California

October 10, 2014 to October 11, 2014

ASJA Presents New Avenues in Journalism

Media innovators will coach freelancers about new sources of income. Co-hosted by American Society of Journalists and Authors, San Francisco State University Journalism Department and the Online News Association.

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"PG&E Pleads Not Guilty in Gas Explosion Case"

"SAN BRUNO -- PG&E pleaded not guilty Monday to a new federal criminal indictment on felony charges linked to a fatal 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion here, and hours later, San Bruno officials requested that the state Public Utilities Commission preserve computer drives and digital data that could shed light on ties between the PUC and the utility it oversees."

Source: San Jose Mercury News, 08/19/2014

"Ships To Slow Down Off California To Save Whales And Cut Pollution"

"A program being launched off the California coast this summer will tackle two environmental problems posed by thousands of cargo ships that ferry goods to and from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach each year: Not only are the hulking vessels major sources of air pollution, their shipping lanes overlap with a prime feeding area for migrating blue whales off Santa Barbara."

Source: LA Times, 08/08/2014

"Dry California Fights Illegal Use of Water for Cannabis"

"NICE, Calif. — An abandoned recreational vehicle was the first clue. In this hamlet two hours north of San Francisco and barely a mile from the largest natural freshwater lake in the state, the trailer sat on a hill, hidden from the main drag. Behind it rose a flimsy fence, tall enough to shield its bounty: 50 marijuana plants in hastily constructed wooden boxes."

Source: NY Times, 08/07/2014

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