Notification of a Public Meeting – SDG&E Power Line Replacement Projects: Environmental Impact on the Cleveland National Forest

  San Diego Gas & Electric Environmental Impact Report Master Special Use Permit Project and Permit to Construct Power Line Replacement Projects Notification of Availability and of a Public Meeting Wednesday, October 1, 2014, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Alpine Community Center, 1830 Alpine Boulevard, Alpine, California 91901   Southern California, one of the most…

Revoking the Cleveland National Forest’s Death Sentence

A little over 20 years ago, San Diego voters helped pass the Forest Conservation Initiative, which made protecting critical natural habitats a priority. Now, with the effects of a changing climate and a growing population, advocates say the need to protect local forests is greater than ever. Jack Shu, president of the Cleveland National Forest…

Should More Development Be Allowed In Cleveland National Forest?

A proposal to allow more development on private lands within the Cleveland National Forest has split the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. The new plan would replace the Forest Conservation Initiative, passed by voters in 1993. That initiative, which has now expired, allowed one house per 40 acres on private land within the forest…

The Secret Origins of the Drone Revolution

The Predator Drone, though best known as the CIA’s primary weapon in the war against Al Qaeda, was merely an unarmed, remote-control intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft when the Defense Department first bought it in 1994. As detailed in Richard Whittle‘s Predator: The Secret Origins of the Drone Revolution, the Predator’s configuration was derived from…