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Car emissions may fuel desert forest fires
California Watch
Jan 26Tia Ghose Rennett Stowe/Flickr Nitrogen emissions from car exhaust and industrial sources might be increasing forest fires across the California desert by fueling the spread of invasive grasses, according to a new report by the Ecological Society of Am... »
Border agency seeks more unmanned aircraft use in Calif.
California Watch
Jan 05Andrew Becker U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionU.S. Customs and Border Protection has added unmanned surveillance aircraft, like the one above, and wants to deploy them east of San Diego. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials are looking to exp... »
Jerry Brown ramps up California judicial appointments
Sacbee.com Capitol Alert
Dec 28Gov. Jerry Brown made just one judicial appointment in his first 11 months in office. This afternoon, he announced 14. The Democratic governor's appointees included six Democrats to Los Angeles Superior Court and three more to Riverside Superior Court,... »
Minorities hit hardest in epidemic of expulsions
California Watch
Dec 12Susan Ferriss Tomas Ovalle PhotographyTeresa Arredondo stands with her son in front of their home in Bakersfield. BAKERSFIELD – As he waited for his first disciplinary appeal hearing to begin this fall, the sixth-grade student began sobbing. He was bar... »
California Supreme Court deals blow to gay-marriage advocates
Sacbee.com Capitol Alert
Nov 17In a major lift for proponents of California's same-sex marriage ban, the California Supreme Court ruled this morning that they have legal standing under state law to defend the measure in court. The opinion is expected to increase the likelihood... »
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New West Notes
Jan 25JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV At 9:55 AM Pacific, President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Conveyor Engineering & Manufacturing in Cedar Rapids. At 3:30 PM Pacific, Obama delivers remarks at Intel’s Ocotillo Campus outside Phoenix, Arizona.... »
Exposing San Diego’s Dirtiest Politician
California Progress Report
Jan 18By Lorena Gonzalez San Diego and Imperial Counties Labor Council Local elections rarely matter to the rest of the state. We all are facing so many challenges in our own regions, that paying attention to another part of the state is often just an after-... »
Labor Dept. Releases Highest Unemployment Rates for Cities; CA Cities Still Top the List
California City News
Jan 04The Labor Department has released new jobless figures for the month of November and the results show that unemployment fell in three-quarters of large U.S. cities. Overall, unemployment rates fell in 277 metro areas, increased in 71 areas, and remained... »
Jerry Brown ramps up California judicial appointments
Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert
Dec 28Gov. Jerry Brown made just one judicial appointment in his first 11 months in office. This afternoon, he announced 14. The Democratic governor's appointees included six Democrats to Los Angeles Superior Court and three more to Riverside Superior Court,... »
Life Off the Grid: Displaced Americans Find a Home in Desolate Desert Known as Slab City
California City News
Dec 19Life off the grid takes on a new meaning in the stretch of desert land known as “Slab City.” There are no municipal services, no streetlights, no water or sewage service, no rent and no fees, but it is home... »