Fresno, California - Pablo Cesar Sahagun, 26, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to aiming the beam of a laser pointer at a Kern County Sheriff’s helicopter, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

Sacramento, California - Today, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), and Children Now announced legislation aimed at improving the mental health of children who have experienced childhood trauma, including abuse, neglect, and community violence.  The bill would establish a four-year pilot program to assist elementary schools in providing mental health services to students, prioritizing schools in communities with high levels of childhood trauma and adversity.

Fresno, California - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review the Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Storage and Conveyance of the City of Santa Barbara’s Gibraltar Reservoir Pass Through Water using Cachuma Project Facilities.

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

Sacramento, California - The Bureau of Reclamation signed a Record of Decision supported by the Coordinated Long-term Operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project Final Environmental Impact Statement.

Oakland, California - In honor of Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced that the Attorney General’s office, Truckers Against Trafficking, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, and the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office will host a training on Wednesday, January 13, 2016, to equip the trucking industry and law enforcement with the tools to effectively identify and charge suspected traffickers.