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Wednesday’s top of the scroll: Lester Snow named natural resources secretary, Visalia’s Chrisman to leave state post

Posted by: Maven on January 6, 2010 at 9:08 am

lester-snow_smlFrom the Los Angeles Times:

“Lester Snow, a Democrat who has headed California’s water resources department for the last five years, has been named the state’s new natural resources secretary.

Snow, 58, succeeds Mike Chrisman, who is retiring from state service Feb. 1 after serving as resources secretary since 2003. He is taking a post with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where he will direct the nonprofit’s Southwest Partnership Office in San Francisco.

Created by Congress, the foundation works with private and public agencies to fund conservation programs.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger also announced two other appointments. He picked Mark Cowin, 51, a Democrat and veteran of the water resources department, to succeed Snow. Acting Fish and Game Director John McCamman will become director of the Department of Fish and Game. … “

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chrismanThe Fresno Bee reports on outgoing secretary Chrisman’s retirement:

“Visalia rancher Mike Chrisman will retire next month as the state’s Natural Resources Agency secretary to take a job at a fish and wildlife foundation, he said Tuesday.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger — who continues to deal with turnover among top officials in his final year — appointed Department of Water Resources Director Lester Snow to replace Chrisman, who will depart Feb. 1.

Chrisman, a 65-year-old Republican, is the third-longest-serving secretary in Schwarzenegger’s Cabinet. He took the job in November 2003, but kept his Visalia home, commuting to Sacramento nearly every weekend.

“For the past seven years, Mike has worked tirelessly with me to safeguard our state’s precious natural resources and I am grateful to him for his service to the people of California,” the governor said in a statement. … “

Read more from the Fresno Bee by clicking here.

Blog commentary: Here’s commentary from Record reporter Alex Brietler’s blog, and here’s Dan Bacher’s commentary at IndyBay.org.

January 6, 2010 · Filed Under People in the News

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