The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is leaning toward spending billions of dollars to rebuild three aging gas-fired power plants, even as California aims to eliminate fossil fuels, a goal endorsed by Mayor Eric Garcetti. Consultants hired by the utility say the city should invest those ratepayer dollars in continuing […]
Blog: Los Angeles Chargers Daily Links: Derwin James is the NFL’s top rookie – Bolts from the Blue
Antonio Gates: How Is He Still Open? – Travis KincaidThis is from last year when Gates scored his 112th touchdown to break Tony Gonzalez’s record for most touchdowns by a tight end. Another reason Gates tends to get open these days is because the defense just forgets about him. With so many other threats on […]
Blog: In Los Angeles, Massive Payments to Retirees Don’t Even Count as ‘Pensions’ Anymore – Hit & Run : Reason.com – Reason
Andreblais / Dreamstime.comIn Los Angeles, retirement payments for some top police and fire officials don’t really count as pensions anymore. The city is essentially handing over wads of taxpayer cash directly to retired leaders. The Los Angeles Times reports that retirement pay for dozens of retired public officials has grown so large that they’re slamming […]
Blog: Is Elon Musk’s tunnel vision the right way to fix traffic in Southern California?
Musk’s proposal is, in some ways, a throwback to an earlier age, when California believed that building more freeways and later toll highways were the answer to California’s traffic problems. More recently, transportation officials have focused on mass transit, adding to Los Angeles County’s light-rail network, planning an expansion of the Bay Area’s heavy-rail system […]
Blog: Mattis to step down as Pentagon chief after growing tensions with Trump
James N. Mattis will step down as defense secretary in February, President Trump announced Thursday, ending a tenure at the Pentagon marked by repeated private clashes with the president that left the former Marine general steadily more isolated from the White House. But Mattis’ departure had been… Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times
Blog: California Supreme Court orders records unsealed in pardon of ex-state Sen. Roderick Wright
For more than a decade, developers have tried to build new housing on the site of an all-but-empty mall in Cupertino, a city in the heart of Silicon Valley and home to Apple headquarters. A well-organized group of neighbors, upset about traffic, building heights and the potential loss of the community’s suburban lifestyle, turned away […]