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Trouble In Dam Removal Paradise – Kiewit Has Pulled-Out of Klamath River Dam Project

April 10, 2024 5:15 pmApril 11, 2024 4:04 pm

This is part of a series about the Klamath Dam Removal project in Siskiyou County. The removal of dams along the Klamath River in Siskiyou County, Northern California was sold as necessary to save salmon – specifically, “to restore habitat...

EDD Admits $55 Billion Lost in Pandemic… $55 Billion!

April 10, 2024 4:36 pmApril 10, 2024 4:37 pm

The California Employment Development Department admits that $55 billion was lost in the pandemic. $55 Billion. That’s what the hapless state unemployment agency – the not at all ironically named Employment Development Department – now admits was its “overpayment” amount...

LAPD HQ Phones Down: System Upgrade Went Awry

April 10, 2024 2:51 pmApril 10, 2024 2:51 pm

Who ya’ gonna call? Phones Busted! The landline telephones at the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters have been down for more than a week, inconveniencing hundreds of employees and city residents. The 911 system and all of the individual stations...

Ringside: How Much Water Will $30 Billion Buy?

April 10, 2024 2:20 pmApril 10, 2024 2:20 pm

So far this year I had the privilege of attending two water oriented events. The first, in February, was at the annual CalDesal conference in Sacramento. The second, in March, was at the Kern County Water Summit in Bakersfield. I...

Official Recount Following Tie in 16th House Race Between Second Place Candidates

April 10, 2024 1:54 pmApril 10, 2024 1:54 pm

Santa Clara County elections officials announced late on Tuesday that a recount would be initiated for the 16th House District primary election following a shock tie for two candidates in second place being made official last week. The current tie...

California State Auditor’s Scathing Homeless Report: Where Did the Money Go?

April 10, 2024 7:41 am

The California State Auditor yesterday issued a scathing report on how very broken are the state’s homeless programs. In the last five years, the state has spent about $24 billion dollars trying to eradicate – or at least lessen –...

Los Angeles County Storm Water Tax – Foresight or Folly?

April 10, 2024 7:00 amApril 10, 2024 7:00 am

After several years of effort, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors placed a storm water tax measure on the November ballot in 2018. Dubbed Measure W, it placed a 2.5 cent per square foot of impermeable surface on commercial...