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OCTOBER 2013 CAL IFORNIA-HAWAI I CONVENTION ISSUE

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Report OnGovernorBrown’sThird Term

CA-HI NAACP ANALYSIS

By ALICE HUFFMANPublisher, MINORITY NEWS

During the middle of Governor Jerry Brown’s second termas Governor, a document was produced to reflect his inclu-sion of California’s African Americans. His appointmentswere extraordinary and the first time a significant number ofAfrican Americans were given nontraditional leadership atthe state level in so many areas of governing that, until then,were closed to our community. Thedocument stated “Brown Opens Doorsto Minorities: Appoints more than 280Blacks to Major Posts; Works for EqualOpportunity.”

Midway through his third term wecan report that if he keeps the pace upof his appointments, by his mid fourthterm, he may equal or surpass thatnumber. Our count today is a total of135 appointments in his administrationand 12 Judges for a total of 147. He isat the halfway mark on his previousrecord. Besides his appointments,Governor Brown made other moves that are good for ourcommunity. He revolutionized public education, realigned theCriminal Justice System raised the minimum wage and isdevoting mental health and education funds to reentry pris-oners.

POLICY ISSUES

Governor Jerry Brown came to the third term in the mid-

From Appointments To School And PrisonReform, Gov. Jerry Brown Is Making GoodMoves For California’s Ethnic Community

— See GOV. BROWN, Page 4

INSIDE: A Look At Gov.Jerry Brown’sAfricanAmericanAppointees/Pages 2&3

Besides his appointments,Governor Brown made othermoves that are good for ourcommunity. (Photo courtesyThe Sacramento Observer)

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JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS

Braden Comegys Woods Shelyna Venise BrownLisa Marie Rogan Charles Adam SmileyMark Alan McCannon Judy JohnsonLynn Hobbs Smith Tony Leroy RichardsonBeverly Lynnell Bourne Bunmi Olaide AwoniyiMichelle Williams Court Otis Sterling

GOVERNOR’S OFFICE STAFF

Marcus McCarther “Gov’s Office, Asst to Appts”Teresa Holoman-Antwih “Gov’s Office, Deputy Appts Secretary”Camille Wagner “Gov’s Office, Deputy Legislative Affairs

Secretary”Heather Hostler “Gov’s Office, Exe Asst Tribal Advisor”Nicholas Broadway “Gov’s Office, Mail Processing Supervisor”Veronica Alarcon “Gov’s Office, Receptionist”Cathrine Ohaegbu “Gov’s Office, Scheduling Assistant”Randall Winston “Gov’s Office, Spec Asst to the Exec

Secretary”

DEPARTMENT HEADS

Reginald Fair “Bus, Consum Serv & Housing, Dep Sec Legislation”

Awet Kidane “Consumer Affairs Dept, Chief Deputy Director”

Doreathea Johnson “Consumer Affairs, Dep Dir for Legal Affairs”Michael Minor “Corrections & Rehab, Chief Dep Sec,

Juvenile Justice, Div”Nolice Edwards “Corrections & Rehab, Dep Asst Sec Ext

Comms”Jemahl Amen “General Services, Dep Dir of Leg”Sheral Gates “General Services, Planning Offcr/Dep Dir,

Real Est Serv Div”Louis Stewart “GO-Biz, Deputy Director Innov and Entrep”Vanessa Baird “Health Care Services, Dep Dir Mental

Health & Substance”Rene Mollow “Health Care Services, Dep Dir, Health Care

Benefits and Elig”Norman Williams “Health Care Services, Dep Dir, Office of

Pub Affrs”Teveia Barnes “Infrastructure & Econ Dev Bank, Exec Dir”Paula LaBrie “Lottery, Acting Director, California State”Sedrick Mitchell “Parks and Recreation, Dep Dir, External

Affairs”Anthony Jackson “Parks and Recreation, Director”Greta Wallace “Social Services, Dep Dir/Chief Counsel,

Legal Division”Will Lightbourne “Social Services, Director of Department”Russia Chavis “Transportation Agency, Dep Sec Trans

Safety and Enforcement”William Jahmal Miller “California Department of Public Health

Office of Health Equity, Dep Dir”

