The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has spent months fighting to keep certain information about its turf removal rebate program from being released, arguing in court that customers’ names and addresses should remain confidential. If the utility ultimately prevails, one of the beneficiaries of its legal battle could be City Atty. Mike Feuer, […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As published by: Eureka Times-Standard)by Ellen Knickmeyer
Dying native fish, rural communities with dry wells and some other sectors hardest-hit by California’s drought may still need extra support long after the current dry spell ends, an analysis of the state’s drought response said Friday. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office also urged officials to study the effectiveness of the state’s more than $3 […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David Zahniser & Taylor Goldenstein
The City of Los Angeles has spent months fighting to keep certain information about its turf removal rebate program from being released, arguing in court that customers’ names and addresses should remain confidential. Turns out, one of the grant recipients is City Attorney Mike Feuer himself, who received a lawn removal rebate in 2014.
As San Diego County spends tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to prevent coastal erosion, concerns have ramped up about how best to slow the potential loss of beaches, homes and highways. Long before people built along the California coast, ocean waves slowly chewed away at shorelines. As sea levels rise with climate change, powerful […]
City Atty. Mike Feuer, Turf Rebate Recipient, Steers Clear of DWP Records Lawsuit
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby David Zahniser & Taylor GoldensteinThe Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has spent months fighting to keep certain information about its turf removal rebate program from being released, arguing in court that customers’ names and addresses should remain confidential. If the utility ultimately prevails, one of the beneficiaries of its legal battle could be City Atty. Mike Feuer, […]
Drought’s Hardest-Hit Sectors May Need Years of Support
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Associated Press (As published by: Eureka Times-Standard)by Ellen KnickmeyerDying native fish, rural communities with dry wells and some other sectors hardest-hit by California’s drought may still need extra support long after the current dry spell ends, an analysis of the state’s drought response said Friday. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office also urged officials to study the effectiveness of the state’s more than $3 […]
City Attorney Defending Turf Grant Privacy Got One
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby David Zahniser & Taylor GoldensteinThe City of Los Angeles has spent months fighting to keep certain information about its turf removal rebate program from being released, arguing in court that customers’ names and addresses should remain confidential. Turns out, one of the grant recipients is City Attorney Mike Feuer himself, who received a lawn removal rebate in 2014.
El Niño Raises Concerns about Coastal Erosion
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson SmithAs San Diego County spends tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to prevent coastal erosion, concerns have ramped up about how best to slow the potential loss of beaches, homes and highways. Long before people built along the California coast, ocean waves slowly chewed away at shorelines. As sea levels rise with climate change, powerful […]