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Tahoe Scientists Join Rolling Strike, Asking Newsom to Back His Talk

11/24/2023
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It was a brisk cold morning, evidenced by the breath seen from the chanting strikers. Many were outfitted in beanies and gloves, holding signs on Lake Tahoe Boulevard.

From Orange County Register...

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California Had Third-Largest Inflow of Residents in 2022

11/24/2023
About 475,000 people moved to the Golden State in 2022. That's the third-highest number of people moving to a state in the U.S., trailing only Texas and Florida.

From Sacramento Bee...

Business, Economy & Jobs Transportation

Data Shows Four Cities in California Among Worst for Holiday Travel

11/21/2023
A new study by Forbes shows that four cities in the Golden State—Los Angeles, Fresno, San Diego and Sacramento—are among the 21 worst cities in the United States for holiday travel. Forbes looked at a variety of factors including car accidents, hotel prices and air travel.

From SFGate...

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One of Largest Cannabis Distribution Companies in State Goes Up in Smoke

11/20/2023
HERBL, one of California’s biggest cannabis companies, collapsed earlier this year. The company, which sold $700 million of cannabis last year, reportedly shorted the state $17 million in taxes.

From Inside Climate News...

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Senators Urge IRS to Withhold Fed Funds from California Bioenergy Firm

11/20/2023
Fulcrum Bioenergy, a California-based firm that seeks to turn plastics into jet fuel, has defaulted on $289 million in bond funding and put a major project on hold. This comes as several U.S. Senators wrote to the IRS urging that similar companies not receive federal tax credits.

From SFGate...

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OpenAI Employees Threaten to Quit En Masse Following Sam Altman’s Firing

11/20/2023
Hundreds of OpenAI workers signed a letter threatening to quit if the company’s entire board didn’t resign and if two former executives weren’t brought back. This came after the board fired one of the execs, Sam Altman, who then joined the other exec, Greg Brockman, at Microsoft.

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California Slashes Rooftop Solar Incentives—Again

11/17/2023
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California's Public Utilities Commission cut payments to building owners who sell solar power to the grid.

From Sacramento Bee...

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PG&E Rates Officially Going Up in California in 2024

11/16/2023
The utility giant got the okay from the California Public Utilities Commission to hike rates next year. Average increases will range between about $10 and $33, depending on whether customers receive gas, electricity or both from PG&E.

From CalMatters...

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Flooded California Towns Got Millions in Aid. But Residents, State at Odds Over How to Spend it

11/16/2023
Residents of Planada and Pajaro want state aid to help alleviate debt incurred from rebuilding after January floods. Local officials want some money to go elsewhere.

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California Among Top 5 Worst Climate Change States, Report Says

11/15/2023
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New scientific advances show that climate change impacts “no longer theoretical.”

From Sacramento Bee...

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Gas Prices Could Soon Tick Down in California

11/15/2023
California has some of the highest gas prices in the United States. These prices might ease mildly in the months ahead.

From CalMatters...

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In Rare Strike by Civil Servants, State-Employed Scientists Walk Out for Better Pay

11/15/2023
More than 4,000 state scientists have worked under an expired contract for three years. Average wages in 2020 were $83,586, 27% less than state engineers’ pay. The state filed an unfair labor practice charge to stop the strike.

From Tahoe Guide...

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Locally Made Skis, Boards

11/13/2023
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Local makers are busy custom-crafting skis and boards. Moment, Praxis, Coalition Snow and TahoeLab are designing products for fun on the mountain.

From Tahoe Guide...

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Tahoe’s Food Shopping Dilemma: Quality, Convenience & Prices

11/13/2023
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There are many ways to shop in Tahoe: chain supermarkets, natural food stores, farmers’ markets, CSA and farm boxes, and smaller specialty stores.

From The Mercury News...

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PG&E Is Lobbying the State About Higher Bills

11/13/2023
The California Public Utilities Commission will vote on Nov. 16 about raising PG&E bills. The utility giant is lobbying the state about one of the proposals that’s been put forward.

From CalMatters...

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New Law Raising Wage for California Health Workers May Cost State Billions

11/12/2023
More than half a million California health care workers are expected to see a pay increase in January thanks to a law raising the minimum wage for their industry. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law without a clear estimate about how much it would cost the state.

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Farmworkers in Stanislaus County Win Union Vote Under New Law

11/10/2023
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The law, which took effect in May, lets workers cast votes by signing union cards.

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Led by Oil Companies, Lobbyists Flood State Govt With Cash

11/09/2023
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With year still not over, 2023 sees $358 million flooding Sacramento from all lobbyists.

From SFGate...

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NextDoor Laying Off Workers in California

11/09/2023
NextDoor is among the latest California tech companies to lay off staff. As many as 200 company workers could be affected.

From ProPublica...

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A California Ranch Gets Nearly as Much Water as the Arizona City of Scottsdale

11/09/2023
The Elmore Desert Ranch gets 22.5 billion gallons of water from the Colorado River, almost as much as is cleared for Scottsdale, Ariz. And that’s just a fraction of the 386.5 billion gallons from the river going to 19 other families in Imperial Valley.

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