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Judge Denies Enviro Lawsuit to Stop Sites Reservoir Project

June 4, 2024 6:20 pmJune 5, 2024 10:54 am

Judge Samuel T. McAdam of the Yolo County Superior Court denied an environmental lawsuit to halt the Sites Reservoir project, addressing the streamlined legal process that led to the quick ruling, Courthouse News reported Tuesday afternoon. The petitioners were Friends...

Los Angeles County: Least Prepared County in the Entire Country For A Natural Disaster

June 4, 2024 1:20 pmJune 4, 2024 6:21 pm

According to a recently released Claimguide study, six of the top eight counties in the U.S. least prepared for natural disasters are in California, with Los Angeles County taking the top spot by a wide margin. For decades, Los Angeles...

California Has a Long History of Squandering its Precious Water

June 1, 2024 2:55 amJune 1, 2024 2:56 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom is bragging about more than $140 million coming from the Biden-Harris Administration to support “critical water storage projects here in California, including the Sites Reservoir.” This is curious since voters already approved Proposition 1 in 2014 together...

Ringside: The Abundance Mindset

May 30, 2024 2:45 amMay 30, 2024 2:46 am

If energy powers modern civilization, then water gives it life. And in California, for at least the last 20 years, with escalating severity, life has been tough. There isn’t enough water to go around. Water scarcity is not being forced...

Bill to Make Wildfire Settlements Exempt From State Income Tax Approved By Senate

May 25, 2024 2:45 amMay 25, 2024 2:46 am

A bill to make all wildfire settlement payments tax free was approved by the Senate on Thursday, moving the bill to the Assembly. Senate Bill 1004, authored by Senator Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita), would specifically, for all taxable years beginning...

Last Unapproved Segment Of California’s High-Speed Rail up for Environmental Approval In June

May 24, 2024 1:54 pmMay 24, 2024 1:54 pm

The California High-Speed Rail Authority announced Friday that the last segment of the Los Angeles to San Francisco phase one of the rail system that hasn’t received environmental clearance is up for a final environmental impact decision next month. Originally...

Two Grocery Store Plastic Bag Bills Pass Senate, Assembly Respectively

May 23, 2024 9:59 amMay 23, 2024 9:59 am

Two bills aimed at banning all plastic bags from grocery stores and other stores moved ahead in both the Senate and Assembly respectively on Tuesday, with both bills each passing with votes split across party lines. Senate Bill 1053, authored...