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Waymo to double down on winter testing its robotaxis
This year, Waymo will hit multiple wintry locales, including Truckee, California; Upstate New York; and Michigan, from the Upper Peninsula to the metro Detroit area. Waymo didn’t say whether it would take its Zeekr vehicles up north for testing, but the company will be putting both its fifth- and sixth-generation Driver through its paces. The hardware for the sixth-generation Driver is designed for winter environments, with sensors that can melt snow off them.
Six years later, Truckee High alum Marcus Bellon becomes a member of the Wolf Pack
Truckee High has been a Northern Nevada high school powerhouse football program over the last quarter century, winning nine state championships since2001 and 14 in its history. But one thing the Wolverines had not done during the last multiple decades of success was place a player on the Nevada Wolf Pack's roster. That changed this summer when Marcus Bellon made his home-region school his fourth college.
Truckee Town Council approves historical redesignation for 10012 Jibboom Street
After a month of recess, the Truckee Town Council met on Tuesday, Aug. 13, to discuss the redesignation of the historic resource inventory for the property at 10012 Jibboom Street. Due to a potential conflict of interest, Mayor Dave Polivy recused himself from the discussion because he owns a business...
Local elections are less partisan because voters will cross party lines when issues hit close to home
4 in 10 voters would back a candidate from the opposing party for local office if that politician shared their views on homelessness and housing, according to survey data from California.
Median home price in South Bay exceeds $2M, marking the first ever for U.S. metro area
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose metropolitan area has received the dubious distinction of becoming the first U.S. market, where the median home price has exceeded $2 million, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). In addition to San Jose, the metropolitan area included the Sunnyvale-Santa Clara area,...
Improving predictions of plant species survival with the California poppy
The incandescent orange flowers of the California poppy light up meadows across the Golden State. The fact that this one species is found from hot, dry San Diego all the way to the cool, rainy Klamath Mountains points to a special power: the capacity to adapt to a phenomenally broad range of conditions.
California Has 6M Urban Trees. What Happens When They Die?
To stop California’s 6 million urban trees from knocking out power lines, crashing through houses, or lying across streets when they die, humans have to intervene. A handful of arborists and Conservation Corps of Long Beach members gathered recently at a scrappy plot of land in the corner of a city park to do just that.
SolarMax Technology to Develop California Commercial Solar Project
SolarMax Technology has signed a non-binding term sheet for a new commercial solar project: a mall in the San Jose, Calif. area. The proposed project is to include the development and management of a 4.17 MW PV power plant and a 2 MW energy storage system. As part of the project, the company will also oversee the replacement of the mall’s roof to support the new infrastructure.
Construction of New HomeGoods in Birdcage Has Begun
CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA (MPG) - Construction of a new HomeGoods retail store in the Marketplace at Birdcage shopping center in Citrus Heights has begun. The new 25,020 square-foot HomeGoods store in Citrus Heights fills a space labeled “6130A” which was previously occupied by Stein Mart, a discount department store which closed in early 2020, according to published leasing materials by the real estate broker, The Gerrity Company.
Westlands Water District awarded $1m by Department of Water Resources
The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) awarded Westlands Water District (District), a $1,000,000 grant as part of DWR’s Flood Diversion Recharge (FDRE) Initiative. This grant will assist the State’s efforts to reduce flooding by increasing flood flow diversion volumes to recharge areas and expand local capacity to divert future flood waters. These efforts in […] The post Westlands Water District awarded $1m by Department of Water Resources appeared first on Valley Voice.
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