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 […]
A new report shows San Diegans are still doing their part to conserve water, even though the state’s mandatory restrictions have been lifted. In May of last year, Governor Jerry Brown implemented mandatory 25 percent cutbacks for everyone across California. Then, this past May, he revised the across-the-board restrictions and decided that local water districts […]
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 […]
San Diegans Are Doing Their Part to Save Water, Even Without Mandatory Restrictions
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CW6by Audra Stafford Quoted: Jason FosterA new report shows San Diegans are still doing their part to conserve water, even though the state’s mandatory restrictions have been lifted. In May of last year, Governor Jerry Brown implemented mandatory 25 percent cutbacks for everyone across California. Then, this past May, he revised the across-the-board restrictions and decided that local water districts […]