Crescent City, Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation and Cal Poly Humboldt all mentioned in Briannon Fraley's appointment by Governor Gavin Newsom

 

California Governor Gavin Newsom's office issued a press release just now on some appointments. Briannon Farley's appointment is of local interest for several reasons.

"Briannon Fraley, of Crescent City, has been appointed Tribal Advisor at the California Public Utility Commission. Fraley was the North America Indigenous Right Relations Director at The Nature Conservancy from 2022 to 2024. She was the Director of Government Relations of the City of Portland from 2021 to 2022. Fraley was the Self-Governance Director of the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation from 2012 to 2020. She earned a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Kinesiology from the California State University, Sonoma and a Bachelor of the Arts degree in Native American Studies from the California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. This position does not require Senate confirmation, and compensation is $145,944. Fraley is a Democrat."