[aggregation-styles] Politico GOP recall candidate Caitlyn Jenner may have played right into Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s hands when she lamented on Fox News that a neighboring private plane owner at her airport hangar is abandoning California because he “can't take” seeing homeless people anymore. “The guy right across, he was...
Used-Car Prices Just Saw Their Biggest Monthly Price Increase in at Least 68 Years, UBS Estimates
[aggregation-styles] InsiderThe latest commodity seeing a price squeeze amidst shortages and high demand is used cars.A note from UBS researchers led by Alan Detmeister found that not only did used-car prices climb in April, but the monthly price increase could be the largest in 68 years of tracking. It looks...
Feds Deny Protection for Salamanders Threatened by Dam
[aggregation-styles] E&E NewsThe Fish and Wildlife Service said it will deny federal protections to three salamander species that environmentalists fear could be put in danger by a proposed California dam project. Pressed by a lawsuit to make a decision, the federal agency concluded the Shasta salamander, Samwel Shasta salamander and...
Biden Plan Would Limit Longstanding Tax Break Used by Farmers
[aggregation-styles] The Wall Street JournalPresident Biden has said his tax proposals would make big business and wealthy investors pay their fair share. His package would also likely deliver a blow to American farm owners by limiting a longstanding tax break. The provision allows landowners to defer paying capital-gains tax when...
Do Largemouth Bass Like Droughts?
[aggregation-styles] California Water BlogAs we rapidly enter another drought, long-standing questions on ecological impacts of increased temperatures, reduced water levels and flows re-emerge. California is home to some of the largest black bass captured on Earth, and there is some evidence that they compete with and prey on our rapidly...
Bakersfield’s McCarthy Says He Just Rented a ‘Room’ in DC. It was in a Huge Penthouse.
[aggregation-styles] The Washington PostHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) was criticized the other night by Tucker Carlson of Fox News Channel for renting an apartment from pollster Frank Luntz, a longtime Republican pollster who also does a lot of corporate work (and has been critical of former president Donald Trump)....
Opinion: Everything Screams Inflation
[aggregation-styles] The Wall Street JournalWe could be at a generational turning point for finance. Politics, economics, international relations, demography and labor are all shifting to supporting inflation. After more than 40 years of policies that gave priority to the fight against rising prices, investor- and consumer-friendly solutions are becoming less...
In 2015, Caitlyn Jenner Wanted Trans Athletes to Play as “Who They Really Are.” What Changed?
[aggregation-styles] Mother Jones In July 2015, Caitlyn Jenner had just publicly come out as a trans woman. She took the stage at the ESPYs—a quasi-award show hosted by ABC to crown ESPN as much as attendees—and thanked a series of trailblazers: Renee Richards, Chaz Bono, Laverne Cox, Arthur Ashe. She...
California’s Latest Drought in 4 Charts
[aggregation-styles] Public Policy Institute of California California is grappling with drought again, facing many of the same conditions and challenges that were features of the 2012–16 drought—including stressed ecosystems, depleted reservoirs, hard-hit farms and rural communities, threats to urban water supplies, and the potential for extensive wildfires. Knowing what’s different...
Will California Save the Last Winter Run Salmon This Year?
[aggregation-styles] NRDC California’s State Water Board can save this year’s population of endangered winter run chinook salmon eggs and fry from cooking to death in too-hot river temperatures, as the fish did in 2014 and 2015. And they can improve the chances for later-spawning fall run chinook— the backbone of...