Dec 31, 2018 | Local Gov News
A personal New Year’s resolution could include working out more or making healthier decisions. But ask Bay Area residents what they’re hoping the public’s resolution should be for 2019 and the answer is plain: to address San Francisco’s homelessness crisis. Source: A...
Dec 31, 2018 | Local Gov News
Two of what would be Oceanside’s tallest, largest and most luxurious hotels soon may go up on a pair of vacant lots overlooking the city’s downtown beach and pier, an area that’s long been a popular tourist destination. Source: It’s taken a quarter-century, but...
Dec 31, 2018 | Climate Change
“Climate change is here, and it’s already costing tens of billions of dollars a year,” one expert said. Source: Extreme weather in 2018 was a raging, howling signal of climate change – The Washington...
Dec 31, 2018 | Coastal News
Climate change is transforming the state’s coast but with habitats hemmed in by cliffs, condos and farms, pre-emptive action is needed to preserve biodiversity. Source: California’s coastal habitats face existential threat from rising seas | US news | The...
Dec 31, 2018 | Water News
State and federal water officials have worked furiously to redo how we all share the Sacramento and the San Joaquin rivers and their numerous tributaries. At stake for cities and farms is how much water will be available and at what price. At stake for fish is their...
Dec 31, 2018 | Water News
Across the mountains of the West, the landscape of winter is changing. Deep snowpacks that held fast through winter, then melted in a torrent each spring are instead seeping away earlier in the year. Autumn is lasting longer while spring weather starts earlier....
Dec 31, 2018 | Coastal Commission News
In Santa Cruz, California, if you want to access the small beach of Opal Cliffs, you have to have a key and pay $100 a year. Source: “Get off my beach” : California fights to keep coast...
Dec 31, 2018 | Local Gov News
From a “blue wave” to “green” initiatives, from the grand opening of an airline to the closing of a psychiatric facility, North County saw its fair share of major headlines. Source: The Coast News Top 10 storylines of 2018 – The Coast News...