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Brown Proposes $122.2B Budget As Revenues Lag
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing a $122.2 billion budget plan, down slightly from his January proposal as he projects tax revenues will come in nearly $2 billion less than expected. The...
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California Quake Warning System Could Send Alerts By 2018
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown will seek state funds to help establish a system that issues warnings that an earthquake is occurring – with an eye on rolling out limited alerts by 2018. The Los...
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Gov. Brown Endorses Hillary Clinton In Upcoming California Primary
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Gov. Jerry Brown has announced that he will vote for Hillary Clinton during the upcoming primary election in California. Brown announced his endorsement through Twitter on...
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California Supreme Court Allows Brown’s Prison Plan On November Ballot
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court has allowed Gov. Jerry Brown’s bid to put his plan to reduce the state’s prison population before voters in November. The justices Monday rejected a...
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Erskine Fire Kills 2, Scorches 47 Square Miles Across Kern County
LAKE ISABELLA (CBSLA.com) — The Erskine Fire that killed two people, destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands to flee is now 5 percent contained. Wind-whipped flames scorched at least 30,000...
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Gov. Jerry Brown Looks To Extend Climate-Change Efforts
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown launched a campaign to extend some of the most ambitious climate-change programs in the country and ensure his environmental legacy when he leaves office...
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Residents Urge Gov. Brown To Shut Down Aliso Canyon For Good
PORTER RANCH (AP) — Residents of Porter Ranch are urging Gov. Jerry Brown to permanently close the nearby Aliso Canyon gas storage facility. The facility has been crippled since the gas leak began in...
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Demand Low For California Pollution Credits
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s latest carbon auction has brought more bad news for Gov. Jerry Brown’s landmark programs fighting climate change. State officials announced Tuesday that 34 percent of...
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In Historic Move, California Expands Overtime To Farmworkers
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Farmworkers in the nation’s largest agricultural state will be entitled to the same overtime pay as most other hourly workers under a new law. Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown announced...
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Brown Signs Bill Revoking California’s 10-Year Statute Of Limitation On Rape...
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The emotional stories of women who say they were sexually assaulted more than a decade ago by comedian Bill Cosby prompted California state lawmakers to approve a bill to eliminate...
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New California Law Requires School Buses Be Equipped With Child-Safety Alarms
WHITTIER (CBSLA.com) — The parents of a special-needs student who died after being left on a school bus in Whittier on a hot summer day thanked Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday for signing legislation...
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Gov. Jerry Brown Approves Gender-Neutral Restrooms
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown waded further into the national debate over transgender rights Thursday as he signed a bill requiring that all single-stall toilets in California be designated as...
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California’s ‘First Dog’ Sutter May Have Cancer
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown’s dog “Sutter” has fallen critically ill and is facing a bleak prognosis. Brown spokesman Evan Westrup said Tuesday that Sutter was rushed to an animal...
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Lancaster Mayor Blames Gov. Jerry Brown In Sheriff’s Sergeant Death
LANCASTER (AP) — The mayor of Lancaster claimed Thursday that a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sergeant who served his area until being shot to death on duty last week would be alive if not...
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State Capitol Flags Lowered In Honor Of Anaheim Sailor Killed In Iraq
ANAHEIM (CBSLA.com) — Gov. Jerry Brown ordered flags lowered to half-staff over the state capitol Monday in honor of Navy Chief Petty Officer Jason Finan, a Coronado-based explosives ordnance disposal...
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Gov. Brown Pitches $122.5B Budget, Warns Of Deficit
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a $122.5 billion state spending plan Tuesday and warned of a looming $2 billion deficit because of falling tax revenues. The proposed budget was...
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California Governor Defiant In Face Of Trump Agenda
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown delivered an aggressive defense on Tuesday of California’s liberal policies on immigration, health care and climate change during his State of the State address,...
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California Legislature Approves Gas-Tax Hike; Bill Goes To Gov. Brown
SACRAMENTO (CBSLA.com/AP) — California lawmakers on Thursday approved a $5-billion-a-year plan to boost California’s gas and vehicle taxes to pay for major road repairs, handing a victory to Gov. Jerry...
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Jerry Brown Named Adviser For UN Climate Conference
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown was named Tuesday as a special envoy to states at the next United Nations Climate Change Conference, further elevating his international profile as...
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Audit: US Misused $84M For State’s Delta Tunnels Water Project
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new federal audit says the U.S. government improperly spent $84 million to help plan for California’s massive proposed water project. The audit by the inspector general’s office...
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Duck-Billed Designated As California’s State Dinosaur
SACRAMENTO (AP) — It took about 66 million years, but a duck-billed creature has finally won recognition as California’s state dinosaur. Gov. Jerry Brown announced Saturday the signing of a bill...
