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Published and aired on September 9, 2011

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Museum will embrace a new class of inductees — including the Beach Boys and Magic Johnson — who were selected by Gov. Jerry Brown and his wife, Anne Brown later this year. The honor comes in conjunction with the state’s 161st birthday.

Among the honorees:

• Astronaut Buzz Aldrin

• Nobel Prize-winning scientist Elizabeth Blackburn

• Community activist Father Gregory Boyle

• Entrepreneurs and philanthropists Doris and Donald Fisher

• Disability rights advocate Ed Roberts

• Guitar artist Carlos Santana

• Celebrated novelist Amy Tan

• California Supreme Court Justice Roger Traynor

“These men and women have enriched our lives and pointed the way to a future of unimagined quality,” Brown said in a statement.

The ceremony will be held on Dec. 8 at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium.