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California power grid survives heat wave

Written on 3 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The California power grid made it through the first heat wave of 2013  minus the San Onofre nuclear plant and another reactor at the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant without much trouble. [Reuters] Diablo Canyon nuclear plant’s Unit 1 was shut... (Continue reading)

California gas tax hike takes effect

Written on 1 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

Californians will pay an extra 3.5 cents per gallon of gas beginning Monday. [Mercury News] The 3.5-cent gas tax increase gives California the highest gas tax in the nation at nearly 72 cents per gallon. Drivers who travel 15,000 miles... (Continue reading)

Supreme Court rejects petition to halt same-sex marriages in California

Written on 1 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 15 comments

The Supreme Court rejected a petition Sunday from Proposition 8 backers to stop same-sex weddings in California. [Huffington Post] Justice Anthony Kennedy denied the petition, upholding a ruling by an appeals court to allow same-sex marriages to resume in California.... (Continue reading)

Latino population to equal whites in 2013

Written on 1 Jul, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

The number of Latinos living in California will soon equal and then surpass that of non-Hispanic whites, according to official state population projections. The Latino Democratic Club is hosting an event on Monday that will highlight how the 15 million... (Continue reading)

Third strike gives SLO man 30 to life for domestic violence

Written on 21 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 27 comments

A San Luis Obispo man received a 30 years to life sentence Thursday for a domestic violence conviction. [Tribune] In February, a jury found Robert Eugene Deutsch guilty of domestic violence for strangling his girlfriend. Due to having committed previous... (Continue reading)

California wineries courting gays

Written on 17 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 26 comments

Sonoma and Napa Valley wineries are courting gay customers by coming out with labels in support of same sex marriage. [LA Weekly] The producers of Same Sex Meritage, a Sonoma grown red table wine that is sold in stores in... (Continue reading)

Adult day care funding scuttled

Written on 14 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A plan to reinstate state budget funding for adult day care centers has been abandoned after the bill’s author refused to accept suggested amendments. (Sacramento Bee) Mariko Yamada, a Democrat from Yolo County, declined to remove wording in the proposal... (Continue reading)

Lice infestations hitting deer across California

Written on 12 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

State wildlife officials have linked an infestation of biting lice to the balding of deer across California. Researchers have examined the hair from more than 600 deer and elk with symptoms ranging from a scruffy-looking coat to almost complete baldness,... (Continue reading)

State budget may be on time

Written on 11 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A timely state budget is on the horizon after Gov. Jerry Brown reached accord with lawmakers on sticking points in the $96.4 billion spending plan. (San Jose Mercury News) Both houses of the Legislature are expected to approve a budget... (Continue reading)

Californians now favor gay marriage

Written on 10 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Nearly six in 10 voters in California favor legalization of gay marriage in the Golden State, according to a recent USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. (Los Angeles Times) That represents a radical change in attitudes statewide on the same-sex issue... (Continue reading)