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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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