Meg Whitman's Self-Financed Campaign
There's a joke among those involved in California politics that if you want to know whether being rich is a sure-fire way to win elective office, just ask Governor Steve Westly. Or Governor Al Checchi. Both men lost their bids for governor after spending millions of dollars of their own money. In this year's race, those records are being broken by another wealthy candidate: Republican Meg Whitman.
Groups Convene Salmon Summit
Salmon-fishing groups meet with their allies in the environmental movement today, to highlight how California's water crisis has affected them.
Cleaning Up the Ghost Fleet
For decades, dozens of retired Navy and merchant ships have been slowly decaying in Suisun Bay, leaking pollution into the waters northeast of San Francisco. After years of trying to get the federal government to address the situation, environmental groups sued in 2007, and yesterday they announced a settlement.