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MalibuGuru



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PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2021 2:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

mac wrote:
Bard--you've got nothing there to lose.


Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit
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techno900



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PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2021 8:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here it comes:

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Drought-Stricken Marin Putting Into Place Tough Water Use Restrictions
April 21, 2021 at 8:04 am


KENTFIELD (KPIX) — As another drought grips the San Francisco Bay Area, Marin County has become the first local municipality to adopt tough new water use restrictions as local reservoir levels continue to drop to alarming levels.

Unlike other counties, Marin depends only on reservoirs located in the coastal range and not from the Sierra for its water supply. With only 20 inches of rainfall last year, 2020 marked the second-driest year in 90 years for the county.

“At this point it doesn`t appear to be a big storm by any means, but much needed rainfall will be possible,” the National Weather Service said.

On Tuesday night, the Marin Municipal Water District — which provides water to Southern and Central Marin — voted to put in the tough water-use standards starting May 1.

At that time, nearly 200,000 residents will be restricted to watering their lawns just one day a week. Backyard pools will not refilled and they will no longer be able to wash their cars at home. First-time violators will get warnings, but any further violations will result in fines ranging from $25 to $250.

The ordinance also restricts golf courses to watering tees and greens, but those provisions would not take effect until May 20.

“Our goal is to reduce our overall districtwide water use by 40 percent,” said Cynthia Koehler, president of Marin Water’s board of directors. “Our community has been through droughts before, and they have always risen to the challenge. Our most affordable reservoir of opportunity to address drought and grow our climate resilience is outdoor water use, which doubles during the summer months.”


https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/04/21/drought-stricken-marin-putting-into-place-tough-water-use-restrictions/
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PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2021 8:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, I rode by Nicasio reservoir last night, and I could see the remnants of an old village at the floor of the reservoir.
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PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2021 10:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No adult discussion—only trolling. Techno probably has no idea that Marin County has its own water system and draws no water from the Delta. But ignorance is bliss when you are just trolling.
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mac



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PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2021 3:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

MalibuGuru wrote:
mac wrote:
Bard--you've got nothing there to lose.


Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit


Really? Well at least you're half way there. Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2021 10:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

mac wrote:
No adult discussion—only trolling. Techno probably has no idea that Marin County has its own water system and draws no water from the Delta. But ignorance is bliss when you are just trolling.


That's right. We have a finite supply of water, and I can tell you the lakes are super low. scary low. But I appreciate the East Coast trolling anyways...
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mac



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PostPosted: Mon May 03, 2021 11:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah, but the Fox news pundits, funded by big oil, will tell Techno that this is all the result of liberal government, not climate change.
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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2021 11:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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By Lenny Mendonca, Special to CalMatters
Lenny Mendonca is the former chief economic and business adviser to Gov. Gavin Newsom and lecturer on inequality at the Stanford Business School, Lenny@Mendoncas.com. Mendonca is also a supporter of CalMatters.

Every decade or so, at the bottom of an economic cycle, breathless headlines trumpet that California’s best days are behind us. Then, as sure as the sun sets in the West, the economy recovers and anyone who bet against the Golden State kicks themselves, as facts outpace fiction and the state comes back even stronger.

It’s no secret that, like every other state in America, Californians suffered mightily during the COVID-induced recession. We can never overlook the millions of Californians who lost their jobs or their businesses, struggled to put food on their tables or worried about their futures.

This disruption led many out-of-state observers to jump to half-baked conclusions based on incomplete or erroneous data. One canard was that Californians were leaving the state in droves, despite the data showing that many Californians just moved to different parts of the state to ride out the pandemic. In fact, only 3.7% of households and businesses that filed changes of address in 2020 left California. That is not an exodus.


Other self-anointed economic sages decided that California’s vaunted economic and technology engine was sputtering. In fact, California continues to be the most vibrant and exciting place in the world to do business. A few indicators:

● In 2020, 442,324 Californians filed applications for new business licenses – a 21.7% increase from the year before – as the state continues to lead the nation in new business starts.

In 2020, more than 50% of the nation’s venture capital funding went to California. That was double what the next three states (New York, Massachusetts and Washington) Combined.

● To date, there have been 734 venture funding rounds made at a valuation of $1 billion (a so-called “unicorn”) or more – of those, 67.3% have been in California. San Francisco alone had more than Texas, Florida, North Carolina and Colorado Combined.

● Only 22 U.S. startups have ever been valued at $10 billion or more in a funding round; 17 of them are based in the Bay Area.

● Nearly a year ago, the 236 public companies based in Silicon Valley and surrounding regions had a combined market capitalization of $4.75 trillion. Now, the total value of those companies has grown 80% to nearly $8.57 trillion.

California is going to come out of this in better shape than most states, as was forecast by a recent report from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, which forecast that California’s recovery will outpace the rest of the country. Within just the last two months, California has significantly outpaced the rest of the country in job creation – adding 275,700 jobs in February and March, which represented 21% of all new jobs created throughout the country during that time.

Under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s fiscal leadership, the state recently announced that revenues continue to exceed forecasts, producing a nearly $76 billion surplus. Our version of “California Capitalism” produces leaders who not only innovate through challenges but also reject the false choice between building successful businesses and delivering the best for workers, communities and shareholders. They do both.

Look no further than the First Partner’s recent announcement of more California companies signing her Equal Pay Pledge – another sign that our path to recovery and a better future for all will be through equity.

Yes, with great success comes great challenges. We need to build more homes to keep pace with the new jobs being created. We need to invest in our infrastructure, not the least of which to address climate change. And we need to continue to lead the country in finding ways to make health care more affordable and available. But in the end, my money is on the people of the Golden State.

