Tag: California
California Coastal Commission (Finally) Bans ORVs
On March 18th, the California Coastal Commission appeared to settle a long-simmering dispute over Thrillcraft use of the Oceano Dunes Vehicular Recreation Area near Pismo Beach, California. For forty years, the Coastal Commission has been arguing with the California State Parks and Recreation that thrillcraft jeopardized the area’s natural values, including the destruction of nests More
Source: California Coastal Commission (Finally) Bans ORVs – CounterPunch.org
California is burning because we have changed the climate
Climate change is making wildfires stronger while global warming makes heat waves more frequent, intense and longer-lasting.
Source: California is burning because we have changed the climate
Climate Change Is Worsening California’s Hellish Wildfires
Like a modern-day Ebenezer Scrooge escorted by the Ghost of Summers Yet to Come, California is catching a glimpse of its future summer weather. The view is a hellish one.Within a two-week span in August, California saw:
Source: Climate Change Is Worsening California’s Hellish Wildfires | Portside
California wildfires burn record 2 million acres in 2020
It’s the most land burned by wildfires in California ever.
Source: California wildfires burn record 2 million acres in 2020 – Axios
Food Insecurity in California: ‘This is Not What a Food Bank Was Designed to Do’
On a recent Thursday morning, a drive-through food bank popped up on the campus of Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento, California. Participants picked up bags of rice, canned chicken and fresh broccoli, all while following social distancing guidelines. In just two hours, enough grocery boxes to feed approximately 4,000 people slid from the gloved hands of staff and volunteers into backseats or car trunks. People drove home with produce from local farms, fresh meat, and nonperishables from across the state.
Source: Food Insecurity in California: ‘This is Not What a Food Bank Was Designed to Do’ | Portside
‘Absolutely Remarkable’: Poll Shows Democratic Voters in Texas and California View Socialism More Positively Than Capitalism
“Did not see those Texas numbers on socialism coming,” tweeted HillTV’s Krystal Ball.
‘Internment Camps for the Homeless’: Housing Advocates Horrified by Trump Push for ‘Crackdown’ on California Homelessness
“Further efforts to criminalize or otherwise harm people experiencing homelessness are unconscionable.”
