Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to finish the 119-mile stretch of high-speed rail in the Central Valley is expected to cost $10.6 billion, according to official estimates — or $89 million per mile. Newsom said in a Tuesday press conference that finishing that stretch of line was about “economic transformation and unlocking the enormous […]
The Governor and the Oil Lobbyist: Report Blasts Jerry Brown’s Friendship with Lucie Gikovich…
Lucie Gikovich, a longtime friend and former member of California Governor Jerry Brown’s staff, repeatedly lobbied his office on behalf of a group of oil and gas companies that won major concessions from the governor on important state legislation, according to a report released today by a New York-based non-profit organization. Gikovich’s decades-long friendship with […]
The Camp Fire Burned Homes but Left Trees Standing. The Science Behind the Fire’s Path…
Gov. Jerry Brown Quietly Admits Trump Is Right…
Gov. Jerry Brown Proposes Eases Logging Rules to Thin Forests…
Faced with the worst summer fire season in 10 years, Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing broad new changes to California’s logging rules that would allow landowners to cut larger trees and build temporary roads without obtaining a permit as a way to thin more forests across the state. The proposal — which has the support […]
President Trump Receives Briefing from California Wildfire Response Officials…
Boy, is this video ever interesting. In the first several minutes of the video (briefing) Governor Brown and Governor-elect Newsom are absent. Likely both are receiving massive inbound communication from their political teams and national democrats who are watching every granular moment/optic for political damage and giving advice. After Brown and Newsom finally show up, […]
Could the Northern California Fire Really Have Killed 1,000 People? The Staggering Number of Missing Haunts Paradise…
Smoke Sends Nightmarish Air Quality South to Bay Area and Sacramento Valley…
FLASHBACK: Gov Brown Vetoed Bipartisan Wildfire Management Bill in 2016…
California Approves Goal for 100% Renewable Electricity by 2045…
Ahead of a summit this week meant to galvanize regional action on climate change, Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed legislation that would put California on the path to eliminating fossil fuels from its energy sector. Senate Bill 100 speeds up the state’s timeline for moving to renewable energy sources like solar and wind, and […]