[Source: The Hill] The city of San Francisco is pushing back against claims from the Trump administration that it isn’t doing enough to treat the stormwater it pumps back into its bay. The city’s actions come as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent the city a notice Wednesday saying it is violating the Clean Water Act Read More…
Category: Local News
EPA cites San Francisco for ‘water pollution’, fulfilling Trump’s threat
[Source: The Guardian] The Trump administration issued an environmental notice of violation to San Francisco on Wednesday, fulfilling Donald Trump’s threat to cite the city over an inaccurate claim that linked water pollution with the city’s homeless crisis. Trump said the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would issue a notice because the city allowed needles and waste Read More…
California’s latest descent into liberal madness – Berkeley bans natural gas
[Source: FoxNews] From sanctuary cities to brutally high taxes, California is the undisputed center of gravity for today’s far-left. If you want to see how liberal policies would look on a national level, you don’t have to imagine it. You can just look at the thousands fleeing the once-great state. In the latest chapter of California’s descent Read More…
Berkeley becomes first U.S. city to ban natural gas in new homes
[Source: San Francisco Chronicle] Berkeley has become the first city in the nation to ban the installation of natural gas lines in new homes. The City Council on Tuesday night unanimously voted to ban gas from new low-rise residential buildings starting Jan. 1. It’s not the first time Berkeley has passed pioneering health or environmental Read More…
Governor Newsom names appointee to South Coast AQMD board
[Source: Office of Governor Gavin Newsom] Negar “Nikki” Noushkam, 44, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board. Noushkam has been senior project manager at Environmental Remediation Services Inc. since 2007 and chief engineer for the Aerospace Corporation since 2015. Noushkam held several positions at Northrop Grumman from Read More…
L.A.’s slow buses aren’t just shedding riders, they’re becoming climate liabilities
[Source: Los Angeles Times] In the movie “Speed,” the inconceivable happens: Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves operate a bus during morning rush hour in Los Angeles maintaining a minimum speed of 50 mph. If this feat was implausible when the movie was released 25 years ago, it would be just about impossible today. Average bus Read More…
Air board member resigns
[Source: Calmatters] A week after Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins demanded his resignation, a Beverly Hills developer, charter school operator and campaign donor is stepping down as the Senate’s appointee to the South Coast Air Quality Management District board. The backstory: In an investigative report, the L.A. Times raised significant questions about Los Angeles-area Read More…
Not as easy as it looks: Report highlights obstacles for charging electric vehicles
[Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune] Aggravations add up for some drivers and may slow the EV transition. Brianne Van Gorder of Rancho Bernardo loves her new Volkswagen eGolf. But as a first-time owner of an electric vehicle, she’s not so crazy about finding a way to charge it when she is away from home. Sometimes, Read More…
With business groups allied against it, L.A. parcel tax faces big hurdle
[Source: EDSOURCE] Three Los Angeles area business associations have signed the official ballot argument opposing L.A. Unified’ s sizable 12-year parcel tax on the June 4 ballot — compounding the district’s challenge of getting a two-thirds majority required to pass it. The opponents include the influential Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. Parcel tax backers Read More…