Gov. Gavin Newsom announces he's pulling California National Guard troops from the Mexico border. Credit: Ben Adler / Capital Public RadioGov. Gavin Newsom is rescinding former Gov. Jerry Brown’s deployment of California National Guard troops to the Mexican border, pulling most of 360 troops off their current missions but leaving some in the area to combat transnational drug smuggling.

Story by Ben Adler.

via Politifact.com/CaliforniaGov. Newsom has made early progress on several campaign promises. PolitiFact California is tracking those pledges on the Newsom-Meter and has an update.

Story by Chris Nichols.

For more on the progress the governor has made, check out the Newsom-Meter at politifact.com/California

Credit: U.S. Forest Service / Courtesy / via Capital Public RadioLast year more than 18 million trees were found dead across California's forests. That brings the number of dead trees up to 147 million since 2010, according to CalFire and the Forest Service.

Story by Ezra David Romero.

Tuesday, February 12, 2019