Proclamations
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring John Muir Day
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” - John Muir John Muir (1838-1914) was a giant of a man. His vision of the pristine landscape as a source of spiritual renewal has become central to...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring Saturday, March 30, 2013 as “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below:PROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Cesar Chavez Day
SACRAMENTO - Governor Jerry Brown today issued a proclamation declaring Sunday, March 31, 2013 as “César Chávez Day” in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below:PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Eighty-six years ago, César...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Special Election for 80th Assembly District
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring a special election for the 80th Assembly District of the State of California on July 30, 2013. The primary for this special election will be held on May 21, 2013. Text of the...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Special Election for 16th Senate District
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring a special election for the 16th Senate District of the State of California on July 23, 2013. The primary for this special election will be held on May 21, 2013. Text of the...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Arbor Day
PROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Gold, Green Let it be On a day in March California; When the grass is green On the rolling hills And the snow Is deep in the mountains - Let it be On a day like this That we plant a tree California For the years...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Emergency Proclamation for San Mateo County
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an emergency proclamation for San Mateo County following recent rainstorms that have damaged property, threatened transportation infrastructure and caused road closures. The full text of the emergency proclamation...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring “A Day of Remembrance: Japanese American Evacuation”
PROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 which set in motion the forced evacuation and incarceration of many thousands of loyal United States citizens solely by reason of...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Eleanor and Francis Ford Coppola Day
PROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WHEREAS, Eleanor Jessie Neil, born in Los Angeles, California, met Francis Ford Coppola, born in Detroit, Michigan, on the set of a horror film called Dementia 13 in 1962; and WHEREAS, undaunted by the...
read moreGovernor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Black History Month
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA African-Americans have played a central role in our nation’s history, but for too long historians ignored or glossed over their contributions and the injustices they have suffered. The origins of Black History...
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