Tag: wildfire
Two Words Explain California’s Wildfire Woes: Spotted Owl
Some things in life are hard to understand and explain. The theory of relativity, for example, or the origins of black holes. Other things are easy to grasp, however. Such as: California’s wildfire woes. In the past five years summer...
Bipartisan Bill by CA House Members to Save Yosemite’s Giant Sequoia Trees
In a rare act of bipartisanship from California Congressional representatives, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA) have joined together to bring forward a bill aimed at saving giant sequoia trees in California. The giant sequoia...
The Housing Brick Wall: Wildfire Concerns, Environmental Factors, Affordability Collide In Trend of Overturning Luxury Developments
Since October of last year, some of California’s largest proposed luxury housing complexes and developments have been struck down or massively delayed either by courts or directly by the Government. In October, a San Diego Superior Court judge halted most...
Bill To Require State Parks Meet Local Open Fire Laws Moved to Senate Committee
A bipartisan bill to require state parks under the Department of Parks and Recreation to meet local fire laws was moved to the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee on Wednesday, only 9 days after being introduced. Senate Bill 1012,...
New UC Berkeley Poll Finds Gov. Newsom Losing Ground With Voters
A poll released Tuesday by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies shows California Governor Gavin Newsom’s approval rating is sinking across most voter groups. Most Californians won’t be surprised why: continuing COVID restrictions two years in, never-ending mask mandates on...
VP Harris Visits So Cal, Announces $600 Million in Wildfire Disaster Relief Funding
Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in San Bernardino on Friday, beginning a weekend Southern California visit by touring wildfire damaged forests and announcing $600 million in disaster relief funding for the U.S. Forest Service in the state. Harris was joined...