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Gov. Jerry Brown Vetoes Bill Requiring Candidates To Disclose Taxes
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill requiring presidential candidates to share their five most recent years of tax returns in order to appear on California’s ballot. It was aimed at...
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Pain At The Pump: Gas Tax Hike Kicks In Statewide
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Drivers in California, who already pay among the highest gas prices in the nation, will see the gas tax hike kick in Wednesday. SB 1, signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on April...
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Fires Prompt Gov. Jerry Brown To Declare State Of Emergency In LA, Ventura...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — In response to the multiple fires that were ravaging the Southland Tuesday, California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in the counties of Los Angeles and Ventura....
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Considers One-Tunnel Water Plan
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration is proposing scaling back his troubled plans to redo California’s water system, releasing a new plan that would build only one tunnel to ship...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Scales Back Plan For Giant Water Project
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is scaling back his troubled proposal for overhauling California’s water system — at least for now. State official Karla Nemeth wrote Wednesday that the Brown...
View ArticleCalifornia To Appeal Ruling On Earlier Sex Offender Parole
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown will appeal a judge’s ruling that California must consider earlier parole for potentially thousands of sex offenders, such as those convicted of raping an unconscious...
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President Trump Inspects Border Wall Prototypes; Prefers See-Through Option
SAN DIEGO (CBSLA/AP) — On his first visit to California since winning the election, President Donald Trump on Tuesday inspected border wall prototypes on display in Otay Mesa amid peaceful protests but...
View ArticleCA Bill Could Fund Research To Track Sharks In Real Time With Drones, Robots
NEWPORT BEACH (CBSLA) — A recently passed state bill could provide millions to help study and track sharks off the California coast and give lifeguards and beach-goers valuable information. Assembly...
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California Eliminates Bail For Suspects Awaiting Trial
RANCHO CUCAMONGA (CBSLA/AP) — California will become the first state to eliminate bail for suspects awaiting trial under a bill signed Tuesday by Governor Jerry Brown. The new law – which will take...
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‘We’re Gonna Launch Our Own Damn Satellite,’ Says Jerry Brown, Finally...
STUDIO CITY (CBSLA) — California will be launching its “own damn satellite” to help pinpoint the sources of atmospheric pollution, Gov. Jerry Brown said Friday, following through on a promise he made...
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Gov. Brown Signs Landmark Bill Ensuring Medical Care, Counseling, Surgery For...
Transgender Pride flag. (SOURCE: Ted Eytan/Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0) STUDIO CITY (CBSLA) — Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday signed into law a landmark bill that gives, as a right, access to medical services,...
View ArticleWant A Straw With Your Drink? You’ll Have To Ask For One Under New Law
SACRAMENTO (CBSLA/AP) — Want a straw with your drink next time you eat out? You’ll have to ask for one under a new state law signed today by Gov. Jerry Brown. It makes California the first state to bar...
View ArticleGov. Brown Signs Law Limiting Soda, Juice In Kids’ Meals
SACRAMENTO (CBSLA/AP) – Milk or water will be the default drink sold with kids’ meals in California. A law signed Thursday by Gov. Jerry Brown doesn’t ban restaurants or fast-food chains from selling...
View ArticleCalifornia Divorce Courts Go To The Dogs As Pets Gain Status
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) — California courts could be going to the dogs — and maybe cats, too — under a new law granting judges authority to settle disagreements over who keeps the family pet in divorce...
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Family Of Murder Victim Questions Gov. Brown’s Decision To Sign Bill Limiting...
Madyson Middleton was allegedly raped and killed by her neighbor Adrian Gonzalez (R) in 2015. RANCHO CUCAMONGA (CBSLA) — As part of his final legislative actions as governor of California, Jerry Brown...
View ArticleBillionaire Boys Club Founder Convicted Of Murder Is Asking Gov. Brown For...
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — The leader of an infamous, young group of wealthy fraudsters who inspired a Hollywood show and a movie has been in prison for years, convicted of murder. Now, he’s asking...
View Article‘The New Abnormal:’ Gov. Brown Warns Of ‘Changed World’ As Fires Ravage...
SACRAMENTO (CBSLA/AP) — California governor Jerry Brown warned of a “changed world” as he addressed the impact of wildfires raging across the state Sunday, calling the crisis, “the new abnormal.”...
View ArticleShift In Winds Help Firefighters Further Contain Woolsey Fire
MALIBU (CBSLA) — Weaker winds are helping firefighters continue to make progress against the deadly Woolsey Fire, which has been burning for a week across Los Angeles and Ventura counties. The fire is...
View ArticleTrump Tours Woolsey Fire Damage In Malibu
MALIBU (CBSLA) — President Trump landed at Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu late Saturday afternoon to tour the devastation of the Woolsey Fire in Southern California. The president surveyed the...
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