The Daily Thistle – Because Everyone Needs a Poke Now and Then. Sacramento, California – June 26, 2013 – In a rare early morning appearance,California Governor Jerry Brown called an emergency press conference at 7:00 a.m. this morning to address the ‘Water Soluble Chalk Crisis’ facing California. “We’ve seen this coming now for some time but we had hoped to avert the crisis before it got out of hand. Unfortunately, I must admit, we have failed.” The Governor admitted in his opening remarks to the press corps. “As of this morning we are issuing a state-wide ban on the sale of all water soluble chalk, and have taken steps to…