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2020 March Primary Preview: 10th State Assembly District

February 6, 2020 7:11 amFebruary 6, 2020 7:22 am

The 10th State Assembly District: North Bay, pretty much where the Golden Gate Bridge ends heading up North to about the middle of Wine Country in Sonoma. Anchored around San Rafael, the 10th District fits the Bay Area pattern of...

California Looks to Pass Backup Power Laws for Cellphone Towers Across the State

January 9, 2020 7:03 am

In Sacramento on Wednesday, lawmakers met with representatives from AT&T and Verizon over what can be done about future planned blackouts. In addition, a new bill was introduced making it mandatory to have backup power in areas at risk of...

California Wineries Survive Wildfires But Face A Difficult Time Ahead For Tourism

November 12, 2019 6:25 amNovember 11, 2019 8:29 pm

After the ash settled and the record-breaking number of wildfires went out in wine regions around California, the damage could have been worse. Some wineries, such as Soda Rock, did indeed burn down, and some fields had infrastructure damage. But...

Wildfire Fighting Efforts Are Ramped Up After Wealthy Areas Affected

October 28, 2019 2:09 pmFebruary 25, 2021 11:43 am

After months of wildfires and power outages in rural and lower-income areas, all it took was a week of fires threatening expensive homes and luxury wineries for Gov. Gavin Newsom and local leaders to declare a state of emergency. In...