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How much water is in an acre-foot — and how much do we need to save the Colorado River?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:19 GMT

While state and federal officials, farmers and the heads of Native American tribes, work intensely to conserve water from the drying Colorado River one term appears more often than probably any other: the acre-foot.That’s generally how water managers measure the vast quantities of water over which they’re negotiating. The Colorado River is so vast, its basin so populous, that officials are bartering to save millions of acre-feet each year.But what is an acre-foot?In short, it’s a volumetric measurement of water, enough to cover an acre of land with a foot of water. About 326,000 gallons or as much water as two average families of four use in a year to drink, clean dishes, wash their clothes, shower, flush their toilets and more. That statistic varies depending on location, however. Families in Las Vegas, for example, use less water each year than those in Denver.An acre-foot is enough to cover the football field of Empower Field at Mile High with about 11 inches of water. In B...

Department of Energy awards an additional $150 million to NREL

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:19 GMT

The U.S. Department of Energy announced a $150 million investment in the National Renewal Energy Laboratory during the dedication on Monday of a new research laboratory designed to help the country reach net zero emissions by 2050.That is a goal the Biden administration has set and NREL, in Golden, has been highlighted as a place where the technology needed to make that happen will be developed, including a visit by President Biden last September.“NREL’s tranquil location in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains belies the tenacity with which the lab’s researchers are working to develop game-changing technology,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm in a statement. “This investment from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will give the lab the resources it needs to help us tackle climate change and create a more resilient and secure power grid.”Granholm was part of a delegation, including Gov. Jared Polis and Sen. John Hickenlooper, that visited NREL to dedicate the ...

Megabus launches Los Angeles to Las Vegas service

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:19 GMT

A popular bus service that is returning to California this summer will also be adding new service between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.Megabus, which announced earlier this month it would be coming back to California with daily trips between Northern and Southern California, is adding a new service to its slate ahead of what many expect to be one of the busiest travel summers on record.The shuttle company will begin offering four daily trips between L.A. and Vegas on June 1, with additional travel options available in Barstow and Riverside.Colin Emberson, Megabus vice president of commercial, said L.A. to Las Vegas is a key route for the company.“We’re thrilled to be building upon recent expansions to our network and the timing is great with the one of the busiest travel seasons quickly approaching," Emberson said. "Our customers will be able to take advantage of this new route when planning their summer trips.” Megabus currently offers three trips daily between Anaheim, Los Angel...

19 Injured in Prison Bus Collision on 5th Street [Sacramento, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:19 GMT

Three Hospitalized after Prison Bus Accident near I StreetSACRAMENTO, CA (May 22, 2023) – Friday morning, nineteen victims sustained injuries in a prison bus collision on 5th Street.First responders arrived to the scene shortly before 7:00 a.m., near I Street in downtown Sacramento.Based on surveillance footage, the driver of a westbound Tesla traveled through a red light at the intersection and collided with a northbound prisoner transport bus. Upon impact, the Tesla spun out of control onto the sidewalk in front of the Federal Courthouse.Per reports, twenty-three people were on board the bus at the time. At least 19 occupants sustained minor injuries and were treated at the scene. Meanwhile, paramedics transported three others to a nearby hospital.Following preliminary duties, authorities learned that the involved Tesla was registered as a rental vehicle from the Avis Budget Group car rental company. At this time, the Sacramento Police Department continues to investigate the...

1 Killed in Pedestrian Collision on South Palo Verde Road [Tucson, AZ]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:19 GMT

One Pronounced Dead after Pedestrian Accident near Interstate 10TUCSON, AZ (May 22, 2023) – Late Tuesday night, one victim was killed in a pedestrian collision on South Palo Verde Road.The incident occurred around 10:50 p.m., near Interstate 10 on May 2nd.Per reports, a pedestrian attempted to cross the road just east of Palo Verde from the Circle K gas station. There, the driver of a passing vehicle struck the pedestrian.Medics arrived and pronounced the victim dead at the scene. Although, authorities have not yet released their name or place of residency.Meanwhile, the involved driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. Following preliminary duties, officers ruled out speed and impairment as a potential factor.Emergency crews closed both lanes on South Palo Verde Road near the I-10 entrance before they were later reopened. Once available, more details will be provided.Sincere sympathies to the family and friends of the deceased victim. Thoughts are wit...