ADDITIONAL KEY APPOINTEES

Todd Hawkins “African-American Museum, Board of Directors”

Zna Houston “African-American Museum, Board of Directors”

Cecil Murray “African-American Museum, Board of Directors”

Chisorom Okwuosa “Aging Department, Chief Counsel”Samuel Fant “Agricultural Assn., Dist. 02, San Joaquin Co

Fair”Lois Moore “Agricultural Assn., Dist. 04, Sonoma-Marin

Fair”

Constance Stewart “Agricultural Assn., Dist. 09, Redwood AcresFair”

Timothy Cummings “Agricultural Assn., Dist. 20, Gold Country Fair”

Billie Jelks-Hood “Agricultural Assn., Dist. 21a, Madera DistrictFair”

Eugene Patterson “Agricultural Assn., Dist. 24a, Kings Fair”Rhonda Bryels-Nechanicky “Agricultural Assn., Dist. 27, Shasta District

Fair”Paula Percy “Agricultural Assn., Dist. 27, Shasta District

Fair”David Isom “Agricultural Assn., Dist. 36, Dixon May Fair”Darren Parker “Agricultural Assn., Dist. 50, Antelope Valley

Fair”Kimberly Alexander “Agricultural Assn., Dist. 53, Desert Empire

Fair”Charmaine Jefferson-Johnson “Arts Council, California”Linda Forster Athletic Commission StateJacquelyn Dupont-Walker Baldwin Hills Conservancy Govn BdYolanda Gorman Baldwin Hills Conservancy Govn BdBobbie Anderson “Barbering and Cosmetology, State Bd”Kari Williams “Barbering and Cosmetology, State Bd”Samara Ashley “Behavioral Sciences, Board”Brandon Smith “Business Oversight, Securities Reg File

Coordinator”Victoria Freeman “CA Volunteers, Prog Assoc”Wilma Wallace “Citizens Compensation Commission,

California”Jurena Storm “Community Colleges, Board of Governors

of California”Vincent Stewart “Community Colleges, Vice Chancellor”Eddie Lang, Jr. Contractors’ State License BoardCynthia Tampkins “Corrections & Rehab, Warden, CA Rehab

Center (Norco)”Connie Gipson “Corrections & Rehab, Warden, CA State

Prison-Corcoran”Kevin Chappell “Corrections & Rehab, Warden, CA State

Prison-San Quentin”Deborah Johnson “Corrections & Rehab, Warden, Central CA.

Women’s Fac”Cleotha Adams Corrections Standards AuthorityKimberly Epps Corrections Standards AuthorityEnnette Morton “Cultural & Historical Endowment, CA”Yvette Chappell-Ingram Dental Board of CAKatie Dawson Dental Board of CASherrie-Ann Gordon Dental Hygiene Committee of CAEvangeline Ward Dental Hygiene Committee of CASandra Smith “Developmental Disabled Bd Area

03/Yuba,Sutter,Colusa,Sacto”Dianne Millner “Developmental Disabled Bd Area

05/Marin,CCosta,SF,Alameda”Marilyn Patterson “Developmental Disabled Bd Area

12/Mono,Inyo,San Bdno,Rivers”Betty Wilson “Disability Access, CA Comm on”Zephyr Tate-Mann Earthquake Authority Advisory PanelCarl Cohn “Education, State Board”Patricia Rucker “Education, State Board”Caitlin Snell “Education, State Board”Joy Stovell “Emergency Medical Services, Commission”Janea Scott “Energy Resources Conservation &

Development Comm., State”Alana Mathews “Energy Resources Consv. and Devel.

