• EarthTalk Q&A: Tidal Energy

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Tidal energy—generated from the natural rise and fall of ocean tides—is one of the most predictable forms of renewable energy. Unlike wind or solar, which fluctuate based on weather, tides follow gravitational cycles that are easy to forecast. Despite this reliability and growing...
  • Q&A With Danny Burgos: From the Medical Field to the Stage

    Arturo Hilario El Observador Danny Burgos first spoke with me in early 2016 as he was working on the national tour of the Beauty and the Beast musical in San Jose. Then he was a fresh-faced performing artist straight out of college who had just joined a touring Broadway...
  • Meet the Californians redefining school governance from the ground up

    Two California nonprofits are working to make school boards more effective, diverse, and inclusive, to counter the weaponization of cultural issues that often plagues school governance. The Education Justice Academy trains school board members or candidates twice a year on how to read a budget, how state funding or...
  • CA officials vow to defend birthright citizenship

    All babies born in California are still automatically American citizens and the state attorney general is vowing to keep it that way, despite a mixed ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court. The justices limited the ability of lower-court judges to issue nationwide injunctions, including those against President Donald Trump’s...
  • ¿Nacerán en Estados Unidos personas de segunda clase?

    La decisión incompleta de la Suprema Corte de Justicia sobre la orden ejecutiva para negar la ciudadanía por nacimiento a hijos de indocumentados, tiene implicaciones históricas para el futuro de Estados Unidos. Organizaciones de defensa de los derechos civiles y de los migrantes creen que si se termina negando...
  • Q&A: Upgrading a Horror Comedy With Jen Van Epps

    Arturo Hilario El Observador The killer robot dancing queen is back – with upgrades. The mechanical menace that captivated audiences in 2023’s M3GAN returns in M3GAN 2.0, which brings back the surviving characters of the genre-mash up of horror, comedy, sci-fi and action to tell a new story with...
  • Horóscopo de Julio

    Aries En este mes ocurrirá mucha retrogradación de planetas. Mercurio, Saturno y Neptuno. Navega con cuidado y sé cauteloso en todo lo que hagas. Si algo no te late, confía en tu yo interno. Tu atractivo físico y popularidad crecerá como la espuma, contarás con mucho carisma. El romance...
  • SAN JOSE SHARKS LEGEND JOE THORNTON SELECTED TO HOCKEY HALL OF FAME

    San Jose Sharks SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committee announced on June 24 that Joe Thornton, one of San Jose’s most iconic NHL players, has been selected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Player Category. He joins Jennifer Botterill, Zdeno Chara, Brianna...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Renters Rejoice with Community Solar

    Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk For many Americans, solar energy is still a luxury rather than the energy of the future. In fact, only around 25 percent of Americans can install a rooftop solar system. However, community solar is a workaround for renters because it’s a subscription-based solar...
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