Tag: environment
National Weather Service issues advisories for Bay Area for Sunday
The National Weather Service has issued several weather advisories for various parts of the Bay Area beginning Sunday.
There is a Flash Flood Watch in...
As drought conditions worsen, California expands state of emergency
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Tuesday issued a proclamation extending the drought emergency statewide and asked residents to redouble their water conservation efforts...
Cal Water expands water-saving programs for King City customers
KING CITY — As the drought intensifies, local water utility California Water Service (Cal Water) is helping customers save water every day through expanded...
Public input sought on Salinas Valley Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plans
SALINAS VALLEY — Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) Board of Directors on Aug. 12 approved Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) drafts to be...
Applications due Friday for Monterey County Fish and Game grants
MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Fish and Game Advisory Commission is now soliciting grant applications for the 2021-22 Propagation Fund Grant Program.
Projects funded by...
Newsom signs bill to protect farmworkers from wildfire smoke
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 73, Assemblymember Robert Rivas’ Farmworker Wildfire Smoke Protections Act, into law on Sept. 27.
California’s wildfire...
These are the bills that Newsom is still deciding on
You may have noticed over the past few weeks a flurry of new laws entering the books in California.
Measures have recently been approved to...
How artificial intelligence is fighting wildfires
In 2003, Ilkay Altintas, a computer scientist with the University of California, San Diego, had her first wildfire encounter. She had been in Santa...
Governor expands drought emergency to Monterey County
MONTEREY COUNTY — California Gov. Gavin Newsom expanded his prior drought emergency proclamation to an additional nine counties on July 7, including Monterey County.
Assemblymember...
How the drought is affecting California’s crops
In recent weeks, dangerous heat has killed hundreds of people in Oregon and Washington, endangered workers across the region and strained California’s power grid.
It...
