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More than a dozen wildfires around Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma, and Yuba counties in California, kill at least ten people, destroy at least 1500 homes and businesses, and force 20 thousand people to evacuate. The Governor of California, Jerry Brown, declares a state of emergency.
2017-10-9

A massive wildfire destroys at least 150 homes and leaves two people dead in Kern County, California. The Governor of California Jerry Brown declares a state of emergency for Kern County as more homes are threatened by the fire.
2016-06-25

Governor of California Jerry Brown signs a bill into law requiring all children to get vaccinations before being allowed to go to school or day care.
2015-06-30

A rupture of an underground oil pipeline in California's Santa Barbara County near Refugio State Beach may have released 105,000 gallons of crude oil with tens of thousands gallons released into the Pacific Ocean. Jerry Brown, the Governor of California later declares a state of emergency.
2015-05-20

California Governor Jerry Brown declares a drought emergency and asks residents of the state to voluntarily conserve water.
2014-01-17

The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) claims that three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant suffered partial meltdowns following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami; it had previously announced that only one reactor had suffered a meltdown.
2011-05-24

Japan's government announces a 4 trillion yen emergency budget to deal with the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country last month.
2011-04-22

The United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Japan to announce US assistance for the recovery effort following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
2011-04-17

The Governor of the US state of California Jerry Brown signs off on billions of savings to the budget but acknowledges that billions more in savings or revenue increases need to be found to resolve the ongoing budget crisis.
2011-03-24

The United States Geological Survey estimates that it is the fifth strongest earthquake since 1900.
2011-03-11