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The Abundance Choice, Part 5: California’s Fractured Farmers

May 20, 2022 2:30 amMay 19, 2022 9:21 pm

“We cannot support your initiative if you include the Delta Tunnel as an eligible project. And to be clear, we also cannot support your initiative if you do not include the Delta Tunnel as an eligible project.” This statement, which...

Can Gavin Newsom Save California from ‘1984’?

April 12, 2022 2:11 pmApril 12, 2022 10:14 am

In his podcast the other day Joe Rogan was interviewing the writer David Mamet, who had just flown into Austin to appear on Rogan’s show. “I’m happy to be in back in the United States,” joked the Pulitzer Prize-winning author...

Southern California to Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Line To Begin Groundbreaking This Year

April 20, 2021 2:49 pm

Six months after being halted due to bond sale issues, Brightline West announced earlier this month that construction of the Las Vegas-Apple Valley high speed train is now scheduled to begin in the second quarter later this year. For several...

Most Elective Surgeries To Be Delayed In 0% ICU Counties Due To Bed Need

January 7, 2021 2:30 amJanuary 8, 2021 11:19 am

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced Tuesday that elective and non-life-threatening surgeries would be delayed for three weeks at some hospitals to make more beds available for COVID-19 patients. In the order by the CDPH, it was specified...

Southern California to Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Line Postponed

November 2, 2020 2:46 pm

On Sunday, the proposed Victorville-Las Vegas high speed rail line was halted indefinitely after the project failed to sell $2.4 billion in bonds. Fortress Investment Group, who is backing the Brightline West project, had received $600 million in bond allocations...

Gov. Newsom Scolds Beachgoers, Threatens to Extend Stay Home Order

April 28, 2020 9:30 amApril 28, 2020 9:44 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom threatened at his daily briefing Monday to beef up enforcement of Coronavirus lockdown restrictions after thousands of people flocked to Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Doheny State Beach and San Clemente beaches amid a summer-like heatwave over...

California Approves $600 Million in Bond Allocations for Southern California to Las Vegas High-Speed Train

April 15, 2020 5:26 pmApril 16, 2020 5:12 pm

On Tuesday, a California finance committee headed by California Treasurer Fiona Ma approved a $600 million private activity bond allocation for the Las Vegas to Southern California high speed Virgin Trains-Brightline railway. Over $4 billion in state and federal funding...