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  2. California executive branch - Wikipedia

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    In 1979, then-Governor Jerry Brown requested a report on the State's personnel system from the Little Hoover Commission, an independent government oversight agency, which resulted in several recommendations of which some were implemented, including the creation of the Department of Personnel Administration but other recommendations such as the dissolution of the California State Personnel ...

  3. Mojave Air and Space Port - Wikipedia

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    Mojave Air and Space Port. /  35.05944°N 118.15167°W  / 35.05944; -118.15167. The Mojave Air and Space Port at Rutan Field [2] ( IATA: MHV, ICAO: KMHV) is in Mojave, California, United States, at an elevation of 2,801 feet (854 m). [3] It is the first facility to be licensed in the United States for horizontal launches of reusable ...

  4. Government of California - Wikipedia

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    The government of California is the governmental structure of the U.S. state of California as established by the California Constitution. California uses the separation of powers system to structure its government. It is composed of three branches: the executive, consisting of the governor of California and the other constitutionally elected ...

  5. Secretary of State of California - Wikipedia

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    The secretary of state of California is the chief clerk of the U.S. state of California, overseeing a department of 500 people. The secretary of state is elected for four year terms, like the state's other constitutional officers; the officeholder is restricted by term limits to two terms. The current secretary of state is Shirley Weber, who ...

  6. List of California state agencies - Wikipedia

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    Barbering and Cosmetology, Board of (BBC) Behavioral Sciences, Board of (BBS) Biodiversity Council, California (CBC) Boating and Waterways Commission, California. Building Standards Commission, California (BSC) Financial Protection and Innovation, California Department of (DBO) Business and Economic Development, Governor's Office of.

  7. California Governor's Office of Planning and Research

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    It was created by statute in 1970 and is part of the office of the Governor of California. Under Governor Jerry Brown, its director was Ken Alex. [2] In 2019, incoming governor Gavin Newsom appointed Kate Gordon to lead the office. [3] [4] A major focus of the organization is helping the State of California mitigate and adapt to global warming.

  8. Politics of California - Wikipedia

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    California's government consists of three branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The California State Legislature is bicameral. The lower house, the California State Assembly, has 80 members, and the upper house, the California State Senate, has 40 members. [2] The executive branch is led by the Governor of California. [3]

  9. California Department of General Services - Wikipedia

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    The California Department of General Services (DGS) is a state government agency in the California Government Operations Agency of the executive branch of the government of California in the United States. It provides a large number of services to other agencies in the government of California, playing a role that is similar to that played by ...