Los Angeles, California - In remarks at the U.S.-China Climate Leaders Summit, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the first cities – Los Angeles and Zhenjiang – to endorse the Under 2 MOU climate agreement and the renewal of a landmark pact between California and China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), which oversees China’s efforts to address climate change and much of the government’s economic strategy.

Yosemite National Park, California - Hans Florine, world renowned rock climber, completed his 100th ascent of the Nose Route of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park on Saturday, September 12, 2015. Florine, along with Jayme Moye, an adventure writer from Boulder, Colorado , and Fiona Thornewell, an adventurer from London, England finished the ascent on Saturday afternoon, after beginning the climb on Thursday, September 10, 2015.

Twentynine Palms, California - Graduate students interested in doing research in Joshua Tree National Park are invited to apply for assistance through the 2015 Robert Lee Graduate Student Research Grants program. Applications for the grant are available now on the park's website. Research proposals should focus on some aspect of the natural or cultural resources of Joshua Tree National Park. The application deadline is October 23, 2015.

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today to present the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor to Sonora Police Department Officer Ryan D. Webb and San Bernardino Police Department Officer Marcus Pesquera, who went above and beyond the call of duty.

Los Angeles, California - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced that the California Attorney General’s office was selected as an awardee of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Initiative to eliminate backlogs of untested rape kits. The California Department of Justice’s Rapid DNA Service Team (RADS) will receive $1.6 million over two years to test sexual assault evidence kits.

Los Angeles, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will deliver keynote remarks tomorrow in Los Angeles at the opening plenary session of the U.S.-China Climate Leaders Summit, the first official convening of U.S. and Chinese subnational leaders on climate change under the U.S.-China Climate Change Working Group.