With the stroke of his pen Sunday, Gov. Jerry Brown eliminated the Castaic Lake Water Agency and Newhall County Water District and replaced them with a new water agency for the Santa Clarita Valley. The new agency will assume the duties of CLWA and NCWD and serve the entire valley as both a state water...

Almost invariably, taxpaying voters fall for the same old lies. It’s a mystery. Our bureaucrats lie to us, and we take it in the wallet every time, yet the liars remain in office. While many of us are not fooled, the majority eats it up. Jerry Brown’s bullet train to nowhere. So far it has cost multi-millions...

File photo [Gov. Jerry Brown] – As the state’s economic recovery stretches into an eighth year – two years short of the longest on record – and with increasing uncertainty from Washington, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. released a revised state budget Thursday that continues to plan...

For those of you who don’t know, I’m once again an expatriate. I’m living in the hottest little city in the United States – Bullhead City, Ariz. That means I like hot temps, low gas prices and the Laughlin casinos just on the other side of the river. It also means I’m no longer one of “Jerry’s...

(CN) — Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed two bills vigorously opposed by law enforcement, allowing thousands of felons serving time in county jails to vote and reforming California’s gang database. Assembly Bill 2466 restores voting rights for people who were convicted of a felony but are...

Responding to lessons learned from the massive Aliso Canyon natural gas leak, Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a bill by Senator Fran Pavley to establish proactive safety standards for natural gas storage wells. Among provisions in SB 887 are requirements for continuous monitoring for leaks, regular...

Related: Evaluation of the Landfill Odor Problem at the Sunshine Canyon Landfill, 11-18-2015 (pdf)   (CN) — California Gov. Jerry Brown continued his signing spree of climate change bills on Monday, inking a proposal that requires dairy farms and landfills to drastically cut methane and other...

(CN) — California became the first state to ban orca breeding on Tuesday, meaning SeaWorld will be held to its word that this generation of orcas will be its last. The California Orca Protection Act was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown late Tuesday afternoon as part of the Legislature’s budget...

George Runner Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation (AB 1559) sponsored by Board of Equalization Member George Runner and fellow BOE members that gives the BOE authority to extend emergency tax relief up to three months in the event of a disaster. “The last thing people should worry about during...

Sen. Fran Pavley [Sen. Pavley] – State Sen. Fran Pavley on Thursday heralded Gov. Jerry Brown’s signing of historic climate legislation, saying the governor’s action will ensure California stays on course to clean the air and build a robust clean-energy economy for the 21st century. “With...