Better-than-expected water supplies prompted the federal government to increase the water it gives to farmers in the Central Valley on Tuesday. The latest boost from the Bureau of Reclamation grants water districts 50% of their allotment, up from 40% earlier. But farmers hoped to get the increase earlier. "Our family...
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Returns to Australia After US Legal Battle Ends
CANBERRA, Australia — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet and raised a celebratory clenched fist as his supporters cheered on Wednesday, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out...
Why U.S. Schools Are Facing Their Biggest Budget Crunch in Years
After several cash-flush pandemic years, school districts across the country are facing budget shortfalls, with pressure closing in on multiple fronts. $122 Billion from Pandemic Relief Running Dry A flow of federal dollars — $122 billion meant to help schools recover from the pandemic — is running dry in September,...
Newsom’s State of the State Address Looked Like a Presidential Campaign Launch
The California Constitution requires that “the Governor shall report to the Legislature each calendar year on the condition of the State and may make recommendations.” Traditionally, that has meant that the governor would personally address a joint session of the Legislature early each year to lay out a legislative agenda,...
The Benefits, Concerns, and Pathways for Hydrogen Fuel in the Central Valley
Recent publicity on SoCalGas’s Orange Cove project, covered by Edward Smith of GV Wire in his article "Stoves to Big Rigs: Hydrogen Aggressively Powers into the Valley's Energy Profile," highlights the ambitious efforts to integrate hydrogen into the Central Valley’s energy landscape. As a proponent of hydrogen technology and a...
US Military Shows Reporters Pier Project in Gaza as It Takes Another Stab at Aid Delivery
With U.S. soldiers within shouting distance of Gaza's bombed-out coast, the American military is taking another stab at delivering aid to hungry Palestinians by sea. After several fits and starts, a $230 million pier is up and running again. The U.S. military invited reporters for a tour of it on...
JD Vance Says He’ll Be Disappointed if Trump Doesn’t Pick Him for VP
Sen. JD Vance of Ohio has long been considered one of Donald Trump’s top running mate choices and worked as hard as anyone to win the job — raising money for the campaign, speaking with a seemingly endless stream of cable news reporters and even sitting in the Manhattan courtroom...
Hollywood Crews, Studios Reach Tentative Deal, Making Another Big Strike Unlikely
The union that represents most behind-the-scenes film and television crews has reached a tentative deal with studios for about 50,000 of its members, making another major, production-stopping strike unlikely after a year of labor turmoil in Hollywood. The two sides announced the three-year deal in a joint statement Tuesday night....
Yuba City Nurse’s Truck Hit By Plane. She Is Miraculously Unscathed.
A Yuba City woman is counting her blessings after a plane crashed into her pickup truck on Tuesday. Remarkably, she walked away with no major injuries, as reported by KCRA 3. "I can’t believe I got hit by an airplane and survived," said Dee Arata. Arata, 41, described her Tuesday...
What’s Left for the Supreme Court to Decide? Here’s the List.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has a dozen cases still undecided, including ones that could reshape the law on everything from abortion to social media. The justices are also still weighing whether former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution in the election interference case against him, roughly two...