With USA Today reporting that there have already been 4,200 fires throughout the state of California this year, it comes as little surprise that, according to Southern California Public Radio, Cal Fire has already spent 40 percent of its firefighting budget for the year – a budget that was expanded to $165 million in anticipation […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chroncile: Otto’s big rigs drive into autonomous future with Uber East Bay Times: Legislature whiffs on major issues like housing and transportation East Bay Times: More electric cars, more solar power expected as state struggles to reach tough new climate standards Mercury News: Talking cars finally ready for road Mercury News: Freedom Bridge in Santa Clara faces demolition […]
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press: Oil Pipeline Subject of Federal Hearing, Small Work Stoppage Reuters: Iran, Ecuador Discuss Ways to Strengthen Oil Prices Reuters: Oil Prices Fall as Hopes of Production Freeze Fade Bloomberg News: The Ugliest Power Market in the U.S. Is About to Get a Makeover Los Angeles Times: San Bernardino County Rejects Controversial Solar Power Plant Proposed for Mojave […]
Continue ReadingNews Deeply: What You Need to Know About California’s $17 Billion Water Project Porterville Recorder: Water well loan program bill passes KQED: Why California’s Current Drought Is Different From the Past Capital Press: Drought, labor costs concern table olive growers in down year California Ag Today: City of Mendota Recovers from Drought Waterbury Republican American: Grapes weather drought 89.3 KPCC: Avoid eating […]
Continue ReadingNBC: Nearly 100 ‘Smart’ Signs on I-80 to Ease Traffic Woes: Caltrans San Francisco Chronicle: Sen. Steve Glazer to vote ‘no’ on BART measure Los Angeles Daily News: Poor state of roads, bridges costs us dearly CBS: Bay Bridge Bike Path Connector Delayed Again
Continue ReadingWall Street Journal: Iran Tells OPEC Members It Will Attend Talks Next Month on Oil Output Bloomberg News: OPEC Chief Said to Visit Iran and Qatar Before Group’s Talks Wall Street Journal: Analysts Forecast 200,000-Barrel Fall in Crude Stocks Reuters: Egypt Plans to End Fuel Subsidies within 3 Years: Sources The New York Times: Occupying the Prairie: Tensions Rise as Tribes […]
Continue ReadingSacramento Bee: Backers drop plan to allow Delta anglers to keep more striped bass Los Angeles Times: California’s ocean waters due for a cooling trend after period of … Sacramento Bee: Delta tunnels don’t pencil out, UOP economist says Los Angeles Times: A dangerous confluence on the California coast: beach erosion and sea level rise The Mercury News: In […]
Continue ReadingMercury News: Roadshow: 15-hour-a-day carpool lanes coming to more Bay Area freeways San Francisco Examiner: SF reopens negotiations to expand car sharing Los Angeles Times: Uber and Lyft drivers could use rental cars under bill heading to the governor’s desk Sacramento Bee: Bill forcing drivers’ hands off smartphones awaits Gov. Jerry Brown SF Bay: Muni pressures cash riders toward Clipper […]
Continue ReadingMercury News: Who’s watching? Privacy groups warn changes to driverless vehicle bill could ease driver-data protections Mercury News: Roadshow: California’s lane-splitting law — scary or no big deal? Marin Independent Journal: Tiburon bus riders win partial victory in bid to save Route 8 O.C. Register: O.C. bus fare to drop for six-month test run
Continue ReadingAssociated Press: California high court upholds ban on dredges to extract gold KQED: California Professor Launches Study on Drought’s Health Impact Marin Independent Journal: Drought, disease continues to kill trees in Marin and throughout … Santa Maria Times: Fight the drought with desalination News Deeply: Peter Gleick: Why California’s Current Drought Is Different Fresno Bee: Climate change is real to farmers […]
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