Press Releases
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Alexis Podesta, 36, of Carmichael, has been appointed secretary at the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, where she has served as undersecretary since 2015....
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SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Christiana Tiedemann, 59, of Berkeley, has been appointed deputy secretary for law enforcement and counsel at the California Environmental Protection Agency. Tiedemann has served as...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Statement on Death of Whittier Police Officer
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the death of Whittier Police Department Officer Keith Boyer: “Anne and I were saddened to learn of the tragic death of Officer Boyer today and we extend our deepest condolences to...
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SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Kurt Cooknick, 53, of Fair Oaks, has been appointed deputy to the state architect at the California Department of General Services, Division of the State Architect. Cooknick has been...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Statement on FEMA Approval of Oroville Spillway and January Storm Presidential Disaster Declaration Requests
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement today after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved both recent gubernatorial requests for federal assistance - one to support the response to the situation at Oroville Dam and...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Emergency Order to Help Response to Situation at Oroville Dam
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued an emergency order tonight to bolster the state's response to the situation at the Oroville Dam's auxiliary spillway and support subsequent local evacuations. "I've been in close contact with emergency personnel...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Emergency Order to Help Response to Situation at Oroville Dam
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued an emergency order tonight to bolster the state's response to the situation at the Oroville Dam's auxiliary spillway and support subsequent local evacuations. "I've been in close contact with emergency personnel...
read moreGovernor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Alice Busching Reynolds, 50, of San Francisco, has been appointed senior advisor to the Governor for climate, the environment and energy in the Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr....
read moreGovernor Brown Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declaration Due to January Storms
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for the state to bolster ongoing state and local recovery efforts following January storms that caused flooding, mudslides, erosion, power outages and damage to...
read moreGovernor Brown Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declaration Due to January Storms
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for the state to bolster ongoing state and local recovery efforts following January storms that caused flooding, mudslides, erosion, power outages and damage to...
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