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Ringside: Desalination at Scale is Cost Competitive

March 13, 2025 3:30 amMarch 13, 2025 3:31 am

On May 22, 2022, the California Coastal Commission voted unanimously to deny final approval for a desalination plant in Huntington Beach. It would have produced 56,000 acre feet of fresh water per year, and would have been privately financed. To...

Veteran Farmers or Ranchers in California

March 13, 2025 2:30 amMarch 13, 2025 2:31 am

By Chris Micheli The California Military and Veterans Code, in Division 4, Chapter 8, concerns veteran farmers and ranchers. Section 1008 contains 11 legislative findings and declarations, including that agriculture is a major industry in California, and that 8% of...

Latest Gubernatorial Poll: Katie Porter Leads, Mel Gibson Leads Among Republicans

March 12, 2025 4:58 pmMarch 12, 2025 5:00 pm

In a new Lost Coast Outpost poll formulated on Wednesday, former Congresswoman Katie Porter now has a slight lead amongst all candidates with a quarter of all support, with actor Mel Gibson showing a surprising third place as the top...

Lawsuit Seeks Invalidation of Ballot Measure Closing Upper Great Highway

March 12, 2025 3:48 pmMarch 12, 2025 3:53 pm

The contentious San Francisco ballot measure known as Proposition K, passed by voters last fall, is now the target of a lawsuit filed in superior court. At today’s press conference a coalition of plaintiffs spoke to the media and supporters...

Katie Porter Faces Many Hurdles in a Run For Governor

March 12, 2025 1:21 pmMarch 12, 2025 1:21 pm

It’s been a day since former Congresswoman Katie Porter announced that she will be running for Governor. And the reaction to her running has been…all over the map. She is a Democrat from Orange County with a history of making...

Busybody Lawmaker Tells LA Dodgers to End Their Sponsorship Deals with Oil Companies

March 12, 2025 7:18 amMarch 13, 2025 8:29 am

Senate Majority Leader Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) sent the Los Angles Dodgers a letter Tuesday telling them to end their sponsorship deals with oil companies. “As the Senate Majority Leader, representative for California’s 33rd Senate District, and a lifelong Dodgers...

Local Agency Progressive Design-Build Contracts

March 12, 2025 6:26 amMarch 12, 2025 6:26 am

The California Public Contract Code, in Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 4.1, provides for local agencies in this state to engage in progressive design-build public contracting. Section 22170 contains definitions for the following terms: “best value,” “construction subcontract,” “design-build entity,”...