File photo Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced Dec. 24 that he has granted 104 pardons. It is something he has done each year on Christmas Eve. The individuals granted pardons completed their sentences and have been living crime-free for more than a decade. While some news organizations have characterized...

[Gov. Brown] – Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. issued an emergency proclamation Monday for Marin, Mendocino, San Mateo and Ventura counties due to the effects of severe winter storms that caused damage to roads and highways throughout the state as a result of mudflows, debris, flooding and erosion. The...

[Gov. Brown] – In an action announced Friday, Gov. Jerry Brown Jr. signed legislation to provide legal services to the unaccompanied minors arriving in California from Central America. “Helping these young people navigate our legal system is the decent thing to do and it’s consistent...

[KHTS] – Gov. Jerry Brown signed a statewide plastic bag ban into law Tuesday. “This bill is a step in the right direction – it reduces the torrent of plastic polluting our beaches, parks and even the vast ocean itself,” Brown wrote in a signing message. “We’re the first to ban these...

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill by Senator Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, on Tuesday to provide more transparent campaign finance information to voters. The bill was developed in collaboration with the California Voter Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to improving the election...

[KHTS] – Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation designed to protect and preserve sacred Native American landmarks on Thursday, a bill opposed by the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce. Assembly Bill 52 was drafted to ensure that tribes have a say in development projects that affect tribal sacred...

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed Senate Bill 1263 last week, ending, at least for now, Santa Clarita Valley school officials’ legislative attempts to stop charter schools from locating outside of the district that charters them. In his veto message, Brown said: “Unfortunately, it appears that some districts...

[Gov. Brown] – Taking action to keep cameras rolling in California, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined legislative leaders and dozens of film and television workers in Hollywood Thursday to sign bipartisan legislation that expands the state’s Film and Television Tax Credit program. “Today,...

[Gov. Brown] – Gov. Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown Jr. today signed the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (AB 1522) by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), which provides paid sick days to the millions of Californians – roughly 40 percent of the state’s...