Sacramento, California - The California Energy Commission released today proposed energy efficiency standards for computers and monitors that will save consumers hundreds of millions of dollars every year. For desktop computers alone, it is estimated that a $2 increase in manufacturing costs will return $69 to consumers in energy savings over the five-year life of a desktop.

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

Los Angeles, California - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today visited Pitchess Detention Facility to launch “Back on Track LA,” an innovative recidivism reduction partnership with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), Los Angeles County Probation Department, Los Angeles County Child Support Services Department, local community colleges, a local charter school and private foundations.

Sacramento, California - The California Energy Commission approved $23 million in grants for energy innovation and efficiency programs at its monthly business meeting today. Almost a dozen innovative projects - including one to convert forest residues to electricity and another to turn dairy manure into biogas - were funded through four key grant and loan programs.

Sacramento, California - Country Villa Terrace Nursing Center, a skilled nursing facility in Los Angeles County, has received a Class “AA” citation, the most severe penalty under State law, and an $80,000 fine from the State of California announced the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

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