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Is Biomass One of the Answers to California Wildfires? UC Researcher Says Yes

September 15, 2020

The mid-elevation type of forest ponderosa pine and mixed conifer used to have about 60 trees per acre in California about 150 years ago. Now, a UC Davis and USDA study says California forests 165 to 170 trees per acre — and that may be a conservative estim...

California Forests 80%-600% Denser Than 150 Years Ago, UC Researcher Says Biomass Is One of the Answers

Jim Jakobs

September 15, 2020

Photo of C 1 30 aircraft dropping flame retardant over Santa Barbara fire in 2017

Congress OKs Massive Firefighting Planes for California

Myles Barker

August 3, 2018

Thanks to Congress, California has a good chance of getting more aid in fighting its deadly wildfires. Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate passed Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-California) provision to transfer s...

State Democratic Convention Shows Splits Between Insiders & Voters

Drew Phelps

March 2, 2018

In Dan Walters’ Feb. 28 CALmatters column, he recaps some of the proceedings of the California Democratic Party convention, which observers noted was particularly divided ideologically. Walters writes that, while the convention may represent the trends at p...

Walters: Capitol Sex Scandals More Impactful Than in Previous Years

Drew Phelps

November 21, 2017

In Sunday’s CALmatters column, Dan Walters describes what he perceives to be a culture shift in the state capitol. In particular, Walters discusses the slowly-turning wheels of change when sexual harassment ...

Walters: Political Aspirations at Risk from Harassment Claims

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November 6, 2017

In a recent column, Dan Walters explains the impending political damage from claims of sexual harassment now becoming public in Sacramento. Among the most susceptible, Walters argues, is state Senate pro tem...

Walters: Feinstein’s Announcement Closes Political Doors — for Now

Drew Phelps

October 11, 2017

In today’s CALmatters column, Dan Walters discusses the political fallout of Senator Dianne Feinstein’s decision to seek reelection and considers the future potential such a decision holds for other California politicians. Walters suggests that the signs – ...

Feinstein Visits Local Farm: Talks Water, Comey, and Trump

Drew Phelps

June 1, 2017

With Congress on recess, many legislators are now back in their home districts. California Senator Dianne Feinstein took some of her time away from D.C. to visit the Fresno area today. The first public stop ...

9th Circuit Sympathetic to Nevada Churches in COVID-19 Fight

Twitter Launches Crowd-Sourced Fact-Checking Project

Dyer Issues Warning to Mask Protesters as Regional Stay at Home Order Lifted

Supervisors Press Governor for More Vaccine After Mendota Ag Worker Clinic

In Neighborhoods With Street Named for MLK, Residents are Poorer, Highly Segregated: Study

Opinion: Newsom, Legislature Must Urgently Prioritize Kids and Reopen Schools

Water Partnerships Between Cities and Farms Would Help Prepare for a Changing Climate

California’s Bill for Fighting Trump in Court? $41 Million So Far

Dog Spent Days Outside Turkish Hospital Waiting for Owner

Disneyland to Update Jungle Cruise to be More Culturally Inclusive

Hank Aaron, Baseball’s One-Time Home Run King, Dies at 86

Coaches Want to Restart Football in Spring, Even if Local COVID Infections are ‘Substantial’

Walters: No Federal Bailout for California Budget

Opinion: Newsom, Legislature Must Urgently Prioritize Kids and Reopen Schools

Going Underground: California Business Operates in Secret Amid Pandemic Restrictions

Small Businesses Need Support Through COVID-19 Pandemic

GV Wire Unfiltered - January 12, 2021

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Safe Harbor Law Locks Congress Into Accepting Biden's Win

Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

Biden Win Confirmed After Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol

Trump Says He’ll ‘Fight Like Hell’ to Hold on to Presidency

Is Biomass One of the Answers to California Wildfires? UC Researcher Says Yes

California Forests 80%-600% Denser Than 150 Years Ago, UC Researcher Says Biomass Is One of the Answers

Congress OKs Massive Firefighting Planes for California

State Democratic Convention Shows Splits Between Insiders & Voters

Walters: Capitol Sex Scandals More Impactful Than in Previous Years

Walters: Political Aspirations at Risk from Harassment Claims

Walters: Feinstein’s Announcement Closes Political Doors — for Now

Feinstein Visits Local Farm: Talks Water, Comey, and Trump

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