There’s Still Life in The Damned and Dictators

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:19 GMT

There’s Still Life in The Damned and Dictators: It would be interesting to know how many people were intending to go to see the Damned at the Belasco on Sunday evening but ended up having to go to the extra Cruel World night instead. It doesn’t seem like many in actual fact, because the room seems crammed full, at least towards the front. But the threat of lightning at the Rose Bowl forced Siouxsie, plus Iggy Pop and Gary Numan, to move their set to Sunday and there is surely some crossover.There was little chance of lighting inside this Downtown L.A. venue, but there were musical sparks thanks to the two veteran punk bands, both proving that there’s plenty of life in the old legs.The Dictators (Brett Callwood)New York’s the Dictators reformed a couple of years ago, without larger than life frontman Handsome Dick Manitoba. If Dick was the face, Andy Shernoff was the songwriting talent and Shernoff is still here, alongside guitarist Ross the Boss, former Blue ...

Glen Kuiper fired as A’s broadcaster after apparent on-air slur

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:19 GMT

Longtime play-by-play announcer Glen Kuiper was fired Monday, 17 days after using a racial epithet on the air leading into an A’s broadcast on May 5 in Kansas City.The news came from a statement issued by a spokesperson from NBC Sports California:“Following an internal review, the decision has been made for NBC Sports California to end its relationship with Glen Kuiper, effective immediately. We thank Glen for his dedication to Bay Area baseball over the years.”According to a source with knowledge of the situation, the decision was based on a variety of factors, including information uncovered in the internal review.Kuiper, 60, was suspended May 6, one day after using the epithet in place of the word “negro” in reference to what he called a “phenomenal” visit along with broadcast partner Dallas Braden to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, where the A’s were visiting the Royals.During the sixth inning of Friday’s broadcast, Kuiper issued an on-air apology without speci...

‘Agitated’ Alec Baldwin called server a ‘peasant’ after berating her at gala, woman says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:19 GMT

A server trying to do her job at a gala Alec Baldwin attended last week in New York City has shared new details about how the famously hotheaded actor “patronizingly” scolded her and called her a “peasant” as she walked away.The young woman’s account of her tense encounter with Baldwin at the star-studded 2023 PEN America Spring Literary Gala Thursday night suggests that the actor has perhaps not learned patience, kindness and humility after living through the horror of accidentally killing another human being.It also could be that Baldwin feels entitled to behave belligerently in public again, after he learned last month that prosecutors in New Mexico had dropped involuntary manslaughter charges against him in that killing — the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his Western film “Rust.”Whatever is going on with Baldwin, this server told Page Six in an interview published Monday that she was on the re...

Hundreds of apartments could sprout at a downtown Berkeley office site

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:19 GMT

BERKELEY — A veteran Bay Area real estate firm is eyeing a housing complex with hundreds of residences in downtown Berkeley that could rise on the site of an existing office building and parking lot, public documents show.An affiliate of srmErnst Development Partners owns the property for the proposed project at the corner of Milvia Street and Addison Street in downtown Berkeley, according to Alameda County real estate records.The project would be built at 2100 Milvia Street, Berkeley planning records show.The srmErnst Development firm is seeking approval to build 201 residences in an eight-story building on the site, according to the city documents.The real estate firm has requested a density bonus under SB 330 rules to build more units on the project than would generally be authorized.The proposed apartment building would also include ground-floor retail, the planing documents show.The office building site is occupied by a software company and an architectural firm, accordin...

Portugal officials: New search for missing UK toddler

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:19 GMT

Associated PressLISBON — Portuguese police have said they will resume searching for Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who disappeared in the country’s Algarve region in 2007, in the next few days.Portugal’s Judicial Police released a statement confirming local media reports that they would conduct the search at the request of the German authorities and in the presence of British officials.Earlier on Monday, police were seen erecting tents and cordons in an area by the Arade dam, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Praia da Luz, where the 3-year-old was last seen alive.British, Portuguese and German police are still piecing together what happened when the toddler disappeared from her bed in the southern Portuguese resort on May 3, 2007. She was in the same room as her 2-year-old twin brother and sister while her parents had dinner with friends at a nearby restaurant.In mid-2020, Germany’s police identified Christian Brueckner, a 45-year-old German citizen who wa...