Berkeley, California - Governor Gavin Newsom was today joined by Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín, as well as state and local fire officials and first responders, to discuss how the state and local communities are working together to address the threat of catastrophic wildfires. Climate change has created a new wildfire reality in California, and areas where wildland and urban development meet are increasingly at risk of catastrophic wildfires.

San Francisco, California - Phillip LeBlanc was sentenced Wednesday to 48 months in prison for committing three bank robberies, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The sentenced was handed down by the Hon. Maxine M. Chesney, Senior U.S. District Judge.

Fresno, California - A Madera pharmacist and two others were arrested Tuesday in connection with a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and hydrocodone, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.

Fresno, California - Haitham Eid Habash, aka Eddie Habash, 55, of Hawthorne, was sentenced Monday to five years and three months in prison for his role in supplying synthetic drugs to wholesale internet drug traffickers, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. Habash was also ordered to forfeit over $193,000 in proceeds derived from drug trafficking.

Los Angeles, California - A California attorney and ex-Rialto police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to one felony count of illegally possessing multiple unregistered weapons, including a short-barreled rifle, two silencers, and a hand grenade.

Sacramento, California - Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring April 21, 2019 as “John Muir Day” in the State of California.