Officials in five cities and three counties have filed lawsuits alleging that companies knowingly emitted greenhouse gases that will damage those communities as oceans rise, and should pay for it, Dan Walters writes in his Feb. 12 CALmatters column. So, what's the rub? Explains Walters: "It’s easy to file a...
Spark Valentine's Romance With Balloons. Not Power Outages.
A list of favorite Valentine Day's gift is likely to include flowers, chocolates, jewelry, lingerie and metallic balloons. From that the list, only the balloons can cause widespread power outages. In fact, according to the Pacific Gas & Electric Co., metallic balloons caused 456 power outages across PG&E’s service area...
Spark Valentine's Romance With Balloons. Not Power Outages.
A list of favorite Valentine Day's gift is likely to include flowers, chocolates, jewelry, lingerie and metallic balloons. From that the list, only the balloons can cause widespread power outages. In fact, according to the Pacific Gas & Electric Co., metallic balloons caused 456 power outages across PG&E’s service area...
Take 5: Get Up Close With State Treasurer Candidate Fiona Ma
Fiona Ma's first brush with politics came in 1994 when she was elected president of the Asian Business Association, a role that required her to lobby San Francisco City Hall and the state Legislature on business issues affecting women and minorities. Soon she was producing a report to Congress on the...
Take 5: Get Up Close With State Treasurer Candidate Fiona Ma
Fiona Ma's first brush with politics came in 1994 when she was elected president of the Asian Business Association, a role that required her to lobby San Francisco City Hall and the state Legislature on business issues affecting women and minorities. Soon she was producing a report to Congress on the...
LA & San Francisco Embroiled in Political Turmoil: Walters
Los Angeles Unified epitomizes the difficulties that large urban school districts face in selecting a superintendent to guide them through troubled waters. Superintendent Michelle King resigned earlier this month and, notes CALmatters columnist Dan Walters in his Jan. 31 column, she was the district's ninth superintendent in the past 20 years....
LA & San Francisco Embroiled in Political Turmoil: Walters
Los Angeles Unified epitomizes the difficulties that large urban school districts face in selecting a superintendent to guide them through troubled waters. Superintendent Michelle King resigned earlier this month and, notes CALmatters columnist Dan Walters in his Jan. 31 column, she was the district's ninth superintendent in the past 20 years....