Events

Inauguration Day, Sacramento

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.

January 03

Statewide General Election

On November 2, 2010, vote in the statewide general election for California Governor, U.S. Senate, and many other statewide races, district races, and ballot measures. Polls open at 7 am and close at 8 pm, and you can also register to vote by mail.

You must be registered to vote; to vote in the general election, your voter registration form must be postmarked by October 18, 2010. Get more info on registering to vote from the California Secretary of State.

November 02

Governor's Debate at Dominican University, San Rafael

The California Governor's Debate will be a 60-minute program with questions asked of the candidates by moderator Tom Brokaw.

Questions and topics are at the discretion of the moderator.

Invitations to participate in the debate have been sent to candidates polling higher than 10% in a statewide poll including the winning candidates from the June 8th Republican and Democratic primaries. 

The debate will be held before a live audience in Dominican’s historic Angelico Hall.

October 12

Gubernatorial Debate, Fresno

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.

October 02