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Will Locals Keep Paying for State Parks They Saved?
Two years ago this month, the California Department of Parks & Recreation announced a list of 70 parks it planned to close. Park lovers rallied, giving their time and money to pick up the parks the state was willing to … Continue reading
Calif. Firefighters Rue Budget Cuts as Wildfire Season Heats Up
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When wildfires blow up, and especially when more than one is raging at the same time, the calls go out to everybody with firefighting resources. It happens every year, more or less often depending on the weather. This year, though, … Continue reading
The Hunt Is on for Psychiatric Patients Allegedly 'Dumped' in California By Nevada Hospital
It's too soon to say whether the story of James Flavy Coy Brown is an anomaly, as Nevada regulators claim, or if budget-stressed mental health service professionals are "dumping" disoriented, mentally ill people on the rest of the nation. If one … Continue reading
Tussle in Tracy: Off-Roaders, Nature Lovers Fight over State Park's Future
We’ve heard a lot over the last couple of years about all the money troubles the California state parks have been having—but not all state parks are starved for cash. Eight “off-highway vehicle parks” get a steady stream of gas-tax … Continue reading
When California Was an Island
To some, it seems a mere technicality that California is attached to the rest of North America. It's not just a fantasy held by liberals keen to disengage from national politics, or by conservative pundits keen to dismiss our inexplicably … Continue reading
Mortgage Fraud in California a Game of Whac-A-Mole for Law Enforcement
In one widely publicized case, the owner spread possum urine around the house, turned up the heat and closed all the windows for a few days. Why?
Deal Will Keep China Camp, Olompali, Tomales Bay State Parks Running
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China Camp Village lovers will be celebrating Saturday as the California Department of Parks & Recreation officially signs a new agreement that keeps the park running. And Olompali State Historic Park near Novato. And Tomales Bay State Park, too. Now … Continue reading
California's Baby Boomers on Track to Overwhelm State's Younger Working Adults
Think of it like a mushroom. Up near the top, there’s a big, fat cap of Baby Boomers; down below, the stem is struggling to hold up under the weight. USC’ Dowell Myers says The Day of Demographic Reckoning has … Continue reading
Brown's New California Prisons Chief: System is Providing 'Constitutional Level of Care'
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The state’s prison system has been engaged in a massive, multiyear and multibillion-dollar effort to reduce its inmate population and improve health care delivery, mandated by a federal appeals' panel in a decision upheld by the Supreme Court. If you … Continue reading
Bug a Bitter Threat to California Citrus
California farmers find themselves in a pitched battle against a little insect with a taste for citrus. The Asian citrus psyllid is having such a grand 'ole time sucking juice from plants across Southern California, it's moving north into the … Continue reading
