State of California
Fire Protection District Presses for Millions in Safety Funding as Solar Project Nears Approval
In Southern Inyo County, California, even the most basic lifeline of emergency response has begun to fray. For months, the district’s radios—its only reliable way to summon volunteer firefighters and EMT across 1,200 square miles—have been effectively dead. At the Nov. 20 board meeting of the Southern Inyo Fire Protection District (SIFPD), Fire Chief Bill…
Heard Around Town: Change, Yet the Same
Deb Fox Reveals the 130-Year Struggle to Define the California-Nevada Border at Shoshone Museum At a captivating talk on Saturday at the Shoshone Museum, author and historian Deborah A. Fox unveiled the fascinating and often absurd story behind the 130-year journey to legally define the California-Nevada border. Fox shared how wealthy young men, funded by…