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Governor Newsom formally appoints Alex Padilla to the U.S. Senate, nominates Dr. Shirley Weber as Secretary of State

On: January 19, 2021

As Americans celebrate the legacy of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his work to expand voting rights and representation, Governor Gavin Newsom today formally submitted the appointment of Alex Padilla to become California’s first Latino U.S. Senator and the nomination of Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber to …continue reading

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State Treasurer Fiona Ma calls on publicly held corporations to add women board members

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On: July 12, 2019

In: Business, Government

Citing a new report that shows only one in three California-based publicly held corporations has a woman on its board of directors, California State Treasurer Fiona Ma is calling for gender parity in the board room. A report issued by the California Secretary of State’s (SOS) Office shows that as …continue reading