Gov. Jerry Brown

Gov. Brown grants clemency to 35 from Bay Area

Outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown on Christmas Eve pardoned and commuted sentences for 35 individuals in the Bay Area charged with…

5 years ago

Bill allows additional venues for temporary cannabis events

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill authored by Assemblyman Bill Quirk, D-Hayward, that gives cities the authority to approve…

6 years ago

Protesters stop traffic outside climate summit

Hundreds of protesters took over an intersection of downtown San Francisco Thursday morning to denounce what they say is Gov.…

6 years ago

Drones banned over correctional facilities

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Monday outlawing drone flights over state prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities.

6 years ago

Global Climate Action Summit heats up next week

Environmental leaders and activists from around the world will gather next week at San Francisco's Moscone Center to discuss ways…

6 years ago

Gov. Brown signs bail reform bill

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to reform the California's money bail system Tuesday.

6 years ago

Statewide minimum wage to rise Jan. 1

The minimum wage for workers in California is going up on New Year's Day, though wages in at least some…

6 years ago

More bodies found in deadly wildfires

The death toll from the wildfires in the North Bay has grown, Cal Fire officials said this afternoon.

7 years ago

Flags ordered at half-staff after firefighter dies

Gov. Brown has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in the capitol and elsewhere around the state after the…

9 years ago

California first state to ban plastic bags

Single-use plastic bags will be banned at many stores in California starting next year after Gov. Jerry Brown signed a…

10 years ago

Up to 70 tremors may follow 6.0 quake

Officials said 30 to 70 small aftershocks could hit the Bay Area in the next week, following Sunday's early morning…

10 years ago

Gov. Brown floats $687 million for drought relief

The legislation includes funds for housing and food for workers affected by the drought.

10 years ago

California takes hard line on ‘revenge porn’

Posting dirty pictures of your ex-lover online can now land you in jail for up to six months and cost…

11 years ago

Brown, Harris move to resume gay marriages

Governor Jerry Brown and state Attorney General Kamala Harris are moving to assure that gay marriages quickly resume.

11 years ago

California beefs up social media privacy

Gov. Jerry Brown signed two bills that make it illegal for employers and colleges to demand access to our social…

12 years ago

Google’s self-driving cars get green light

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law Tuesday allowing the testing of self-driving cars in California.

12 years ago

Jerry Brown-Chris Christie cage match

When two outspoken governors start a war of words, it could get ugly. When one is New Jersey Gov. Chris…

12 years ago

Texting while driving now kinda legal

California drivers will soon be able to legally dictate garbled text messages to friends and colleagues.

12 years ago

CA state parks to stay open – for now

Your list of Fourth of July hot spots just got longer, now that 65 out of 70 state parks scheduled…

12 years ago

State trims to prevent fiscal heart attack

Facing record deficits in the billions of dollars, California has slowed hiring. Will that be enough to prevent a disaster?

12 years ago

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