Aliso Canyon, California - The Aliso Canyon natural gas well blowout released over 100,000 tons of the powerful greenhouse gas methane before the leak was plugged on February 11, according to the first study of the accident published today in the journal Science. The results confirm that Aliso Canyon is the largest methane leak in U.S. history.

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments:

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today released annual applicant and appointee data for the administration's judicial appointments.

Sacramento, California - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced her sponsorship of two bills which will improve statewide tracking of forensic evidence through the adoption of technology. 

San Francisco, California - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today issued the following statement calling on the United States Department of Education (ED) to do more to protect students defrauded by Corinthian Colleges and other for-profit colleges.  Last week, ED held the second of three negotiated rulemaking sessions to determine how student borrowers can get relief from federal student loans when these loans were used at a school that abused and deceived the students. 

Sacramento, California - Christian Parada-Renteria, 40, of Woodland, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of concealing a widespread conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of concealing a mail fraud transaction in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.