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Archive for April 7th, 2008

Bad Brushclearing Bill Could Affect High Desert Areas

Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Desert Living, Desert Politics | No Comments »

UPDATE: According to Save the Chaparral, SB 1618 was defeated in Sen. Steinberg's committee last week. Good work! A bill in the California Senate would expand authorized brush-clearing for fire prevention around homes from the current 100 feet to anywhere between 300 and a thousand ...

A Better Use for SDG&E’s Sunrise Powerlink Dollars

Monday, April 7th, 2008 Posted in Sunrise Powerlink | No Comments »

April 8 Update: Good article by the North County Times' Dave Downey on SCE's solar plan, and reactions from Bill Powers and SDG&E. Unsurprisingly, SDG&E dismissed a similar plan for San Diego. Inspired by the popular Michael J. Fox movie "Forward ...