Many are sold for far less than they originally cost. Some are abandoned to fend for themselves. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, December 11, 2011 By Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times Black as night and 18 hands Read more…
Internet advocates fight media and drug companies over bills designed to shut down rogue websites. A new compromise plan is a good first step in restoring sanity to the war against international copyright pirates. Source of this article: The Los Read more…
The agency’s new draft report finds dangerous amounts of benzene in a well near the town of Pavillion. The finding is sure to roil the debate over the controversial natural gas drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing. Source of this Read more…
A new online event to promote the miles of public trails in the Conejo Valley has been launched by the Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency. Source of this Article: The Ventura County Star, December 6, 2011 The Conejo Open Space Challenge Read more…
Photographer Ed Lawrence noticed a solitary tree in the middle of an Albertson Ranch hayfield in 1962. One morning, he snapped the shutter — and the magnificent valley oak stood near the center of the resulting panorama. ‘That picture opened Read more…
Los Angeles County supervisors allocate $2 million for a system that will clean oily runoff before it enters storm drains. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, November 29, 2011 For years, residents living near Ballona Creek and environmentalists Read more…
The Vails’ former ranch, now part of Channel Islands National Park, is no longer a home for cattle, cowboys or adventurous children. And now the family’s last link to the place is being severed. Source of this article: The Los Read more…
DFG Award Total Now Up to $16,700 Source of this article: The Malibu Surfside News, November 17, 2011 The Malibu City Council this week unanimously agreed to add $5000 to the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction Read more…
California’s landmark act on environmental quality is credited with preserving scenic landscapes but is now slowing key projects and spawning a flurry of litigation. Changes are urged. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, November 14, 2011 By Nicholas Read more…
The twin forces of power costs and climate-change regulations are threatening Southern California’s long love affair with imported water, forcing the region to consider more mundane sources closer to home. Source of this article: The Los Angeles Times, November 14, Read more…