Tony Barboza

Supervisors approve landmark deal to purchase Preservation Ranch

pressdemocrat.com — Sonoma County supervisors hailed a landmark conservation deal Tuesday as they unanimously approved $4 million in open space dollars to help with the $24.5 million purchase of Preservation Ranch in the county's northwest corner.

Water war between Klamath River farmers, tribes poised to erupt

latimes.com — KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - For decades this rural basin has battled over the Klamath River's most precious resource: water that sustains fish, irrigates farms and powers the hydroelectric dams that block one of the largest salmon runs on the West Coast. Now, one of the nation's fiercest water wars is on the verge of erupting again.

14 best Mexican restaurants in Southern California, by Jonathan Gold

latimes.com — No places matches the breadth and depth of Mexican restaurants we have in Southern California, except Mexico City itself - and maybe not even there. You can find the cooking of almost every region in the country here, crafted at street-corner taco trucks as well as cutting-edge places like the new Corazon y Miel and Bizarra Capital.

shelbygrad: The best photo of the ...

twitter.com — The best photo of the #springsfire -- the firestorm meets the Pacific Ocean. By Al Seib pic.twitter.com/Cu34s5dphn

A daily record of atmospheric carbon dioxide from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego

keelingcurve.ucsd.edu — A daily record of atmospheric carbon dioxide from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego

Earth's greenhouse gas levels approach 400 ppm milestone

latimes.com — The ratio of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere is flirting with 400 parts per million, a level last seen about 2.5 million to 5 million years ago, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. The Institution this week launched a daily Keeling curve update, showing the saw-toothed upward diagonal of rising carbon dioxide levels since the late 1950s.

CSULB study: Baby great white sharks show DDT, PCB contamination

presstelegram.com — Researchers at Cal State Long Beach have discovered high concentrations of contaminants in young great white sharks along the coast of Southern California. But the toxic chemicals DDT and polychlorinated biphenyl - which researchers say is passed on from their mothers - seem to cause little harm to the young sharks.

New lawsuit challenges Solana Beach seawall, bluff restrictions

utsandiego.com — A group of homeowners has sued Solana Beach, challenging recently approved rules that limit seawalls and development atop coastal bluffs. The lawsuit was filed Friday, challenging a long-term land-use plan the city approved in February. The lawsuit asks the court to invalidate the new regulations, claiming that the city violated state laws and the U.S.

Hurricane Sandy's Untold Filthy Legacy: Sewage

climatecentral.org — To embed this interactive, click the preferred size for the code: 720 x 910 | 500 x 905 Hurricane Sandy was the largest storm to hit the northeast U.S. in recorded history, killing 159, knocking out power to millions, and causing $70 billion in damage in eight states.

Hurricane Sandy's Untold Filthy Legacy: Sewage

climatecentral.org — To embed this interactive, click the preferred size for the code: 720 x 910 | 500 x 905 Hurricane Sandy was the largest storm to hit the northeast U.S. in recorded history, killing 159, knocking out power to millions, and causing $70 billion in damage in eight states.