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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Ashutosh Bhagwat, 52, of Moraga, has been reappointed to the California Independent System Operator Board of Governors, where he has served since 2011. Bhagwat has been a professor...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Statement on Death of Kevin Starr
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement on the death of Professor Kevin Starr, California State Librarian Emeritus: "Kevin Starr chronicled the history of California as no one else. He captured the spirit of our state and brought...
read moreGovernor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Jolie Onodera, 47, of Sacramento, has been appointed deputy secretary of legislation at the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency. Onodera has been principal...
read moreGovernor Brown Proposes 2017-18 State Budget
SACRAMENTO--Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today proposed a balanced state budget that eliminates a projected $2 billion deficit and bolsters the state's Rainy Day Fund while continuing to invest in education, health care expansion and other core programs. In a letter...
read moreGovernor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Christopher Calfee, 41, of Sacramento, has been appointed general counsel at the California Natural Resources Agency. Calfee has been senior counsel at the Governor's Office of...
read moreGovernor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Michelle Baass, 42, of Sacramento, has been appointed deputy secretary of the Office of Program and Fiscal Affairs at the California Health and Human Services Agency. Baass has been...
read moreGovernor Brown Submits U.S. Congressman Xavier Becerra’s Nomination for California Attorney General to State Legislature
SACRAMENTO - Following the resignation of California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. officially submitted U.S. Congressman Xavier Becerra’s (D-CA) nomination for California Attorney General to the State Legislature today. The nomination...
read moreGovernor Brown Appoints New Public Utilities Commissioners
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Martha Guzman Aceves and Clifford Rechtschaffen to the California Public Utilities Commission, replacing Michael Florio and Catherine Sandoval whose six-year terms expire on January 1, 2017....
read moreGovernor Brown Appoints Kira L. Klatchko to Riverside County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of Kira L. Klatchko to a judgeship in the Riverside County Superior Court. Klatchko, 35, of Palm Springs, has been a partner and appellate practice vice chair at Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard and...
read moreGovernor Brown Grants Pardons
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has granted 112 pardons and one commutation. Individuals who have been convicted of a crime in California may apply to the Governor for a pardon. Those granted pardons all completed their sentences and...
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