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Marijuana company purchases California town

Written on 7 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A marijuana technology company has purchased an entire California town with the plan to transform it into a tourist destination for cannabis consumers. [CNN] On Thursday, Arizona-based American Green bought the Mojave Desert town of Nipton for a reported price... (Continue reading)

California progressives may take battle over Democratic chair to court

Written on 24 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

The California Democratic Party has certified the results of its state chairmanship election in which the establishment candidate narrowly edged the leader of the statewide progressive movement. Progressive leaders are still not content, though, and are threatening to take the... (Continue reading)

California growers trying to replace diminishing farm workers with robots

Written on 21 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 21 comments

Faced with a shrinking population of immigrant farm workers, California growers are racing to adopt technological innovations that will mechanically pick crops. [LA Times] Over much of the past decade, Mexican immigrants have been returning to Mexico at a faster... (Continue reading)

California and feds clash over firefighting bill

Written on 10 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The state of California is threatening to stop sending firefighters to fires in national forests if the federal government does not reimburse local agencies for the costs of battling blazes. [Mercury News] California Emergency Services Director Mark Ghilarducci said in... (Continue reading)

Judge temporarily stops California from confiscating high-capacity magazines

Written on 3 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Thousands of Californians who own large-capacity magazines were due to turn them in on Saturday in accordance with a new state law. However, shortly before the deadline, a federal judge issued an injunction temporarily putting a halt to the California... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly student crowned Miss California

Written on 3 Jul, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Cal Poly student now holds the crown of Miss California after winning the state pageant held in Fresno on Saturday. Jillian Smith, 22, is a broadcast journalism senior at Cal Poly who comes from Grass Valley. Smith won the... (Continue reading)

Anger erupts after California speaker dumps single-payer bill

Written on 29 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 42 comments

California progressives are furious with Democratic Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, who last week halted the the single-payer health care bill that had passed the state Senate. Rendon and his critics are now trading blows as progressives lobby for the speaker... (Continue reading)

More than 100 people exercise California’s new right to die

Written on 28 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

A total of 111 people took life-ending pills over the last seven months of 2016 under California right-to-die law. [USA Today] The law took effect on June 9, 2016. A newly released report by the California Department of Health accounts... (Continue reading)

California to label Monsanto’s Roundup as cause of cancer

Written on 27 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

The state of California is intensifying its battle with agrochemical giant Monsanto. On Monday, the state Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced that glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup, will be added next month to the... (Continue reading)

State of California identifies Lopez Dam as “high-hazard”

Written on 14 Jun, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

San Luis Obispo County’s Lopez Dam near Arroyo Grande is a “high-hazard” reservoir, according to an recent assessment conducted by the state of California. Earlier this year, the Oroville Dam’s primary spillway suffered damage and began to erode. Then the... (Continue reading)