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Sorry, Forest Service: Fire is NOT our Friend

August 4, 2021 4:43 pmAugust 4, 2021 4:53 pm

On July 4th, lightning struck a tree in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Alpine County, California, igniting a small fire that smoldered for days in a quarter acre of rugged terrain. According to Sheriff Rick Stephens, California’s fire-fighting agency, CalFire,...

2020 General Election Preview: 1st Senate District

October 27, 2020 2:20 amOctober 28, 2020 11:00 am

Taking up pretty much all of Northeastern California, the 1st Senate District is mostly forest, mountains, and farms. One of the largest senate districts, the 1st includes Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou counties, as well...

PG&E Initiated Planned Blackouts Return To California

September 9, 2020 6:04 amSeptember 8, 2020 8:50 pm

On Monday, mass blackouts returned to California in PG&E serviced areas in an attempt to stop more wildfires from starting. As of Tuesday, parts of 22 counties in Northern and Central California have had their power cut temporarily by PG&E,...

2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 4th Congressional District Candidates Raised And Spent

May 1, 2020 5:12 amMay 1, 2020 6:18 am

California’s 4th District, which runs in the East-Central part of the state from about Lake Tahoe to Sequoia National Park, came to the closest election finish in years in 2018. Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA) beat Democrat Jessica Morse 54% to...

State’s Fishing Season in Some Rural Counties to Close After California Fish and Game Commission Unanimous Vote

April 16, 2020 10:39 amApril 16, 2020 11:14 am

Last week California Globe reported “Charles Bonham, director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife was proposing to postpone the sportfishing season through May in rural areas.” “I myself want to go outdoors and recreate, but I’ve decided personally my duty is...

McClintock: Covid-19 Didn’t Kill Our Economy; Government Policies Did

March 28, 2020 8:42 amMarch 28, 2020 5:41 pm

California Republican Congressman Tom McClintock exposes the good, the bad and the ugly in the CARES Act. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klgGS-aO_wQ Covid-19 didn’t kill our economy. Government policies, however well intentioned, did. In just a few weeks, they derailed the most prosperous and...

2020 March Primary Preview: 1st State Senate District

February 15, 2020 8:12 amFebruary 15, 2020 8:12 am

The 1st State Senate District: The 1st State Senate District begins on the Oregon and Nevada borders then heads south all the way until it peters out as soon as it hits the Sacramento metro area. One of the largest...