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End Times: Why it is Crucial for the Senate to Confirm RFK Jr.

January 31, 2025 10:05 amJanuary 31, 2025 10:05 am

And you shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall make you free. ~Jesus, John 8:32 This article is a paradox. Its theme is pestilence (Covid-19), fire and brimstone (burning down of LA), floods (North Carolina), illegal aliens, drug and...

Fires, Floods, and Fools: Rhetoric vs. Disaster

January 16, 2025 3:30 amJanuary 16, 2025 3:31 am

Back in the 1990’s, I penned my first in a series of articles dealing with the subject matter of “Fires, Floods, and Fools,” a never-ending cycle in California. Having lived through the 1969 flood and countless fires, it was a...

California Reaches 113% Snowpack Level On Critical April 1st Measurment

April 2, 2024 7:07 pmApril 2, 2024 7:07 pm

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced that the April 1st snow survey at Phillips Station, widely regarded as the most crucial snow measuring day of the year as it records peak snowpack, was at 113% of average snowpack...

California Becomes Drought-Free For The First Time Since 2020

November 9, 2023 5:26 pmNovember 9, 2023 5:26 pm

According to new data released by the U.S. Drought Monitor this week, the entire state of California is officially drought-free for the first time since 2020. Since the late 2010’s, California has had megadrought conditions across the state resulting in water...

California Regional Water Usage Declines As Statewide Water Stores Remain Above Average

September 6, 2023 2:30 amSeptember 6, 2023 6:17 am

According to new data released by the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), average monthly residential water use sharply declined in the first half of 2023, with water stores in reservoirs and other places continuing to remain well above...

Tropical Storm Watch Issued For Southern California

August 18, 2023 5:46 pmAugust 19, 2023 7:40 pm

The National Hurricane Center issued the first ever Tropical Storm watch in Californian history on Friday, with Southern California expected to be hit by Hurricane Hilary sometime on Sunday. Tropical cyclones striking California while still at hurricane or tropical storm...

Governor Newsom Signs Flood Preparedness Executive Order

August 5, 2023 2:55 amAugust 5, 2023 2:56 am

An executive order aimed at streamlining levee repairs and debris removal to help with flood recovery and the next wet season was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday, less than five months after the majority of the state was...