San Francisco, California - A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an indictment against a Northern California real estate investor for his role in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies at public foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced.

San Francisco, California - A former Humboldt County juvenile corrections officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to possession of child pornography, following a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office.

Sunoi, California - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined Interior Deputy Secretary Mike Connor and California Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird to announce a new partnership focused on conserving and restoring the Sierra-Cascade California Headwaters, as part of President Obama's Resilient Lands and Waters initiative.

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

Richmond, California - On Saturday, July 11th at 11 AM, producer Patricia Weaver will preview her film, "Echoes of World War II –A Bay Area Perspective" at the Visitor Education Center of Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park. The film highlights experiences of children who lived in the Bay Area during WWII.

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the death of Bakersfield Police Department Officer David Nelson: