ronrussellwriterMar 22, 20201 minNow You Can Blog from Everywhere!We’ve made it quick and convenient for you to manage your blog from anywhere. In this blog post we’ll share the ways you can post to your...
ronrussellwriterMar 22, 20201 minDesign a Stunning BlogWhen it comes to design, the Wix blog has everything you need to create beautiful posts that will grab your reader's attention. Check out...
ronrussellwriterMar 22, 20201 minGrow Your Blog CommunityWith Wix Blog, you’re not only sharing your voice with the world, you can also grow an active online community. That’s why the Wix blog...
ronrussellwriterMar 4, 20152 minSierra snowpack at historic lowThat storm that dumped four or five inches of snow in the Sierras over the weekend was nice, but did next to nothing to move the drought...
ronrussellwriterMar 1, 20151 minWhy has fishing fallen from favor in California?California's fishing participation rate, once 15 to 20 percent, is now just 5 percent, the nation's lowest. And that's reflected in the...
ronrussellwriterFeb 28, 20152 minFeds tell Central Valley farmers not to expect aquaduct water--againA grim, if not unexpected reminder of California's drought now settling into its fourth year: the federal Central Valley Project has...
ronrussellwriterFeb 28, 20151 minField Poll: Voters want roads fixed, but don't want to payAlthough 71 percent of California's registered voters say they want the state to spend more to fix roads, only 49 percent favor adding 10...
ronrussellwriterFeb 27, 20152 minIllegal waste pits galore in Central Valley as state looks the other wayIn Kern County, where oil companies cough up roughly 9 barrels of polluted water for every barrel of oil they produce by fracking, state...
ronrussellwriterJun 11, 20141 minIt's a rap for San Jose RepAs of this afternoon San Jose Repertory Theatre's website is still hawking tickets despite the announcement earlier today that the...
ronrussellwriterJun 10, 20141 minMayors behaving badly? Oakland's Jean Quan and San Marino's Dennis KneierQuick, which mayor has the biggest PR headache: Oakland's Jean Quan or San Marino's Dennis Kneier? After KRON-TV captured video of Quan...
ronrussellwriterJun 6, 20142 minStupid voter head scratcher: Leland Yee's third-place finish for Secretary of StateThey're still counting ballots from Tuesday but it's clear that disgraced state Senator Leland Yee will finish third in the race for...
ronrussellwriterJun 3, 20141 minOh my--furloughs, layoffs and a big retreat at Aaron Kushner's Orange County RegisterSounds like Freedom Communications publisher Aaron Kushner's big ambitions at the Orange County Register have hit the wall. Two-week...
ronrussellwriterJun 2, 20141 minPsst! The New York Times says Palm Springs is hip againPalm Springs is like a Persian rug dealer going out of business. It's never going out of business. And when the place gets a little...
ronrussellwriterMay 30, 20142 minThe future of water? That giant desalination project at CarlsbadTimely update by Paul Rogers in the Mercury News on the largest ocean desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere being built at...
ronrussellwriterMay 29, 20142 minFor fans of the late Huell Howser, Chapman University exhibit is pure goldBefore going down to Chapman University in the city of Orange to see the new permanent exhibit devoted to the work of the late Huell...
ronrussellwriterMay 21, 20142 minVideo: How to steal from Neiman Marcus, starring state Senate candidate Mary HayashiThere's newly-released video and stills of former Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi's shoplifting spree at San Francsco's Neiman Marcus store on...
ronrussellwriterMay 20, 20141 minPleasant Hill's tweeting city clerk quits, saying only a 'schmuck' would want the jobKeeping minutes of city council meetings just wasn't Kimberly Lehmkuhl's thing. The Twitter-loving city clerk, under fire for not...
ronrussellwriterMay 16, 20141 minSpurned at the Presidio, George Lucas gets fresh San Francisco love for his museumAfter being told no to putting his cultural arts museum in a coveted spot at the Presidio even as he threatened to turn to Chicago if he...
ronrussellwriterMay 16, 20141 minJack Nicholson courtside--at Clippers gameMore proof that in sports nothing attracts like a winner. Witness inveterate Lakers fan Jack Nicholson courtside at last night's Clippers...
ronrussellwriterMay 15, 20141 minYurok tribe reaches out to protect a bird it holds dear: the California condor More potentially good news for the California condor. An agreement between the Yurok tribe and the National Park Service and other...