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California is doubling down on banning plastic bags
Reason.com· 3 days agoRemember all the hoopla in 2014 when Gov. Jerry Brown signed a "groundbreaking" law that would dramatically reduce solid waste by forbidding grocery...
A media misfire on the USS Hornet
Politico· 4 days agoIt wasn’t immediately clear who had come up with the publicity strategy. Farallon’s president, Michael McCormick, who previously worked on climate...
California’s largest new reservoir project in 50 years moves forward after judge rules against...
San Jose Mercury News· 4 days agoPlans to build the largest new reservoir in California in 50 years have taken a significant step...
It’s crunch time for ballot negotiations
Politico via Yahoo News· 6 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...
Reformal education | School of Social Ecology
UC Irvine Today· 4 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 ...
The Bleak and Menacing History of San Francisco’s Farallon Islands | KQED
KQED· 2 days 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· 3 days agoA bill that would increase penalties for those who assault hospital emergency department workers is...
Are We Doomed? Here’s How to Think About It
The New Yorker· 7 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,...
Latino Dems are split over Biden's border action
Politico· 5 days agoThe nine previous attempts passed by the Legislature died at the desks of governors Pete Wilson, Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown ...
Ranks of high-priced public pensioners explode in California
Fairfield-Suisun Daily Republic· 7 days agoYes, public employees, we know you detest $100K club stories. We hear you when you say it's a...