Tag: State
San Francisco Water Rights Cut
SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, June 26, the State Water Resources Control Board issued orders cutting San Francisco’s water rights at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.
The order was...
Taxi Drivers Protest At Uber Headquarters
SAN FRANCISCO—Taxi drivers protested at Uber Headquarters on June 22 amidst the 83rd Annual United States Conference of Mayors.
With the conference being sponsored by...
California: World’s Seventh Largest Economy
CALIFORNIA—California's economy is now larger than Brazil's, Russia's and Italy's. The economy is the world's seventh largest when measured by GDP. California's gross domestic...
California Considers Recycling Sewage Water
CALIFORNIA—The severe drought affecting the state has prompted officials to consider recycling sewage water for tap water. This is a process that has been...
California Home Prices Hit 7-Year High
CALIFORNIA—After a slow start this year, the price of California homes and condos have reached a new high.
With steady job growth and the incline...
Governor Brown Demands Water-Use Reduction
SACRAMENTO—California Governor Jerry Brown has made the state's first-ever executive order mandating the reduction of water use.
The order is a response to the state's...
Defendant In Audrie Pott Lawsuit Settles
CALIFORNIA—On March 20, one of three teenagers who confessed to sexually assaulting 15-year-old Audrie Pott resulting in her suicide settled a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by...
California Tourists Deface Coliseum
CALIFORNIA—On Saturday, March 7, the Coliseum in Rome was once again defaced—and this time the vandals were two California women, ages 21 and 25.
Constructed...
UC Refuses To Expand 2015 Enrollment
CALIFORNIA—The University of California has announced that enrollment will not be expanded to in-state applicants and will place a firm limit on the enrollment...
National Attention On LA Shooting
LOS ANGELES—The officer-involved shooting on Sunday, March 1 on the 500 block of San Pedro in Los Angeles, has placed national attention upon the...