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California is doubling down on banning plastic bags
Reason.com· 13 hours agoRemember all the hoopla in 2014 when Gov. Jerry Brown signed a "groundbreaking" law that would dramatically reduce solid waste by forbidding grocery...
California’s largest new reservoir project in 50 years moves forward after judge rules against...
San Jose Mercury News· 2 days agoPlans to build the largest new reservoir in California in 50 years have taken a significant step...
The Bleak and Menacing History of San Francisco’s Farallon Islands | KQED
KQED· 7 hours agoOnce the settlers had destroyed the local animal communities to the point that hunting was no longer...
Why increasing penalties for assaulting ER workers is dividing California Democrats
San Jose Mercury News· 9 hours agoA bill that would increase penalties for those who assault hospital emergency department workers is...
It’s crunch time for ballot negotiations
Politico via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFacing pressure to rein in the ballooning number of measures on Californians’ ballots, then-Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law in 2014 allowing for...
A media misfire on the USS Hornet
Politico· 2 days agoIt wasn’t immediately clear who had come up with the publicity strategy. Farallon’s president, Michael McCormick, who previously worked on climate...
Are We Doomed? Here’s How to Think About It
The New Yorker· 5 days agoHolz’s days often include listening to the detailed worries and assessments of non-agreeing experts who devote their lives to thinking about biothreats,...
Your guide to June's 25+ First Friday events in Lancaster city
Lancaster Online· 2 days agoGrab a pen and a notebook — it's time to solidify your First Friday game plan. Tomorrow is June's...
Latino Dems are split over Biden's border action
Politico· 3 days agoThe nine previous attempts passed by the Legislature died at the desks of governors Pete Wilson, Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown. They ...
Reformal education | School of Social Ecology
UC Irvine Today· 2 days agoThe circumstances that led to Green spending 28 years behind bars — 21 of them at Calipatria State Prison in the Imperial Valley and seven more at Ironwood State Prison near Blythe — are detailed ...