Press Releases
Governor Brown Proposes $176.6 Million Exide Cleanup Plan
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today proposed a $176.6 million spending plan to fund expedited and expanded testing and cleanup of residential properties, schools, daycare centers and parks around the former Exide Technologies facility in Vernon,...
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Governor Brown Joins Bipartisan Governors’ Clean Energy Accord
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined a bipartisan group of 17 governors in signing the Governors' Accord for a New Energy Future - a joint commitment to pursuing modern electric grids, cleaner energy and transportation solutions. "With this...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Amy Costa, 39, of Alameda, has been appointed chief deputy director for budget at the California Department of Finance, where she has served as advisor to the director on higher...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Nathaniel Allen, 55, of Sacramento, has been appointed labor relations officer at the California Department of Human Resources. Allen has served as a labor relations specialist at...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Deaths of Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputy and Pilot
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the deaths of Tulare County Sheriff's Department Deputy Scott Ballantyne and pilot James Chavez: "Anne and I extend our deepest condolences to the Tulare County Sheriff's...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Carla J. Thornton, 37, of Moreno Valley, has been appointed to the California Veterans Board. Thornton has served as associate director of development at the University of...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Elizabeth Echols, 55, of Berkeley, has been appointed director of the California Public Utilities Commission Division of Ratepayer Advocates. Echols was administrator of the U.S....
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Block Clean Power Plan
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order blocking enforcement of the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan: "As the world gets hotter and closer to irreversible climate change, these...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Stacy Lewis Daher, 43, of Tiburon, has been reappointed to the California Educational Facilities Authority, where she has served since 2012. Daher has been associate vice president...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Lori Ajax, 50, of Fair Oaks, has been appointed chief of the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation at the California Department of Consumer Affairs. Ajax has been chief deputy...
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