Desalination is becoming an important topic of conversation, now that Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., has officially declared a drought in California. This is not unusual to announce a State of Emergency in the middle of the rainy season, which starts in October and extends into March. This time of year we usually see plenty of snow in our …

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Americans love their automobiles! For every 1,000 people, there are a little over 800 cars on the road in the United States. Compared to the United Kingdom, or Germany, who have about 520-550 cars on the road, and China, where there are less than 50. Nothing, however, compares with California, where we often hear that …

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The Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) was created to encourage cooperative management between local agencies, in order to manage local and imported water supplies, and improve the quality, quantity and reliability of our drinking water in the High Desert. This was initiated by the California State Senate and approved through a ballot measure in 2002. Last Thursday, September 12th, …

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Local governing agencies, typically oversee the permitting and approval of installation and construction of small scale renewable energy generation. Anyone interested in wind power, either in the wind business or as a customer, knows the challenges within the County of San Bernardino. In the last several years there have been additional restrictions imposed due to the intrusion of …

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Seniors are the biggest Growing population segment in the country, and the California Legislation is constantly writing new bills that are aimed at protecting our elderly. These include bills such as the Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act, which requires homecare aides to be registered with the Department of Justice and free from active tuberculosis (AB1217), and …

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