Digital News Report – Republicans admit that the Democratic budget plan for California will cut spending, but not enough. Republicans say there is “too much spending” and “not enough jobs”. According to…
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Republicans Respond to Governor’s Request for Ideas
Digital News Report – Governor Jerry Brown has asked Republicans to come up with ideas to help balance the state’s budget. In response, Senator Joel Anderson (R – El Cajon), along with…
Tsunami Hits West Coast of United States
Digital News Report – The tidal surge from the tsunami has hit the west coast of the United States. The damage so far appears to be minimal in Santa Cruz. As surfers…
Senators Grill Delta Water Master over Proposals
Digital News Report – The state of California has always looked to the Sacramento Delta for a source of water. Canals and aqueducts carry water from the delta to farmers in the…
California to become first state to ban PERC chemicals used in Dry Cleaning
Digital News Report Digital News Report – By January 1, 2023, California will ban the use of dry cleaning chemical called perchloroethylene (PERC) which is considered by the US Environmental Protection Agency…
City files lawsuit against companies accused of illegal dumping
Digital News Report – The city of San Francisco is suing Hector Santamaria of New High Protection Roofing Company and Salvador Gonzalez of Salvador Trucking Service for dumping. City Attorney Dennis Herrera…
Plan to save State Parks
Digital News Report – Rather than closing California State Parks, Senator Sam Blakeslee announced a plan to shift costs and operations to the counties and other local governments. The transfer will only…
San Francisco gets Snow
Digital News Report Digital News Report – San Francisco received snow flurries in the early morning hours this Saturday. Snow hasn’t happened since 1976 in this area. Some other areas of the…
State Declares This National Engineers Week
Digital News Report – Our modern society is dependent on advances in science and engineering. Improvements in cars, roads, computers, and the Internet, all depend on the incredible work of engineers. This…
Local Professor Receives Sloan Grant
Richard E. (Ed) Green Digital News Report – The University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) has received a $50,000 grant to support genome analysis. According to university representative Tim Stephens, the Alfred…