We've all heard about how the Declaration of Independence was penned on hemp paper and how our founding fathers grew the stuff like it was, well, a weed.
The California Energy Commission has a useful website called Clean Energy Workforce Training with information and links for those who want to get jobs in clean energy or further their
The biomass plant being proposed for the small North Lake Tahoe community of Kings Beach looks more and more like a disaster in the making rather than a smart environmental
This month, California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission will release its first draft maps of the boundaries for the state’s Assembly, Senate, Board of Equalization and Congressional districts.
On June
To help school districts deal with years of massive spending cuts in education, in 2009, the state legislature temporarily de-regulated $4.5 billion in funds formerly earmarked for 40
When the Sonoma County board of supervisors fired Agricultural Commissioner Cathy Neville in March, she filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the move. Neville argues in her lawsuit that
Many members of the rapidly growing and increasingly discontented Independent voter bloc might be libertarians, voters who describe themselves as "fiscally conservative" and "socially liberal" (or
Although the latest piece from the Associated Press attempts to throw at least a bone of coverage to Independent voters with the 2012 election coming up, it is riddled with
San Diego is the world leader of research into creating petroleum-based products from algae (AKA pond scum.) The potential is certainly there. All it takes to create algae for
It certainly seems that way sometimes, doesn't it? The California legislature shambles around, bumping into things, with no apparent sense of direction. Issues that managed to get resolved
After years of denials and legal battles, a former city official of Vernon pleaded guilty to illegally using taxpayer funds for golf outings, meals, massages, and even to pay off
So much attention has been placed on Congress' clandestine-like approval of an extension of PATRIOT Act provisions, that the passage of an amendment to the $690 billion defense
