7 Dead As California Mourns 3rd Mass Killing In 8 Days

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A gunman killed seven people at two agricultural businesses in Northern California, plunging the state into mourning again in the wake of its third mass killing in eight days. Officers arrested a suspect in Monday’s shootings, 67-year-old Chunli Zhao, after they found him in his car in the parking…MORE

Man Convicted Of Double Murder In Exeter Denied Parole

(KMJ) — A man will continue to stay in prison after being denied parole for his involvement in a nearly half-century-old double murder case. Friday, 85-year-old Henry Borbon was denied parole for the 19th time. He was found to have helped kill two people near Exeter back in 1975. Borbon was sentenced to life in…MORE

USDA Assistance For Dairy Farmers

The USDA is providing additional assistance for U.S. dairy producers, including a second round of payments through the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program. The agency also announced a new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program. The moves will help USDA better support small- and medium-sized dairy operations that weathered COVID and now face other challenges. “USDA…MORE

California Dept. of Water Resources Launches Drought Collaborative, Invites Public Water Users to Apply

SACRAMENTO, Calif. –While California’s drought outlook is improving, the State is continuing to proactively prepare for a return to dry conditions amid climate-driven extremes in weather. On Friday, Department of Water Resources (DWR) officially launched a standing Drought Resilience Interagency and Partners (DRIP) Collaborative, which will include members of the public. Community members and water users…MORE

Groups File Legal Challenges to New WOTUS Rule

Groups representing agriculture, infrastructure, housing, and petroleum filed a legal challenge to the new Waters of the U.S. Rule. “The Biden Administration’s WOTUS definition is an attack on farmers and ranchers, and we’ll be fighting back in court,” says Mary-Thomas Hart, chief counsel for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. She also says “The rule removes…MORE

President Biden Visits Devastated Areas of California

SANTA CLARA, CA (KMJ) – President Joe Biden flew into California on Thursday, to tour communities damaged by recent storms. They were joined by FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell on Marine One to visit Santa Cruz County, and tour storm damage along the California Cast. President Biden’s plane arrived just before noon and ahead of schedule,…MORE

Warming To Make California Downpours Even Wetter, Study Says

As damaging as it was for more than 32 trillion gallons of rain and snow to fall on California since Christmas, a worst-case global warming scenario could juice up similar future downpours by one-third by the middle of this century, a new study says. The strongest of California’s storms from atmospheric rivers, long and wide…MORE

California Oil Regulator Leaves Job Amid Drilling Fight

Amid a statewide battle over the future of fossil fuels, Uduak-Joe Ntuk stepped down last week as California’s top oil and gas regulator after three years in the job, state officials confirmed Wednesday. Ntuk, a former Chevron engineer and petroleum czar for Los Angeles, was appointed as head of the California Geologic Energy Management Division…MORE