Don’t Pass Me By – With Many Steps Required, Mining Projects Face Trickiest Path to Approval

Permits can sometimes look like a whack-a-mole game when it comes to large energy and infrastructure projects. There, efforts to complete the process are constantly frustrated (and sometimes recurring) by emerging problems. It covers everything from environmental reviews and the vagaries of various federal agencies to legal challenges and public (and political) opposition. But while […]

Agreement creates 2-mile Naranja Drive path | News

Oro Valley entered into an agreement with the Arizona Department of Transportation to design and build a two-mile, ten-foot-wide multi-use highway along the north side of Naranha Drive between La Canada and First Avenue. The total cost of the project is estimated at $3.656 million and will require multiple steps before construction can begin. Construction […]

Coastal Commission OKs new public path to Malibu Beach

Last week, June gloom hung heavy along the deserted Escondido beach, leaving no one but a lone surfer skimming the distant waves. This sandy beach is sandwiched between Jeffrey’s Restaurant to the east and Paradise Cove to the west, with no other entry points nearby. But after a 40-year battle, the California Coast Board on […]

The Path From The Tea Party Through Jan. 6 To Today

Today, in the wake of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rose being sentenced to 18 years in prison for conspiracy to incite the January 6 attacks, I took a look through the TPM archives. We’ve been covering Rhodes and oath keepers for a long time. But I couldn’t remember exactly how long it was. Upon closer […]