Will Californians need to save the coast again, half a century later?

In 1972, thousands of Californians Define moments in state history. They united by fear that the grand coast was overdeveloped, highly industrialized, ecologically reduced, and irreversibly privatized. rue furchSonoma State University students signed on as volunteers for Prop. 20, calling for a committee to “preserve, protect, restore and strengthen the environment and ecology of coastal […]

Could conservatives save democracy in the United States?

Hello Thursday. Welcome to “Is Reality Died?” Vladimir Putin is our friend, edition of this column, Egg prices don’t matter And Steve Bannon speaks of senses. Yes, people, we have reached the point of this ominous timeline where some of the strongest voices against the government’s subversion come from the far right. In a recent […]

Senate Democrats Block Legislation To Save Lives Of Babies Who Survive Botched Abortions

On Wednesday afternoon, all Senate Democrats voted against triggering a shutdown of a bill that would require babies who survive failed abortions to receive medical care. of Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection ActIntroduced by Republican Oklahoma State Sen. James Lankford, the legislation would require health care providers to treat children who survive failed abortions with […]

This reservoir was built to save Pacific Palisades. It was empty when the flames came

After fires destroyed nearly 500 homes in Bel Air and Brentwood in 1961, Los Angeles took a hard look at firefighting. By 1964, city leaders had added 13 fire departments, planned fire hydrants, purchased helicopters, and sent more personnel to the Santa Monica Mountains. To accommodate growth in the Pacific Palisades, they built a reservoir […]