Humanity is rapidly depleting water and much of the world is getting drier
Research shows vast portions of the world are losing fresh water and getting drier. Groundwater depletion accounts for two-thirds of the continents’ water losses, contributing to rising oceans.
Gaza and the Diplomat’s Dilemma
Bill Kalmenson’s latest, a cool convo with Egyptian Diplomat turned award winning Novelist, Ezzedine Fishere who offers his path out of the “Israel-estine” nightmare. Subscribe to my vibe and Dig it Daddyo! Links in comments. #Gaza,
Wildfire burns into historic California Gold Rush town amid hundreds of lightning strikes
A wildfire in Northern California has scorched more than 12,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, burning homes in a Gold Rush town and prompting evacuation orders.
California pushes back on Trump’s CDC with West Coast Health Alliance
The governors of California, Oregon and Washington announced the creation of the West Coast Health Alliance to keep their states’ health policies unified and grounded in science.
Man charged in shooting death of 11-year-old boy playing ‘ding-dong ditch’ prank
Authorities have filed murder charges against a man accused of fatally shooting an 11-year-old boy who had been ringing doorbells with friends as part of a prank. The suspect, Leon Gonzalo Jr., was arrested and booked at
Judge rules Trump’s deployment of troops to Los Angeles was in violation of federal law
A federal judge in California on Tuesday has ruled that the Trump administraion’s decision to deploy 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles in June violated a 19th-century law barring the use of soldiers
‘Not scientifically credible’: Scientists repudiate Trump administration climate report
A group of more than 85 leading climate researchers on Tuesday publicly repudiated a Trump administration report that questions the severity of global warming.
Barabak: Fabulously wealthy and politically lame — a brief history of California politics
Over the past half-century, rich political neophytes have consistently tried and failed to be elected governor or U.S. senator. What makes California so inhospitable to the upper-crust aspirants?
This California highway is a lifeline, and deadly. Can it be fixed before it falls into the sea?
A $2 billion tunnel has been proposed to bypass “Last Chance Grade” — a landslide-plagued portion of Highway 101 in rural Northern California.
As COVID wave washes over California, some health officials urge residents to mask up
A COVID wave is washing over California, with the state seeing continued increases in the number of newly confirmed cases, the viral test positivity rate and hospitalizations attributed to the disease.