Secretary of State Candidate Wants to Know: Are the Koch Brothers Talking to Chuck?

Secretary of State Candidate Wants to Know: Are the Koch Brothers Talking to Chuck?

Los Angeles, CA…Derek Cressman asked Charles and David Koch today to disclose whether Charles Schwab was attending their secret political fundraising meeting in Indian Wells, California. Schwab was among the largest donors contributing to a dark money group that illegally funnelled $14 million into California elections in 2012 with the help of the Koch brothers’ […]

New Report Shows California’s Recidivism Rate Declined Again This Year

New Report Shows California’s Recidivism Rate Declined Again This Year

Sacramento, CA…The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) released its 2013 Outcome Evaluation Report, the fourth in a series of annual reports tracking and analyzing the recidivism – or reoffending – rates of adult felons released from state prison. The report shows that the total three-year recidivism rate for all felons released during fiscal […]

Attorney General Busts Statewide, Multi-Million Dollar Housing Scheme

Attorney General Busts Statewide, Multi-Million Dollar Housing Scheme

Fresno, CA…Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced the arrest of five individuals who allegedly ran a statewide housing scheme by using adverse possession laws to fraudulently seize at least 23 homes in nine counties. “It is reprehensible that these individuals lied to the courts in order to steal homes and in some cases to […]

Order a New California State Parks Annual Pass

Order a New California State Parks Annual Pass

It’s time to order your new California State Parks Annual Pass! To commemorate 150 years of preserving our most valuable natural and historical resources at California State Parks, we have expanded our pass options to four unique offerings this year. Whether you enjoy the coast, wilderness areas, historical sites or all of the above, there […]

Governor Brown Delivers 2014 State of the State Address

Governor Brown Delivers 2014 State of the State Address

Sacramento, CA…”I am here today to report on the state of our state, choosing to ignore those who say that Article 5 of our Constitution, which requires the governor to report to the Legislature, is outdated; that you can’t report on the condition of our state from Sacramento because California is too spread out and […]

Weekly Address: Making 2014 a Year of Action to Expand Opportunities for the Middle Class

Weekly Address: Making 2014 a Year of Action to Expand Opportunities for the Middle Class

Washington, DC…Hi, everybody. This week, I visited a company in Raleigh, North Carolina that helps make electric motors that save businesses money on energy costs and cut harmful carbon pollution. And I stopped by N.C. State University, where engineers are set to develop the new technology that will make those motors even better. It’s part […]

Governor Brown Declares Drought State of Emergency

Governor Brown Declares Drought State of Emergency

San Francisco, CA….With California facing water shortfalls in the driest year in recorded state history, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today proclaimed a State of Emergency and directed state officials to take all necessary actions to prepare for these drought conditions. “We can’t make it rain, but we can be much better prepared for the […]

Weekly Address: Ensuring 2014 is a Year of Action to Grow the Economy

Weekly Address: Ensuring 2014 is a Year of Action to Grow the Economy

Washington, DC…Hi, everybody. Yesterday, we learned that in 2013, our businesses created 2.2 million new jobs – including 87,000 last month. Our unemployment rate is the lowest it has been since October 2008. And across our broader economy, there are signs of progress. Our manufacturing and housing sectors are rebounding. Our energy, technology, and auto […]

BOE Puts the Squeeze on the Underground Economy

BOE Puts the Squeeze on the Underground Economy

Moreno Valley, CA — Board of Equalization Chairman Jerome E. Horton took off his suit coat, climbed aboard the back of a large truck, and with vindication in his eye, helped BOE investigators dump more than 32 pallets of contraband cigarettes and other tobacco products into the Riverside County Waste Management dump. The cartons of […]