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Parole Decision Upheld In Case Of ’85 Teacher, Student Slayings
PASADENA (AP) — A state appeals court has upheld a decision by California Gov. Jerry Brown to deny parole to a man convicted in the 1985 slayings of a Pasadena high school teacher and student. The 2nd...
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California Governor Toughens Climate Change Goals
SACRAMENTO (AP) — As he was sworn in for a record fourth term, Gov. Jerry Brown charted an ambitious new goal on Monday for California in its fight against climate change, challenging the nation’s most...
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Gov. Jerry Brown Releases $113B Budget
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown has released a record $113 billion state spending plan that asks the University of California to do more with less so the nation’s largest public university system...
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State Fails To Track Billions In Mental Health Funds
SACRAMENTO (AP) — State and county officials cannot show how billions of dollars collected through a voter-approved tax on millionaires are being spent or whether the related programs have helped...
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Californians Use 22 Percent Less Water In January
SACRAMENTO (CBSLA.com/AP) — December’s rains enabled Californians to finally meet Gov. Jerry Brown’s call for a 20-percent reduction in monthly water consumption, but more restrictions loom as the...
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Federal Government Offers Up To $50M For Drought Relief
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The federal government is offering up to $50 million for drought relief in western states as California enters its fourth dry year, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and...
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California Jobless Claims Move Faster But Still Have Delays
SACRAMENTO (AP) — The state agency that handles unemployment claims for millions of Californians says it has hired nearly 500 new employees to process claims since Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration...
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Gov. Jerry Brown Proposes New $1 Billion Emergency Drought Relief Plan
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_20150319092916183AA.mp4 LOS ANGELES (AP/CBSLA.com) — Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders introduced emergency drought legislation aimed at...
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Calif. Senate Moves $1B Water Plan Amid Drought
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_20150327020112617AA.mp4 SACRAMENTO (AP) — The state Senate on Wednesday approved a $1 billion proposal to speed up spending on water projects and offer about...
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Gov. Brown Signs $1B Water Plan Amid Drought
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Friday that speeds up $1 billion in water infrastructure spending amid the worst drought in a generation, although much of the plan was drawn with...
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Gov. Brown Defends Drought Order That Doesn’t Limit Farmers
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday defended his order requiring Californians statewide to cut back on their water use in a historic mandate that spares those who consume the most — farmers....
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Calif. Officials Warn Water Savings In February Were Worst Yet
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_0704201518265522914AA.mp4 LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — California’s water board said Tuesday that residents saved less water in February than in any other...
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Metropolitan Water District Considers Rationing Wholesale Supplies
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — For only the third time in the past 25 years, the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District, the water wholesaler for Southern California, will consider whether to...
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Surge In Contribution To Gov. Brown’s Pet Charities
SAN JOSE (AP) — Two favorite charities of Gov. Jerry Brown are getting a flood of donations from wealthy California business interests. The San Jose Mercury News reports that two Oakland charter...
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Gov. Jerry Brown Poised To Increase Public School Spending
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Lawmakers expect Gov. Jerry Brown to suggest spending more tax dollars on public schools and community colleges while asking for more money to be set aside for a rainy day when he...
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California Governor, Other Top Officials Get 3 Percent Raise
SACRAMENTO (AP) — A committee appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown voted Monday to give 3 percent raises and better benefits to the governor, top statewide elected officials and California lawmakers, the...
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Gov. Jerry Brown Taking Part In LA Forum On Water Conservation
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_20150609201512250AA.mp4 LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Governor Jerry Brown is taking part in a drought forum at USC Tuesday night to discuss water conservation....
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Lawmakers To Vote On $117.5B Budget Without Brown Sign-Off
SACRAMENTO (AP) — As a roomful of lawmakers and staff grinded through the last line items of the Legislature’s spending plan late one night, it became clear there would be no easy deal even though...
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California Legislature Passes Record $117.5B Budget
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California lawmakers approved a $117.5 billion Democratic spending plan Monday that would send more money to public schools and establish a new tax credit for the working poor, as...
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Brown, Lawmakers Agree On $115.4B Budget
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_1606201521295966423AA.mp4 SACRAMENTO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders announced a $115.4 billion California budget deal Tuesday that sends...
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