By Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times A Los Angeles lawmaker says California needs new statewide laws that boost earthquake safety, and wants to toughen rules on how strong new buildings should be and require cities to identify buildings at risk of collapse. Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian, D-North Hollywood, said the bills are important for […]
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By Dale Kasler, Sacramento Bee Just how bad was California’s last drought? For most of Southern California, it was either the worst or second worst since the century Columbus landed in the New World, the Ottoman empire was started and Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. In other words, it was one of […]
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By Sammy Roth, Desert Sun Less than 2 percent of U.S. electricity comes from the sun. But last week, on a cool Sunday afternoon when there was plenty of sunlight and no need for air conditioning, the bulk of California briefly got 50 percent of its electricity from solar power. It was a record for the Golden State, […]
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By Kathryn Reed We march because … · Things need to change. · Too many lives have been lost. · I march for those who are afraid to. · Mental health matters. · We march because this is happening to us. We are the ones who have to go to school and be scared. That’s […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the second of two stories about the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department. By Kathryn Reed Fire – it’s going to happen. Where? When? How destructive? Those are unknowns. But the reality is the resources are lacking in the city, the basin, California, Nevada and throughout the west. “Mutual aid” has been […]
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By Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal The American Gaming Association believes $10 billion will be bet on the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and only 3 percent of that will be wagered legally. Most of the betting money that will change hands as 68 teams vie for a national championship beginning Tuesday night will occur […]
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By Alex Brown, Sierra I’m climbing the western flank of Mt. Washington, a jutting outpost of volcanic rock in the Oregon Cascades, when I hear the all-too-familiar thrum of helicopter blades. Nearly four months into my through-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, I’ve come to associate the sound with bad news. In Southern California, rotors […]
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Publisher’s note: This is the first of two stories about the South Lake Tahoe Fire Department. By Kathryn Reed South Lake Tahoe’s fire safety is lacking. That’s what the fire chief says. “The city had set a goal of a response for 90 percent of all calls in four minutes or less. We meet that […]
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By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News California’s water conservation habits, refined and improved over five years of drought, are quickly evaporating. For the seventh time in the last eight months, the amount of water saved by urban Californians has declined, according to new data from the State Water Resources Control Board. In other words, lawn […]
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By Ken Ritter, AP About one in three Nevada motorists, or as many as 600,000 people, could face a 9 percent jump in auto insurance rates this summer when the state raises the basic required minimum levels of bodily injury and property damage coverage, officials said. The increase, effective July 1, could amount to about […]
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