California
Governor Newsom announces five major appointments
SACRAMENTO:- Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed Luis Garnica as Warden of Mule Creek State Prison within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Jolly Popper as Chief Deputy Secretary of the Enterprise Division in the Department’s Office of Legal Affairs; Joseph Cannata to the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency; and Natalie Arroyo to the Governing Board of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation.
Luis Garnica of Sacramento has been appointed Warden of Mule Creek State Prison within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, where he has been serving as Acting Warden since 2025. Garnica served as Acting Chief Deputy Warden at the California Medical Facility in 2025. From 2023 to 2025, he was the Chief of the Population Management Unit at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Jolie Popper of Sacramento has been appointed Chief Deputy General Counsel of the Enterprise Division within the Legal Affairs Office of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Popper has served as an Assistant General Counsel at the department since 2025. She previously held the position of Assistant Chief Counsel at the California Highway Patrol from 2009 to 2025. Jolie is a Democrat.
Joseph Cannata of San Francisco has been appointed to the Governing Board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. Cannata has been serving as the Chief Development Officer at Twin Summit Coffee Ventures, LLC since 2025. Cannata is a Democrat.
Vincent Honigman of San Francisco has been reappointed to the Governing Board of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, where he has served since 2021. Honigman is a Democrat.
Natalie Arroyo of Eureka has been reappointed to the Board of Directors of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation, where she has served since 2019. Arroyo has been a Humboldt County Supervisor since 2023. She has served as a professor at California State University, Humboldt, since 2018. Arroyo is a Democrat.
