Jul 30 The changing face of California’s water war By Spencer Michels As California suffers through an historic drought, with penalties for wasting water going into effect this week, something unusual is going on: the state and the farmers seem to be agreeing on how to manage groundwater. Or how not to… Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch California’s ‘water cop’ urges residents to take drought seriously with mandatory restrictions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 16 Water wasters in California to face $500 fine By News Desk The California Water Quality Control Board took the unprecedented step Wednesday of approving fines of up to $500 a day for people who use water wastefully on their lawns and cars. Continue reading
Jul 15 Proposal to divide California into 6 states could make 2016 ballot By Nora Daly Timothy Draper, a billionaire venture capitalist who has invested in the likes of Twitter and Skype, is pushing to have his proposal to divide California into six separate states added to the state ballot in 2016. Continue reading
Jul 15 California considers emergency water rules, steep fines to cope with drought By Kyla Calvert Mason The proposed rules would prohibit individuals from allowing runoff during outdoor watering, washing cars with open hoses, spraying down sidewalks or other hard surfaces, and using potable water in decorative fountains. There would be a $500 fine for breaking those… Continue reading
Jul 11 How math is growing more strawberries in California By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Growing strawberries takes water, sunshine, soil...and math. Mathematicians are helping farmers in the Parajo Valley grow more berries using less water with the power of numbers. Continue reading
Jul 10 People with disabilities denied voting rights, group says By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — At a time when election officials are struggling to convince more Americans to vote, advocates for the disabled say thousands of people with autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy and other intellectual or developmental disabilities have been systematically… Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch California school integrates play with learning By PBS News Hour At first glance, it might seem like the students who attend the private K-12 New Roads School in Santa Monica, California, are simply playing video and computer games all day. But these students are actually taking part in a new… Continue watching
Jul 09 Sixth graders ditch traditional lessons to create video game businesses By April Brown It took seven people to create the “Golden Medallion” spy adventure video game and its advertising campaign. They did their own coding, conducted a beta test, created a website, a commercial and an instagram feed, and they came up with… Continue reading