US approves $2.5B for high-speed rail line to Las Vegas
REGION — A high-speed rail line connecting Southern California with Las Vegas got a major boost this week with the approval of $2.5 billion in...
Southern California
It’s summertime — somewhere
Exiting the rainiest winter in years, we are now faced with a marine layer seemingly as impenetrable as a bulletproof vest. ...
Blistering heat wave strains California energy grid, risking outages
REGION — The California Independent System Operator, California’s electrical grid operator, issued another Flex Alert and declared a statewide “Energy Emergency Alert 3” tonight due...
Southern California Kaiser Permanente union members vote to authorize strike
REGION — Unions representing thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers in Southern California said today their members have voted to authorize a strike, which...
Rep. Mike Levin proposes offshore drilling ban along SoCal coast
REGION — The 49th District’s congressman wants to ban offshore drilling along Southern California’s coastline. Rep. Mike Levin (D-San Juan Capistrano) introduced the American Coasts...
New mosquito species raises concerns
REGION — San Diego County ecologist Chris Conlan isn’t surprised that a particularly vicious genus of mosquitos has invaded Southern California. He’s surprised it took...
