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Governor Brown Announces Appointments

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...

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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Death of Kevin Starr

Governor 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...

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Governor Brown Announces Appointments

Governor 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...

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Governor Brown Proposes 2017-18 State Budget

Governor 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...

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Governor Brown Announces Appointments

Governor 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...

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Governor Brown Announces Appointments

Governor 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...

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Governor Brown Appoints New Public Utilities Commissioners

Governor 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....

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Governor Brown Grants Pardons

Governor 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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