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Manson "family members" Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkle, and Leslie van Houton (from left to right).

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California's Governor Denies Parole To Former Manson Follower

4:11pm July 23, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"She remains an unacceptable risk to society if released," Jerry Brown said of Leslie Van Houten, former follower of Charles Manson. She's serving a life sentence for her part in a 1969 killing spree.

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California Governor Raises Tobacco Use Age To 21

10:04pm May 04, 2016

by Dana Farrington

At the same time, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill allowing "counties to levy higher taxes on cigarettes than the 87-cent per pack state tax."

A smoker in San Francisco holds a cigarette. If Gov. Jerry Brown signs the bill, California will become the second state to raise the age limit for buying tobacco products from 18 to 21.

California Lawmakers Vote To Raise Smoking Age To 21

7:02pm March 10, 2016

by Laura Wagner

If Gov. Jerry Brown signs the bill, California will become the second state, after Hawaii, to raise the age limit for buying tobacco products from 18 to 21.

2-4-6-8, A 401(k) Would Be Great: Calif. Law Makes Cheerleaders Employees

7:55am July 17, 2015

by Ben Adler

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that bars professional teams there from treating their cheerleaders as independent contractors. The bill came after lawsuits alleged the cheerleaders were underpaid.

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Fields of carrots are watered March 29, 2015, in Kern County, Calif. Subsidized water flowing in federal and state canals down from the wet north to the arid south helped turn the dry, flat plain of the San Joaquin Valley into one of the world's most impo

California Farmers Gulp Most Of State's Water, But Say They've Cut Back

7:54pm April 07, 2015

by Kirk Siegler

Farms in California use as much as four times the water consumed by cities and towns. Now farmers are on defense after the governor decided to mostly exempt them from new, sweeping water cutbacks.

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California Governor Jerry Brown with Frank Gehrke, state chief of snow surveys, in a meadow that usually has four to five feet of snow. Brown announced statewide mandatory water reductions at the site.

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California Governor Issues 1st-Ever Statewide Mandatory Water Restrictions

11:50am April 02, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Cities in drought-stricken California will have to reduce their water usage by 25 percent. In a news conference, Gov. Jerry Brown said the "historic drought demands unprecedented action."