The First District Court of Appeal of California is set to hear oral arguments today on whether to resume executing inmates in California. The argument, largely based on whether the lethal drug cocktail is legal and whether prison officials followed proper protocols…
There is some consensus that California’s death-row appeals process is draining state resources, but California voters will need to weigh Proposition 34′s financial benefits against emotional closure that families often seek regarding a lost loved one.
The California Proposition 34 death penalty repeal initiative is one of the most visible and controversial propositions on the ballot in November.
A majority of independent voters support Proposition 34, a California initiative to end the death penalty.
Florida holds the dubious honor of wrongfully convicting the largest number of innocent people put on death row. Can it afford not to keep its Innocence Commission?
Several major renewable energy projects are planned for California, including a grid-scale concentrated solar plant (CSP). They are part of the big push towards meeting California’s ambitious goal of 33% renewable energy by 2020.
The State of California has mandated that 33% of all electricity come from renewable sources by 2020. This highly ambitious plan, while laudable, creates multiple challenges for it to be implemented.
