Former DEA Agent Arrested at LAX on Fraud and Passport Charges
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Riverside, California - A former special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration has been arrested on federal fraud charges for allegedly posing as an active FBI agent and helping a man who posed as a former federal prosecutor to defraud a man who enlisted their help in recovering money lost in two fraudulent investment schemes.
Asian citrus psyllid quarantine Kern County
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Sacramento, California - Two portions of Kern County have been placed under quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detections of two ACP within the City of Bakersfield, one in the Westchester area and the other in the Panorama Drive area. The quarantine zone in the Westchester area measures 63-square miles and in the Panorama Drive area it measures 65-square miles.
Governor Brown Signs Legislation
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills.
Governor Brown Reaches Budget Agreement with Legislative Leaders
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Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced a budget agreement with Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins and Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León, consistent with prudent May Revision revenue estimates, that saves billions of dollars and pays down debt, while directing more resources to schools and low-income Californians.
Garcia Legislation Passes Major Senate Environmental Committee
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Sacramento, California - The Senate Environmental Quality Committee passed two critical bills (AB 434/AB 1059) authored by Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) with overwhelmingly bi-partisan support today. The first bill, AB 434 requires the State Water Resources Control Board to adopt regulations allowing water filtration systems in the Eastern Coachella Valley communities to protect residents against unsafe levels of arsenic in their drinking water.
New research initiative at Stanford to comprehensively study development and use of natural gas
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Stanford, California - In the transition to a low-carbon energy system, how can society use increasing supplies of natural gas to minimize greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, boost economies and strengthen energy security? Stanford University's new Natural Gas Initiative will work to answer that question, as well as myriad scientific, technological and policy questions that underlie it.
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