Sacramento, California - With Tax Day fast approaching on April 18, 2016, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today issued a consumer alert, advising taxpayers to be wary of schemes targeting hardworking Californians during this tax season.  Each year, millions of California taxpayers file their taxes and many look forward to receiving tax refunds.  Unfortunately, tax season also draws scam artists who prey on individuals who may need help with filing their taxes. 

Yosemite, California - After more than three years of monitoring the towering granite cliffs of Yosemite National Park, scientists have new insights into a potentially important mechanism that can trigger rockfalls in the park. Although many conditions can trigger rockfalls, some rockfalls are more likely to happen in the hottest part of the day, during the hottest part of the year.

Stanford, California - About two decades ago, many large companies stopped offering workers' compensation in Texas, the only state that allowed them to do so.

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined legislators and labor leaders to announce a landmark agreement that makes California the first state in the nation to commit to raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour statewide.

Sacramento, California - Today, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia and the rest of the California State Assembly honored the 13 First Responders who were instrumental in saving lives at the San Bernardino tragedy back in December.

Los Angeles, California - In a plea agreement filed this morning, a San Gabriel Valley doctor has agreed to plead guilty to a federal drug trafficking charge for illegally distributing the powerful painkiller best known by the brand name OxyContin.