Mono Lake is an ancient saline lake and the centerpiece of the Mono Basin National Scenic Area. It is an important landscape for migrating and nesting birds. For the California gull population, it is [...] Continue Reading
Environment
Political Privilege, Pipelines and Pollution
(Editor’s note: The author has contributed to the Sandra Celedon for Assembly campaign.) Turns out the privilege that sees mediocre students ushered into top colleges as legacy admissions and [...] Continue Reading
Protecting Students from Toxic Pesticides
In 2000, California passed the Healthy Schools Act to give parents and community members access to information about integrated pest management (IPM)—a safer, more thoughtful approach to pest control. [...] Continue Reading
California Democrats’ Collapse
With Governor Gavin Newsom firmly in the lead, the Golden State’s Democratic Party is collapsing faster than an alpine glacier. Buried beneath the landslide of their servile politics are homeless [...] Continue Reading
Allensworth: Striving to Thrive
As in most small towns, Allensworth’s children are at the heart of community life. Whether it is the school play, sporting events or holidays, kids bring people together as a community. Families [...] Continue Reading
Allensworth: Buscando la Prosperidad
Como en la mayoría de los pueblos pequeños, los niños de Allensworth son el centro de la vida comunitaria. Ya sea en la obra de teatro escolar, eventos deportivos o días festivos, los niños unen a la [...] Continue Reading
Dos Rios State Park
BY VIC BEDOIAN Dos Rios State Park is truly unique in its conception, location and purpose. It has evolved through vision and hard work in the private and public sectors. It is very much the [...] Continue Reading
Parque Estatal Dos Ríos
El Parque Estatal Dos Ríos es verdaderamente único en su concepción, ubicación y propósito. Ha evolucionado gracias a la visión y el arduo trabajo de los sectores público y privado. Es, sin duda, un [...] Continue Reading
Explorando el Uso del Suelo en el Valle de San Joaquín
¿Quién decide cómo se utiliza el suelo en el Valle de San Joaquín? ¿Cómo afectan esas decisiones nuestras vidas? ¿Qué podemos hacer al respecto? Estas preguntas fueron el tema central de una gira de [...] Continue Reading
Exploring Land Use in the San Joaquin Valley
Who decides how land in the San Joaquin Valley is used? How do those decisions affect our lives? What can we do about it? Those queries were the overarching theme of an environmental and land-use [...] Continue Reading