Newsom asked for a fracking ban. He may get more than he bargained for with ambitious plan

By Phil Willon | Los Angeles Times When Gov. Gavin Newsom voiced his support last year for a ban on hydraulic fracturing by oil and gas companies, an effort long fought by the industry and trade unions alike, he gave Democrats a green light to send him legislation to achieve that goal as they saw […]
Schwarzenegger compares attack on Capitol to Nazi violence

Alex Wigglesworth | Los Angeles Times Arnold Schwarzenegger likened this week’s siege of the U.S. Capitol to Nazi attacks on Jews in Europe ahead of World War II in a scathing video in which the former California governor also called President Trump “the worst president ever.” Schwarzenegger wasn’t yet alive when Nazis rampaged through Germany […]
Winter weather: After fire and ash, Shaver Lake and Yosemite get first snowfall

Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado | The Fresno Bee It’s not quite winter yet, but it was a white wonderland in Shaver Lake and Yosemite on Sunday with snow powdering the area that saw fire and ash from the summer’s Creek Fire. Five to 10 inches of snow are forecast before a storm system moves out of the […]