Harbor City, California - Corn Maiden Foods, Inc., a Harbor City establishment, is recalling approximately 15,600 pounds of pork tamales, pork Yucatan, and beef brisket taquitos products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products contain hydrolyzed soy protein, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label.

Fresno, California - A federal grand jury indicted former Fresno deputy police chief Keith Foster and six others Thursday, charging them with a variety of drug trafficking offenses, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

San Jose, California - The former chief executive officer of a Sunnyvale university pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges stemming from a student visa fraud by the Document and Benefit Fraud Task Force under the direction of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

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

Colusa, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and First Lady Anne Gust Brown will attend Colusa Western Days tomorrow, where they will serve as guest judges in the Dutch Oven Cook-Off.

Los Angeles, California - Continuing to crack down on phony mortgage relief programs, a federal court has temporarily halted Los Angeles-based Wealth Educators, Inc. and its president from offering mortgage relief services at the Federal Trade Commission’s request. The agency charged the defendants with failing to provide the help they promised homeowners, while charging a hefty up-front fee.