Andrew G. Fried There’s an environmental disaster brewing in California, and the public is generally unaware of it. The culprit? Gov. Jerry Brown. California’s governor is pushing a piece of legislation called “Trailer Bill 707,” which seeks to increase the availability of affordable housing...

In response to an Executive Order issued last year by Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr.,  state agency leaders on Friday released the California Sustainable Freight Action Plan, a comprehensive document that serves as a blueprint for transforming the state’s multi-billion dollar freight transport system into...

Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced the appointment of Maria Andrea Davalos, Dean Hansell, David E. Hizami, Lisa R. Jaskol, Andrew C. Kim, LaRonda J. McCoy and William L. Sadler to judgeships in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Davalos, 44, of Costa Mesa, has served as a deputy district attorney...

[Gov. Brown] – Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined supporters from across the state Monday in Los Angeles to sign landmark legislation that makes California the first state in the nation to commit to raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour statewide. “This is about economic justice, it’s...

File photo [Gov. Brown] – Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. will join supporters from across the state on Monday in Los Angeles to sign landmark legislation SB 3, passed by both houses of the Legislature Wednesday, that makes California the first state in the nation to commit to raising the minimum wage...

File photo [Gov. Brown] – Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined legislators and labor leaders Monday to announce a landmark agreement that makes California – already the state with the highest minimum wage, at $10 – the first state in the nation to commit to raising the minimum wage to $15...

File photo [Gov. Brown] – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced that he granted 59 pardons last week. Individuals who have been convicted of a crime in California may apply to the Governor for a pardon. Those granted pardons all completed their sentences and the majority were originally convicted...

Edmund G. Brown Jr. Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. has announced the appointment of Francis B. Bennett II, Joel L. Lofton, Thomas D. Long and David A. Rosen to judgeships in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Bennett, 50, of Los Angeles, has served as a deputy alternate public defender at the Los Angeles...

[Executive Report on Pardons, Commutations and Reprieves, 2015] (released Feb. 25, 2016)   Gov. Jerry Brown granted Christmas Eve pardons to 91 convicted criminals including actor Robert Downey Jr., the governor’s office announced. All of the former convicts (see below) completed their sentences...

BOE Member George Runner [George Runner] – Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation sponsored by Board of Equalization Vice Chair George Runner that, after nearly two decades, provides a regulatory framework for California’s medical marijuana industry. The legislation (SB 643, AB 266, and...