Some Green, Some Brown: Governor’s First 100 Days

Issues: Air Quality, Clean & Renewable Energy, Environmental Justice | Content Type: You Report
Posted Mon, 2011-04-11 23:00 by Anonymous

By Ian Kim, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights

Today is Governor Jerry Brown’s 100th day in office. To mark this occasion (and taking a step back from the seemingly endless budget wars), he is signing into law today a historic bill that will promote California’s clean energy economy and create green-collar jobs.Read more

CLCV members to Jerry Brown - Don't trade away CEQA for budget votes!

Issues: Good Government, Smart Growth, Land Use & Planning | Content Type: You Report
Posted Tue, 2011-03-22 17:25 by JenesseMiller

Last week CLCV asked our members to email Governor Brown to urge him not to trade the environmental protections of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for budget votes. We had heard that a group of Republicans were holding the budget hostage and asking for the gutting of CEQA as the ransom.Read more

Governor Brown's Budget Proposal: Environmental Programs Share in the Sacrifice

Issues: Good Government, Ocean/Coastal Protection, Open Space & Parks | Content Type: You Report
Posted Tue, 2011-01-11 16:04 by JenesseMiller

Programs that fund state parks, maintain wild open spaces, protect wild lands from forest fires, fund public transportation and more were all on the table in Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed budget.Read more

Governor Jerry Brown Appoints John Laird to Natural Resources Agency

Issues: Air Quality, Clean & Renewable Energy, Global Warming | Content Type: You Report
Posted Tue, 2011-01-11 13:20 by JenesseMiller

As one of his first actions, Governor Jerry Brown has appointed the Honorable John Laird as California Secretary for Natural Resources. This is a superb decision.

A longtime environmental champion, John Laird served with distinction for six years as an Assemblyman representing the central coast counties of Santa Cruz and Monterey. During this period, John received a 100% score from both the California League of Conservation Voters and Sierra Club California for his votes on environmental issues.Read more

Inauguration Day, Sacramento

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Event date(s): 
Mon, 2011-01-03 (All day)

Jerry Brown will be inaugurated as the next Governor of California. (Date, time, and details to be announced.)

The California State Constitution provides that the Governor shall assume office the Monday after January 1st, which falls on January 3rd in 2010.

Californians on the Governor's Race

Issues: Air Quality, Clean & Renewable Energy, Environmental Justice | Content Type: You Report
Posted Thu, 2010-10-28 15:03 by Jason L. Gohlke
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What do Californians value about our environment? Watch the video. Read more

Kimo Campbell on a greener governor

Issues: Ocean/Coastal Protection, Water Quality & Supply | Content Type: You Report
Posted Thu, 2010-10-14 16:08 by Jason L. Gohlke
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Kimo Campbell, longtime member of the Board of Directors of the California League of Conservation Voters, talks about the environmental issues that are most important in this year's gubernatorial race, and which candidate is best suited for the job.Read more

Sen. Byron Sher on Building a Greener Governor

Issues: Air Quality, Clean & Renewable Energy, Global Warming | Content Type: You Report
Posted Tue, 2010-09-28 14:46 by Jason L. Gohlke
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Former State Senator Byron Sher is a legend in the environmental community. As a member of the California Legislature for 24 years, he was a perennial champion of environmental protection.

Some of the bills he authored that were signed into law, just in his last few years in the legislature:Read more

Gubernatorial Debate, Fresno

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Event date(s): 
Sat, 2010-10-02 11:00 - 12:30

Voters will now have at least three chances to watch the gubernatorial candidates go head to head on the issues before the Nov. 2 election.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown today said he has accepted an invitation to debate Republican rival Meg Whitman on Oct. 2. The debate, sponsored by the Fresno Bee and Spanish-language network Univisión, will be held at California State University, Fresno, at 11 a.m. and broadcast on Univisión at 4 p.m. that day. Whitman had already agreed to participate.Read more

Brown Denounces Oil-Addicting Proposition 23 and Calls on Whitman to Explain Double Talk

Issues: Air Quality, Clean & Renewable Energy, Global Warming | Content Type: You Report
Posted Thu, 2010-09-23 13:45 by Anonymous

Appearing at the nation's largest, privately-owned solar and roofing company, Attorney General Jerry Brown today denounced Texas oil-funded Proposition 23, and called on Meg Whitman to be honest with Californians about her plans to dismantle the state's program to fight global warming.Read more