Press Releases
Photo Release: Day 2: UN Climate Change Conference: Governor Brown, Ambassador Hartley Welcome 15 New Signatories to Under 2 MOU Climate Pact
80 Signatories Now Represent More Than 600 Million People, $18 Trillion in Combined GDP PARIS - On his second full day in Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and U.S. Ambassador to France Jane D. Hartley today welcomed...
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Photo Release: Day 1: Governor Brown Joins World’s Climate Leaders at UN Climate Change Conference
PARIS - California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today kicked off the first of five days at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, France, participating in the UNFCCC COP21's official "Action Day" event and a panel with Oscar-winning director Charles...
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Governor and First Lady Honor Marine Cpl. James D. Otto
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Marine Cpl. James D. Otto, a U.S. serviceman missing from World War II. Earlier this month, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that Marine...
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Governor Brown Appoints California Poet Laureate
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today appointed Dana Gioia as California Poet Laureate. Gioia, 64, of Santa Rosa, has been the Judge Widney professor of poetry and public culture at the University of Southern California since 2011. As chairman of the...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Poonum Rashmikant Patel, 26, of Sacramento, has been appointed senior permit assistance specialist at the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, where she has served...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Departure of California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Secretary
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement on California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Secretary Jeffrey Beard's announcement of his intention to retire at the end of the year: "Secretary Beard took charge of...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on San Bernardino Shooting
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the shooting in the City of San Bernardino: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims' families and everyone affected by the brutal attack. California will spare no effort in...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources Supervisor Steven Bohlen’s Return to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement on California Department of Conservation Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources supervisor Steven Bohlen’s plans to return to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Bohlen will...
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State Joins Campaign to Put $2.3 Billion Back in the Hands of California’s Working Poor
SACRAMENTO - The Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will join California leaders to announce the launch of CalEITC4me, a statewide campaign involving community, faith, civic, labor and business leaders to ensure the first-ever California Earned Income Tax Credit...
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Governor Brown to West Virginia and Texas Attorneys General on Climate Change: “Crass Obstructionism is Not a Solution”
SACRAMENTO - One week before he travels to Paris for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today blasted West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for "crass obstructionism" following...
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