Wilsonia, California - In response to the current conditions on the Rough Fire, burning in Kings Canyon National Park and the Sierra and Sequoia national forests, the National Park Service is issuing an Evacuation Warning to park employees, concessions staff, residents of Wilsonia, and park visitors in the Grant Grove area north of the junction of Hwy. 180 and the Generals Highway (sometimes referred to as Hwy. 198).

Sacramento, California - A recent trade mission between California and Mexico has helped strengthen partnership efforts to accelerate clean energy investment and combat climate change at the regional level.

Sacramento, California - Hosted by the California Energy Commission, the Clean Energy Jobs Act (Proposition 39) Citizens Oversight Board today elected Kate Gordon as board chair and James Ray as vice chair. The six board members in attendance were joined by the two ex-officio members, Energy Commission Chair Robert B. Weisenmiller and California Public Utilities Commission President Michael Picker.

Sacramento, California - Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella) introduced in extraordinary session today AB 23x1, the Active Transportation Program & Disadvantaged Communities Investment Act, which doubles the funding made available for projects and programs that encourage Californian’s to walk or ride their bicycles to school and work by making streets safer.  AB 23x1 would also invest more in road maintenance and repair in disadvantaged communities throughout the Golden State.

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills.

Sacramento, California - The California Dog Teams, CDFA’s squad of pest-detection dogs and their handlers, have enjoyed a great deal of success over the years sniffing-out invasive species at parcel delivery facilities and airfreight terminals throughout the state.