Proclamations
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Pearl Harbor Day
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA On December 7, 1941 the Imperial Japanese Navy mounted a surprise attack on our nation’s fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii. This assault opened the struggle for control of the Pacific that would claim...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Thanksgiving
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA The first Thanksgiving in 1621 was a celebration of the harvest that brought together the Pilgrims of Plymouth Plantation and the Native Americans who helped them adapt to their new environment. Over the years...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Veterans Day
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Veterans Day began as Armistice Day, a holiday commemorating the end of World War I on November 11, 1918. All too soon, it became clear that this had not been the “War to End All Wars” some optimists claimed....
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Mervyn M. Dymally Day
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Today we celebrate the life of a great Californian leader, Mervyn Dymally. His career as educator, State Assemblyman, State Senator, Lieutenant Governor and Member of Congress spanned the terms of six California...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Statewide Day of Awareness for Domestic Violence
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Law enforcement agencies in California receive more than 160,000 reports of domestic violence each year. Despite the staggering number of cases, this category of crime is mostly invisible, masked by the privacy...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Native American Day
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA California has been home to human beings for at least 12,000 years, with the period of European-American settlement representing only a tiny fraction of this time. The first Europeans to arrive in California...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring POW/MIA Recognition Day
PROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Of the men and women who served our country in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and later conflicts, there are currently over 83,000 whose fates and whereabouts remain unknown. Some of these are prisoners of war...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Patriot Day
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Eleven years ago today, Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners to use as suicide missiles against major American landmarks, including the Pentagon and New York’s World Trade Center, where most of...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Admission Day
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Soon after the outbreak of war in 1846, United States forces invaded the Mexican province of Alta California. Seven months later, on January 13, 1847, representatives of both countries signed the Treaty of...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Special Election for 4th Senate District
SPECIAL ELECTION PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA I, EDMUND G. BROWN JR., Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim and order that a special election shall be held on the 8th day of January, 2013, within the 4th Senate District of...
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