Water
Governor Brown Issues Statement on Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement on Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN Act) provisions proposed today by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein: “I support the 7-year...
read more
Governor Brown Signs Legislation Establishing Statewide Water Efficiency Goals
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed SB 606 by Senator Robert Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys) and AB 1668 by Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale) to help the state better prepare for droughts and climate change by establishing statewide water efficiency...
read more
Governor Brown Issues Statement on Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Vote to Support WaterFix
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement regarding today's vote by the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors to support WaterFix, California's effort to modernize the state's water infrastructure: “Simply put, this...
read more
Governor Brown Issues Statement on Metropolitan Water District’s Vote to Support WaterFix
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement regarding today's vote by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Board of Directors to support WaterFix, California's effort to modernize the state's water infrastructure: “This...
read more
Governor Brown Delivers 2018 State of the State Address: “California is Setting the Pace for America”
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. delivered his 16th - and final - State of the State address today asserting that the "bolder path is still our way forward" on climate change, infrastructure investment, health care, education and criminal justice. In his...
read more
Governor Brown Issues Statement on Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Vote to Support WaterFix
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued the following statement regarding today's unanimous vote by the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors to support WaterFix, California's effort to modernize the state's water infrastructure: “The Board’s...
read more
Governor Brown Lifts Drought Emergency, Retains Prohibition on Wasteful Practices
SACRAMENTO - Following unprecedented water conservation and plentiful winter rain and snow, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today ended the drought state of emergency in most of California, while maintaining water reporting requirements and prohibitions on wasteful...
read more
Governor Brown Lifts Drought Emergency, Retains Prohibition on Wasteful Practices
SACRAMENTO - Following unprecedented water conservation and plentiful winter rain and snow, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today ended the drought state of emergency in most of California, while maintaining water reporting requirements and prohibitions on wasteful...
read more
Governor Brown Takes Action to Bolster Dam Safety and Repair Transportation and Water Infrastructure
SACRAMENTO - With extreme weather putting increasing stress on California's roads, bridges and flood control system, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced a series of immediate and longer-term actions to bolster dam safety, improve flood protection and fix the...
read more
Governor Brown Delivers 2017 State of the State Address
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today delivered his State of the State address, departing with the traditional practice of listing every issue and restating every priority to focus on the "broader context of our country and its challenges." In his remarks...
read more