The idea to rename Airline Highway as Pinnacles National Park Highway seemed like a done deal with broad consensus. That no longer appears to be the case, with one supervisor altering his position in light of urging from detractors.
After months of working its way through the House of Representatives and into the Senate, a bill to make Pinnacles National Monument into a national park was approved this week and awaits the signature of President Barack Obama to make it official.
Sick, endangered condors from Pinnacles National Monument will now have the ability to get treatment a lot closer to home as part of a new partnership announced with the Oakland zoo, according to a recent announcement.