Tweaking the Tranquillon Ridge Project
A new version of the Tranquillon Ridge oil drilling proposal was made public yesterday. Supporters and critics of the Central Coast project are gearing up for round two of a complicated debate.
Long Beach Boeing Factory Keeps Making Planes
The Boeing C-17 airlifter, made in Long Beach, can carry tanks, people and disaster relief supplies. The massive plane can fly long intercontinental distances and take off, land and maneuver on short dirt runways. The federal government periodically threatens to stop buying new C-17s, but action from lawmakers keeps the plane aloft.