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Gov. Brown and climate, drought and Christmas trees, Tom Jones
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Dec 2, 2015
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Gov. Brown and climate, drought and Christmas trees, Tom Jones

Gov. Jerry Brown will head to the UN climate talks in Paris, how the drought is affecting Christmas trees, Tom Jones talks about his new album.

Steven Simms picks up the Johnson's Christmas tree at Peltzer Pines in Brea, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Simms has worked at Peltzer for five years.
Steven Simms picks up the Johnson's Christmas tree at Peltzer Pines in Brea, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. Simms has worked at Peltzer for five years.
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Gov. Jerry Brown will head to the UN climate talks in Paris, how the drought is affecting Christmas trees, Tom Jones talks about his new album.

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For California Governor Jerry Brown, investment in green technology and more ambitious targets for emission cuts will be part of his message when he takes part in the COP 21 climate change talks in Paris this week.
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Steyer, Bill Gates and and Meg Whitman are just some of the billionaires who are part of the new group dedicated to funding and investing new clean technologies.
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Many of L.A.'s homeless are veterans. The L.A. City Council is set to vote on a plan that could help house them faster.
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A new series from The Guardian finds that police in Kern County have killed more people per capita than in any other county in the U.S. in 2015.
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Longtime musical superstar Tom Jones talks to Take Two's Alex Cohen about producing the album he's always wanted.
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Lakers star Kobe Bryant puts on a show (at least in terms of launching missed shots), Dodgers new manager Dave Roberts talks stats and 'grit' on the field.
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Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are selling off their Facebook and donating the profits to their new company, which will focus on philanthropy.
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'Tis the season to be giving gifts, but you don't want people thinking your presents are worse than coal.