Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement on California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Secretary Jeffrey Beard's announcement of his intention to retire at the end of the year:

Los Angeles, California - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, along with two local District Attorneys, today filed civil lawsuits against two car donation charities for violating state law by misrepresenting their charitable programs and improperly profiting from ostensibly charitable activities.

Washington, DC - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the shooting in the City of San Bernardino:

Sacramento, California - The Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will join California leaders to announce the launch of CalEITC4me, a statewide campaign involving community, faith, civic, labor and business leaders to ensure the first-ever California Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) winds up in the hands of those who worked hard to earn it. The campaign will also focus on increasing the availability of free tax preparation services locally.

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and First Lady Anne Gust Brown will host the 84th Annual Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony this evening on the West Steps of the State Capitol.

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued the following statement on California Department of Conservation Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources supervisor Steven Bohlen’s plans to return to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Bohlen will also continue to assist the Administration as an unpaid science advisor to the Division.