Governor Brown Signs 100 Percent Clean Electricity Bill, Issues Order Setting New Carbon Neutrality Goal More Information Governor Brown Signs Final State Budget with Record Rainy Day Fund, School Funding More Information Governor Brown Delivers 2018 State of the State Address More Information Governor Brown Signs Landmark Climate Bill to Extend California’s Cap-and-Trade Program More Information Top Story Governor Brown Surveys Wildfire Impacts and Meets with Emergency Officials in Butte County, Issues Order to Streamline Wildfire Cleanup and Recovery CHICO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today surveyed wildfire damage in Butte County, held a briefing at the Incident Command Post in Chico with state, local and federal officials – including U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, FEMA Administrator Brock Long and the state’s top fire and emergency management officials – and issued an executive order to cut red tape and help streamline recovery efforts in communities impacted by the devastating wildfires that continue to burn across the state. “We can’t avoid catastrophe but we can prepare for it, we can recover from it – and we will,”... Read More Recent News Governor Brown Announces Appointments SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Craig Carter, 55, of Carlsbad, has been reappointed to the State 9-1-1 Advisory Board, where he has served since 2016. Carter has been police chief at the Escondido Police Department... read more Governor Brown, Governor-Elect Newsom to Join President Trump During Visit to California Tomorrow SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Governor-elect Gavin Newsom will join President Donald J. Trump during his visit to California tomorrow, Saturday, November 17, 2018, alongside top officials from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, CAL FIRE,... read more Governor Brown Issues Statement on Death of Gardena Police Officer SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the death of Gardena Police Department Officer Toshio Hirai: “Anne and I join all Californians in mourning the loss of Officer Hirai, whose years of dedicated service to the... read more Go to Newsroom Social Media Updates Tweets by GovPressOffice Follow @GovPressOffice America's Pledge Under2 Coalition U.S. Climate Alliance About the Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. was born in San Francisco on April 7, 1938. Brown was elected California Secretary of State in 1970 and Governor in 1974 and 1978. After his governorship, Brown lectured and traveled widely, practiced law, served as California’s Democratic Party chairman and ran for president. Brown was elected Oakland Mayor in 1998 and California Attorney General in 2006. He was elected Governor again in 2010 and reelected in 2014 to serve a historic fourth term. Under Brown, California has created more than 2.8 million new jobs, eliminated a $27 billion budget deficit and enacted sweeping environmental, public safety, immigration, health care, water, transportation, pension, education, housing and economic development reforms. More about the Governor About the First Lady Contact
Governor Brown Announces Appointments SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments: Craig Carter, 55, of Carlsbad, has been reappointed to the State 9-1-1 Advisory Board, where he has served since 2016. Carter has been police chief at the Escondido Police Department... read more
Governor Brown, Governor-Elect Newsom to Join President Trump During Visit to California Tomorrow SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Governor-elect Gavin Newsom will join President Donald J. Trump during his visit to California tomorrow, Saturday, November 17, 2018, alongside top officials from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, CAL FIRE,... read more
Governor Brown Issues Statement on Death of Gardena Police Officer SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the death of Gardena Police Department Officer Toshio Hirai: “Anne and I join all Californians in mourning the loss of Officer Hirai, whose years of dedicated service to the... read more
