Tag: california
Gov. Brown signs controversial climate change bill
On Thursday, Sept. 8, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation SB 32 into law as an effort to reduce California’s carbon footprint. With the...
Behrooz Mortazavi discusses groundwater as resource for California drought
On Thursday, May 19, Principal of Water Resources Engineers Inc., Behrooz Mortazavi, spoke to Riverside residents about the valuable resource that groundwater can be...
Susan J. Mazer talks California plants and climate change
Susan J. Mazer, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology from UC Santa Barbara, gave a talk on Wednesday, April 13 about her work with...
BOOM Journal Hosts “Getting Religion” Forum
On Friday, Jan. 22, BOOM: A Journal of California hosted an evening at the Alumni and Visitors Center celebrating the release of the journal’s...
California legislators should be hungry for leftover laws
As Sacramento became abuzz with business concerning the new legislative year on Jan. 4, lawmakers will still have to tackle last year’s leftover legislation...
“What Can California do to Minimize Wildfires?”
Recently, Lake County in Northern California experienced one of the worst wildfires in the state's history. It all started with a spark. Local fire...
United Community of Riverside: Pay Attention to Local Government
Ideologically, people frequently fall into one of two categories. There are those who believe that government is inherently harmful, and favor only creating regulations...
Editorial: Water conservation is everyone’s problem
In a desert like Riverside, it’s hard not to notice that we’re in one of the worst droughts in California history. With the certainty...
Brown’s death row proposal short-term solution to a long-term problem
California’s death row, which is the largest in the nation, has run out of room. In a plea to the legislature, Governor Jerry Brown...
Forget the foie gras unless it’s natural
Foie gras is terrifying.
Do not get me wrong. The thought of a light brioche bun hugging a burger made of foie gras, embellished with...