Schwarzenegger

05/06/2009 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today launched an initiative to make California the first state in the nation to offer schools free, open-source digital textbooks for high school students. The Governor directed his Secretary of Education Glen Thomas to ensure these resources are available for use in high school math and science classes by fall 2009, a critical first step in helping ensure digital textbooks are widely available to all California students.    » read more »

05/05/2009 -- As part of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ongoing commitment to emergency preparedness, today he issued Executive Order S-05-09, which mobilizes the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to secure and deploy the additional resources and personnel that are necessary to save lives and protect homes statewide from wildfires.    » read more »

Governor’s Green Jobs Corps to Help State Economy, At-Risk Youth and Green Industries

05/01/2009 -- Pushing American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) funding into the California economy quickly and with accountability and transparency, the California Recovery Task Force today announced the availability of up to $10 million in Recovery Act funding for job training grants within the Governor’s newly created California Green Jobs Corps.    » read more »

California Only State Offering No Higher Education Benefit to Reward and Retain State National Guard

04/28/2009 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today urged legislators to pass SB 815, a bill proposed by the Governor and carried by Senator Dave Cogdill. Long overdue, this legislation is designed to close a gap within the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill allowing only Guard members who serve on a federal mission (such as in Iraq or Afghanistan) to be eligible for higher education benefits, leaving thousands of Guard members who serve closer to home without such benefits.

California is currently the only state in the nation that has yet to close this gap and offer an education incentive to reward and retain National Guard members.    » read more »

04/28/2009 -- As part of the state’s aggressive approach to addressing the swine flu, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today proclaimed a State of Emergency that will support and facilitate our state health departments’ response to this outbreak. While there is no need for alarm, it is the Governor’s top priority to limit the swine flu’s spread as quickly and effectively as possible and this action represents one more step being taken to strengthen California’s response capabilities.

This proclamation cuts government red tape by:    » read more »

04/24/2009 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today outlined the rigorous and thorough response under way in California, in coordination with federal and international health experts, as a result of confirmed cases of Swine Flu.

Over the past several days, California has taken several steps in response to the swine flu detections, including:

* Coordinated investigation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and local health officials in Imperial and San Diego counties.
* Ordered increased surveillance statewide for patients with flu-like illness.
* Requested and received additional deployment of CDC influenza experts to Southern California counties, as well as state public health staff, to assist local health departments.    » read more »

Low returns of Sacramento River fall Chinook will curtail commercial salmon fishing; Governor orders state agencies to help struggling coastal fishing communities

April 21, 2009 -- (Salem) - Today, Oregon Governor Kulongoski and California Governor Schwarzenegger requested that U.S. Commerce Secretary Locke declare both a resource disaster under the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act, and a commercial fishery failure under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

Securing federal declarations under the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Act will provide important leverage for ocean fishermen seeking vital economic assistance.

“Salmon are a vital component of California and Oregon’s natural resources and provide    » read more »

04/21/2009 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today took action to avoid harmful impacts to the state’s economy following the California Fish and Game Commission’s vote to close the 2009 recreational salmon season. The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) voted to close the commercial salmon season on April 8. This is the second consecutive year that the state’s salmon fishery has been closed.

The Governor issued a proclamation declaring a state of emergency in California and sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke asking for his support in obtaining federal disaster assistance.    » read more »

04/21/2009 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement after President Obama signed the landmark Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which will open up new service and volunteer opportunities for millions of Americans:    » read more »

04/20/2009 -- According to the federal government’s tally of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) dollars that have been made available to states, California has been awarded the most funding of any state.

Nearly $13.5 billion has already been awarded to California to date, according to the Obama Administration, which is almost $4 billion more than the second-most awarded state.

“Governor Schwarzenegger made it clear that he would do what it takes to bring as much Recovery Act funding as possible back to California to help our state through this difficult economic time,” said Recovery Task Force Director Cynthia Bryant. “We will continue to scour every available pot of Recovery Act funding that can benefit California.”    » read more »

04/18/2009 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that California school districts and universities can immediately begin applying for $3.1 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) dollars meant to prevent the need for laying off teachers, professors, and other school employees, and to protect education funding and reform efforts in this difficult economic time. The Governor and the U.S. Department of Education yesterday announced that California was the first state in the nation to be approved for a share of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund dollars within the Recovery Act.    » read more »

04/17/2009 -- California Governor Schwarzenegger and the U.S. Department of Education today announce that California is the first state in the nation to be approved for a share of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund dollars within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The action means California school districts and universities are immediately eligible for $3.1 billion in Recovery Act funding meant to prevent the need for laying off teachers, professors, and other school employees, and to protect education funding and reform efforts in this difficult economic time.    » read more »

04/17/2009 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger took action today to assist California’s unemployed by cutting through bureaucratic red tape for the state to better handle increased unemployment claims due to a down economy. The Governor’s action will speed up services and benefits for the unemployed by expediting the hiring of approximately 1,150 additional staff to man call centers and cut down call-wait times, and will open up more resources to the state including the option of temporarily contracting out for services to better assist Californians.    » read more »

04/17/2009 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today joined farm workers, farmers, mayors, students, business owners and civic leaders at the San Luis Reservoir as the last stop in a four-day California March for Water Rally through the Central Valley to draw attention to California’s water crisis and the urgent need for a comprehensive solution that increases storage, improves conveyance, protects the Delta’s ecosystem and promotes greater water conservation.    » read more »

04/17/2009 -- Following the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s conclusion today that greenhouse gas emissions are a public health threat, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger issued the statement below:

“While the federal government was asleep at the wheel for years, we in California have known greenhouse gases are a threat to our health and to our environment - that’s why we have taken such aggressive action to reduce harmful emissions and move toward a greener economy.    » read more »