Comm., Public Adviser”Kathy Irish “Engineers & Land Surveyors, Board for

Professional”Eboney Anderson “Equalization, Admin Asst4 to State Bd

Member”

Irene Sabourin F.A.I.R. Plan Governing CommitteeChastity Benson “Finance, Administrative Asstistant II”Muntu Davis “First 5, California Children & Families

Commission”Rodney Taylor “Food & Agriculture, State Board”Lauren Hammond Gambling Control CommissionLillian Conroe “GO-Biz, Small Business Specialist”Don Brown “Guide Dogs for the Blind, State Board”Delvecchio Finley “Health Professions Education Foundation,

Bd of Trus.”Scott Sillers “Health Professions Education Foundation,

Bd of Trus.”Rosslynn Byous “Healthcare Workforce Policy Commission”Wendy Boykins “High Speed Rail Authority, Chief Admin

Officer”Kent Wilson “Highway Patrol, CA, Commander-Southern

Section”Rick Moss “Historical Resources Commission, State”Victor James “Housing Finance Agency, General Counsel”Cynthia Cotharn “Humanities, California Council”Brenda Wright “Humanities, California Council”Crystal Miller-O’Brien “Law Revision Commission, California”Nathaniel Kirtman “Lottery Commission, California State”Denise Pines Medical Board of CAJamie Wright Medical Board of CAMichael Jackson “Nursing, Board of Registered”Tommy Randle “Park and Recreation Commission, State”Askia Abdulmajeed “Parole Hearings, Board”Arthur Anderson “Parole Hearings, Board”Juliet Macaulay “Parole Hearings, Board”Terri Turner “Parole Hearings, Board”Ryan Brooks “Pharmacy, CA State Board”Lavanza Butler “Pharmacy, CA State Board”Katarina Eleby Physical Therapy Board of CaliforniaCharles Alexander Physician Assistant BoardSonya Earley Physician Assistant BoardClifford Blakely Private Security Disciplinary Review Comm

(North)Gwendolyn Cross Private Security Disciplinary Review Comm

(South)Nicole Jones “Psychology, Board”Regina Keith “Public Employment Relations Bd, Adm Asst

to Chair”Carla Peterman Public Utilities CommissionCarlie Jackson “Resources Agency, Admin Asst”Liane Randolph “Resources Agency, Dep Sec/General

Counsel”Edna Anderson-Owens “Science Center, CA, Board of Directors”Renata Simril “Science Center, CA, Board of Directors”Jacqueline Jackson State Independent Living CouncilHarry Le Grande Student Aid CommissionJamillah Moore, Ed.D. Student Aid CommissionWm. Sawyer Student Aid CommissionMary Jones “Teacher Credentialing, Commission”Michael Lawson “Teachers’ Retirement Board, State”Gigi Smith “Transportation, Chief Info Officer”Herbert Carter, DPA “University, Trustees of the California State”Eric Worthen “Veterans Affairs, Asst Dep Sec for Admin”Todd Irby “Veterans Affairs, Chief Counsel”Peter Gravett “Veterans Affairs, Secretary”Michael Wells “Veterans Affairs, Undersecretary”Allen Fernandez Smith Workforce Investment BoardAnette Smith-Dohring Workforce Investment BoardFloyd Trammell Workforce Investment BoardJoseph Williams Workforce Investment BoardJethroe Moore II California Commission on Peace Officer

Standards and Training

A Look At Gov. Jerry Brown’s African American Appointees

AWONIYI GATES HAMMOND

PETERMAN

GRAVETT

MOORE

MATHEWS

LABRIE

JACKSON

MORTON

DUPONT-WALKER

OHAEGBU

EDWARDS

MILLER

MURRAY

dle of one of the greatest recessions.Like most of the country, the state wasbroke, unemployment was at an all-time high, the housing market was inthe pits, prisons were bulging, publicschools broken and the un- or under-insured citizens going broke because ofthe lack of health insurance enormous.In his inaugural speech, he pledged toreturn as much as possible decisionsand authority to cities, counties andschools, closer to the people.

PRISON REFORM

He devoted his first year to therealignment of state departments tolean out the fat, and realigned prisonsto reduce their ever growing popula-tions of mostly African Americans andLatinos and began a corner office strat-egy to release those incarcerated forlow level crimes that were not a dangerto society. He invested more than $1billion dollars in new health care facili-ties and new treatment space, includ-ing a new, 1,722-bed facility with hun-dreds of new doctors, nurses, psychia-trists and other medical and mentalhealth care staff in California’s prisons;this historic prison reform realignmenthe has released more than 25,000 pris-oners.

