California is broke
in honor of the formerly great state of California All hands abandon ship!
View ArticleDear Arnie
dated July 6, 2009, regarding cuts to the University of California full letter (PDF) Dear Governor Schwarzenegger: The three hundred signers of this letter write to you as members of the US National...
View ArticleRedding pitches Google fiber on Youtube
this video made by the City of Redding in it’s pitch to get Google fiber made the grand prize for the top five worst videos reduced whey cheez food product Can San Francisco make one cheezier?
View ArticleKlamath restoration begins
from Fisheries.org and Klamath Restoration P R E S S R E L E A S E Karuk Tribe FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : June 14, 2010 Sacramento, CA – Today federal and state officials coordinating the environmental...
View ArticleSchwarzenegger decriminalizes marijuana
referenced by NORML action alert and TPI news and the Salem, OR news 2010.marijuana bill BILL NUMBER: SB 1449 AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 5, 2010 INTRODUCED BY Senator Leno FEBRUARY 19,...
View Articlebig snow in the Sierra
these photos are from yesterday by San Francisco Gal The street looks like a canyon with side canyons where the driveways have been plowed. and if they have not been plowed, people won’t be able to get...
View ArticleWest Coast Lesson for East Coast Earthquakes
Dear East Coasters: About that earthquake you had yesterday. It’s lunch. A clip from LA Story 1991, Lionsgate this clip is recognized as owned by Lionsgate films, and is authorized to remain intact here
View Articlebiking for meteorites in the gold country and gold rush history
Biking the South Fork of the American River Trail, hunting for meteorites in Coloma, and visiting Sutter’s Mill and Placerville With the slowly evolving quality of public transportation in the San...
View ArticleSan Francisco from the International Space Station
Sierra Nevada Range, San Francisco Bay photographed from the International Space Station 18:27 GMT July 3, 2012. via fragileoasis
View ArticleAstrid and Eric world tour – Dutch bicyclists arrive in San Francisco
Astrid and Eric are from Holland and are currently bicycling around the world. Here’s a blog from Canada this summer that mentions them along with some more info on how they are doing it This photo is...
View Articlepark benches of the White Mountains, California
These are quite possibly the highest park benches in California at around 10,000 feet and it’s on the road to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains The view from here shows a large...
View ArticleCanada goose family at Mono Lake
Canada geese are common in California and there’s even a few at Mono lake
View ArticleMono Lake mirrors Yosemite
Mono Lake tufa and Yosemite National Park in the background, back in May of 2013 when there was still snow
View ArticleOspreys at Mono Lake
Ospreys aren’t common to Mono Lake and only started showing up in the 1980’s. Normally they like the tops of trees to nest, but Mono Lake tufas will do. Osprys nest in the spring and summer at Mono...
View ArticleMontague, California
Montague is near Mt Shasta and is home to the world famous Dutchman restaurant
View ArticleDorris California street art
Dorris California is only five miles from the Oregon border and even a tiny town like this has it’s share of artists. This is in downtown Dorris
View ArticleA Slice of Heaven bakery and deli in Dorris, California
A Slice of Heaven bakery and Deli is located in downtown Dorris, California and unlike fully automated restaurants in San Francisco, there are actual breathing humans involved. There may come a day...
View ArticleClyde Hotel, Tule lake, California
The Clyde hotel was once the finest hotel in downtown Tule lake, California. It now sits abandoned along with nearly half of of Tule Lake
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