Press Releases
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Monica Miller, 54, of Gold River, has been appointed deputy chief, Homeland Security Division in the Governor's Office of Emergency Services. Miller has been special agent in charge...
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Pacific Coast Governors Issue Statement on Presidential Executive Order on Offshore Oil and Gas 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 a planned presidential executive order to revise offshore oil and gas leasing in federal waters:...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Lona “Grace” Koch, 52, of Elk Grove, has been appointed chief deputy director at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, where she has been special advisor and deputy director...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Death of Caltrans Worker
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the death of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) structural steel painter supervisor Annette Brooks: “The tragic death of this dedicated public servant is a shock...
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Mexico and Canada Join Growing Under2 Climate Coalition
SAN FRANCISCO - Moving to reinforce and expand the world's commitment to climate action, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today welcomed America's closest neighbors - Mexico and Canada - to the growing Under2 Coalition, a global pact of cities, states and countries...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Michelle Banonis, 40, of Sacramento, has been appointed assistant chief deputy director at the California Department of Water Resources. Banonis has been area manager for the Bay...
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Governor Brown Welcomes Sweden to Under2 Climate Coalition
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today welcomed Sweden to the Under2 Coalition - the global pact among cities, states and countries to limit the increase in global average temperature to below 2 degrees Celsius, the level of potentially catastrophic...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Douglas Faigin, 71, of Marina del Rey, has been reappointed to the California State University Board of Trustees, where he has served since 2012. Faigin has been president at City...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Karen Yamamoto, 67, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the California State Teachers' Retirement Board. Yamamoto served as a second grade teacher for the Washington Unified School...
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Governor Brown Grants Pardons
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has granted 72 pardons and seven commutations. Individuals who have been convicted of a crime in California may apply to the Governor for a pardon. All applicants for a pardon who were eligible obtained...
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