AM Alert: Jerry Brown’s corgis tweet water conservation tips

Gov. Jerry Brown’s recent efforts to spread awareness on climate change have inspired weekly water conservation tweets – from his corgis.

@SutterBrown and @ColusaBrown, the Twitter accounts for Brown’s dogs, have been posting tips on how to save water.

Colusa’s account includes a picture of her with a hose in her mouth, captioned “Doing my part to #KeepSavingCA #CADrought.” Another shows her in the sink with a mysterious hand holding a toothbrush to her snout: “Turn off the faucet while brushing those canines!”

Sutter, meanwhile, is pictured lying in the dirt, leaning on a plant – “Mom & Dad say mulch reduces evaporation. I dig it.”

For more tips, check out their hash tags: #SutterTipsOfTheWeek, #WaterWiseWednesday, #KeepSavingCA, and #CADrought.

PLANNED PARENTHOOD: Assemblymember Jim Patterson, R-Fresno, plans to introduce a bill that would withhold state funding for Planned Parenthood locations that provide fetal tissue for research. He’ll hold a press conference at 10 a.m. at 1742 E Griffith Way in Fresno.

CUTTING COSTS: The California Tax Credit Allocation committee will discuss ways to make it easier for housing projects to use federal tax credit programs, along with lessening energy efficiency requirements to lower construction costs. The committee will also consider eliminating the need for market studies.

The hearing is at 1 p.m. at 722 Capitol Mall.

VIDEO LOOKBACK: Sen. Dianne Feinstein on San Francisco shooting.

CELEBRATIONS: Happy Birthday to Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, who turned 53 on Saturday.

This story was originally published August 2, 2015 at 11:00 PM.