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Everything always looks a bit brighter after it rains This past week my girlfriend and I headed south through California to enjoy a little retreat together before an extended time apart. It is a drive I have done countless times, but it is considerably more enjoyable with company. We started off in Davis, and drove [...] California has approved a statewide green building code (CALGREEN) that sets minimum standards for green building in the state. This initiative is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and conserve water, and by incorporating it into the existing building code, should minimize compliance [...] Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a great holiday season. The two of us rang in the new year here in San Francisco, and then made a quick camping trip down to Santa Cruz with some close friends. Sunset on the beach in Capitola After a necessary break, we are back in business and ready to [...]
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Last week California passed a landmark water package. In a state facing its third year of drought it is an important step, but before the state’s political leaders congratulate themselves on a job well done, we should remind ourselves that it just that, a step. The [...] Here are some items in the news that we found this past week that are worth a read: At the Intersection of Conflict and Environment California’s Central Valley reaches about 400 miles, from Bakersfield in the south to Redding in the north, encompassing a stretch of land roughly the size of Tennessee. The region is also home to some of the most fertile and productive soils in the world. Over millennia, sedimentation from the Sierra Nevada mountains to the east [...] |
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