Scott Wilson, The Washington Post Published 5:42 pm PST, Sunday, March 3, 2019 The sun sets on the Mojave National Preserve in Kelso, California, in early February. There is water under the desert, and whether to tap it on a commercial scale is a crucial debate in California. The sun sets on the Mojave National Preserve in Kelso, California, in early February. There is water under the desert, and whether to tap it on a commercial scale is a crucial debate in California. Photo: Photo For The Washington Post By Jenna Schoenefeld. Photo: Photo For The Washington Post By Jenna Schoenefeld. Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Image 1 of 5 The sun sets on the Mojave National Preserve in Kelso, California, in early February. There is water under the desert, and whether to tap it on a … [Read more...] about In California water crisis, desert is latest battleground
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Southern California counties will host public forums on sheriffs’ cooperation with ICE
By Roxana Kopetman | [email protected] | Orange County RegisterPUBLISHED: November 27, 2018 at 4:40 pm | UPDATED: November 27, 2018 at 11:12 pm Four counties in Southern California plan to hold forums in the coming month to tell the public how jail officials in their communities worked with federal immigration agents. Cooperation between law enforcement and federal immigration agencies is regulated in California, as part of the state’s controversial sanctuary laws, some of which took effect early this year. Annual public forums, with law enforcement discussing the ways – including legal interactions – that sheriff’s departments, police departments and others have worked with federal immigration authorities, also have been required by the TRUTH Act, a state law that took effect last year. The sanctuary laws have proven controversial. Many cities in California have passed resolutions or taken legal steps against the statutes, saying they violate federal law, … [Read more...] about Southern California counties will host public forums on sheriffs’ cooperation with ICE
22 ways the West changed the world
Peter Fish, Sunset Magazine Published 3:07 pm PDT, Friday, November 2, 2018 The National Park On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses. S. Grant established Yellowstone as America’s first national park—3,472 square miles of geysers, hot springs, waterfalls, elk, bison, and bears. Today the National Park System comprises 60 wonders, 40 of them in the West. less The National Park On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses. S. Grant established Yellowstone as America’s first national park—3,472 square miles of geysers, hot springs, waterfalls, elk, bison, and bears. ... more Photo: Thomas J. Story Solar Power Solar power was born in the West—Sunset wrote about it back in 1903–and today we reign as the world’s sun king. The U.S.’ largest solar power station, 579-megawatt Solar Star, spreads across California’s Antelope Valley. Other shining giants … [Read more...] about 22 ways the West changed the world
In Half Moon Bay, can pot save the pumpkin farm?
Damian Paletta, The Washington Post Published 11:42 am PDT, Tuesday, October 30, 2018 John Muller walks through his pumpkin patch in Half Moon Bay. Marijuana growers are interested in partnering with Daylight Farms, and he has the potential to earn millions. John Muller walks through his pumpkin patch in Half Moon Bay. Marijuana growers are interested in partnering with Daylight Farms, and he has the potential to earn millions. Photo: Washington Post Photo By Ricky Carioti Eda and John Muller grow dozens of pumpkin varieties and take part in a festival that draws thousands of tourists to their small community each year. Eda and John Muller grow dozens of pumpkin varieties and take part in a festival that draws thousands of tourists to their small community each year. Photo: Washington Post Photo By Ricky Carioti John Muller listens as his … [Read more...] about In Half Moon Bay, can pot save the pumpkin farm?
President Avenatti? Stormy Daniels’s lawyer wants the 2020 Democratic nomination
\WASHINGTON—“I’m one of the few people who can beat Donald Trump if I decide to run for the U.S. presidency.” The man who confidently utters these words is not a senator or governor, not even a junior congressman. In fact, he has no record of public service. Michael Avenatti, the Los Angeles lawyer, is best known for representing Stephanie Clifford, an adult film actress (you may know her as Stormy Daniels) who claims to have had an affair with President Trump. If his work on her behalf is not quite sacrifice rivaling, say, command of a platoon in the South Pacific, it has nevertheless given Avenatti something more valuable today than public reverence: raw fame.Now, Avenatti would like to turn that fame into political power, in order to take down the man who did precisely that two years ago. The power-bald 47-year-old wants to be known as a presidential contender, one who should be taken seriously by the Democrats precisely because he is like no other … [Read more...] about President Avenatti? Stormy Daniels’s lawyer wants the 2020 Democratic nomination