federal Assistance for Wildfires
SACRAMENTO – Acting Governor Gavin Newsom today sent a letter to the President and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requesting a Presidential Emergency Declaration for Direct Federal Assistance to support the communities impacted by wildfires burning across...
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Acting Governor Newsom Orders Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff
SACRAMENTO – Acting Governor Gavin Newsom ordered flags at all state buildings to be flown at half-staff and issued the following statement in response to last night’s shooting in Ventura County: "Jennifer and I extend our deepest and heartfelt condolences to the...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Thousand Oaks Shooting
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement in response to the shooting last night in Thousand Oaks, California: "Our hearts ache today for the victims of this heinous act and our deepest condolences are with the Thousand Oaks...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Bradley Cimino, 38, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the California Acupuncture Board. Cimino has been owner of the ProActive Acupuncture Center for Asian Healing Arts since...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Marybel Batjer, 63, of Sacramento, has been appointed chair of the California Complete Count Census Committee. Batjer has served as secretary of the California Government Operations...
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Governor Brown Signs Tribal Compacts
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed tribal-state gaming compacts between the State of California and the Hoopa Valley Tribe and the Susanville Indian Rancheria. The compacts further the parties’ mutual interest in improving the...
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Governor Brown and Attorney General Becerra Honor Five Public Safety Officials with Medal of Valor Awards
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined Attorney General Xavier Becerra today to present the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to five public safety leaders from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department who went above...
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