Jerry Brown

California fire firefighter with flames

Megafires are becoming increasingly common in California and climate change is a leading factor

California’s 2018 wildfire season is one of the most destructive on record. More than 7,500 fires burned nearly 2 million acres of land so far this year — the most land burned in a single year since records have been kept.

Megafires are becoming increasingly common in California and climate change is a leading factor
a closeup of California Governor Edmund "Jerry" Brown

California emerges as a leader at climate summit

California emerges as a leader at climate summit
Protesters interrupt a U.S. government pro-coal event during this year's UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany.

At this year's climate summit, some Americans declare, 'We're still in' the Paris Agreement

At this year's climate summit, some Americans declare, 'We're still in' the Paris Agreement
California Gov. Jerry Brown speaks before signing an agreement with 11 other international states and provinces to limit the increase in global average temperature to below two degrees, in Sacramento, California May, 2015.

Heading into Paris, California leads the world on climate action. Really?

Heading into Paris, California leads the world on climate action. Really?
President Obama speaks about climate science with New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman on the Showtime documentary series "Years of Living Dangerously." The president's comments to Friedman that "we're not going to be able to burn" all the world's fos

Why President Obama's strong words on climate change matter, despite his weak record

Why President Obama's strong words on climate change matter, despite his weak record
Paul C. Lo is the first Hmong-American federal judge in history. He came to Colorado when he was 11 years old.

The first Hmong American judge didn't always acknowledge his roots

Paul C. Lo and his family came to America from Laos in the 1970s as part of a huge wave of Hmong refugees — ethnic villagers pushed out of Laos by communist forces during the Vietnam War. Lo, who is now 45 years old, was recently named the first Hmong American judge in US history.

The first Hmong American judge didn't always acknowledge his roots

When it comes to climate, California pursues its own foreign policy

Officials in California are partnering with their Canadian neighbors in British Columbia, as well as officials in Washington and Oregon, to try and reduce their production of climate change-inducing gases. While the announcement last week was met with much fanfare, the details remain to be seen.

When it comes to climate, California pursues its own foreign policy

California writing Filipino Americans into the history books

Filipino Americans played an important and early role in reforming the farm movement — a role that hasn't been widely acknowledged. A new law in California aims to put them in the history books.

California writing Filipino Americans into the history books

California moves forward with bill to end state role in federal immigration program

As immigration reform continues to percolate, some states and communities are taking measures of their own. In California, the state senate approved a bill that, if it becomes law, would prohibit local agencies from working with a specific federal immigration program.

California moves forward with bill to end state role in federal immigration program

Immigrants Fight to Curb Controversial S-Comm Program

Criticism of S-Comm is growing, with cities and entire states, including California, now resisting the program. Adrian Florido, from the public radio collaboration Fronteras, reports.

Immigrants Fight to Curb Controversial S-Comm Program

California Prison System Sees Scrutiny for Overcrowding, Inhumane Conditions

California Prison System Sees Scrutiny for Overcrowding, Inhumane Conditions

Growing California Deficit Could Mean More School Cuts

Growing California Deficit Could Mean More School Cuts

How Flat Taxes Worked Abroad

Several Republican presidential candidates are promoting the idea of a flat tax -- a system where everybody pays the same tax rate. The idea of a flat tax isn't all that novel or original. Lots of other countries have one.

How Flat Taxes Worked Abroad
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Will California's Budget Help the Struggling State?

California legislators passed a budget Wednesday, just hours before a midnight deadline. Dr. Bruce Cain, professor at U.C. Berkeley and Director of the University of California Washington Center tells us why the budget issue this year is different.

Will California's Budget Help the Struggling State?
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Will Jerry Brown Shift California Cap and Trade?

California's new Governor Jerry Brown, is not saying yet whether he’ll accede to demands from the left to tighten up the state’s impending carbon-trading system.

Will Jerry Brown Shift California Cap and Trade?