Laura Hauther – California Globe

Measure K Limits Term, Imposes Salary/Benefits Cap on San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors

July 26, 2022 10:05 amJuly 26, 2022 8:10 am

A voter approved measure that could fundamentally change the way local government operates in San Bernardino County seems posed to survive a recent court challenge in appellate court after judges for California 4th District issued an opinion on July 12. ...

Joshua Tree Endangered Species Listing at a Stalemate

July 6, 2022 10:05 amJuly 6, 2022 10:30 am

The Joshua tree may be the tourist-attracting symbol of America’s southwest deserts but since the petition to protect the western Joshua tree under California’s Endangered Species Act hit the desk of the Fish and Game Commission, it’s also become a...

Legislation to Increase Penalties Against Cannabis Farms for Water Theft and Pollution

June 9, 2022 10:25 amJune 9, 2022 10:52 am

Illegal cultivation of marijuana became the focus of law enforcement over the past few years as farms mushroomed throughout the state, often creating massive environmental damage through their use of fertilizers and pesticides and the illegal diversion of water. In...

San Bernardino County’s Approach to Eradicating Illegal Cannabis May Go Statewide

June 7, 2022 10:27 amJune 7, 2022 11:18 am

The state might be following in the footsteps of several California counties by instituting bigger fines and penalties to push out illegal cannabis cultivation. San Bernardino is sponsoring California Assemblyman Thurston Smith’s bill, hoping to get measures similar to the...

Rural CA Communities On Frontlines as Battle Against Illegal Marijuana Cultivation Intensifies

July 14, 2021 2:29 amJuly 13, 2021 4:22 pm

Rural communities are on the frontlines as the battle against illegal marijuana cultivation intensifies throughout California. The San Bernardino Sheriffs raided an illegal marijuana grow in 29 Palms in late June. Although these busts have become a common occurrence throughout...

Illegal Marijuana Cultivation Creating Enormous Problems for California’s Rural Communities

May 3, 2021 12:10 pmMay 3, 2021 12:11 pm

The recent discovery of a 40-acre illegal grow in Death Valley is part of a burgeoning problem in California. That was only one of the hundreds of illegal operations found throughout Death Valley in the past decade. It’s a problem...

Is San Bernardino County’s Joshua Tree Turning Into ‘Glampzilla?’

April 23, 2021 7:37 amApril 23, 2021 7:38 am

Joshua Tree is at a turning point. An increasing flood of tourists have been pouring into Joshua Tree for more than 7 years, but this past year’s pandemic tourism pushed the number of visitors and real estate investors to gold...