And here’s why: What do you call a group of unicorns? A blessing. In California, we can and do count our blessings. Literally a new unicorn is born here every week. It’s sometimes hard to see them through all the dust kicked up by other states chasing them. Good luck with that. The businesses of tomorrow know the future continues to be made in California.

This state will come roaring back. You can bet on it.
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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2021 8:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/biden-administration-unveils-offshore-wind-plan-for-california/ar-AAKn40C

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The federal government plans to open more than 250,000 acres off the California coast to wind development, the Biden administration announced Tuesday as part of a major effort to ramp up the nation's renewable energy and cut its climate-warming emissions.

a windmill on top of a dry grass field with Albany Wind Farm in the background: Wind turbines stand out in the desert landscape near the Tehachapi Mountains in Rosamond, Calif. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)© Provided by The LA Times Wind turbines stand out in the desert landscape near the Tehachapi Mountains in Rosamond, Calif. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Under the plan, the administration would allow wind power projects to be built in federal waters off the coast of Central California northwest of Morro Bay, as well as a second location west of Humboldt Bay. Officials estimate that the two areas combined could generate 4,600 megawatts of electricity — enough to power 1.6 million homes.


The government's plans represent a "breakthrough," said Gina McCarthy, Biden's senior climate change advisor. "It's an announcement that will set the stage for the long-term development of clean energy and the growth of a brand-new made-in-America industry."

Gov. Gavin Newsom praised the plans, noting that California had spent years trying to advance offshore wind under the Trump administration, with no success. The state, he said, will accelerate its own environmental review process in order to speed up the projects, which he estimated would be built at least 20 miles offshore with enough space for roughly 380 wind turbines.

"This is a game-changing energy production facility ... benefiting diverse communities all up and down the state of California," Newsom said.

The announcement comes amid a surge of interest in offshore wind power, which European countries have been using successfully for more than a decade, but which the United States has been slow to adopt. Despite wind energy's appeal — it produces no greenhouse gas emissions and has a minimal environmental footprint — it hasn't made progress in California.[/quote]

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techno900



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PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2021 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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MAY 25, 2021 KERRY JACKSON

The planned early release of 76,000 inmates from California prisons is a big meal not well digested by prosecutors across the state.

“Allowing the early release of the most dangerous criminals, shortening sentences as much as 50%, impacts crime victims and creates a serious public safety risk,” says Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert.

She and 40 other prosecutors were so incensed by the new rules (which took effect May 1) that will allow the early releases they filed a petition with the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. They’re requesting, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, a repeal of the temporary emergency regulations “that could potentially lead to their early release.”

According to the Associated Press, inmates eligible to use good-behavior credits to shorten their prison time include both violent and repeat offenders. Their terms will be cut by one-third of their original sentences. In the previous four years, good-behavior credits could not be used to reduce prison terms by more than one-fifth.

As many as 63,000 of those who will be considered for early release are serving time for violent crimes; 2,000 are serving life sentences with the possibility of parole.

All eligible inmates won’t be released at the same time, of course. Not even California would do that. And some might deserve the break they’re going to get.

But it’s not hard to imagine, with California’s recidivism rate of 66% for “felony offenders rearrested for any offense within two years,” that for many, early release will be nothing more than an opportunity to pick up where they left off.

Let’s take a look at recent headlines and see what kind of environment the inmates will be released into:

California Crime Bill Would Make Some Robberies A Misdemeanor

LAPD: Shootings in LA Increase 73% During First Four Months of 2021

After deadliest day of 2021, Oakland reels from gun violence

‘Out of control’: Organized crime drives S.F. shoplifting, closing 17
Walgreens in five years

California’s Major Cities See Increases in Homicides and Car Thefts

New Study Reveals Increase In Hate Crimes Targeting Asian Americans In
LA Region’s homicides spike 35 percent, property crime hits 41-year low

Homicides Surge in California Amid Covid Shutdowns of Schools, Youth
Programs

And of course there’s the campaign to starve law enforcement of resources:

Los Angeles voters just delivered a huge win for the defund the police
movement

Los Angeles cuts LAPD spending, taking police staffing to its lowest level in
12 years

‘Defund the police’ in action: How four Bay Area cities are (or aren’t)
reforming their police

San Francisco Mayor London Breed announces cuts to police in new city
budget

Under Pressure, City Agrees to Drop $2 Million in New Police Station Funding

Not all prosecutors are on board with the 41 who petitioned the corrections department. The names of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin and Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón could not be found on the list. But then they are the “progressive” prosecutors facing recall efforts.

Boudin entered office promising to ignore crimes he didn’t believe were serious enough to prosecute – and kept that promise – and pledged to end mass incarceration. Gascón announced right away upon taking office he would no longer seek cash bail for certain offenses, nor charge juveniles as adults, and would never pursue the death penalty. He also said his prosecutors wouldn’t ask for extended sentences in gang-related cases, against those who used firearms in the commission of crimes, or for those facing longer prison terms under the state’s Three Strikes Law.

So no one would expect them to oppose a wholesale inmate release. It’s part of their playbook.

Kerry Jackson is the author of Living in Fear in California and is a fellow with the Center for California Reform at the Pacific Research Institute.

https://www.pacificresearch.org/california-das-hope-to-slow-the-flow-of-early-inmate-releases/



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"The goal is to increase incentives for the incarcerated population to practice good behavior and follow the rules while serving their time, and participate in rehabilitative and educational programs, which will lead to safer prisons," department spokeswoman Dana Simas said in a statement.


Good luck with that since 66% of felony offenders are rearrested within two years.
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