A major reform that is high on theagenda: SB 649 (Leno), that revisesthe state penalty for drug possessionfor personal use from a felony to analternate misdemeanor/felony. The lawdoes not change the penalties for sale,transportation, manufacture, or posses-sion for sale. This modest reform isvery important to California’s minoritycommunities, which suffer dispropor-tionate arrest, prosecution and incar-ceration rates for drug law violations.The governor did not sign this mea-sure.

Ban the Box bill AB218 byAssembly Member Roger Dickinsonwill further reforms the NAACP began

with Governor Schwarzenegger toremove the felony box off of state jobapplications where possible to give ex-offenders a shot at winning employ-ment. This measure was signed by theGovernor.

SCHOOL REFORM

Governor Brown signed LocalControl Funding Formula July 1, 2012that turned upside down the fundingformulas and targeted funding formu-las known as categorical that existedthe last 40 years that were believe tobe the right approach to eliminatefunding strapped to programs for thelow income and poor performingschools. It is a truly revolutionaryapproach to education. He turned theeducation decisions back to the class-room where real decisions are madeand directing the money where theneed and the challenge are greatest.This is a good day for California, it’s agood day for school kids and it’s agood day for our future.

IMMIGRATION REFORM

The Governor signed AB 60 whichenables millions of immigrants to drivelegally on California’s roadways. He

said it will help millions of people getto work safely and should send a mes-sage to congress that immigrationreform is long overdue.

The Governor signed the CaliforniaDream Act To Expand EducationalOpportunity To All Qualified StudentsTaking action to expand educationalopportunity to all qualified students,who were raised in California regard-less of their parents legal status.

MINIMUM WAGE

The Governor raised the minimum

wage bill indicating that “The mini-mum wage has not kept pace with ris-ing costs and that this legislation isoverdue and will help families that arestruggling in this harsh economy.

LGBT RIGHTS

The Governor signed SB 48 bySenator Mark Leno to RecognizeContributions of LGBT Americans,Pacific Islanders And Persons WithDisabilities. The bill revises existinglaws that prohibit discrimination ineducation and ensures that the impor-tant contributions of Americans fromall backgrounds and walks of life areincluded in our history books.

HEALTH MEDICAL EXPANSION

Governor Brown signed legislationto continue the Affordable HealthCare Act. He said “While extreme rad-icals in Washington shut down ourgovernment, here in California we’retaking action to extend decent healthcare to millions of families,” saidGovernor Brown. California has beena leader among states in implementingthe federal Patient Protection andAffordable Care Act (ACA) and estab-lishing its health benefit exchange.

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Thank you. Back in 1963 Ihad the opportunity to go toMississippi and see the condi-tions of oppression and racialisolation and prejudice that exist-ed then. We’ve made enormousprogress and while there aremany miles to go, let us neverforget that we have made signifi-cant progress in our schools, inour economy in our communi-ties. Nevertheless inequality isgrowing, not just in Californiabut throughout the Unitedstates, throughout the world as amatter of fact.

Those who often suffer themost are those marked by race,sometimes by ethnicity or reli-gion or sexual orientation. Wehave plenty of work to do andit’s balancing the achievements,the progress we’re making with theroad yet to be traveled.

Here in California we passed alandmark school bill that actuallydirects money based on the needs offamilies and kids. Wherever there islow income families there will bemore money directed for the firsttime. Wherever there are familiesthat don’t speak English, moremoney will be directed. Whereverthere are foster care kids more

money will be directed. That’s thekind of unequal treatment that cre-ates equality over the long term.Treating unequals equally is notequality and it’s not justice.

So should I say anything more?No I don’t want to though, there’s alot more people that want to talkhere.

Here in California we’ve got areal sparkplug in your NAACPleader, she was just in last week. Iwon’t tell you all the things she

asked me to do, because it wouldshock you, but she’s doing the job,doing the work and together we willovercome. It’s not about gradualism,it’s about getting the job done by allmeans necessary.

Thank you.

Brown’s Remarks At The 50th AnniversaryRally On The March At The State Capitol

— From Page 1

GOV. BROWN

GOV. BROWN: Third Term Report

Gov. Jerry Brown speaksas California-Hawaii NAACPPresident Alice Huffmanlooks on. (Photo courtesyThe Sacramento Observer)