Press Releases
Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills: • AB 145 by Assemblymember Jimmy Gomez (D-Los Angeles) - Public benefits reports. • AB 154 by Assemblymember Philip Y. Ting (D-San Francisco) - Taxation: federal...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Robert Schmidt, 48, of Fair Oaks, has been appointed chief of the Office of Technology Services at the California Department of Technology. Schmidt has been agency chief information...
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Office of the Governor and The California Museum Announce 9th Class of Inductees to the California Hall of Fame
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and First Lady Anne Gust Brown along with the California Museum announced the 9th class of inductees to the California Hall of Fame today. The newest class of inspirational individuals will join 88 Californians previously...
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Governor Brown Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments. Kristin Peer, 35, of Sacramento, has been appointed assistant general counsel at the California Environmental Protection Agency. Peer has served as a deputy attorney general at the...
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Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills: - AB 8 by Assemblymember Mike Gatto (D-Glendale) - Emergency services: hit-and-run incidents. - AB 389 by Assemblymember Ed Chau (D-Arcadia) - Hospitals: language...
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Photo Release: Governor Brown Discusses Climate Change with Prime Minister of India
SAN JOSE - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. met with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi today in San Jose to discuss the global fight against climate change. During the meeting, the Governor and Prime Minister agreed to a partnership between California and Indian...
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Photo Release: Governor Brown Meets with World Leaders in New York
NEW YORK - After speaking at the United Nations and convening global leaders to sign the Under 2 MOU climate agreement yesterday in New York, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today continued discussions on climate change with heads of state from South America and Europe,...
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Governor Brown Announces 14 New Signatories to the Under 2 MOU Climate Agreement at Ceremony in New York
NEW YORK - As momentum builds around the world ahead of this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today welcomed 14 new signatories, including New York City and Italy - one of three founding endorsing nations - to the...
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Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Help Local Governments Improve Disadvantaged Communities
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed two bills which will give local governments more economic development tools to help improve struggling communities. SB 107 and AB 2 will help cities and counties streamline efforts to enhance affordable housing in...
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Photo Release: Governor Brown Meets with President Xi of the People’s Republic of China, Announces First Chinese Province to Sign Under 2 MOU Climate Agreement
SEATTLE - Bolstering California and China's economic and environmental partnership, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today co-chaired the Third U.S.-China Governors Forum, met with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China and announced the first Chinese...
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