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California growers threatened by tomato-killing virus caused by the beet leafhopper
A tiny bug could skyrocket tomato prices and throw California's tomato farmers into crisis. The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors earlier in July declared a state of emergency as a virus brought on by the beet leafhopper threatens to ruin the summer’s tomato harvest and wipe out millions of dollars of crops.
Officials see progress after resurgence of iconic US lake system, but concerns remain: 'It's sort of counterintuitive'
Southern California's increasing demand for water has long wreaked havoc on the regions from where that water flows. As conservation progresses, though, there is still a long way to go. What's happening?. Joint projects by Inyo County and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power have helped partially restore...
Kamala Harris Charged with Covering up Corruption by Residents of Radioactive Treasure Island
California Senator Kamala Harris who is now running for President of the United States was accused on 3/14/19 with obstruction of justice and involved in a corruption cover-up at the contaminated radioactive SF Treasure Island site by two former residents Felita Sample and Andre Patterson. Both Sample and Patterson were...
Eyewitness Newsmakers: Up close encounters with SoCal wildlife
Within sight of the gleaming downtown Los Angeles skyscrapers, mountain lions, bears and other apex predators are roaming the foothills and mountains. That wildlife is also showing up more frequently in Southern California neighborhoods.We discussed the excitement and concerns about this during a recent episode of Eyewitness Newsmakers.Robert Martinez is a wildlife photographer who has trail cameras set up in the mountains and foothills along I-210 in the San Gabriel Valley. He places his motion-activated cameras far into the forest where they won't be vandalized and in locations animals frequent.The devices record during the day and at night, showing how...
Target offers to launch probe after shopper begs for self-checkout change – lines even stretched back to produce section
TARGET has said it will look into claims of clogging queues caused by a lack of available checkout kiosks at one of its stores. A shopper at the big box retailer fumed that lines were stretching back to the back of the shop - and demanded immediate action. "Target, please...
Builders say city impact fees hinder new housing. A recent Supreme Court ruling may give developers more power to fight them.
Jonathon Yu is not a professional developer, but he is interested in building new housing. In 2023, the 29-year-old product manager submitted plans to Sunnyvale to raze the modest 1,000-square-foot bungalow he bought a year earlier and replace it with a three-story, five-unit multifamily building. He paid a few thousand...
Renowned CSU Long Beach Shark Lab invites more than 2,000 visitors for hands-on learning experience
Despite plenty of research, there's still a lot of mystery surrounding sharks. And that's where the Shark Lab at Cal State Long Beach comes in.The lab celebrated their annual Sharks at the Beach event Saturday and invited the public in to learn more about their groundbreaking research."When we started this program, we knew outreach was critical and why not? Getting people on campus has been so important, and we get to showcase everything without dragging it all over the country," said Chris Lowe, a marine biology professor and director of the Shark Lab.Click here to learn about supporting the CSULB...
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