OFFICIAL RELEASE · ORIGINAL ISSUER HEADLINE
Governor Newsom announces appointments 10.14.26
Issuer publication date: October 15, 2026
Added to The State & Nation: October 15, 2026
What this means
Governor Gavin Newsom announced twelve appointments and reappointments on October 14, 2026. Michael Mullaney becomes chief policy adviser to the California Public Utilities Commission president at $201,432. Dental Board selections are Cara Miyasaki, Kevin Cheng and Ram Vaderhobli; Dental Hygiene Board selections are Monika Lee, Sonia Hansen, Sridevi Ponnala, Naleni Tribble-Agarwal and Sherman King, with $100-per-day compensation and no Senate confirmation required for those board positions. Denise Kadara, Peter Satin and Michael Mendez were reappointed to regional water-quality boards; those positions require Senate confirmation and pay $250 per day. Mullaney’s appointment also does not require confirmation.
Official release text temporarily unavailable
We could not retrieve the full text from the issuing website. The original publication remains linked below. We retry unavailable releases when their feed is refreshed.
Read the original release
This announcement was published by California Governor’s Office. The direct link below opens the official publication.
Read the full official publicationhttps://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/10/14/governor-newsom-announces-appointments-10-14-26/
Official statements reflect their issuer’s perspective. The State & Nation is an independent aggregator and is not affiliated with the issuing organization.
Browse the release archiveMore coverage from California Governor’s Office · Report an error · Editorial standards