Summer heat is coming. Eventually. But for the next few days, cool, cloudy and perhaps drippy weather is in store for much of San Diego County. June gloom will get gloomier. A trough of low pressure moving over the West Coast is expected to beef up the marine layer Thursday through Saturday. The coast should […]
President Donald Trump’s depiction of U.S. tariffs as a painless way to help U.S. exports get fair treatment has never jibed with reality. Now California’s almond farmers, who provide 80% of the world’s supply, are taking another hit as a result. India — the world’s leading importer of almonds — has imposed a retaliatory tariff of […]
The Sweetwater Authority anticipates that it will buy less imported water and supply customers with more from its own water supply in the upcoming fiscal year than in 2018-19, thanks primarily to above-average rainfall. The South Bay water agency estimates that the amount it will spend to purchase water will drop from $15.2 million in […]
With the spring and onset of summer comes the return of the lerp psyllid insect to Rancho Santa Fe’s trees, an insect that eats up red gum eucalyptus foliage and leaves behind a big mess. The weather being cold and rainy for the last two winters has helped—the lerp psyllid population dies down in the […]
Make Room For More June Gloom
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union Tribune by Robert KrierSummer heat is coming. Eventually. But for the next few days, cool, cloudy and perhaps drippy weather is in store for much of San Diego County. June gloom will get gloomier. A trough of low pressure moving over the West Coast is expected to beef up the marine layer Thursday through Saturday. The coast should […]
OPINION: Broad Opposition To Trump Tariffs — From Almond Growers To Toilet Makers — Is No Surprise
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union TribunePresident Donald Trump’s depiction of U.S. tariffs as a painless way to help U.S. exports get fair treatment has never jibed with reality. Now California’s almond farmers, who provide 80% of the world’s supply, are taking another hit as a result. India — the world’s leading importer of almonds — has imposed a retaliatory tariff of […]
Sweetwater Authority Approves $46 Million Budget For Next Fiscal Year
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Diego Union-Tribuneby David HernandezThe Sweetwater Authority anticipates that it will buy less imported water and supply customers with more from its own water supply in the upcoming fiscal year than in 2018-19, thanks primarily to above-average rainfall. The South Bay water agency estimates that the amount it will spend to purchase water will drop from $15.2 million in […]
Insects Plague Rancho Santa Fe’s Eucalyptus Trees
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Rancho Sante Fe Reviewby Karen BillingWith the spring and onset of summer comes the return of the lerp psyllid insect to Rancho Santa Fe’s trees, an insect that eats up red gum eucalyptus foliage and leaves behind a big mess. The weather being cold and rainy for the last two winters has helped—the lerp psyllid population dies down in the […]