Matthew Renda
Courthouse News
Santa Cruz, CA, United States
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Imperiled sturgeon native to Russia and China gets endangered species protection in US
An enormous fish native to the wilds between Russian and China is struggling due to international demand for caviar, prompting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to consider listing it as an endangered species. → Read More
Mountain residents in California flee the advance of wildfire
Residents of sleepy mountain villages sprinkled throughout the foothills around Pollock Pines await their fate as one of Northern California’s many major fires grows unchecked. → Read More
College professor faces arson charges in series of California wildland fires
Gary Maynard — who is suspected of starting several wildfires in Northern California — taught criminal justice and deviant behavior at both state and private universities. → Read More
Monster wildfire turns California mountain town to rubble
“We did everything we could,” Cal Fire spokesman Mitch Matlow said. “Sometimes it’s just not enough.” The fire grew by 50,000 acres overnight, an exponential growth driven by what firefighters are characterizing as “extreme fire behavior.” A red flag warning will remain in effect throughout much of Thursday before winds are expected to die down around 8 p.m. The fire has burned about 320,000… → Read More
USDA chief calls for overhaul of forest management in western states
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack blasted previous tactics of managing forests — and forest fires — → Read More
Zoom settles privacy suit for $85 million
The video teleconferencing company grew exponentially during the Covid pandemic — a growth spurt that came with quite a few hiccups along the way. → Read More
Biden administration moves to expand protection for endangered killer whale
The southern resident killer whale earned a reprieve Friday from the Biden administration which expanded its critical habitat by 15,000 square miles along its migratory paths and winter foraging grounds. → Read More
Bayer to pull glyphosate from stores due to cancer lawsuits
Bayer announced it would take glyphosate off of store shelves by 2023 to avoid future costly lawsuits related to the chemicals potential to cause cancer. → Read More
Judge sentences electrical engineer that stole military chip tech for China
An electrical engineer and former adjunct professor at UCLA was sentenced to five years after being found guilty of stealing military chip technology from the U.S. and giving it to Chinese companies. → Read More
Fires Burn in a Dry, Hot West
Forecasts for high temperatures and precipitation bode ill for the American West, already in the throes of a prolonged drought and attempting to quell hundreds of large wildfires scattered across nine states. → Read More
Bid to Decriminalize Psychedelics Clears Key Legislative Hurdle in California
Soon, possessing small quantities of psychedelics like shrooms and LSD may no longer be criminal in the Golden State. → Read More
California Firefighters Prepared for Wildfire Season Already Underway
Despite it being still June, which used to be outside California’s wildfire season, firefighters say they are fully staffed and ready for a fire season that may be just as bad as the devastating on… → Read More
Thomson Reuters Database of Personal Identities Probed by Federal Judge
Two people claim their identities, including their faces, employment history and other personal information are stored in a database by media giant Thompson Reuters, which allows people to pay for … → Read More
Housing Near Transit Bill Clears California Assembly Committee
State Senator Scott Weiner’s bill aimed at increasing density near transit centers in cities and counties throughout California won the approval of his colleagues during a Tuesday session of the Ho… → Read More
California Judge Berates Monsanto Lawyer Over Brief in Roundup Cancer Appeal
A California appellate judge said he was seriously considering tossing Monsanto’s appeal of a multimillion-dollar verdict due to what he called the agrochemical company’s “distort… → Read More
Klamath River Dam Removal Project Clears Another Hurdle
A project to remove four dams to help boost the population of an endangered salmon cleared a regulatory hurdle when the federal agency in charge of dam licensing transferred the permit to a nonprof… → Read More
California Water Managers Vote to Cut Off Farmers as Statewide Drought Intensifies
Besides 4,300 farmers with junior water rights, water managers also warned senior rights holders they may also see their allocations curtailed — and summer hasn’t even officially begun. → Read More
Nevada Vies to Become First State in Presidential Primary
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed a bill into law that would move Nevada into the first position for the 2024 presidential primary, with officials in the Silver State arguing its demographically… → Read More
White House Restores $1 Billion Windfall to California Bullet Train Project
The Biden administration’s decision to drop the previous administration’s effort to recoup nearly $1billion in grants will help the nation’s largest infrastructure project move fo… → Read More
California Lawmakers Agree to Reimburse Recall Costs
Lawmakers said counties strapped for cash due to the pandemic should not have to shoulder costs related to the upcoming recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom. → Read More