Tag: california
Coe Park advocates: Pay up, or pay back
Local outdoor enthusiasts who fundraised a quarter of a million dollars to keep California’s second largest state park open to the public are demanding a refund if the state doesn’t allocate $20 million in recently discovered hidden funds “back to their original intended use.”
Infestation of evasive oriental fruit fly hits Morgan Hill
An infestation of oriental fruit flies has struck Morgan Hill, with official word coming from the Santa Clara County Department of Agriculture Thursday afternoon.
Gov. Brown signs high-speed rail bill
Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Wednesday authorizing initial construction of California's $68 billion high-speed rail line.
Support follows stunning accidental gun tragedy
A fatal gun accident is hitting “home on a lot of levels” as community members process the loss of a young life cut painfully short.
Grape glut gone, gone, gone …
From drought to mold, unseasonably cool temperatures to hungry nematodes, winemakers take their occupational wildcards in stride.
Police say investigative report will take quite some time
While the family of the 3-year-old boy who was fatally shot the evening of July 5 has been left heartbroken, the investigation surrounding the cause of his death plods along under a cloud of confidentiality.
California Senate vote keeps bullet train alive
SACRAMENTO – The state Senate authorized initial funding for California's high-speed rail project, handing a victory to Gov. Jerry Brown and the Obama administration, which have been pushing hard for the first-in-the-nation bullet train.
Squirrels taking over!
“Red Phone, we live in the county and we’re having a bigger problem than normal with ground squirrels. They are undermining our barn and there just seems to be more than ever. Also, we’re concerned because they carry diseases. We tried shooting them, we tried trapping them, but they are just everywhere and we’re running out of ideas. Surely, we can’t be the only ones. Help!”
Man arrested after pursuit, K-9 bite
A registered sex offender who was involved in a domestic dispute Wednesday ran barefoot from police and was arrested when a sheriff’s K-9 officer bit him on the arm, according to authorities.
$342,046,000 is what we spend on the state legislature each year...
I’ve complained for years about the scourge of ballot-box budgeting — that’s when voters approve propositions that earmark government revenue for specific purposes, circumventing the normal budget process involving the state legislature.
