Birder Jim Gain – The Valley Citizen

“Birder’s Logic” Leads to a Rare Pair in Stanislaus County

Eric Caine -

June 9, 2024

Nature

Fanciful Flycatchers: #18 in “Learn 100 Common Valley Birds” (Species 27 and 28/100)

Jim Gain -

April 2, 2023

Nature

Learn 100 Valley Birds #12: Wintering “White” Geese – Part II

Jim Gain -

November 18, 2022

Nature

Learn 100 Valley Birds #11: White Geese Part I, Snow Goose

Jim Gain -

October 29, 2022

Nature

Learn 100 Valley Birds #6: Loggerhead Shrike

Jim Gain -

August 28, 2022

Nature

Learn 100 Valley Birds #2: Anna’s Hummingbird

Jim Gain -

July 31, 2022

Neotropic Cormorant 30 August 2020 Richard Brown

Nature

Birders Agog When (Neo)Tropic Comes to Stanislaus County

Ralph Baker -

August 31, 2020

Fear, concerns mount in local wine industry amid Trump’s immigration crackdown

As farmorkers and their families face the threat of deportation, vineyard owners worry about the humanitarian and economic impact of Trump?s immigration policies.

www.pressdemocrat.com

California’s cannabis supply chain: Hidden pesticides and no public monitoring

California fails to monitor for a host of toxic chemicals pervading the cannabis supply chain

www.latimes.com

Newsom, Trump could align to get Delta tunnel built

FAIRFIELD: The Metropolitan Water District board on Wednesday voted to invest another $142 million into the planning for the Delta Conveyance Project.

www.dailyrepublic.com

Liberal Berkeley’s Toughened Stance on Homeless Camps Is a Bellwether

The progressive stronghold in California plans to target large encampments, relying on a Supreme Court decision handed down by a conservative majority.

www.nytimes.com

How a Trump administration could affect California’s housing crisis

CalMatters spoke to state housing experts to gauge the possible effect of a second Trump administration on California?s housing crisis.

calmatters.org

Bird flu jumped from cows to people. Now advocates want more farmworkers tested

Bird flu jumped from cows to California farmworkers this month. Virus symptoms are mild and it has not spread from humans to other people.

calmatters.org

California officials reject more SpaceX rocket launches, with some citing Musk’s X posts

SpaceX’s plans to launch more rockets from California’s coast were rejected by a state commission this week, with some officials citing Elon Musk’s political posts on X.

www.latimes.com