Press Releases
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Panorea Avdis, 37, of Sacramento, has been appointed director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), where she has served as chief deputy director...
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Governor and First Lady Honor Army Cpl. Robert V. Witt
SACRAMENTO - On behalf of all Californians, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and First Lady Anne Gust Brown honor Army Cpl. Robert V. Witt, a U.S. serviceman missing from the Korean War. Earlier this month, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that Army...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on California Water Fix
SACRAMENTO - As the public comment period for the California Water Fix comes to a close, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement: “The Delta pipeline is essential to completing the California Water Project and protecting fish and water quality....
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Mike Vizzier, 65, of Coronado, has been appointed to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control Independent Review Panel. Vizzier was chief of the San Diego County...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Hal Geiogue, 74, of Sacramento, has been reappointed to the California Student Aid Commission, where he has served since 2012. Geiogue was chief consultant to the California State...
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Photo Release: 2015 California Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and First Lady Anne Gust Brown joined the California Museum to award the Spirit of California medal to eight Californians inducted into the California Hall of Fame this evening. This year's inductees, who exemplify...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Kristina Daniel Lawson, 38, of Walnut Creek, has been appointed to the Medical Board of California. Lawson has been a partner at Manatt, Phelps and Phillips LLP since 2011. She was...
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Governor Brown Issues Statement on Efforts to Block President Obama’s Clean Power Plan
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement after numerous states took legal action to block the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan, which sets nationwide limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants: "While the world's...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Cecily Harris, 56, of San Carlos, has been appointed to the California Boating and Waterways Commission. Harris has been a development consultant for the San Mateo County Department...
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Governor Brown Joins International Coalition Calling for a Price on Carbon
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined forces with an unprecedented alliance of heads of state, city and state leaders - convened by the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund - to urge countries and companies around the globe to put a price...
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