The aggregate industry – sand, gravel, and crushed stone – doesn’t usually make front-page news. Yet, it’s the backbone of roads, housing, and infrastructure. And right now, the numbers are troubling. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. aggregate production...
State regulators on Thursday, September 18, approved Southern California Edison’s latest general rate case. This move will lift residential electricity bills by nearly 10% starting Oct. 1 and add about $17 a month to a typical household using 500 kilowatt-hours. The...
The promise of Lithium Valley, a vision of California leading the global clean energy transition through massive lithium extraction near the Salton Sea, is facing a high-stakes tug-of-war. On one side are companies like Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR), pitching...
A proposal to add one of Palm Springs’ tallest buildings to a midtown parking lot took a significant step forward this week, as the city's Planning Commission advanced a seven-story resort hotel and a nine-story residential tower beside the convention center (in Palm...
After six months of steady interim leadership, Chris Escobedo has officially been named the new city manager of Palm Desert, following a unanimous vote by the City Council during its September 11 meeting. Escobedo, 42, stepped into the interim role in March after the...