History
A 1935 California statute created the Department of Employment, which was renamed in 1968 to the Department of Human Resources Development by another statute. The name of the department was changed in 1974 to "Employment Development Department".
In December 1993, a man used firearms to kill three people and injure four others at the EDD office in Oxnard; later he killed a policeman before police shot him dead. The office was subsequently moved.
Mark Sanders (known as "Mr. EDD"), having worked 35 years at EDD including a brief period as interim director, retired from EDD in 1996 and died in 1997. He was remembered for "represent the values, the principles and the services... stands for."
EDD's director between 1999 and 2004 was Michael Bernick.
The director of EDD between November 2004 and December 2009 was Patrick W. (Pat) Henning. A "self-described progressive, a lifelong Democrat and labor activist," Henning was appointed to his position by Republican governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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