A small school district in Warner Springs is still struggling with arsenic levels in its water that are above state limits, according to a new report. The Warner Unified School District is one of 95 water systems in California with arsenic levels that exceed the state threshold, the report by the Environmental Integrity Project found. The […]
For decades, environmentalists have rhapsodized about the tranquil beauty of California’s deserts while battling fiercely with energy companies, the government and within their own ranks over what if any power production should occur on those sun-baked, wind-blown, geothermally active expanses of land. On Wednesday, U.S. Interior Department officials signed a blueprint that they touted as a finely tuned effort to balance conservation of […]
Wealthy Stockton farmer Dean Cortopassi thinks politicians regularly pile up debt that the public would object to if it had the chance. This led him to fund a signature-gathering campaign that placed Proposition 53 on the Nov. 8 ballot. The measure mandates that voters must approve revenue bonds for public works projects if they exceed […]
Californians got their first dose of fall weather Tuesday as snow, rain and cooler temperatures gripped the state early this week. Northern California experienced thunderstorms and showers that brought less than an inch of rain across Butte and Plumas counties Monday, while communities south of Lake Tahoe received a bit of snow early Tuesday. The precipitation is not enough […]
Warner Springs District Struggling with Arsenic in Water
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Deborah Sullivan BrennanA small school district in Warner Springs is still struggling with arsenic levels in its water that are above state limits, according to a new report. The Warner Unified School District is one of 95 water systems in California with arsenic levels that exceed the state threshold, the report by the Environmental Integrity Project found. The […]
Interior Department Signs Blueprint For Renewable Energy Development in The California Desert
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Bettina BoxallFor decades, environmentalists have rhapsodized about the tranquil beauty of California’s deserts while battling fiercely with energy companies, the government and within their own ranks over what if any power production should occur on those sun-baked, wind-blown, geothermally active expanses of land. On Wednesday, U.S. Interior Department officials signed a blueprint that they touted as a finely tuned effort to balance conservation of […]
OPINION: No on Prop. 53: It’s a Cumbersome Mess
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneWealthy Stockton farmer Dean Cortopassi thinks politicians regularly pile up debt that the public would object to if it had the chance. This led him to fund a signature-gathering campaign that placed Proposition 53 on the Nov. 8 ballot. The measure mandates that voters must approve revenue bonds for public works projects if they exceed […]
First Fall Weather of 2016 Brings Powerful Winds, Rain and Snow to California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Veronica RochaCalifornians got their first dose of fall weather Tuesday as snow, rain and cooler temperatures gripped the state early this week. Northern California experienced thunderstorms and showers that brought less than an inch of rain across Butte and Plumas counties Monday, while communities south of Lake Tahoe received a bit of snow early Tuesday. The precipitation is not enough […]