Sacramento, California - Governor Brown talks about drought and Ag on PBS:

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

Sacramento, California - Following the lowest snowpack ever recorded and with no end to the drought in sight, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced actions that will save water, increase enforcement to prevent wasteful water use, streamline the state's drought response and invest in new technologies that will make California more drought resilient.

Los Angeles, California - A member of the Pueblo Bishop Bloods street gang was sentenced this afternoon to life (plus 10 years) in federal prison for his conviction on racketeering offenses that included the execution of a man in front of his two-year-old son.

Fresno, California - Xue Heu, 38, of Modesto, pleaded guilty today to two counts of wire fraud in connection with a fraudulent real estate investment scheme, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

Phillips, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will attend the California Department of Water Resources manual snow survey tomorrow at Phillips Station. Electronic readings show that the Sierra Nevada snowpack’s water content is lower than any year on record dating back to 1950 – just 8 percent of the historical average in late March. The snowpack is normally at its peak on April 1.