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  California declares state of emergency

  World | September 14, 2015 13:00 IST

  Washington: California Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency after wildfires forced thousands of people to flee their homes in the north of the state, the media reported on Monday.Brown said the fires

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  California bans use of plastic bags

  World | October 01, 2014 10:51 IST

  Los Angeles: California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a legislation banning grocery stores from using plastic bags.This legislation has made California the first US state to prohibit the distribution of plastic bags in stores, Xinhua

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  Californian laws to prevent discrimination against Sikhs, Muslims at workplaces

  World | September 10, 2012 9:57 IST

  Washington, Sep 10: California Governor Jerry Brown has signed two bills designed to battle workplace discrimination against Sikhs and Muslim by shunting workers wearing turbans, beards and hijabs to backroom jobs out of public view."This