federal government

Water: new year, same-old same-old problems

California water is still rushing madly uphill to money. Gov. Jerry Brown "brokered a historic agreement" but no environmentalists were at the table, the state water board was unmoved by the agreement, Merced Irrigation District has sued the water board on its proposal to take more water out of the Merced River, and Westlands Water District's former top lobbyist, David Bernhardt, is about to become the new Secretary of the Department of Interior.

Christmas Day in Yosemite

Reporting from Mundo Antiguo Network, pencil to paper from Yosemite, where you order your coffee and pastry at an electronic kiosk. Everyone else has a hand held device to record in stills and video the iconic nature of Yosemite Park.
I always feel archaic here around people because I am an English speaker. We are a minority this morning at the coffee shop. Japanese and French are preferred within my earshot.

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